Patent Publication Number: US-10779632-B2

Title: Hair extension storage assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for storing hair extensions. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hanger that may be suspended from a support. A member is attached to the hanger and the member is suspended from the support when the hanger is positioned on the support. A plurality of slats is provided and each of the slats is pivotally coupled to the member. Each of the slats is selectively positioned in a deployed position having each of the slats being oriented perpendicular to the member. Each of the slats is positioned in a stored position having each of the slats extending downwardly along the member. A plurality of clips is provided and each of the clips is coupled to an associated one of the slats. Each of the clips releasably engages a hair extension thereby facilitating the hair extension to be stored in a vertical orientation without deforming or crumpling. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front view of a hair extension storage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a plurality of slats in a deployed position. 
         FIG. 3  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a plurality of slats in a folded position. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a front perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a back perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new storage device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the hair extension storage assembly  10  generally comprises a hanger  12  that may be suspended from a support  13  such as a closet pole or the like. The hanger  12  has a first end  14  and a second end  16 . The hanger  12  is curved adjacent to the second end  16  such that the second end  16  is directed toward the first end  14  to define a hook  18  for engaging a support  13 . A member  22  is attached to the hanger  12  and the member  22  is suspended from the support  13  when the hanger  12  is positioned on the support  13 . The member  22  has a first end  24 , a second end  26  and a first surface  28  extending therebetween. The second end  16  of the hanger  12  is coupled to the first end  24  of the member  22 . The member  22  is elongated between the first end  24  and the second end  26  of the member  22  and the member  22  may have a length ranging between approximately 60.0 cm and 120.0 cm. 
     A rod  30  is provided that has a first end  32  and a second end  34  and the first end  32  of the rod  30  is coupled to the second end of the member  22 . A ring  36  is coupled to the second end of the rod  30  and a hook  18  on an additional member  22  may be suspended from the ring  36 . A plurality of slats  38  is provided and each of the slats  38  is pivotally coupled to the member  22 . Each of the slats  38  is selectively positioned in a deployed position having each of the slats  38  is oriented perpendicular to the member  22 . Additionally, each of the slats  38  is positioned in a stored position having each of the slats  38  extending downwardly along the member  22 . 
     Each of the slats  38  has a first end  40 , a second end  42  and a first surface  44  extending therebetween. The first end  40  corresponding to each of the slats  38  is pivotally coupled to the first surface  28  of the member  22 . Additionally, the slats  38  are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the first end  24  and the second end  26  of the member  22 . The plurality of slats  38  is arranged into a set of first slats  46  and a set of second slats  48 . The first slats  46  extend away from an opposite side of the member  22  with respect to the second slats  48  when the first and second slats  48  are positioned in the deployed position. Each of the set of first slats  46  and the set of second slats  48  includes a plurality of middle slats  50 , a topmost slat  52  and a bottommost slat  54  with respect to the member  22 . Moreover, the middle slats  50  may have a greater length than each of the topmost  52  and bottommost slats  54 . 
     A plurality of clips  56  is provided and each of the clips  56  is coupled to an associated one of the slats  38 . Each of the clips  56  releasably engages a hair extension  58  thereby facilitating the hair extension  58  to be stored without deforming or crumpling. The hair extension  58  may be an artificial hair extension  58  of any conventional design and length. Each of the topmost  52  and bottommost slats  54  may be deployed to accommodate a hair extension  58  of a maximum width. Each of the middle slats  50  corresponding to each of the set of first  46  and second  48  slats has a pair of the clips  56  positioned thereon. Thus, a hair extension  58  of a medium to minimum width may be clipped to each of the middle slats  50 . 
     Each of the clips  56  is positioned on the first surface  44  of the associated slat  38 . Moreover, each of the clips  56  includes a plurality of fingers  60  each that is each biased to frictionally engage the first surface  44  of the associated slat  38 . The hair extension  58  is positioned between the fingers  60  and the slat  38  to retain the hair extension  58  on the associated slat  38  for storage. 
     A storage bag  62  is included and the member  22  and each of the slats  38  are selectively positioned therein for transporting the hair extensions  58 . The storage bag  62  has a top wall  64 , a bottom wall  66 , a front wall  68  and a back wall  70 . The front wall  68  has a cut  72  extending into an interior of the bag and the cut  72  extends between the top wall  64  and the bottom wall  66 . The top wall  64  has a first opening  74  extending into the interior of the bag and the hanger  12  is extended through the first opening  74  when the member  22  and the slats  38  are positioned in the bag. The bottom wall  66  has a second opening  76  extending into the interior of the bag and the rod  30  is extended through the second opening  76  when the member  22  and the slats  38  are positioned in the bag. The back wall  70  is comprised of a translucent material such that the hair extensions  58  are visible in the storage bag  62 . 
     A fastener  78  is coupled to the front wall  68  of the bag and the fastener  78  is coextensive with the cut  72 . The fastener  78  selectively opens and closes the cut  72  and the fastener  78  may be a zipper or the like. A plurality of pockets  80  is each coupled to an outer surface of the back wall  70  of the bag. Each of the pockets  80  is comprised of a translucent material and each of the pockets  80  receives and displays a name card or the like to identify ownership of the bag. 
     In use, each of the slats  38  is selectively positioned in the deployed position and the hair extensions  58  are positioned in the clips  56  on selected ones of the slats  38 . In this way the hair extensions  58  are suspended from the selected slat  38 . The hook  18  is positioned on the support  13  to store the hair extensions  58  in a vertical orientation. Thus, the hair extensions  58  are stored without becoming deformed or entangled thereby enhancing a service life of the hair extensions  69 . The member  22 , the slats  38  and the hair extensions  58  are selectively positioned in the bag for storage, travel and purposes requiring the hair extensions  58  to be enclosed. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.