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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul M Hamilton, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
132200 ; 132275 ;
Abstract
A multi-purpose device that can serve as a piece for retaining ponytails, braids and the like and as a body ornament is disclosed. The multipurpose hair ornament includes a planar member for receiving the shaft of a cylindrical mass of hair or a body part. The body ornament also includes an elastic retainer member which releasably engages the body ornament to the mass of hair or the body part. The body ornament is made of a resilient material such as plastic which can be molded to fit the curvature of the hair or body part. The member is attached to the hair or body part by an elastic retainer which engages with two attachment points on the member.