Hair Accessory

Abstract

A hair accessory that assists a user in styling the user's hair in popular “updo” styles. The hair accessory can be used to give the hair height and volume in a variety of locations of the user's head, providing the same effect as teasing the hair. The hair accessory may be used to add height and volume just behind the front hairline, or may be used to add height and volume to the hair at the crown of the head.

1 . A hair accessory comprising:
 a soft body having an upper side and a lower side, the upper side having a bulbous portion and a lower side thereof; and   a hair attachment device affixed to the lower side of the body that holds the soft body within the hair, wherein the soft body supports a raised shape in the hair when the hair is combed and held thereover.   
   
   
       2 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the hair attachment device is a comb attachment. 
   
   
       3 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the hair attachment device is a barrette. 
   
   
       4 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a slit used to connect the hair attachment device to the soft body. 
   
   
       5 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the soft body is made from molded plastic. 
   
   
       6 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the soft body is make from a spongy material. 
   
   
       7 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the soft body is made from a disposable material. 
   
   
       8 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the soft body further comprises a front end and a rear end; and the soft body arches upward slightly from the front end and slopes downward toward the rear end. 
   
   
       9 . The hair accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the soft body is clear. 
   
   
       10 . The hair accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the soft body has a color. 
   
   
       11 . A hair accessory comprising:
 A   a soft body having an upper side and a lower side, the upper side having a hair supporting means for supporting hair in a raised shape when hair is combed thereover; and   an attachment means on the lower side of the soft body for holding the soft body within hair.   
   
   
       12 . The hair accessory of  claim 11 , further comprising a means for connecting the hair attachment device to the soft body. 
   
   
       13 . A method for adding height and volume to hair, comprising
 combing a portion of hair forward;   placing a hair accessory at a desired location on a head of a user;   securing the hair accessory in the hair using a hair attachment device connected to the lower side of the hair accessory; and   combing at least a portion of the hair over the hair accessory to style the hair in a raised shape.