Weighted Stretching Device

Abstract

The present invention is a hair stretching device which elongates kinky curly hair by using the heaviness of an attached weighted hair clip to weigh down and stretch the curly hair into a relaxed curl or straight wave pattern. The device includes a hair clip that is attached to a weight forming a weighted hair clip which uses the force of gravity to stretch the curly hair as the device weighs more than the section of hair being stretched. Furthermore, the hair clip is used to attach the device to the section of hair being stretched as the ends of the hair can be wrapped around the hair clip securing the device on the hair which prevents the device from slipping off of the hair. The device can also be attached to the hair in other ways including with an elastic band that secures the device to the hair. The device can be used as both a hair accessory and styling tool. The device is a natural way to reduce hair shrinkage, improve hair manageability and stimulate hair growth.

Claims

1. A weighted device comprising: a clip attached to a solid metal form, with or without an opening, generally cylinder in shape, wherein the clip is utilized to hold the device in place on the section of hair, and the weight of the device is adapted to apply a force on the bundle using gravity after having been clipped onto the bundle of hair and released.

2. The weighted device of claim 1, wherein the clip is mated and fixed to the top of the body of the weighted metallic cylinder.

3. The weighted device of claim 1, wherein the clip is mated and fixed to the side of the body of the weighted metallic cylinder.

4. The weighted device of claim 3, wherein the device has a hole with a wall having a thickness and an interior extending from the first end to the second end.

5. The weighted device of claim 1 and claim 3, wherein the clip is made with open and closed orientations to attach the device to the section of hair.

6. The weighted device of claim 1 and claim 3, wherein the device parts are metal.

7. The weighted device of claim 1 and claim 3, wherein the device parts are plastic.

8. A weighted device comprising: a metallic weighted cylinder and a connected band, wherein the band is attached to the weight with a metal piece which is mated and fixed to the weight; wherein the band is sufficient to attach to a bundle of hair having a length, and the weight of the device is adapted to apply a force on the bundle using gravity after having been banded onto the bundle of hair and released, whereby the device is self-supported by the band holding onto the bundle of hair.

9. The weighted device of claim 8, wherein the band is elastic, metal, plastic, string or rubber.

10. The weighted device of claim 8, wherein the metal piece is plastic, metal, string or rubber.

11. A weighted device comprising: a solid metal form, with an opening, generally cylinder in shape, wherein the weight of the device is adapted to apply a force on the bundle of hair using gravity after having been attached onto the bundle of hair and released.

12. The weighted device of claim 11, wherein the solid metal form is without an opening.

13. The weighted device of claim 11, wherein the solid metal form is attached onto the bundle of hair by use of a thin bendable material that has two small objects attached on each of its ends in a size bigger than the diameter of the hole in the metal form to keep the device from sliding off the bundle of hair.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Before explaining the disclosed embodiments of the present invention in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its applications to the details of the particular arrangements shown since the invention is capable of other embodiments. Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In the Summary above and in the Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiments and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features of the invention. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification does not include all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular aspect or embodiment of the invention, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in combination with and/or in the context of other particular aspects and embodiments of the invention, and in the invention generally.

[0026] In this section, some embodiments of the invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0027] To understand the purposes, structure, features, and functions of the present invention better, the present invention is further described in combination with drawings and specific embodiments.

[0028] A list of components will now be described: 1. clip 2. metal weight 3. hair 4. barrette clip 5. band 6. metal piece 7. metal weight with a hole 8. wall 9. thickness 10. interior 11. first end 12. second end.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12, a hair stretching device with a metal weight 2, wherein a clip 1 is attached to the weight 2. In this embodiment, the clip 1 is secured by spot welding, although in other embodiments, sonic welding, laser welding, screw fastening, heat pressing, cold pressing, heat pivoting, or gluing may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the weight 2 is a metallic material, although other embodiments made of rigid material with a mass greater than the section of hair may be used.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 4, the device is attached to the hair 3 by wrapping the hair 3 around the clip 1 to keep the device from sliding off the hair 3.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a hair stretching device with a metal weight 2, wherein a barrette clip 4 is attached to the weight 2.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 9, a hair stretching device with a metal weight 2, wherein a band 5 is attached to the weight 2. In this embodiment, the metal piece 6 is secured by spot welding, although in other embodiments, sonic welding, laser welding, screw fastening, heat pressing, cold pressing, heat pivoting, or gluing may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the band 5 is made of an elastic material, although in other embodiments, rubber, aluminum, metal, rope, or string may be used. Additionally, in this embodiment, the band 5 is secured to the weight 2 with a thin metal piece 6 which is welded to the weight 2, although in other embodiments, glue as well as cloth material with thread may also be used to attach the band to the weight 2.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 11A, FIG. 11B, and FIG. 12, a hair stretching device with a metal weight with a hole 7, wherein a clip 1 is attached to the weight 7. In this embodiment, the clip 1 is secured by spot welding, although in other embodiments, sonic welding, laser welding, screw fastening, heat pressing, cold pressing, heat pivoting, or gluing may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the weight 7 is a metallic material, although other embodiments made of rigid material with a mass greater than a section of hair may be used. The device may have a wall 8 having a thickness 9 and an interior 10 extending from the first end 11 to the second end 12.

[0034] While the invention has been described, disclosed, illustrated and shown in various terms of certain embodiments or modifications which it has presumed in practice, the scope of the invention is not intended to be, nor should it be deemed to be, limited thereby and such other modifications or embodiments as may be suggested by the teachings herein are particularly reserved especially as they fall within the breadth and scope of the claims here appended.