U.S. patent application number 11/759416 was filed with the patent office on 2008-12-11 for hair hoop structure.
Invention is credited to Jen-Fu Wang.
Application Number | 20080302382 11/759416 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40094729 |
Filed Date | 2008-12-11 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080302382 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang; Jen-Fu |
December 11, 2008 |
HAIR HOOP STRUCTURE
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved hair hoop structure
for fitting on user's head and immobilizing the hair. The improved
hair hoop structure includes a main body whose two ends are
respectively penetrated by an elastic element, and a male and a
female engaging elements which are respectively connected with each
elastic element. Through the engagement between the male and the
female engaging elements, a circular hair hoop structure is formed,
so that the hair hoop according to the present invention can have a
convenient operation procedure and can prevent loosing or coming
off.
Inventors: |
Wang; Jen-Fu; (Taipei City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
APEX JURIS, PLLC
12360 LAKE CITY WAY NORTHEAST, SUITE 410
SEATTLE
WA
98125
US
|
Family ID: |
40094729 |
Appl. No.: |
11/759416 |
Filed: |
June 7, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/273 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 8/34 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/273 |
International
Class: |
A45D 8/00 20060101
A45D008/00 |
Claims
1. An improved structure of a hair hoop for immobilizing the hair,
comprising: a main body which has a rectangular shape and is
flexible and capable of bending; a male engaging element which is
connected with one end of the main body through an elastic element;
and a female engaging element which is connected with the other end
of the main body through another elastic element and is engaged
with the male engaging element to form a circular structure.
2. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the main body has plural teeth mounted thereon at one side
thereof.
3. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the two ends of the main body respectively have a through
hole mounted thereon.
4. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the male engaging element has a penetrating opening mounted
thereon.
5. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the male engaging element protrudently has a positioning
portion, which has a pillar shape, mounted thereon and the
positioning portion is extended to have an expanded portion which
has a diameter larger than that of the positioning portion.
6. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the female engaging element has a penetrating opening
mounted thereon.
7. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the female engaging element has a positioning hole matched
to the expanded portion.
8. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the positioning hole is extended to have an opening
corresponding to the positioning portion, and the opening has a
rejecting portion formed at the edge thereof.
9. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the main body is made of rubber.
10. The improved structure of hair hoop as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the elastic elements are stretchable elastic ropes.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to an improved hair hoop
structure, and more particularly to a hair hoop structure which is
fitted on the head to immobilize the hair and is not easy to
loose.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Generally, the method for organizing the hair is to utilize
hair elastic, hair pin, hair hoop or other hair ornaments to
immobilize the hair. A common used hair hoop usually has an arc
shape and employs the elasticity of material thereof to hoop the
head, the toughness to suppress the hair and the teeth thereon to
grasp and immobilize the hair. Because the hair hoop has simple
structure, light material weight and easy usage, it becomes a
convenient tool for organizing the hair, especially for many women.
Although the hair hoop has the advantages as described above, there
still exist some problems:
[0003] 1. The material of the hair hoop is relatively harder which
might pull and damage the hair, and the teeth will apply pressure
on the scalp which might cause the user to feel uncomfortable after
a long term wearing.
[0004] 2. The structure of the hair hoop is variable and only
employs the teeth to hinder from coming off, so that it is easy to
become loose owing to the swing of head or the unpredictable
contact.
[0005] 3. The flexibility of the material has limitation, so that
the hair hoop has difficult to be applied to whole different head
sizes and might be broken.
[0006] 4. The shape and structure of the hair hoop are fixed, so
that it is inconvenient for storage or carrying.
[0007] Therefore, for solving the problems described above, a
conventional hair hoop structure is disclosed, as shown in FIG. 1.
In this structure, an elastic element 3 is passing through two
through holes 2 at two ends of a main body 1, so as to combine the
main body 1 with the elastic element 3. Then, through the
elasticity of the elastic element 3 and the flexibility of the main
body 1, a better immobility can be provided to the user as wearing
the hair hoop. However, although this structure can be immobilized
on the head, it is still disadvantageous that only the elastic
element is employed to combine with the main body for forming a
circular hair hoop, so that, for wearing, the user's head and hair
have to pass through the circular hair hoop first and then the hair
hoop is adjusted to proper position, which means more labor and
time are needed. Besides, this structure is also inconvenient for
the user with long hairs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The object of the present invention is to a hair hoop which
employs corresponding elastic elements, which respectively have a
male engaging element and a corresponding female engaging element,
to mounted at two ends of a body, so that, through a mutual and
fixed engagement between the male and the female engaging elements,
a circular hair hoop can be obtained, thereby the hair hoop
according to the present invention can have a more convenient
operation procedure and is also not easy to become loose or to come
off.
