U.S. patent application number 13/031609 was filed with the patent office on 2012-08-23 for hairstyling device.
Invention is credited to Shih-Ling HSU.
Application Number | 20120211021 13/031609 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46651718 |
Filed Date | 2012-08-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120211021 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HSU; Shih-Ling |
August 23, 2012 |
Hairstyling Device
Abstract
A hairstyling device includes a flexible hollow main body having
meshes or cellular through-holes and a central hole that penetrates
through a center of the main body. The main body further includes
first and second ends. The first end and/or the second end of the
main body can be wound towards the central hole to form a
ring-shaped hair tie, wherein the central hole allows insertion of
a hair of a user. The hairstyling device can be placed on the hair
of the user as a hair volumizer. Further, the through-holes of the
main body allow insertion of different hairpins to create various
hairstyles.
Inventors: |
HSU; Shih-Ling; (Tainan
City, TW) |
Family ID: |
46651718 |
Appl. No.: |
13/031609 |
Filed: |
February 21, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/276 ;
132/273 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 8/08 20130101; A45D
2008/006 20130101; A45D 8/38 20130101; A45D 8/34 20130101; A45D
8/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/276 ;
132/273 |
International
Class: |
A45D 8/36 20060101
A45D008/36; A45D 8/02 20060101 A45D008/02 |
Claims
1. A hairstyling device comprising a flexible hollow main body,
with the main body including a plurality of cellular through-holes
or meshes in a peripheral wall of the main body, with the main body
further including a central hole extending through a center of the
main body in an axial direction and allowing to be expanded for
insertion of a hair of a user, with the main body further including
first and second ends spaced in the axial direction, wherein the
first end and/or the second end of the main body can be wound
towards the central hole in the axial direction to form a
ring-shaped hair tie.
2. The hairstyling device according to claim 1, wherein the main
body is made of soft and elastic cloth or knitting thread
material.
3. The hairstyling device according to claim 2, further comprising
a hairpin, wherein the hairpin is inserted into one of the
plurality of cellular through-holes or meshes of the main body to
fasten the hair of the user.
4. The hairstyling device according to claim 2, wherein the main
body can be pressed and flattened and then transversely wound to
form a stick shape.
5. The hairstyling device according to claim 4, further comprising
a hairpin, wherein the hairpin is inserted into one of the
plurality of cellular through-holes or meshes of the main body to
fasten the hair of the user.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a hairstyling device and,
more particularly, to a hairstyling device including a flexible
hollow main body having meshes or cellular through-holes. The
hairstyling device can be wound to form a ring-shaped hair tie and
is further capable of being used with hairpins to create various
hairstyles.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] The existing hair accessories for hairstyling generally
include hair bands, elastic hair ties, or other accessories with
elastic band. The feature of the existing hair accessories is only
for holding hair bundles and fails to make special hairstyles.
Further, when the existing hair accessories are used with other
hair accessories, the resultant hairstyles look untidy. Therefore,
the existing single hair accessory cannot be flexibly applied to
any hairstyles and has only the single feature that can be used;
the foregoing is a major shortcoming and deficiency of the
conventional hair accessories for hairstyling.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] Therefore, it is an objective of the present invention to
overcome the aforementioned shortcoming and deficiency of the prior
art by providing a hairstyling device with multiple hair setting
features, wherein the hairstyling device is capable of winding to
form a ring-shaped hair tie. Further the hairstyling device can
also be used as a hair volumizer or be used with hairpins to make
special hairstyles.
[0006] A hairstyling device of the present invention includes a
flexible hollow main body. The main body includes a plurality of
cellular through-holes or meshes in a peripheral wall of the main
body. The main body further includes a central hole extending
through a center of the main body in an axial direction and
allowing to be expanded for insertion of a hair of a user. The main
body further includes first and second ends spaced in the axial
direction. The first end and/or the second end of the main body can
be wound towards the central hole in the axial direction to form a
ring-shaped hair tie.
[0007] Preferably, the main body is made of soft and elastic cloth
or knitting thread material.
[0008] In a preferred form, the hairstyling device of the present
invention further includes at least one hairpin. The hairpin can be
inserted into one of the plurality of cellular through-holes or
meshes of the main body to fasten the hair of the user in
place.
[0009] The present invention will become clearer in light of the
following detailed description of illustrative embodiments of this
invention described in connection with the drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The illustrative embodiments may best be described by
reference to the accompanying drawings where:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hairstyling device
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 2 shows a schematic representative illustrating the
hairstyling device of FIG. 1 winding and forming a ring-shaped hair
tie.
[0013] FIG. 3 shows a cross sectional view of the hairstyling
device of FIG. 2.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the hairstyling device
of FIG. 2 being applied to a hair of a user.
