Decorative hair accessory and method for providing
OwnerFrancesca B. Kugleninventor
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Abstract
A decorative hair accessory with a decorative member which has an elastic component and two free ends with an attachment mechanism at each free end to allow the decorative member to form a continuous decorative elastic band or to connect to itself and form a loop on each end. Another embodiment of the decorative hair accessory is a comb with at least one elongated opening disposed longitudinally in the spine to receive one or more removable decorative members. These decorative accessories can be combined to form a variety of hair accessories which have a pair of combs removably attached to a plurality of elastic decorative members.
Claims31
A decorative hair accessory comprising a decorative member with two free ends, an elastic component connected to said decorative member proximate each of said free ends, a tubular member surrounding said elastic component and an attachment mechanism disposed proximate each of the free ends of said decorative member, said attachment mechanism proximate one free end being removably attachable to the attachment mechanism proximate said other free end, whereby a continuous decorative elastic band may be formed when said attachment mechanisms are secured to each other.
A decorative hair accessory comprising a decorative member having an elastic component and two free ends and an attachment mechanism disposed proximate one of said free ends, said attachment mechanism comprising first and second attachment members, said first attachment member being disposed to mate with and removably secure itself to said second attachment member.
A decorative hair accessory comprising
- a comb having an arcuate shape along its length to conform to a user's head, said comb having a spine and a series of teeth extending therefrom along one side of said spine, said spine having at least one opening disposed transversely through said spine and
- at least one removable decorative member having an elastic component and two free ends and an attachment mechanism disposed on each of said free ends, said attachment mechanism permitting removable attachment of a free end to the spine of said comb proximate said opening.
A method for providing a decorative hair accessory, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a pair of detached combs, each of said combs having a spine and a series of teeth extending therefrom along one side of said spine, each of said combs further comprising an elongated opening disposed longitudinally in said spine;
- (b) providing an elastic decorative member having two free ends with an attachment mechanism disposed proximate each of said free ends;
- (c) inserting a first free end of said elastic decorative member into an elongated opening in the spine of one of said combs for a predetermined distance from said free end;
- (d) folding said free end toward said decorative member with a portion of the spine of said one comb disposed in said folded portion of said decorative member;
- (e) attaching an outer portion of said first free end to an inner portion of said first free end, forming a closed loop with a portion of said spine of said one comb secured in said loop;
- (f) inserting a second free end of said elastic decorative member into an elongated opening in the spine of the other of said combs;
- (g) folding said second free end toward said decorative member with a portion of the spine of said other comb disposed in said folded portion of said decorative member;
- (h) attaching an outer portion of said second free end to an inner portion thereof, forming a closed loop with a portion of said spine of said other comb secured in said loop.
A method for providing a decorative hair accessory, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a comb having a spine and a series of teeth extending therefrom along one side of said spine, said comb further comprising an elongated opening disposed longitudinally in said spine;
- (b) providing a removable elastic decorative member having two free ends with an attachment mechanism disposed proximate each of said free ends;
- (c) inserting a first free end of said elastic decorative member into an elongated opening in the spine of said comb for a predetermined distance from said free end;
- (d) folding said free end toward said decorative member with a portion of the spine of said comb disposed in said folded portion of said decorative member;
- (e) attaching an outer portion of said first free end to an inner portion of said first free end, forming a closed loop with a portion of said spine of said comb secured in said loop;
- (f) inserting a second free end of said elastic decorative member into a second elongated opening in the spine of said comb;
- (g) folding said second free end toward said decorative member with a portion of the spine of said comb proximate said second elongated opening disposed in said folded portion of said decorative member;
- (h) attaching an outer portion of said second free end to an inner portion thereof, forming a closed loop with a portion of said spine of said comb proximate said second elongated opening secured in said loop.
A decorative hair accessory comprising
- at least one decorative member, said decorative member having an elastic component and two free ends and an attachment mechanism disposed on each of said free ends,
- a pair of detached combs, each of said combs having a spine, a series of teeth extending from said spine along one side and at least one opening disposed in said spine, and
- each free end of said decorative member is removably attachable to the spine of one of said pair of combs proximate an opening in said spine.
A decorative hair accessory comprising a pair of combs, each of said combs having an arcuate shape along its length, a spine and a series of teeth extending from said spine along one side, said pair of combs connected by at least two decorative members, each of said decorative members having an elastic component and two free ends and an attachment mechanism proximate each free end for releasable attachment to the spine of one of said combs.
A decorative hair accessory comprising
- at least one comb having an arcuate shape along its length, said comb having a spine and a series of teeth extending therefrom along one side of said spine, said spine having at least one opening and
- at least one removable decorative member having two free ends and an elastic component, and an attachment mechanism proximate a first free end, said attachment mechanism permitting removable attachment of said first free end to the spine of said comb proximate said opening.
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