Bendable fabric-covered rod-like device
OwnerHeather Baileyinventor
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Abstract
A personal grooming device and method for making such, comprising an elongate flexible member encased in a flexible fabric or leather sheath. The fabric encasement or sheath is secured beyond each end of the encased wire, so as to prevent the separation of parts. Securement is achieved by knotting the fabric encasement or cord beyond each end of the encased wire. Articles of this invention may be of any desired length to be used for many purposes. Such uses include a hair fastener, a hair holder for a ponytail, a hair curling rod, a headband, a necklace, a bracelet or for other uses unrelated to personal grooming.
Claims8
A personal grooming device, comprising:
- (a) an elongate flexible member comprised of an aluminum or an aluminum alloy wire;
- (b) an elongate fabric encasement;
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- (c) means for securing said elongate fabric encasement so as to encase said elongate flexible member and prevent the separation of parts, said means including a knot tied in said elongate fabric encasement beyond each end of the encased flexible member and having a fabric tail extending from the knot.
A method of making a flexible personal grooming device comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an elongate flexible member comprised of an aluminum or aluminum alloy wire;
- cutting a predetermined length of the flexible member;
- dipping each cut end of the flexible member into a substance that hardens into a blunt tip on each end of the flexible member;
- (b) inserting said elongate flexible member into an elongate fabric encasement;
- (c) securing said elongate fabric encasement beyond each end of the encased flexible member, so as to prevent the separation of parts, wherein said elongate fabric encasement is knotted at each end thereof and then cut beyond the knotted ends to leave an extending tail portion of fabric from each knotted end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.