1. Field of the Invention
The present invention and method relates to a hair fastener. More particularly, to hair sticks comprising locking beads for connecting two hair sticks and for fastening hair there between.
2. Description of Prior Art
Many people like to fasten their hair into various styles. One popular way to fasten hair is to use hair sticks. Hair sticks are effective, however, they are difficult to use because the user has to tightly wrap the hair around them and try to secure them into their hair. The current invention allows the user to secure two sticks in the hair at the same time and to easily secure the two sticks to the user's hair by attaching two locking beads to couple the sticks together.
An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument that is convenient, practical, and inexpensive for use in hair styling.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will keep a plurality of hair sticks attached together.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will keep hair secure between two hair sticks.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will keep hair secure between two locking beads that are attached to the two hair sticks.
A further object is to provide such an instrument that can be used unassisted by the individual styling their hair, eliminating the expense of a professional stylist.
A further object is to provide an instrument that can be reused over and over again.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will quickly hold the user's hair up in a neatly secured style.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided two hair sticks attached toward one end, by a locking bead, to form a tong-like member. The hair sticks are also connected toward the opposite end by a second locking bead.
According to the arrangement described above, the second locking bead is taken off the hair sticks. The hair sticks are placed into the user's hair and the second locking bead is secured to the hair sticks by pressing a button on the bead to align the holes, placing the sticks through the bead holes and sliding the first locking bead and the second locking bead toward the captured hair section to secure the hair between the hair sticks and the two locking beads.
Accordingly a preferred embodiment, the hair sticks are made of plastic and have ridges, detents, dimples, or a rubberized coating along them to keep the bead from sliding back toward the opposite direction they were slid from. Both the first locking bead that holds the hair sticks in the tong-like position and the second locking bead are plastic “cord-lock” like members. The type with a spring-loaded button used on drawstrings and the like. The cord-lock member bead is a spring loaded bead comprising a separate button member with a hole in its side; the button member mates to the bead by placing the button member into an opening in the bead with a spring intermediate the button member and the bead; the spring makes the hole in the button member not line up with the hole in the bead when the button member is not pressed by the user; the sticks pass through the bead by pressing the button until the hole in the button aligns with the hole in the bead.
A double holed cord-lock like member could also be used with one stick through each hole. Further, additional cord-lock type members can be added to secure additional sections of hair between the hair sticks and between the additional cord-like type member and the one added previously.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments given with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The present invention being thus described, the same may be varied in many ways. For instance, the hair sticks can be made of any material such as wood and additional beads can be attached to the sticks to capture additional hair sections. Further, any way to use the present invention obvious in the art should apply. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such variations obvious to those skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the claims,
This application is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 10/927,252 filed on Aug. 25, 2004.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 10927252 | Aug 2004 | US |
Child | 11707689 | Feb 2007 | US |