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US 7,581,547 B2Granted
Fastening device
OwnerRolando J. Penainventor
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Abstract
A fastening device that is adjustable in length and diameter and which is visually attractive is provided. The device can be easily positioned about a wearer's hair and fastened thereabout, and is resistant to creeping down a hair bundle. The device comprises a body component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon for connecting the first and second ends together to form a cylindrical shape that can be positioned about a hair bundle. A plurality of body components can be connected to each other to form a hair fastening device of a desired length. An end component can be attached to the body component, and can optionally be adjusted in diameter.
Claims33
A hair fastening device comprising:
- a body component having first and second ends and a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with the body component;
- end connectors on the first and second ends for connecting the ends together to form the body component into a cylindrical shape about a bundle of hair;
- a first component swivel connector on the tab of the body component for swivel connection of an additional component to the body component;
- a second component connector positioned on the body component intermediate the end connectors on the body component for attaching an additional component to the body component;
- and
- further comprising a second body component connected by a swivel connector to the body component.
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A hair fastening device comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected body components formable into cylinders and positionable about a bundle of hair, each of the plurality of body components including a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with a body component, each tab including a component swivel connector for interconnecting each of the plurality of body components and allowing one component to swivel with respect to another component;
- at least one of the plurality of body components attached to another of the plurality of body components by a swivel connector;
- and
- an end component connected to one of the plurality of body components, the end component formable into a cylinder and positionable about a bundle of hair.
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A method of fastening hair into a bundle comprising:
- providing a body component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon, a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with the body component, and a component connector on the tab for attaching an additional component to the body component;
- placing the body component in contact with a bundle of hair;
- attaching the end connectors of the first and second ends of the body component together to form a cylinder about the bundle of hair.
- providing an intermediate component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon;
- placing the intermediate component in contact with the bundle of hair;
- attaching the intermediate component to the component connector on the tab of the body connector;
- and
- attaching the first and second ends of intermediate component together to form a second cylinder about the bundle of hair.
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A method for fastening hair into a bundle comprising:
- providing a plurality of body components, each of the plurality of body components having first and second ends with end connectors thereon, a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with a body component, and a component connector on the tab for attaching an additional component to the body component;
- connecting the plurality of body components together to form a hair fastening device of a desired length;
- placing the hair fastening device in contact with a bundle of hair at a desired location;
- and
- connecting the first and second ends of each of the plurality of body components to form cylinders about the bundle of hair.
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A device for bundling objects comprising:
- a plurality of body components each having first and second ends, a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with a body component, and a component swivel connector on the tab for attaching an additional component in a swivel arrangement to the body component;
- end connectors on the first and second ends for connecting the ends together to form the body components into a cylindrical shape about the objects to bundle the objects together;
- second component swivel connectors on the body components intermediate the end connectors for swivel connection of the plurality of body components together to form the device into a desired length extending along the objects to be bundled and
- at least one of the plurality of body components attached to another of the plurality of body components by the swivel connectors.
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A device for concealing an object comprising:
- a plurality of body components each having first and second ends, a tab extending downwardly from and formed integrally in one piece with a body component, and a component swivel connector on the tab for swivel connection of an additional component to the body component;
- end connectors on the first and second ends for connecting the ends together to form the body components into a cylindrical shape about the object to conceal the object;
- second component swivel connectors on the body components intermediate of the end connectors for swivel connection of the plurality of body components together to form the device into a desired length extending along the object to be concealed and
- at least one of the plurality of body components attached to another of the plurality of body components by the swivel connectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.