US 9,427,059 B2Granted

Hair lifting, retention, and styling device

AssigneePurkey Enterprises, LLC

InventorsJanet L. Purkey, Laura Barker

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Abstract

A hair lifting, retention, and styling device having a substantially rectilinear cross piece member having a first distal end and a second distal end and first and second substantially rectilinear side members cooperating with the substantially rectilinear cross piece member, wherein said first and second substantially rectilinear side members are disposed proximate said first and second distal ends of the cross piece member. Further, curved bight members are disposed between the cross piece member and the side members, such that the curvilinear design and the bight members co-act to provide lift and enhanced volume to a wearer's hair style thus augmenting and enhancing the wearer's chosen hairstyle. In an alternate embodiment, the rectilinear side members include at least one telescoping section such that the length of the side members is adjustable.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A hair lifting, retention, and styling device for lifting at least a portion of a wearer's hair thereby providing enhanced volume to said wearer's hairstyle and for retaining said hair from a wearer's face, said hair lifting, retention, and styling device comprising:

a substantially rectilinear cross piece member having a first distal end and a second distal end;
a first substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said first distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said first rectilinear side piece member having a distal end, wherein said first substantially rectilinear side piece member has at least a first telescoping member which extends and retracts telescopically from said first substantially rectilinear side piece member, such that a length of said first substantially rectilinear side piece member inclusive of said telescoping member is adjustable;
a second substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said second distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said second rectilinear side piece member having a distal end, wherein said second substantially rectilinear side piece member has at least a first telescoping member which extends and retracts telescopically from said second substantially rectilinear side piece member, such that a length of said second substantially rectilinear side piece member inclusive of said telescoping member is adjustable, whereby said distal ends of said first and said second rectilinear side piece members engage respective sides of said wearer's head;
and
a first angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said cross piece member and said first substantially rectilinear side piece member and a second angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said substantially rectilinear cross piece member and said second substantially rectilinear side piece member whereby said cross piece member is selectively offset from said first and second substantially rectilinear side piece members, whereby said first and said second angled side section members serve as bridge members between said cross piece member and said side piece members.

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a substantially rectilinear cross piece member having a first distal end and a
a substantially rectilinear cross piece member having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein said substantially rectilinear cross piece member is adapted to be foldable about a hinge member proximate a midpoint of said cross piece member;
a first substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said first distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said first rectilinear side piece member having a distal end;
a second substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said second distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said second rectilinear side piece member having a distal end, wherein said first and said second substantially rectilinear side pieces have at least a first telescoping member which extends and retracts telescopically from each of said first and second side members, such that a length of said side member inclusive of said telescoping member is adjustable;
and
a first angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said cross piece member and said first substantially rectilinear side piece member and a second angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said cross piece member and said second substantially rectilinear side piece member whereby said substantially rectilinear cross piece member is selectively offset from said first and second substantially rectilinear side piece members, whereby said first and said second angled side section members serve as bridge members between said cross piece member and said side piece members;
whereby said distal ends of said first and said second rectilinear side members engage respective sides of said wearer's head.

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a substantially rectilinear cross piece member having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein said cross piece member is adapted to be foldable about a hinge member proximate a midpoint of said cross piece member;
a first substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said first distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said first rectilinear side piece member having a distal end;
a second substantially rectilinear side piece member cooperating with said second distal end of said substantially rectilinear cross piece member, said second rectilinear side piece member having a distal end, wherein said first and said second substantially rectilinear side pieces are in hinged connection with said substantially rectilinear cross piece member whereby said first and said second substantially rectilinear side piece members can be folded inwardly, further wherein said first and said second substantially rectilinear side pieces have at least a first telescoping member which extends and retracts telescopically from each of said first and second side members, such that a length of said side member inclusive of said telescoping member is adjustable;
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a first angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said cross piece member and said first substantially rectilinear side piece member and a second angled side section member having a vertically oriented curved bight member disposed between said cross piece member and said second substantially rectilinear side piece member whereby said substantially rectilinear cross piece member is selectively offset from said first and second substantially rectilinear side piece members, whereby said first and said second angled side section members serve as bridge members between said cross piece member and said side piece members;
whereby said distal ends of said first and said second rectilinear side members engage respective sides of said wearer's head.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/476,105Filed 3 Sep 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 19 Sep 2013
Published: US 2015/0075553 A119 Mar 2015
Granted: 30 Aug 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

A45D 8/38
Hair-holding devices ; Accessories therefor: hair fillers, e.g. wire gratings
A45D 8/36
Hair-holding devices ; Accessories therefor: hair straps; Hair rings
A45D
Hairdressing or shaving equipment