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US 7,621,279 B1Granted
Hair lift device
OwnerZena Marie Anagnostouinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of an hair lift device includes an elongate flexible member and a locking mechanism that adjustably secures the elongate flexible member in position to allow a wearer to adjust a position of their hair.
Claims18
A hair lift device, comprising:
- a base structured for securement to hair independently of an elongate flexible member, said base including a hair comb with a plurality of teeth and a first aperture;
- a locking device including biasing structure that biases said locking device to move from an unlocked position to a locked position on said base, said locking device including a second aperture aligned with said first aperture when said locking device is in said unlocked position and non-aligned with said first aperture when said locking device is in said locked position;
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- an elongate flexible member having a first section secured to said base and a second section adjustably positioned through said first aperture of said base and said second aperture of said locking device wherein a length of said elongate flexible member extending between said first section and said second section forms a loop on said base configured to receive a lock of hair within said loop and to secure said lock of hair to said base.
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A hair securement device, comprising:
- a hair attachment device in a form of a hair comb including an aperture extending therethrough and a plurality of teeth;
- a cord securement device biased to move from a release position to a secure position on said hair attachment device, said cord securement device including an aperture aligned with said aperture of said hair attachment device when said cord securement device is in said release position and non-aligned with said aperture of said hair attachment device when said cord securement device is in said secure position;
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- a cord extending through said aperture of said hair attachment device and said aperture of said cord securement device to form a loop adjustably secured on said hair attachment device.
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A method of using a hair securement device, comprising:
- moving a release structure on a hair securement device to a release position, said hair securement device being a hair comb including a plurality of teeth;
- adjusting a position of a cord through an aperture in said release structure and through an aperture in said hair securement device to form a loop of cord adjustably secured on said hair securement device;
- placing a lock of hair though said loop of cord;
- releasing said release structure on said hair securement device such that said release structure is biased into a lock position on said hair securement device to lock said cord against movement on said hair securement device and so as to secure said lock of hair within said loop;
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- placing said hair securement members within hair of the wearer such that said hair securement device is secured in place.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.