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Linear hair tie

a hair tie and liner technology, applied in the field of hair tie, to achieve the effect of convenient operation

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-10-08
CHANG STEPHANIE +1
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a hair tie that is easy to use for tying thick or thin hair bundles. It can also tightly bind a hair bundle without leaving visible marks.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, the thin and tight hair ring is likely to press hair locally to result in dents, and undesirably leaves indent traces after removing the hair ring.

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first embodiment

[0018]FIG. 1A schematically illustrates a hair tie 1, which includes a linear elastic body 11. The elastic body 11 has free ends 111 and 112, where coupling members 113 and 114 are respectively disposed. In this embodiment, the hair tie 1 further includes a sleeve member 12 entirely or partially covering the elastic body 11. The sleeve member 12 is in contact with hair when the hair tie 1 is wound around the hair bundle so as to increase the friction with hair and avoid from sliding off hair. The sleeve member 12 may be fabric or any other material soft enough to be twisted. In another embodiment, no sleeve member 12 is provided, but for minimizing dent marks, the elastic body 11 preferably has a width (if shaped flat) or a diameter (if shaped round) of 4 mm or more. In this embodiment, the coupling members 113 and 114 are implemented with hooks, which can be engaged with each other to form a ring. The hair ring, after being wound around the hair bundle, may be configured as a circl...

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[0021]FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a hair tie according to the present invention. The hair tie 2 in this embodiment includes two (or more) elastic main bodies 21 and 21′, having coupling members 213 / 214 and 213′ / 214′ disposed at the free ends 211 and 212 of the elastic body 21 and the free ends 211′ and 212′ of the elastic body 21′, respectively. The elastic main bodies 21 and 21′ cross each other or are woven together to widen the contact area with hair, thereby alleviating the problem of dents, and thus even thin ties can also be used as long as the combined width or diameter is substantially 4 mm or more. After the interwoven elastic main bodies 21 and 21′ are wound around a hair bundle for one or several turns, the coupling members 213 and 213′ are joined to the coupling members 214 and 214′ to form a closed hair ring. It is to be noted that in addition to engaging the coupling member 213 with the coupling member 214 and engaging the coupling member 213′ with the coupling me...

third embodiment

[0027]FIG. 4A schematically illustrates a hair tie according to the present invention. The hair tie 2 in this embodiment includes two (or more) elastic main bodies 21 and 21′, having coupling members 213 / 214 and 213′ / 214′ disposed at the free ends 211 and 212 of the elastic body 21 and the free ends 211′ and 212′ of the elastic body 21′, respectively. The elastic main bodies 21 and 21′ cross each other or are woven together to widen the contact area with hair, thereby alleviating the problem of dents, and thus even thin ties can also be used as long as the combined width or diameter is substantially 4 mm or more. After the interwoven elastic main bodies 21 and 21′ are wound around a hair bundle for one or several turns, the coupling members 213 and 213′ are joined to the coupling members 214 and 214′ to form a closed hair ring. It is to be noted that in addition to engaging the coupling member 213 with the coupling member 214 and engaging the coupling member 213′ with the coupling m...

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Abstract

A hair tie includes a main body, which has a first elastic body for winding around a hair bundle, and a soft material member covering the first elastic body to be in contact with the wound hair bundle. The first elastic body has a first free end and a second free end, and the hair tie further includes first and second coupling members disposed at the first and second free ends of the first elastic body, respectively, and engageable with each other to secure the winding of the first elastic body around the hair bundle.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a nonprovisional application claiming benefit from a prior-filed provisional application bearing a Ser. No. 62 / 816,968 and filed Mar. 12, 2019, the entity of which is incorporated herein for reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a hair tie, and more particularly to a linear hair tie with free ends.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Hair rings are common accessories for hair styling, and usually made of rubber. In use, the hair ring is radially stretched with user's fingers to a size larger than a hair bundle to be received, and then released to retract to a smaller size to trap the hair bundle inside. When the hair ring is much larger than the hair bundle, it is necessary to twist the hair ring for a couple of turns to ensure of sufficient tightness.[0004]Generally, a hair ring must be thin enough to be twisted on hair for a few turns to achieve the desired tightness. Unfortunately...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D8/36
CPCA45D8/36A45D8/34
Inventor CHANG, STEPHANIECHU, PENG-FEI
Owner CHANG STEPHANIE
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