Improved Hair Accessory

Abstract

An improved decorative hair accessory that comprises a bow or ribbon, an accessory cord that is fixed to the bow or ribbon with the cord being slidably connected with a sleeve. An elastic band is threaded through the sleeve and provides a loop through which the user may twist, as necessary, and pull the user's ponytail through the loop to secure the entire decorative hair accessory to the user's ponytail. The exposed band can be twisted as much as desired by the user. The length of hair can then optionally be inserted through the fabric opening. After repeated usage, the user can use a new elastic band without having to discard the hair accessory due to the loss of elasticity or breakage of the band.

1 . A reusable decorative hair accessory for securely holding the hair of a user comprising:
 a decorative accessory with an elastic accessory band secured thereto;   a sleeve slidably secured to the accessory band, wherein a portion of an elastic ponytail band is inserted into the sleeve and forming at least one loop to provide a ponytail holder which secures the decorative hair accessory to the user's ponytail.   
   
   
       2 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said decorative accessory comprises a fabric bow. 
   
   
       3 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein said decorative accessory comprises at least one fabric ribbon. 
   
   
       4 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is made of flexible plastic. 
   
   
       5 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is made of wood. 
   
   
       6 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is made of metal. 
   
   
       7 . The hair accessory of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is made of glass. 
   
   
       8 . A method of reusing a decorative hair accessory comprising:
 removing the broken elastic pony tail band from the slidable sleeve;   inserting a free end of an elastic pony tail band through a slidable sleeve and knotting the free ends of said elastic pony tail; and,   securing the knotted portion of the elastic pony tail band within the slidable sleeve.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising:
 inserting a pony tail through the elastic pony tail; and,   securing the decorative hair accessory to the pony tail.   
   
   
       10 . A method for securing a decorative hair accessory to a ponytail, said method comprising the steps of:
 a) joining a decorative accessory to an accessory cord with a sleeve slidably secured to said accessory cord;   b) inserting an elastic ponytail band through the sleeve;   c) threading one end of the ponytail band through the opposite protruding end of the ponytail band and forming one ponytail loop; and,   d) inserting a ponytail through the ponytail loop.