Hook on pony tail accessory

Abstract

The present invention comprises a fastening and decorative device which comprises a resilient o-ring shaped anchor ring and a decorative device or unit comprising in combination an ornamental unit connected to a base support unit having hook on means for removeably attaching to the anchor ring. The hook on means is connected to the back of the base support unit and comprises a reversed R-shaped configuration in cross section. An alternative embodiment for the hook on means comprises an inverted J-shaped configuration in cross section, connected to the back of the base support unit. Another alternative embodiment of the device resides in removeably attached snap on units connecting the ornamental unit to the back support unit. The decorative device can also contain hook on clip units.

1 . A hair fastening and decorative device for securing strands of hair in place comprising in combination: a flexible, resilient anchor ring for encircling and holding strands of hair; and a decorative device including an ornamental unit having a front and a back attached to a base support unit having a front and a back and hook on means for removeably attaching to the anchor ring.  
   
   
       2 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the back of the ornamental unit is securely attached to the front of the base support unit.  
   
   
       3 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the hook on means is attached to the back of the base support unit and has a reversed R-configuration in cross section.  
   
   
       4 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 3 , wherein the hook on means comprises a reversed R-shape configuration removeably attached to the anchor ring.  
   
   
       5 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the back of the ornamental unit is removeably attached to the front of the base support unit with snap on means.  
   
   
       6 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 5 , wherein the snap on means for the ornamental unit is a female snap on unit and the snap on unit for the base support unit is a male snap on unit.  
   
   
       7 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the hook on means is an inverted J-shaped hook in cross section.  
   
   
       8 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the hook on means is a clip unit.  
   
   
       9 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor ring has an O-shaped configuration.  
   
   
       10 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor ring is constructed from a flexible, resilient material such as rubber, neoprene and pliable plastic.  
   
   
       11 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental unit includes material which resembles flowers, a heart, an oval, insects, smiling lips, cartoon characters, and animals.  
   
   
       12 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 5 , wherein the snap on means comprise a pair of flexible T-shaped shafts located on the back of the ornamental unit which removeably engage a pair of holes located on the back of the base support unit and passes there through.  
   
   
       13 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 12 , wherein the T-shaped flexible shafts located on the back of the ornamental unit are spaced apart and parallel to each other.  
   
   
       14 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 12 , wherein the pair of holes in the base support unit are specifically spaced apart to receive the T-shaped flexible shafts.  
   
   
       15 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 5 , wherein the ornamental unit and base support unit are integrated to form a single unit.  
   
   
       16 . A hair fastening and decorative device for securing strands of hair in place comprising in combination: a flexible, resilient anchor ring for encircling and holding strands of hair, a flexible, elongated rectangular shaped pony tail holder having securing means on opposite and opposing edges and adjacent to the edges thereof, for removably interconnecting said edges to form a circular configuration of said pony tail holder for holding in place strands of hair, said pony tail holder having an inside section and an outside section and hook on clip means located on the inside section thereof for being removably attached to the anchor ring.  
   
   
       17 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 16  wherein the securing means on opposing edges of the pony tail holder is female snap on units on one edge and male snap on units on the opposite side of the edge.  
   
   
       18 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 16 , wherein the hook on clip means is a single prong clip.  
   
   
       19 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 16 , wherein the hook on clip means is a two prong clip.  
   
   
       20 . The hair fastening and decorative device of  claim 16 , wherein the pony tail holder is constructed from a flexible, elastic material selected from the group consisting of leather, lycra, nylon, canvas, neoprene, silk, cloth and mixtures thereof.