Patent ID: 8851086

Claim:
A hair band comprising: a stretchable body including an inner edge, an outer edge and an open center hole, wherein a distance between the inner edge and the outer edge is substantially greater than a center hole dimension at a rest position, and the distance between the inner edge and the outer edge decreases when the hair band is at a stretched position, the stretchable body being dimensioned whereby hair strands are receivable within the center hole when the stretchable body is in the stretched position and thereafter the stretchable body is released to return toward the rest position with the inner edge thereof engaging the hair strands in secured relation therewith without requiring further manipulation of the stretchable body about the hair strands, the center hole of the stretchable body being substantially circular and wherein the distance between the inner edge and the outer edge is at least twice a diameter of the center hole when the stretchable body is in the rest position.