Patent ID: 8413667

Claim:
An improved hair comb for a hair accessory having strands of material that attach to and extend from the hair comb, said hair comb comprising a laterally extending spine having a top side, an underside, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, said spine further having a raised portion along its length which forms a raised cavity region on the underside of said spine into which strand connections can be tucked, the raised portion of said spine being formed by a raised front edge wall that extends upwardly from the spine and a top wall portion extending rearward from said raised front edge wall, said raised cavity region being formed at least in part by said front edge wall and top wall portion, a plurality of strand openings provided along the length of said spine and strands of material threaded therethrough, wherein said strand openings are provided, in part, in the raised front edge wall of the raised portion of said spine and wherein said strand openings extend from the front edge wall of the raised portion of said spine into the top wall portion of said raised portion, and a plurality of teeth extending longitudinally from the leading edge of said spine.