Stretch comb hair retainer

Abstract

A stretch comb hair retainer has opposed combs connected together by elastic filament strand segments that extend at spaced intervals between the spines of the combs. The elastic strands are crisscrossed to form a cris-cross pattern having stretchable openings between the combs. Hair can be pulled through any of the multiple stretchable openings of the cris-cross pattern if and as desired to create particular hair styles. The individual elastic strands forming the cris-cross pattern can be used without decorative elements on the strands, or with decorative elements such as decorative beads of various sizes and shapes. The crisscrossed strand segments can be interconnected or interlaced or partially interconnected or partially interlaced, or can be comprised of a combination of interlaced and interconnected strand segments.

1 . A stretch comb hair retainer comprising 
 two opposed combs, each of said combs having a spine and comb teeth projecting from said spine, and    a plurality of stretchable elastic filament strand segments extending between the spines of said combs in a stretchable crisscross pattern, said crisscross pattern providing openings through which the wearer's hair can be pulled.    
   
   
       2 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein said opposed combs are wire combs comprised of a metal spine and a row of looped wires attached to and projecting from said metal spine to form projecting teeth of the combs.  
   
   
       3 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein said strand segments are at least partially interlaced with each other.  
   
   
       4 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein the crisscrossed strand segments are fully interlaced with each other to provide a crisscross weave pattern.  
   
   
       5 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said elastic strand segments is beaded with a plurality of decorative beads.  
   
   
       6 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of said elastic strand segments are beaded with a plurality of decorative beads to provide a decorative mesh of elastic strands.  
   
   
       7 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of decorative elements are affixed to said strand segments.  
   
   
       8 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 1  wherein said cris-cross pattern of strand segments is substantially balanced about the centerline of the stretch comb hair retainer.  
   
   
       9 . A stretch comb hair retainer comprising 
 two opposed combs, each of said combs having a spine and comb teeth projecting from said spine, and    at least two sets of stretchable elastic strand segments extending between the spines of said combs at spaced intervals, the strand segments of one set of strand segments being crisscrossed and interlaced with the strand segments of the other set of strand segments without said strand segments being interconnected to provide a stretchable cris-cross weave pattern between said opposed combs through which the wearer's hair can be pulled,    said cris-cross pattern being substantially balanced about the centerline of the retainer with an equal number of strand segments in each set of strand segments.    
   
   
       10 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 9  wherein at least one of said elastic strand segments is beaded with a plurality of decorative beads.  
   
   
       11 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 9  wherein a plurality of said elastic strand segments are beaded with a plurality of decorative beads to provide a decorative mesh of elastic strands.  
   
   
       12 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 11  wherein each of said strand segments is beaded.  
   
   
       13 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 12  wherein substantially the entirety of each of said strand segments is beaded.  
   
   
       14 . A stretch comb hair retainer comprising 
 two opposed combs, each of said combs having a spine and comb teeth projecting from said spine, and    at least two sets of stretchable elastic strand segments extending between the spines of said combs at spaced intervals, the strand segments of one set of strand segments being cris-crossed and at least partially interlaced with the strand segments of the other set of strand segments to provide a stretchable cris-cross weave pattern between said opposed combs through which the wearer's-hair can be pulled,    the strand segments of said crisscrossed sets of strand segments being beaded for decorative effect.    
   
   
       15 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 14  wherein said opposed combs are wire combs comprised of a metal spine and a row of looped wires attached to and projecting from said metal spine to form projecting teeth of the combs.  
   
   
       16 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 14  wherein said criss-crossed strand segments are fully interlaced with each other.  
   
   
       17 . The stretch comb hair retainer of  claim 14  wherein none of said crisscrossed strand segments are not interconnected.