[0015] FIG. 5 is a schematic representative illustrating the hair
of the user extending through a central hole of the hairstyling
device of FIG. 4.
[0016] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the hairstyling device
of FIG. 1 winding and forming another ring-shaped hair tie.
[0017] FIG. 7 shows schematic views illustrating the operation of
the hairstyling device of FIG. 1 being used as a hair
volumizer.
[0018] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the hairstyling device of
FIG. 2 with three kinds of hairpins.
[0019] FIG. 9 shows schematic views illustrating the operation of
the hairstyling device of FIG. 2 being used with hairpins to create
a hair-bun hairstyle.
[0020] FIG. 10 is a schematic representative illustrating the
hairpin inserting the hairstyling device of FIG. 9.
[0021] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a hairstyling device
according to another embodiment of the present invention with the
hairstyling device winding and forming a hair tie having a nap
surface.
[0022] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the hairstyling device
winding and forming a stick shape according to the present
invention.
[0023] FIG. 13 shows schematic views illustrating the operation of
the hairstyling device of FIG. 12 being used to create a hair-bun
hairstyle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0024] A hairstyling device of a first embodiment of the present
invention is shown in FIGS. 1 through 5 of the drawings and
generally designated 1. The hairstyling device 1 includes a
flexible hollow main body 10. In this embodiment, the main body 10
is made of soft and elastic cloth or knitting thread materials. The
main body 10 is provided with a plurality of cellular through-holes
or meshes 14 in a peripheral wall thereof and includes a central
hole 11 extending through a center of the main body 10 in an axial
direction. Further, the main body 10 includes first and second ends
12 and 13 spaced in the axial direction.
[0025] According to the preferred form shown, the first end 12 of
the main body 10 is wound towards the central hole 11 in the axial
direction to form a ring-shaped hair tie (FIGS. 2 and 3). The main
body 10 is flexible and able to be pulled and stretched so that the
central hole 11 can be expanded to allow insertion of a hair of a
user. FIGS. 4 and 5 show the hairstyling device 1 of FIG. 2 used as
a hair tie, wherein the main body 10 is stretched to expand the
central hole 11, and then the hair 3 extends through the central
hole 11 to form a ponytail hairstyle. In another embodiment of the
present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the first and second
ends 12 and 13 of the main body 10 are wound correspondingly
towards the central hole 11 in the axial direction to form a
ring-shaped hair tie.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 7, place the main body 10 that has not yet
been wound to form a ring-shaped hair tie at the hair 3 of the
user, and cover the top layer of the hair 3 onto the main body 10.
And then hold and secure the top layer and the lower layer of the
hair 3 together with the other hairstyling device 1 that has been
wound to form the ring-shaped hair tie. The unwound main body 10 is
applied as a hair volumizer for the needs of different
hairstyles.
[0027] The hairstyling device 1 of the present invention can
further include at least one hairpin 2 to create various hairstyles
(see FIG. 8). The hairpin 2 can be an iron hair clip, hair fork, or
any other clip/fork body that can be inserted into and fastening
the hair. Further refer to FIGS. 9 and 10, wherein the main body 10
is holding the hair 3 in place, and the hair 3 is winding around
the main body 10. The hairpin 2 is then inserted into the cellular
through-holes or meshes 14 of the main body 10 to secure and fasten
the hair 3 to form a hair-bun hairstyle.
[0028] The flexible hollow main body 10 of the hairstyling device 1
can be made from knitting wools. Referring to FIG. 11, the
hairstyling device 1 made from knitting wools has a nap surface
disposed thereon after being wound as a ring-shaped hair tie,
thereby increasing softness of the hairstyling device 1, allowing
comfort of use, and providing special exterior design.
[0029] In practice, the main body 10 that has not yet been wound to
form a ring-shaped hair tie can be pressed and flattened and then
transversely wound to form a stick shape, as illustrated in FIG.
12. Further refer to FIG. 13, winding the two ends of the
stick-shaped main body 10 to hold two sides of the hair 3
respectively; fastening the hair 3 with the hairpins 2, and winding
the hair 3 to form a hair-bun hairstyle. Further, the stick-shaped
main body 10 is also capable of being placed on the hair 3 of the
user as a hair volumizer, as presented in FIG. 7.
[0030] The hairstyling device 1 of the present invention is capable
of creating various hairstyles, and the soft and flexible material
thereof allows a comfort of use. Moreover, the hairstyling device 1
is made of soft and elastic cloth or knitting thread material that
is reusable and washable. Further, the through-holes 14 in the main
body 10 allow insertion of different hairpins 2 to create various
hairstyles.
[0031] Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in
other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general
characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated,
the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all
respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the
invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by
the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the
meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be
embraced therein.
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