EP2110041A2 - System for attaching hair adornments - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a cone divided into a lower part (3) and an upper part (4), where the lower and upper parts are overlapped with one another. The lower and upper parts present a sharp crown on which a removable attachment is piled, where the attachment is made of plastic material. A hair lock is introduced in a circular base (6) after the cone is divided into the lower and upper parts. A hook is assorted with a ring and inserted in the attachment that is fixed to a jewel or an ornament of hairs and bristles. An independent claim is also included for a method for placing a removable attachment fixing device.

Description

The present invention relates to the field of jewelery and more particularly to the field of ornamentation of hair and / or hair.

The present invention relates to a device for attaching a fastener to a lock of hair for the purpose of attaching or inserting a jewel of hair or any other ornament and the corresponding method, as well as being able to interchange jewelry as many times as it is desired without renewing the fastening operation of the fastener.

• ■ Procédé 1 : un dispositif composé d'une pince chauffante et d'une pointe de kératine où est joint l'ornement de cheveux,
• ■ Procédé 2 : un dispositif permettant d'enfiler le support portant l'ornement en glissant le support du bijou sur les cheveux par l'intermédiaire d'une boucle,
• ■ Procédé 3 : un dispositif qui consiste en ce que le bijou est fixé sur les cheveux grâce à une barrette à cheveux où est rattaché la partie bijou.

The jewel of hair is traditionally attached to the hair thanks to three different processes:

• ■ Method 1: a device consisting of a heating tong and a tip of keratin where is joined the hair ornament,
• ■ Method 2: a device for threading the support carrying the ornament by sliding the support of the jewel on the hair by means of a loop,
• ■ Method 3: a device which consists in that the jewel is attached to the hair through a hair bar where is attached the jewel part.

In these three methods, the common disadvantage is the attachment of the jewel on its support, which does not allow to change the jewel without having to repeat the fixing operation.

Several disadvantages are to be noted in the method No. 1. It requires the intervention of a third party for the installation and removal of the tip of keratin. The keratin which sticks on the lock of hair and the jewel are solidary, the jewel is irremovable because of its mode of fixing. The keratin must be heated beforehand to be placed on the hair and this has the effect of weakening the wick that supports the jewel and its support. The number of possible applications is limited and reduces the life of the jewel to a single application in practice.

The method No. 2 has several other disadvantages, the device for donning the support of the ornament requires that the lock of hair be doubled, folded in two and press on it to slide the support on the lock of hair. This support is characterized by its adherent property, which guarantees an optimal hold around the lock of hair but this property also has the consequence of requiring pulling the hair during the passage of the wick in the support, resulting in a lively pain, as well as the fear of breaking some hair at the same time. In addition, it has the effect of causing a creping effect when manually placing the base and its jewel in order to position them at the desired location.

With method 3, other disadvantages are to be noted. The behavior of the jewel on the lock of hair is not satisfactory because the bar slides more or less according to the type of hair of the user (thin, stiff, curly ...) and according to the weight of the jewel or hair ornament . It is impossible to fix a bar on the hair without the initial hairstyle being modified, transformed and even compromised.

The device according to the invention makes it possible to remedy, according to its characteristics, all of these disadvantages. It comprises according to a first characteristic, said fastener (1), and the future receptacle of the jewel or hair ornament. Still according to the same feature, the device also comprises an object (2) having a pointed apex (3) and a circular base (4), it may in particular take the form of a cone (2 '). Said cone (2 ') is divided into two parts (3, 4) which fit into one another and are therefore divisible into two distinct parts. Said fastener (1) is introduced, again according to the third characteristic of the invention on the cone passing through the pointed end of said cone (2) and raised manually before the slope (5) caused by the shape of said cone (2) and retaining the portion including the circular base (4) of said cone where is positioned said fastener (1). Then, according to the same characteristic, the lock of hair is inserted through the circular base (6) and then once the lock of hair has been introduced, the element (3) carrying the fastener is then moved up to the desired place for remove the jewelery tie or hair ornament. The fastener is then deposited by sliding the upper part of said cone on the selected place of the lock of hair to receive said fastener and then removing said cone by making it iron on said fastener and allowing it to fall back along the lock of hair. According to the same feature, the crimped hook (7) is inserted into a ring (8) on which the jewel or hair ornament is fixed in said fastener (1).

• la figure 1 représente de coupe, ledit tube (1') du dispositif,
• la figure 2 représente, le cône (2) de côté,
• la figure 3 représente de face ledit crochet (7),
• la figure 4 représente le cône (2) de côté, divisé en ses deux parties (3),(4).

