Toilet – Hair device – Hair fastener
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-28
2001-07-24
Manahan, Todd E. (Department: 3732)
Toilet
Hair device
Hair fastener
C132S273000, C224S219000, C002SDIG001
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263885
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a fashion accessory, such as a ponytail holder, head band, wrist band or ankle band, having a closable pouch as part of the structure thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Ponytail holders and other hair accessories are well known in the art, as are wrist bands and ankle bands. Wearers of these fashion accessories may need a place to secure money, particularly coins, or a key. Known items of this kind do not generally have the capability of holding small items. Such capability is particularly useful for runners or others engaging in sports, and may also be useful in general for people wearing garments without pockets and for children.
Known prior art includes U.S. Design Pat. No. 292,030, which does not provide a pouch or purse for containing articles, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,413,126, which describes a pony tail holder in which a purse is provided in a wide portion of the pony tail holder, and a narrow portion is provided for winding around the hair. This fashion accessory is more costly to make than that of the invention and has the disadvantage that the purse portion is rather bulky.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A fashion accessory of the invention is a hair band, ponytail holder, wrist band or ankle band that provides a secure pouch for holding small items such as coins or keys. The invention includes a band of elastic material defining an inner perimeter and forming a central opening, fabric surrounding the band, the fabric being formed into a shape so that the fashion accessory has a circular outer perimeter or has a perimeter having a plurality of substantially linear sides forming a triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, septagon or octagon, and a secure closure for a pouch formed in the fabric. The pouch is used for containing small items and has an opening that is closable by a fastener extending along at least part of the outer perimeter of the fashion accessory or extending across from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter. Seams through the fabric define the extent of the pouch. The fasteners may be zip fasteners, or the opening may be closed by a substantially concealed fastening such as hook and loop fasteners (VELCRO®), hook and eye fasteners, magnetic fasteners, non-magnetic snap fasteners or buttons, arranged to securely close the opening of the pouch. Other types of fastener may, likewise, be used.
The seams defining the extent of the pouch extend from each end of the fastener to form a small purse or pouch in the fabric for containing small items. The bonding lines may be rows of stitching or heat bonding, as appropriate.
The fashion accessory may be used, in non-limiting examples as a ponytail holder, head band, wrist band or ankle band. It may also be attached to a belt, bag or backpack. A known fabric, for example, cotton, polyester and/or rayon, may be used.
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Davida Enterprises, Inc.
Manahan Todd #E.
Pillsbury & Winthrop LLP
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