Foundation for a hair dressing

A hair dressing foundation to ease in the creation of a french twist hair style. The foundation comprises a small, flexible device, triangular in shape with the upper end of the device being concave in curvature. A plurality of tabs allows the user to securely attach the device to the back of the user's hair. The user may wrap and swirl the user's hair around the device to create a french twist hair style.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
This invention relates to a foundation for a hair dressing commonly 
referred to as a French twist, and has for its object to provide an 
inexpensive and simple means comprised of few parts, but which will 
produce such a hair dressing. Other objects and advantages of the 
invention will be understood from the following description. This 
invention also relates to an article for use in hair styling and control 
and particularly to a hair arranging accessory and hair fastener as well 
as to improvements in hair dressing aids, particularly for creating French 
twists and similar dressings. The present invention is directed generally 
to hair dressings, and more particularly to a simple means to create a 
French twist without the expense of going to a beauty parlor or salon. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The present invention is particularly useful for a person having medium to 
long hair which presents a time consuming problem of management and 
control. It is frequently necessary for longer hair to be held out of the 
way for purposes of comfort, safety, sports or a variation of hairdos. A 
common expedient is to gather the elongated hair at the back of the head 
and fasten it into one or more "pony tails". Examples of this can be found 
in U.S. Pat. No.971,519 issued to C. A. Brannen; U.S. Pat. No.2,668,547 
issued to R. E. Wille; and U.S. Pat. No.2,818,870 issued to O. R. Francis. 
None of these prior inventions or any prior art known disclose an 
accessory having the features and characteristics of the present invention 
and which is as versatile and simple to manipulate. 
The prior art has proposed a number of devices for uses as a foundation for 
hair dressings. Heretofore, such dressings have been specifically designed 
for chignon type or high styled coiffure types of hair dressings. 
The prior art has also proposed relatively less simple foundations for hair 
dressings. However, the patented prior art has only had the person's hair 
moving in a vertical, i.e. up and down flow. 
Other prior art includes the patent pending "Hairdini " Magic Styling Wand 
by EPI. This is a long narrow device with a semi-rigid center that can 
only be used with long hair on an adult 's head. The instant invention is 
much smaller so that a child can wear the device and it is much less 
cumbersome to use. The comb-like protrusions on the present invention also 
stop the user's hair from falling down from the device. The concave area 
on top of the present invention allows the user to curl the hair around 
the top of the device. This distinctly varies the style from the one 
created by the "Hairdini" device. 
Numerous innovations for a foundation for hair dressing have been provided 
in the prior art that are described as follows. Even though these 
innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which 
they address, they differ from the present invention as hereinafter 
contrasted. 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,103,693 
Hair Arranging Accessory 
Rose M. Reagan 
A hair arranging accessory in the form of a flattened annulus or band of 
semirigid sheet material can be opened to receive a strand of hair and 
compressed to grip the strand, An inside surface portion of the annulus is 
provided with a gripping surface to inhibit slipping of the strand, and a 
pin is projected through apertures in the annulus wall and the hair of 
user. The accessory affords means to form an instant and secure hairdo as 
well as a solid, attractive base for attachment of a hair-piece. 
This prior art patent differs from the present invention in that in the 
present invention there is no pin or pins to keep the hair in place and 
along with a gripping surface, i.e. a fine nylon mesh, there are comb-like 
protrusions to retain the hair in its manipulated style. The prior art 
only has the gripping surface. 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,693,637 
Chignon Foundation 
Abraham Sidelman 
A chignon foundation or so-called rat is here formed on a knit sleeve of 
resilient nylon rolled into itself so as to have a central through 
opening. A captive rubber band surrounds the opening.In use, the wearer 
pulls her medium long hair through the opening, then spreads the hair over 
the foundation and pins it in place. The knit nylon foundation imparts to 
the chignon the soft and resilient feel of a chignon formed wholly of a 
greater quantity of the wearer's hair. 
This prior art invention is specifically designed to create a chignon type 
of a hair style. In contrast to the present invention that uses a device 
to create a flowing, curled or twisted type of hair style. 
