Child-Proof Hair Bead

Abstract

A child-proof hair bead is a hairstyling hair bead that is safe for a child to wear through their hair. The child-proof hair bead includes a bead body, a hair-receiving channel, and a lining. The hair-receiving channel traverses through the bead body allowing a child's hair to be drawn through the bead body. The lining is connected across an inner channel surface of the bead body and is positioned around the hair-receiving channel, which prevents a child's hair from making direct contact with the inner channel surface of the bead body. The lining is consequently made of a piece of friction-reducing fabric (e.g., silk in a satin-weave structure). The bead body is made of an elastic material (e.g., a kind of rubber) so that the bead body does not break or crack if the bead body experiences a physical impact.

Claims

1. A child-proof hair bead comprising: a bead body; a hair-receiving channel; a lining; the bead body comprising a lateral surface, a channel surface, a first end, and a second end; the hair-receiving channel traversing through the bead body from the first end to the second end; the channel surface being delineated by the hair-receiving channel; the lateral surface being positioned around the channel surface; the lateral surface and the channel surface being positioned in between the first end and the second end; the lining being connected across the channel surface; the lining being positioned around the hair-receiving channel; the lining traversing from the first end to the second end; the bead body being made of an elastic material; and the lining being made of a piece of friction-reducing fabric.

2. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic material is natural rubber.

3. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic material is polyurethane.

4. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic material is silicone.

5. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic material is neoprene.

6. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic material is nitrile.

7. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is silk in a satin-weave structure.

8. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is polyester in a satin-weave structure.

9. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in claim 1, wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is spun yarn in a satin-weave structure.

10. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in 1, wherein the lining is smoothly connected across the channel surface.

11. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in 1 comprising: an adhesive; and the lining being connected across the channel surface by the adhesive.

12. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in 1, wherein an intersection edge between the lateral surface and the first end is a rounded edge.

13. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in 1, wherein an intersection edge between the lateral surface and the second end is a rounded edge.

14. The child-proof hair bead as claimed in 1, wherein the lateral surface is a convex surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] FIG. 1 is a top-left-front perspective view of the present invention.

[0006] FIG. 2 is an exploded top-left-front perspective view of the present invention.

[0007] FIG. 3 is a bottom-right-rear perspective view of the present invention.

[0008] FIG. 4 is a left view of the present invention.

[0009] FIG. 5 is a front view of the present invention.

[0010] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 5.

[0011] FIG. 7 is a detailed view taken about circle 7 in FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0013] The present invention is a child-proof hair bead that allows a child to wear beads through their hair without the physical danger of the child breaking or cracking a bead. The present invention is useful because children are typically playful in a physical manner and are not concerned with breaking or cracking a bead worn in their hair. Thus, the present invention comprises a bead body 2, a hair-receiving channel 12, and a lining 14, which is shown in FIGS. 1 through 3. The bead body 2 defines the physical structure of a hair bead and is made of an elastic material, which prevents the bead body 2 from cracking or breaking if the bead body 2 experiences a physical impact. For example, if a child is running while playing, and if the child is wearing multiple of the present invention through their hair, and if the child trips and falls so that the child's head makes contact with the ground, then there would be little to no risk of the present invention breaking or cracking as opposed to the child wearing typical hair beads (i.e., hair beads that are rigid and brittle) that could break into smaller pieces or crack with jagged edges. The hair-receiving channel 12 allows a child's hair to be drawn through the bead body 2. The lining 14 allows a child's hair to be smoothly drawn through the bead body 2 because the elastic material of the bead body 2 creates a kind of clinginess for the child's hair within the hair-receiving channel 12. The lining 14 reduces the clinginess for the child's hair within the hair-receiving channel 12 by being made of a piece of friction-reducing fabric.

[0014] The general configuration of the aforementioned components allows the present invention to smoothly draw a child's hair through itself while still preventing itself from breaking or cracking upon a physical impact. The bead body 2 comprises a lateral surface 4, a channel surface 6, a first end 8, and a second end 10 in order to define the arrangement of other components of the present invention in relation to the bead body 2. The first end 8 and the second end 10 are opposing ends of the bead body 2. The lateral surface 4 is the outer side surface of the bead body 2, while the channel surface 6 is the inner surface of the bead body 2. The hair-receiving channel 12 traverses through the bead body 2 from the first end 8 to the second end 10 so that a child's hair can be drawn into the first end 8, through the bead body 2, and out of the second end 10. The channel surface 6 becomes delineated by the hair-receiving channel 12, and the lateral surface 4 becomes positioned around the channel surface 6. The lateral surface 4 and the channel surface 6 are also positioned in between the first end 8 and the second end 10. This arrangement between the lateral surface 4, the channel surface 6, the first end 8, and the second end 10 allows the present invention to define the lining 14 in relation to the bead body 2 and the hair-receiving channel 12. Thus, the lining 14 is connected across the channel surface 6 and is positioned around the hair-receiving channel 12, which allows the lining 14 to keep a child's hair from directly contacting the channel surface 6. The lining 14 also traverses from the first end 8 to the second end 10 so that a child's hair maintains its separation from the channel surface 6 for the entire length of the hair-receiving channel 12.

[0015] The bead body 2 can be made of different kinds of elastic material that allow the bead body 2 to maintain its flexible physical structure. The elastic material can be, but is not limited to, natural rubber, polyurethane, silicone, neoprene, nitrile, or another kind of elastomer.

[0016] Likewise, the lining 14 can also be made of different kinds of friction-reducing fabrics. The piece of friction-reducing fabric is preferably silk in a satin-weave structure. The piece of friction-reducing fabric can alternatively be, but is not limited to, polyester in a satin-weave structure or spun yarn (e.g., cotton) in a satin-weave structure.

[0017] As can be seen in FIGS. 1 through 7, the lining 14 needs to be properly configured within the hair-receiving channel 12 in order to keep a child's hair separate from the channel surface 6. One configuration is that the lining 14 is smoothly connected across the channel surface 6 (i.e., the lining 14 has no wrinkles while spanning across the channel surface 6) so that the lining 14 is able to make uniform physical contact with a child's hair along the entire length of the hair-receiving channel 12. Another configuration is that the present invention may further comprise an adhesive 16, which is preferably a kind of fabric glue. Thus, the lining 14 is connected across the channel surface 6 by the adhesive 16 so that the lining 14 is uniformly secured across the channel surface 6 and along the hair-receiving channel 12.

[0018] As can be seen in FIGS. 1 through 7, the bead body 2 can be further configured with safety features as the present invention is worn through a child's hair. One safety feature is that an intersection edge between the lateral surface 4 and the first end 8 is a rounded edge, which prevents a child from getting hurt if this intersection edge is forcefully pressed against the child's head. Another safety feature is that an intersection edge between the lateral surface 4 and the second end 10 is another rounded edge, which also prevents a child from getting hurt if this intersection edge is forcefully pressed against the child's head. Another safety feature is that the lateral surface 4 is a convex surface, which also prevents a child from getting hurt if this convex surface is forcefully pressed against the child's head.

[0019] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.