The device, according to the same characteristic, makes it possible to change the jewel without having to renew the operation necessary to fix the support or the base of the jewel. The jewel and its support become totally removable. The use no longer requires the intervention of a third party and is not limited throughout the life of the product. The plastic material of the fastener allows an excellent coefficient of adhesion, the holding of the fastener is optimal. The effect of creping is annihilated by the possibility of raising the cone to the desired place. The hair is no longer folded in half or doubled to introduce said fastener. The hair is slipped naturally, without any discomfort, without any brake, without any doubling, vertically, in the circular base of said cone. The fastening operation of the fastener is not at all painful, it is extremely simplified and therefore makes the practice of the device as efficient and effective as possible. The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention according to this characteristic:

• the figure 1 represents a section, said tube (1 ') of the device,
• the figure 2 represents, the cone (2) aside,
• the figure 3 represents frontally said hook (7),
• Figure 4 shows the cone (2) side divided into its two parts (3), (4).

With reference to these drawings, the device comprises according to this characteristic a fastener (1), a tube (1 '), a cylinder (1 ") or a hose (1' '') of flexible material, having an excellent shape memory This tube may in particular be made of silicone.The dimensions will be defined by considerations of a technical nature because it is necessary that the fastener (1) can support the weight of the ornament and for aesthetic considerations, it is necessary that it is preferably made of forty shore silicone having dimensions approximately three millimeters in external diameter, approximately four millimeters in length and an internal diameter of at least half a millimeter (2), it is deposited, arranged or threaded on or around the lock of hair.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the device comprises a hooking device such as a hook (7), a loop (7 '), a spike (7 "), a spindle (7"'), a staple ( 7 ""), a carabiner (7 ""') or a clasp (7 """) of rigid metal material, precious or not, where it is attached to, held on or attached to a ring of the same material. (7) where the jewel or ornament will be inserted, inserted or inserted into said fastener (1) once it is placed or arranged around said lock of hair. the fastener (1) is comparable to the maneuver that is operated to introduce an earring into an ear. According to the same feature, the device also comprises said cone (2) which is divided into two parts (3), (4) in the vertical direction. The material of the cone is determined by practical obligations, necessary for the application. It must be extremely slippery in order to favor the insertion of the fastener (1) on the parts (3) and (4). In particular, the material of the cone may be metallic or plastic and preferably aluminum. The two parts (3), (4) fit into one another by a system for assembly and meet at their meeting point (9). They may in particular be fitted by a screw system or any other assembly system. The length of the lower portion (3) may range from a few millimeters to a few centimeters and preferably one centimeter. The diameter of the circular base (10) of the lower part (3) and the left end (11) of the upper part (4) must necessarily be of the same size in order to mark any demarcation at the meeting point (12). ) of the two parts and preferably have an outer diameter of three millimeters eight tenths of millimeters. The length of the upper part (4) is determined by the desire that it is easy to hold in hand. It may especially have a length ranging from two to six centimeters and preferably a length of 25 millimeters. The outer diameter of the left end (6) of the upper part is determined by the fact that it must be sufficiently wide to allow passage of the selected lock of hair and preferably a diameter of thirteen millimeters. The inner diameter of the circular base (6) of the upper part is determined by the fact that it must be wide enough to allow the insertion of the lock of hair. In particular, it can go from a few millimeters to a few centimeters and preferably it will be eleven millimeters. The upper portion (4) may have a cylindrical end a distance of a few millimeters before the inflection (5) caused by the circular base (6) where will be placed said fastener (1).

The device according to the invention finds its use in the installation of removable fasteners for jewel of hair or any other decorative ornament. In a particular embodiment, the jewel of hair will consist of a succession of decorative objects, the patterns will be colored or colorless, shiny or poles, luminescent or transparent.

Claims (9)

Device for attaching a fastener (1) to a lock of hair, characterized in that it comprises a cone (2) divisible into two parts (3), (4) having a vertex on which is threaded a fastener (1), a tube (1 ') and a circular base (6) in which the lock of hair is introduced after division of the cone (2), and in that it comprises a hook (7) with a ring (8), which is inserted into the fastener (1). Device according to claim 1, wherein a hook (7) attached to a ring is inserted (8) in the fastener (1) for attaching a jewel or an ornament for hair and hair. Device according to claim 1 and claim 2, wherein the hook (7) is inserted or introduced into the fastener (1), placed or arranged on or around a lock of hair. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a fastener (1), the future receptacle of the jewel or the ornament for the hair, as well as an object having a circular base and a pointed vertex having the shape of a 'a cone. Device according to claim 2, wherein the cone is divided into two parts (3), (4) which fit into one another. A method of placing the device, according to claim 1, wherein the fastener (1) is introduced on the cone passing through the pointed end of said cone, it then retains only the portion including the circular base of this cone and inserting a lock of hair, and the element comprising the clip (1) is moved up to the desired location for the hair tie. Installation of the device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is provided by sliding of the upper portion of the cone (2) on the lock of hair (4), then removing the portion including the circular base of this cone. dropping it along the lock of hair, then inserting a hook (7) crimped to the ring (8) on which the jewelry or hair ornament is fixed in the clip (1). Use of the device according to one of the preceding claims to install a removable fastener for holding a jewel or an ornament in the hair and hair. Use of the device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the jewel consists of a succession of decorative objects whose patterns are colored, colorless, shiny, matte, luminescent or transparent.

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