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US 7,735,495 B2Granted
Partial cap hair accessory
AssigneeCelebrity Signatures International, Inc.
InventorsTeresa Jo Lane, Ken Paves
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Abstract
A support structure and a hair accessory utilizing the support structure are disclosed. The support structure is configured to engage and surround substantially only a rear portion of a user's head, and according to an embodiment the support structure includes a crown segment, a central support member, a crossing member, and a plurality of side segments. The hair accessory includes a plurality of hair strand retention members attached to and extending across the support structure and a plurality of hair strands extending from each hair strand retention member.
Claims25
A hair accessory, comprising:
- a support structure configured to engage and surround substantially only a rear portion of a user's head;
- the support structure comprising:
- a crown segment configured to extend across the head of a user, the crown segment comprising a first end and a second end;
- a central support member extending substantially perpendicularly from the crown segment between the first and second ends of the crown segment;
- a crossing member extending across the central support member a distance from the crown segment;
- the crossing member not contacting the crown segment;
- a first side segment distinct from the crown segment, the first side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at one side of the central support member;
- a second side segment distinct from the crown segment, the second side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at another side of the central support member;
- a side support member extending from a point directly touching the crown segment to a point directly touching the central support member;
- the side support member being inside an area bounded by the first side segment, the central support member, and the crown segment;
- a bottom segment extending in an arcuate shape between ends of the crossing member;
- a first end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the first side segment;
- and
- a second end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the second side segment;
- a plurality of hair strand retention members attached to and extending across the support structure;
- and
- a plurality of hair strands extending from each of the hair strand retention members.
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A support structure for a hair accessory, the support structure comprising:
- a crown segment configured to extend adjacent the crown of the head of a user, the crown segment comprising separate first and second ends;
- a central support member extending substantially perpendicularly from the crown segment between the first and second ends of the crown segment;
- a crossing member extending across the central support member a distance from the crown segment;
- a first side segment distinct from the crown segment, the first side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at one side of the central support member;
- a second side segment distinct from the crown segment, the second side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at another side of the central support member;
- a side support member extending from a point directly touching the crown segment to a point directly touching the central support member;
- the side support member being inside an area bounded by the first side segment, the central support member, and the crown segment;
- a bottom segment extending in an arcuate shape between ends of the crossing member;
- a first end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the first side segment;
- and
- a second end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the second side segment;
- wherein the support structure is configured to not engage a portion of a user's head substantially forward of the crown of the user's head.
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A hair accessory, comprising:
- a support structure configured to engage and surround substantially only a rear portion of a user's head;
- the support structure comprising:
- a crown segment configured to extend across the head of a user, the crown segment comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first central support member contacting the crown segment between the first and second ends of the crown segment and extending from the crown segment;
- a second central support member contacting the crown segment between the first and second ends of the crown segment and extending from the crown segment;
- the first and second central support members being substantially mirror images of one another about an imaginary centerline of the support structure;
- a crossing member extending across the first and second central support members;
- the crossing member not contacting the crown segment;
- a first side segment distinct from the crown segment;
- the first side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at one side of the first and second central support members;
- a second side segment distinct from the crown segment;
- the second side segment extending directly from the crossing member to a position on the crown segment at another side of the first and second central support members;
- the first and second side segments being substantially mirror images of one another about the imaginary centerline of the support structure;
- a first side support member extending from a point directly touching the crown segment to a point directly touching the first central support member;
- the first side support member being inside an area bounded by the first side segment, the first central support member, and the crown segment;
- a second side support member extending from a point directly touching the crown segment to a point directly touching the second central support member;
- the second side support member being inside an area bounded by the second side segment, the second central support member, and the crown segment;
- a bottom segment extending in an arcuate shape between ends of the crossing member;
- a first end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the first side segment;
- and
- a second end connecting member extending from the crown segment and the second side segment;
- a plurality of hair strand retention members attached to and extending across the support structure;
- and
- a plurality of hair strands extending from each of the hair strand retention members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.