US 6,601,590 B2Granted

Hair accessory with loops and method of use

OwnerLynn L. Nearyinventor

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Abstract

A hair accessory and method of use for a woman's hair located at the apex of the head. The hair accessory includes a central angulated elastic hair band having an outer circumferential surface and a series of angulated elastic hair loops each integrally attached to the central hair band at the outer circumferential surface thereof. The respective axes of symmetry of the central hair band and the series of hair loops are coextensive and parallel. The shape of the central band and loops can vary from circular to ellipsoidal.

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Dependent claims

A hair accessory for positioning on the head of a user to enhance the hair of said user, said hair accessory comprising, in combination:

an elastic central hair band having an outer circumferential surface and defining an enclosed central hair band opening for receiving a strand of the user's hair such that said strand projects outwardly from said central hair band opening when the accessory is on the user's head;
and
at least four elastic hair loops attached to the elastic central hair band at spaced locations on the elastic central hair band and radiating outwardly from the elastic central hair band when the accessory is on the user's head with at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting forwardly from said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting rearwardly from said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting outwardly from a first side of said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, and at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting outwardly from a second side of said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, each of the elastic hair loops defining an enclosed loop opening spaced from said enclosed central hair band opening and from the other enclosed loop openings, each of said enclosed loop openings being smaller when said elastic hair loops are in unstretched condition than said central hair band opening when said elastic central hair band is in unstretched condition, at least some of said elastic hair loops, when the accessory is on the user's head, receiving portions of the strand of the user's hair projecting outwardly from said central hair band opening such that each said portion passes downwardly through the enclosed loop opening of an associated elastic hair loop, at least some of said elastic hair loops and said elastic central hair band cooperable to maintain said portions in a looped condition therebetween.

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Abstract

A hair accessory for positioning on the head of a user to enhance the hair of said user, said hair accessory comprising, in combination:

an elastic central hair band having an outer circumferential surface and defining an enclosed central hair band opening for receiving a strand of the user's hair such that said strand projects outwardly from said central hair band opening when the accessory is on the user's head;
and
at least four elastic hair loops attached to the elastic central hair band at spaced locations on the elastic central hair band and radiating outwardly from the elastic central hair band when the accessory is on the user's head with at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting forwardly from said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting rearwardly from said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting outwardly from a first side of said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, and at least one of said elastic hair loops projecting outwardly from a second side of said elastic central hair band and not in overlapping relationship therewith, each of the elastic hair loops defining an enclosed loop opening spaced from said enclosed central hair band opening and from the other enclosed loop openings, each of said enclosed loop openings being smaller when said elastic hair loops are in unstretched condition than said central hair band opening when said elastic central hair band is in unstretched condition, at least some of said elastic hair loops, when the accessory is on the user's head, receiving portions of the strand of the user's hair projecting outwardly from said central hair band opening such that each said portion passes downwardly through the enclosed loop opening of an associated elastic hair loop, at least some of said elastic hair loops and said elastic central hair band cooperable to maintain said portions in a looped condition therebetween.