Double Loop Hair Tie With Fastener Body And Connection Loops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hair ties, either single elastic loops or rigid clips, are either cumbersome to use or lack the necessary resilience and versatility for various hairstyles.
Innovation Solution
A hair tie design featuring an elongated pliable member with a fastener body and connection loops, allowing for easy configuration and secure retention of hair by forming a large loop that can be tightened and wrapped around the hair, with the fastener body passed through the loops for secure retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single elastic loop is used for hair ties, then the hair tie can be repeatedly twisted around hair, but it requires manipulation by both hands and is awkward to use
Solution Approach 1:
The hair tie is divided into distinct functional segments: a fastener body portion and a loop portion. This segmentation allows the fastener body to serve as both the structural core and the manipulating element, eliminating the need for complex hand manipulations required by traditional single-loop designs while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastener body is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as the structural core, the element for manipulating the loop, and the securing mechanism. By integrating these functions into a single component, the design eliminates the need for separate manipulation tools or complex hand coordination, making the hair tie self-sufficient and easier to use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If rigid clips are used to lock into place around hair, then repeated insertion is avoided, but they lack the resilience of elastic loops and are not suitable for many uses
Solution Approach 1:
The hair tie combines rigid and elastic materials in a composite structure. The fastener body is made from a rigid or semi-rigid material providing structural stability and locking capability, while the loop portion is made from an elastic material providing resilience and adaptability. This composite construction enables the hair tie to maintain its shape and secure firmly like rigid clips while retaining the flexibility and versatility of elastic loops for various hairstyles.
3Ease of operation
If a fastener body larger than the pliable member width is used, then the loop can be configured and tightened easily, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastener body merges multiple functions into a single component: it serves as the structural core, the element for forming the loop, the tightening mechanism, and the securing element. By combining these functions that would traditionally require separate components, the design achieves ease of configuration without proportionally increasing structural complexity. The fastener body's larger size relative to the pliable member enables intuitive manipulation and secure retention.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design provides a user-friendly, secure, and versatile hair tie that can be easily adjusted for different hairstyles, offering the resilience of elastic materials while avoiding the awkwardness of traditional hair ties.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic hair tie... made from a pliable material... offering the resilience of elastic materials
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus, systems and methods related to hair ties. In a first illustrative embodiment, a securing apparatus, such as a hair tie, has a middle section formed as an elongated pliable member. At a first end, a fastener body is attached to the elongated pliable member. At a second end, two connection loops may be disposed. In use, the fastener body may be passed through one of the two connection loops to configure the pliable member as a relatively large loop. This relatively large loop may be tightened, by drawing the pliable member further through the loop, until it is drawn tight on material to be retained therein. The pliable member may then be wrapped around the retained material until secured with the fastener body adjacent the connection loops. The fastener body may then be passed through the second connection loop to be retained therein.