Locks down

Abstract

My invention the Locks Down is a head covering consisting of: a hooded portion that sits on top of the wearers head, a back portion containing a pocket / passageway for the hair / braids to pass through, middle and bottom straps positioned on the back portion of the invention to hold the hair / braids in place. The method of application of this invention is as such: the wearer puts their hand through the passageway grabbing their hair and pulling it through the passageway. Then the hooded portion is pulled towards the top of the wearers head and positioned on top of head. Next the straps on the hooded portion are tied behind the wearers head securing the invention in place. Then the middle and bottom straps are snapped beneath the pocketed portion of the invention, between the back of the wearers neck and the invention keeping the hair / braids secure. The invention can be made from many different materials, such as cotton, leather, terry cloth and water resistant fabrics. These are just examples of materials that can be used, and this invention is not limited to these materials. With the many different materials used for this invention, come different uses for the invention. When terry cloth is used to make this invention, it can be used for drying hair. When leather is used it can be used as an extra secure way to hold hair in place while riding a motorcycle. When water resistant material is used with this invention it can be used to prevent hair from getting wet while showering or in rainy weather. These are examples of different uses, but the invention is not limited to theses examples.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 832,270 filed Jul. 21, 2006 and Document disclosure no. 603701 filed Jul. 19, 2006 both filed by the above named inventor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]This invention relates to a head covering accessory product and the method of it's application. The head covering covers the top, sides and back of the head. Straps or ties on opposing sides of the head covering are tied behind the head by the nap of the wearers neck, to fix the covering on the head. The inside of the covering includes a pocket or passageway that can contain or pass the hair through the head covering. The head covering is made from seven pieces of cloth.[0003]The method of applying this head covering is unique, as no other head covering is designed in a way that this method had been used. The head covering has an opening in the bottom that you can slip your hand into, grabbing the hair a...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

While this head covering is widely used, the du-rag is not designed to hold long hair in place, rather to lay over the hair.

Although the head covering covers the top, sides and back of the head, this head covering does not allow the hair to flow through the bottom giving a look of neatness and allowing the hair to be seen.

I had to use a combination of products that left impressions on my forehead, and either ripped out hair or got tangled in my braids.

The combination of products I used to keep my hair in place had two main disadvantages, being that applying them was time consuming and removing them was difficult.

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