IP Library Granted Patent US 10,758,021
Granted Patent B2
US 10,758,021 · App. 16/029,601 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Volume enhancing hair device

Inventor: Carolyn Marie MacKenzie (Mokena, IL)
A45D8/38A45D8/02A45D8/12A45D8/28A45D8/30A45D8/34
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Patent No.
US 10,758,021
App. No.
16/029,601
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A volume enhancing hair device is provided comprising a comb element, a coupling joint attached to a first end of the comb element, a clasping mechanism coupled to at least one of the comb element and the coupling joint, and one or more elastic bands coupled to the coupling joint. The volume enhancing hair device is designed to maximize the volume of a user's chosen hair style while having a structurally and functionally simple construction and design.

Claims (28)

1. A device, comprising:

a comb element comprising a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;

a coupling joint attached to the base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge;

a hairpin coupled within an indented slot of the base of the comb element; and

one or more elastic bands contained within the first and second semicircular grooves of the coupling joint.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elastic bands are removable from the coupling joint and reinsertable into the coupling joint.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more elastic bands are removable from the coupling joint and reinsertable into the coupling joint via an apertured clasp disposed on an exterior surface of the coupling joint that is opposite the exterior surface comprising the hinge.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the hairpin is further retained within the indented slot of the base of the comb element via at least one of: an elastic coupling, a magnetic coupling, a hinge, and a snap.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the hairpin comprises a clasp iteratively removable and attachable to a base coupling.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the clasp secures hair to the base coupling via at least one of: the elastic coupling, the magnetic coupling, the hinge, and the snap.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the comb element is secured in a position within a head of hair by the clasp attaching to the base coupling.

8. The device of claim 4 , wherein the elastic coupling is visibly transparent.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the hairpin secures hair to the comb element.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elastic bands wrap around a first portion of a head of hair to form a pony tail.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the comb element is secured in a position within a second portion of the head of hair by the hairpin.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first and second portions of the head of hair exhibits a higher level of volume relative the remainder of the head of hair.

13. A method, comprising:

wrapping one or more elastic bands around a first portion of a head of hair;

inserting a comb element at a position within a second portion of the head of hair, wherein the comb element comprises a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;

rotatably attaching a coupling joint to a base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge, and wherein the hinge allows the one or more elastic bands to be removable from the first and second semicircular grooves and securable within the first and second semicircular grooves; and

securing the second portion of the head of hair to the comb element at the position with a hairpin, wherein the hairpin is stored within an indented slot of the base of the comb element.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein securing the second portion of the head of hair to the comb element at the position with the hairpin comprises coupling a clasp to a base coupling.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising securing the first portion of the head of hair via the clasp to the base coupling via at least one of: an elastic coupling, a magnetic coupling, a hinge, and a snap.

16. A device, comprising:

a comb element comprising a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;

a coupling joint attached to the base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge;

a hairpin coupled within an indented slot of the base of the comb element, wherein the hairpin is retained within the indented slot via magnetic engagement with a plurality of magnetically susceptible walls of the indented slot; and

one or more elastic bands coupled to the coupling joint, wherein the hinge allows the one or more elastic bands to be removable from the first and second semicircular grooves and securable within the first and second semicircular grooves, and wherein the one or more elastic bands are wrapped around a first portion of a head of hair, the comb element is inserted at a position within a second portion of the head of hair, and the second portion of the head of hair is secured to the comb element at the position using the hairpin.

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