HAIR FASTENER

摘要

There is provided a hair fastener. The hair fastener has an elongate body made of an elastic material stretchable under tension for maximizing holding capability of hair and a locking means at least part of which made of a stiff material. The locking means includes a first member and a second member arranged at opposite ends of the body. The first member and the second member are releasably engageable with each other by way of a mechanical interference fit in that engagement of the first and second members is achieved independent of degree of tension of the elastic body and engagement or disengagement of the first and second members is achieved by way of one hand operation of a user. The fastener is adapted to assume a first configuration in which the first member and second members are engaged before tying the hair and a second configuration in which the first and second members are disengaged whereby removal of the fastener from the hair in the second configuration minimizes movement of the fastener along the length of the hair and thus eliminating or at least reducing frictional contact with the hair. With this construction, majority part of the hair fastener can be made of a high friction material to provide improved gripping or holding security of hair and yet hair is not damage during removal of the fastener from user's hair.

主权项

1. A hair fastener comprising an elongate body made of an elastic material stretchable under tension for maximizing holding capability of hair and a locking means including a first member and a second member arranged at opposite ends of said body, said first and second members made of a material stiffer than the elastic material, wherein:
said first member and said second member are releasably engageable with each other by way of a mechanical interference fit in that engagement of said first and second members is achieved independent of degree of tension of said elastic body, and disengagement of said first and second members is achieved by way of one hand operation of a user; said fastener is adapted to assume a first configuration in which the said first member and second members are engaged before tying the hair, or a second configuration in which said first and second members are disengaged whereby removal of said fastener from the hair in the second configuration minimizes movement of said fastener along the length of the hair and thus eliminating or at least reducing frictional contact with the hair; and said first member and said second member are connected to the respective opposite ends of said elongate body by overmoulding said elastic material over said first member and said second member thus integrally forming the opposite ends.