Knot helper

Abstract

A knot helper utilizing a sleeve open at the top end as well as the bottom end. A partially or fully exposed elastic circle is used at the top end to tighten the knot helper around the top of a wearer's ponytail. In use, the wearer encloses her ponytail into the cylindrical sleeve of the knot helper. She then secures the top end over her ponytail with the aid of an exposed elastic or other grabbing means in order to prevent the knot helper from slipping off her ponytail. Finally, she twists and wraps the knot helper along with the enclosed sleeve forming a knot or other related hair styles. The finished knot may be anchored securely by tucking the bottom end of the sleeve under the knot or by looping a circle of elastic provided at the bottom end of the sleeve around the knot.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A hair accessory for a wearer's ponytail comprising: 
 a. a sleeve for enclosing the ponytail    b. said sleeve having a top open end and a bottom end to permit the ponytail to extend into the sleeve    c. said top open end in said sleeve incorporating a grabbing means at said top open end to securely position the sleeve on the ponytail    d. said sleeve being of sufficient length to substantially contain the ponytail    e. said sleeve being of sufficient flexibility to allow it to be twisted and wrapped along with the enclosed ponytail    
     
     
         2 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve includes a partially exposed elastic at said top end to allow said top end to be tightened over the ponytail.  
     
     
         3 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve is a cylindrical piece of material.  
     
     
         4 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said bottom open end is decorated by the application of any decorative objects selected from a group consisting of: fringes, beads, metallic threads and embroidered decorations.  
     
     
         5 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said bottom end carries an elastic means to secure said bottom end around the knot  
     
     
         6 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said top and said bottom end each carry an elastic circle  
     
     
         7 . A method of creating a hairstyle with a ponytail, said method comprising: 
 a. placing a sleeve of resilient material having a top open end and a bottom end over the ponytail    b. securing the sleeve over the pony-tail with the help of a grabbing means present at the top end of said sleeve    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the sleeve and the ponytail are twisted several times as a single unit in one direction and then wrapped around the top end of the ponytail in a spiral fashion forming a knot followed by tucking the bottom end of said sleeve such as to secure a knot.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the sleeve and the ponytail are twisted several times as a single unit in one direction and then wrapped around the top end of the ponytail in a spiral fashion forming a knot followed by snapping an elastic present at the bottom end around the knot so as to secure the knot.