U.S. Pat. No.3,638,663 
Adjustable Hair Foundation 
Deloris J. Harbison 
A hair foundation or lift for application to a lady's head, having 
spaced-apart slats which extend upwardly from the scalp, and over which 
the hair, located between the slats, is drawn for bouffanting or puffing 
the hair. The foundation includes a base member or bar to which the slats 
are detachable and adjustably connected, enabling the slats to be disposed 
in vertical planes or inclined in a direction corresponding to the 
direction that the hair is drawn over the slats. The base member may 
include detachable sections, each capable of supporting a slat for 
increasing the length of the foundation and the number of the slats 
utilized. A rod detachable engages through the ends of the slats, disposed 
remote from the base member, for confining the hair between said rod and 
the base member. Clips carried by the base member are clamped to the hair 
for securing the foundation in a desired location on the head. This 
invention is designed specifically for creating a bouffanting or puffing 
the hair. This invention is placed on top of the head whereas the present 
invention is placed in the back of the head in order to create hair styles 
that are close to the head. 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,452,761 
Hair Support 
Irving Siegel 
A hair support comprising a frame of resilient plastic material to nest on 
the head of a wearer, said frame having a first and a second comb disposed 
on opposite sides of the frame and extending outwardly thereof so that the 
frame may be resiliently flexed to draw the combs together for subsequent 
outward movement so that the combs secure themselves in the hair of a 
wearer to provide a support to raise hair combed over the frame. 
In the above prior art invention, the user's hair is pulled through the 
frame and combed over the device, whereas in the present invention, the 
user's hair is wrapped or curled around the device for a tight and secure 
form of hair style. 
U.S. Pat. No.2,765,798 
Chignon Foundation 
Martha L. Carvell 
This invention relates to a chignon foundation and more specifically 
provides a device for forming and maintaining a hair roll for use by women 
when they are arranging their hair. The present invention does not profess 
to be able to create a chignon type of hair style from the use of the 
invention as this prior art invention does not profess to be able to 
create any type of curling or twisting form of hair styles. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The foundation for a hair dressing comprises a hair dressing device, mainly 
rectangular in shape with a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side of 
such that the hair dressing device curves in on the right side of the hair 
dressing device laterally from the top to the bottom of the hair dressing 
device thus allowing a person's hair to be wrapped around the hair 
dressing device order to enhance the persons hair. 
The hair dressing device has an upper tab and a lower tab that is attached 
to the lower back of the hair dressing device allowing easy attachment to 
person's hair and a flexible rigid insert enclosed within the hair 
dressing device in order for the foundation to mold and conform to the 
user's head. 
The hair dressing device has also a plurality of comb-like protrusions 
surrounding the right, bottom and top in order to keep the user's hair in 
place and easy the use of curling the person's hair around the foundation. 
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a 
foundation for a hair dressing. More particularly, it is an object of the 
present invention to provide a simple and inexpensive means for a person 
to curl their hair in a French twist style hair-do. A further object of 
the present invention is to provide a hair arranging accessory which 
enables the user to attain a virtually instant hairdo with minimal 
manipulation and expense. Another object of the invention is to provide a 
solid base for various hair styles and arrangements. Still another object 
of the present invention is to provide a hair arranging accessory as set 
forth above having a tactile locating means to aid the user in 
manipulating the accessory at the back of the head. 
In keeping with these objects, and with others which will become apparent 
hereinafter, one feature of the present invention resides, briefly stated, 
in the semi-rigid material enclosed in the foundation in order for the 
person using the foundation to mold the device around the back of the head 
to conform to the head. 
In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the small size 
and light weight of the foundation allows small person's such as children 
to wear and use the device. Another feature of the present invention is 
that the curvature on one side simulates the flowing appearance of the 
French twist style. Yet another feature of the present invention is that 
the comb-like protrusions surrounding three sides of the foundation easy 
the curling and placement of the person's hair and allows the person to 
maintain the hairstyle for hours without the style falling apart. 
The inventor has submitted under the Disclosure Document Program disclosure 
#355186, dated 5/31/94 entitled "Sleek Swirlz, French Twist Hair Style 
Enhancer-Shaper". 
The novel features which are considered characteristic for the invention 
are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both 
as to its construction and its method of operation, together with 
additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from 
the following description of the specific embodiments when read and 
understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.