Headbands and methods for securing headbands and hair

Abstract

The invention provides headbands and barrettes and methods for securing headbands, barrettes, and hair. The headbands and barrettes remain in in a desired place during use and hold the user's hair in in a desired place during use. The headbands and barrettes use a hook and loop fastener (the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener system) to interact with the user's hair during use and hold the headband or barrette and the user's hair in place.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 307,460 filed Mar. 12, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to headbands and barrettes and particularly headbands and barrettes that remain in place on a user's head and hold a user's hair in place when worn.[0004]Description of Related Art[0005]Headbands and barrettes are well known to skilled artisans and the general population. Generally, a headband is a band of cloth, leather, plastic, or some other material worn on or around a person's head. Headbands generally consist of a loop of material that can be worn by stretching the material around the user's head or a flexible, horseshoe-shaped piece of material that conforms roughly to the shape of the user's head, e.g., a flexible plastic or metal that is placed on the head and remains t...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is about providing headbands and barrettes that can keep their place when worn and effectively bind and re train a user's hair in place. The invention includes an elongated strip of material with a hook and loop fastener that can be attached to it to form headbands and barrettes. This invention achieves improved comfort, convenience, and a better appearance for users wearing them.

Problems solved by technology

However, headbands and barrettes in general are often difficult to keep in place and often do not keep a user's hair in place, particularly while exercising, participating in sports, engaging in outdoor activities, or similar activities.

The problem occurs when the user styles the user's hair as needed, puts the headband on the user's head to control the hair by keeping it in place, and later finds that the headband moved from its desired location or that the user's hair did not remain in place as hoped for and anticipated.

Typically, the user's movements caused or the inability of the materials from which the headband was constructed permitted the headband to move to an undesirable location or permitted the user's hair to become unbound and unrestrained by the headband.

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