[0009] The improved hair hoop structure of the present invention
includes a main body whose two ends are respectively penetrated by
an elastic element, and a male and a female engaging elements which
are respectively connected with each elastic element. The male
engaging element protrudently has a positioning portion, which has
a pillar shape, mounted thereon and the positioning portion is
extended to have an expanded portion which has a diameter larger
than that of the positioning portion. The female engaging element
has a positioning hole matched to the expanded portion, and the
positioning hole is extended to have an opening corresponding to
the positioning portion, and a rejecting portion formed at the edge
of the opening. Through the extended portion being inserted into
the positioning hole, the positioning portion may have a movement
toward the opening so as to reject against the rejecting portion,
thereby the male and the female engaging elements are mutually
engaged and rejected so as to form a positioning relationship and
also to achieve a circular structure. The improved hair hoop
structure according to the present invention is at least
advantageous of:
[0010] 1. The main body of the present invention employs a flexible
material, so that it is more convenient for storage.
[0011] 2. Two independent elastic elements are employed to pass
through two ends of the main body, so as to have a better
elasticity and also to provide a labor-saving wearing
procedure.
[0012] 3. The corresponding elastic elements respectively have a
male engaging element and a female engaging element for forming a
circular hair hoop through the engagement between the engaging
elements, so that the hair hoop can be fixed on the head more
easily through a more simplified fixing method which also saves the
cost wearing time.
[0013] 4. The main body can have decorative designs at the side
opposite to the teeth, so that the hair hoop of the present
invention can not only have a convenient wearing and fixing
structure but also be a beautiful decoration.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages
of this invention will be more readily appreciated as the same
becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed
description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0015] FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional drawing showing a conventional
hair hoop structure;
[0016] FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional drawing showing an improved
hair hoop structure according to the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a decomposition drawing showing an improved hair
hoop structure according to the present invention; and
[0018] FIGS. 4A and 4B are sectional drawings showing the male and
the female engaging elements of the improved hair hoop structure
according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0019] Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a three-dimensional drawing
showing an improved structure of hair hoop according to the present
invention. As shown, the improved hair hoop structure of the
present invention includes a main body 10, a male engaging element
20, a female engaging element 30 and elastic elements 40. The main
body 10 has plural teeth 11 mounted on one side thereof and two
symmetrical through holes 12 respectively located at two ends
thereof. The circular elastic elements 40 are respectively passed
through the through holes 12 and respectively have a male engaging
element 20 and a female engaging element 30 mounted thereon,
thereby through a mutual engagement between the male and the female
engaging elements 20, 30, the main body 10, the elastic elements 40
and the male and female engaging elements 20, 30 can be
approximately formed to have a circular structure.
[0020] Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a decomposition drawing
showing the improved hair hoop structure according to the present
invention. As shown, the main body 10 is made of a material which
is flexible and capable of bending (such as rubber). The elastic
elements 40 are elastic and stretchable ropes (such as elastic
ropes), which respectively pass through penetrating openings 21, 31
of the male and the female engaging elements 20, 30 and also the
through holes 12 on the main body 10, and two ends of each elastic
element are fixedly connected together to form a circular
structure, so that the male engaging element 20 and female engaging
element 30 are symmetrically hanged at two ends of the main body
10. The male engaging element 20 protrudently has a positioning
portion 22, which approximately has a pillar shape, mounted
thereon, and the positioning portion 22 is extended to have an
expanded portion, whose diameter is larger than that of the
positioning portion. The female engaging element 30 has, mounted
thereon, a positioning hole 32 corresponding to the expanded
portion 23, and the positioning hole 32 is extended to have an
opening communicated therewith and a rejecting portion 34 located
at the surrounding edge of the opening 33. The positioning portion
22 of male engaging element 20 is inserted into the positioning
hole 32 of the female engaging element 20 and then engaged with the
opening 33 and the rejecting portion 34.
[0021] Please refer to FIGS. 4A and 4B, which are sectional
drawings of the male and the female engaging elements. As shown,
the extended portion 23 of the male engaging element 20 is inserted
into the positioning hole 32 of the female engaging element 30 (as
shown in FIG. 4A), and the positioning portion 22 is moved to the
opening 33 and rejected against the rejecting portion 34 (as shown
in FIG. 4B), thereby the male and the female engaging elements 20,
30 are mutually engaged and rejected so as to form a positioning
relationship.
[0022] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been
set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of
the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in
matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the
broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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