Patent ID: 6386208
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A hair accessory device comprising:a first panel being elongated and having a first end edge, a second end edge, a first side edge, a second side edge a top surface and a bottom surface; a second panel being elongated and having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second panel being integrally attached to said bottom surface of said first panel and being positioned adjacent to said first end edge, said second panel generally extending toward said second end edge of said first panel, each of said first and second panels being resiliently elastic such that said second panel may be brought in abutment with said first panel; a tab being attached to said second end edge of said first panel and being angled toward said first end of said first panel such that said tab extends downward with respect to said top surface, said tab having an aperture therein, wherein said second end of said second panel is placed between said tab and the first panel such that the second panel is biased against the tab and the hair of the user is bound in between the first and second panels; a catch being attached to said first panel and being positioned generally adjacent to said first end edge; a pin; an elongate flexible member having a first end attached to said first end edge and a second end attached to an end of said pin; and wherein the hair is wrapped about the hair between the panels toward the scalp and defining a French roll and said pin may be extended through said aperture in said tab and through said catch such that said elongate flexible member extending around the French roll for securing the French roll taut.