Crescent Shaped Headband

Abstract

A headband that includes a connecting material and a headband body connected to each other at their respective opposing ends. The headband body has an inner and outer edge, which may be curved. The distance between the inner and outer edge generally becomes shorter nearer the ends of the headband body. If curved, the inner and outer edges may have different radii, such that the tube is generally crescent shaped. The general crescent shape creates a more comfortable fit and results from the ratio of the radius of the inner edge curve to the radius of the outer edge curve being greater than about 1 and less than about 6. A more comfortable fit can also result from a particular ratio wherein the width at the center of the headband body is greater than the width at the ends of the headband body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A crescent-shaped headband comprising:
 a headband body having a length between a first end and a second end, the first end of the headband body opposite the second end of the headband body, the headband body also having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge of the headband body and the outer edge of the headband body separated by a width;   the inner edge of the headband body forming a curve and the outer edge of the headband body forming a curve;   the curve of the inner edge of the headband body and the curve of the outer edge of the headband body having different radii from one another;   the curve of the inner edge of the headband body and the curve of the outer edge of the headband body having the same direction of curvature; and   the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body to the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is greater than about 1 and less than about 6.   
     
     
         2 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body to the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is greater than about 2 and less than about 3. 
     
     
         3 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body to the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is greater than about 2.3 and less than about 2.7. 
     
     
         4 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body to the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is greater than about 2.5 and less than about 2.6. 
     
     
         5 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body is about 20 inches to 50 inches and the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is about 10 inches to 25 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body is about 30 inches to 40 inches and the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is about 12 inches to 18 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the radius of the curve of the inner edge of the headband body is about 36 inches and the radius of the curve of the outer edge of the headband body is about 14 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The headband of  claim 1 , wherein the headband body comprises a length of a first material and a length of a second material, wherein the first material is affixed to the second material, and wherein the first material is a decorative fabric and the second material is a woven pile type material. 
     
     
         9 . A headband comprising:
 a headband body having a length between a first end and a second end, the first end of the headband body opposite the second end of the headband body, and a center between the first end of the headband body and the second end of the headband body;   the headband body also having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge of the headband body and the outer edge of the headband body separated by a width;   the inner edge of the headband body and the outer edge of the headband body being substantially non-parallel;   the headband body having a first end width at the first end of the headband body, the headband body having a second end width at the second end of the headband body;   the headband body having a center width at the center of the length between the first end of the headband body and second end of the headband body; and   the ratio of the center width of the headband body to the width at either the first end of the headband body or the second end of the headband body is greater than about 1.   
     
     
         10 . The headband of  claim 9 , wherein the ratio of the center width of the headband body to the width at each of the first and second ends of the headband body is greater than about 2 and less than about 5. 
     
     
         11 . The headband of  claim 9 , wherein the width at each of the first and second ends of the headband body are about equal. 
     
     
         12 . The headband of  claim 9 , wherein the headband body is comprised of a single piece of fabric having at least one tube formed on either the inner edge of the headband body or the outer edge of the headband body by folding the piece of fabric toward itself and affixing the fabric to itself. 
     
     
         13 . The headband of  claim 9 , wherein the headband body comprises a length of a first material and a length of a second material, wherein the first material is affixed to the second material, and wherein the first material is a decorative fabric and the second material is a woven pile type material. 
     
     
         14 . The headband of  claim 13 , wherein the second material is velvet. 
     
     
         15 . The headband of  claim 9 , wherein the headband body further comprises a connecting material extending lengthwise and affixed to the headband body at a point adjacent each of the first and second ends of the headband body. 
     
     
         16 . A headband comprising:
 a length of connecting material having a first end and a second end, the first end opposite the second end;   a first low-friction sleeve covering at least two opposing sides of a first portion of the length of connecting material adjacent the first end of the length of connecting material;   a second low-friction sleeve covering at least two opposing sides of a second portion of the length of connecting material adjacent the second end of the length of connecting material;   a headband body having a length between a first end and a second end, the first end opposite the second end, the headband body also having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge and the outer edge separated by a width;   the first end of the headband body affixed to the first low-friction sleeve at a point adjacent to the first end of the connecting material and the second end of the headband body affixed to the second low-friction sleeve at a point adjacent to the first end of the connecting material;   the inner edge of the headband body forming a curve and the outer edge of the headband body forming a curve;   the curve of the inner edge of the headband body and the curve of the outer edge of the headband body having different radii from one another; and   the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge to the radius of the curve of the outer edge is greater than about 1 and less than about 6.   
     
     
         17 . The headband of  claim 16 , wherein the low-friction sleeve is semi-rigid. 
     
     
         18 . The headband of  claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the radius of the curve of the inner edge to the radius of the curve of the outer edge is about 2.33 to about 2.73. 
     
     
         19 . The headband of  claim 16 , wherein the curve of the inner edge of the headband body and the curve of the outer edge of the headband body both have the same direction of curvature. 
     
     
         20 . The headband of  claim 16 , wherein the headband body comprises a length of a first material and a length of a second material, wherein the first material is affixed to the second material, and wherein the first material is a decorative fabric and the second material is a woven pile type material.