The present disclosure relates to a hair band apparatus, and, in particular, to a hair band apparatus having a parting feature to impart a part in a subject's hair.
Head or hair bands are well known in the art and are developed to assist people in creating desirable hair decorative arrangements. Hair bands may be traditionally C-shaped devices which surround a portion of a subject's head to hold hair in place, often times, away from the face. Hair bands may be fabricated from a suitable elastomer, polymeric material and/or a metallic material and exhibit a degree of flexibility to fit around various size heads.
Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to a hair band apparatus adapted to retain a subject's hair in a desired orientation away, e.g., from the face, and simultaneously impart a part in the subject's hair to enhance desired styling effects. In one embodiment, a hair band apparatus includes a hair band member configured for positioning relative to a head of a subject, and being arranged about a central axis and a single or sole parting member mounted to the hair band member. The single parting member is configured to impart a part in the subject's hair while mounting of the hair band member about the subject's head.
The single parting member includes a divider segment which generally extends along the longitudinal axis of the hair band member and may be tapered to facilitate separating hair strands as the single parting member passes thought the subject's hair. The divider segment may define a cross-section which increases from a first or leading end remote from the hair band member to a second or trailing end proximal the hair band member. The divider segment may define a general triangular cross-section.
The divider segment is disposed radially inwardly from the hair band member relative to the central axis of the hair band member. The single parting member may include a connector segment coupled to the hair band member with the divider segment depending from the connector segment. The single parting member may be substantially L-shaped in plan. In an embodiment, the single parting member is centrally located relative to the hair band member.
The single parting member is secured to the hair band member. In the alternative, the single parting member is mounted for movement along the hair band member to vary a location of the part imparted in the patient's hair.
Other advantages of the present disclosure will be appreciated from the following description.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are described hereinbelow with references to the drawings, wherein:
Referring now in detail to the drawings and, in particular, to
The hair styling apparatus 100 includes a head or hair band member 102 which, in one embodiment, is general C-shaped or U-shaped to span across the subject's head. In one embodiment, the hair band member 102 is arranged, e.g., symmetrically arranged about a central longitudinal axis “k” extending through the opening 104 created or defined by the hair band member 102. The hair band member 102 may be formed of a suitable elastomer, polymeric material and/or metallic material, and may have surface decorations to enhance its visual appearance. The hair band member 102 has sufficient flexibility to stretch or bend to accommodate heads of varying sizes and preferably returns to its normal condition in response to the inherent resiliency of its material of fabrication.
The hair styling apparatus 100 also includes a parting member 106 which is secured to the hair band member 102 through any conventional means. For example, the parting member 106 may be a separate component secured to the hair band member 102 through adhesives, fasteners or the like, or may be monolithically formed with the hair band member 102 during manufacture, e.g., during a molding process. The parting member 106 may be centrally located on the hair band member 102, e.g., equidistally disposed relative to the band ends 108 to create, establish or impart a central part within the subject's hair “h” as depicted in
With reference to
The divider segment 112 depends at a right angle relative to the connector segment 110 although other angular orientations are envisioned. The divider segment 112 is disposed radially inwardly of the hair band member and extends along the central longitudinal axis “k” (e.g., in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis “k”), and defines a first or leading end 114 connected to the connector segment 110 and a second or trailing end 116 remote from the connector segment 110. As best depicted in
In the embodiment of
The above description and the drawings are provided for the purpose of describing embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure in any way. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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