Improvements in or relating to hair accessories

Abstract

A hair accessory which can be inserted directly into a ponytail ( 6 ) and secured therein by means of the ring or band already in place to form the ponytail to provide the user with the appearance of an thicker and longer ponytail. The accessory consists of a weft of hair and longitudinal extending gripping means ( 3 ). Once the gripping means is inserted into a ponytail, the device is reliant on the combination of the grip and the pressure from the ring ponytail to hold it in place, and the hair weft then blends in with the user's natural hair to create a thicker and longer ponytail.

1 . A hair accessory comprising:
 a segment of hair extending in a first direction secured to a means of attachment   wherein the means of attachment also extends in the first direction and is provided with means for securing the accessory within a head of hair.   
     
     
         2 . A hair accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is provided with one or more barbs to secure the accessory within the head of hair. 
     
     
         3 . A hair accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means comprises an arrowhead. 
     
     
         4 . A hair accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is provided with a hook. 
     
     
         5 . A hair accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is a ring provided with a tapered flange which secures the accessory within the head of hair. 
     
     
         6 . The a hair accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         7 . The hair accessory according to  claim 6 , wherein the accessory is held in place within the ponytail by the pressure due to the band employed to create the ponytail. 
     
     
         8 . The hair accessory according to  claim 6 , wherein the attachment means of the accessory is inserted into the ponytail within a bobble of the ponytail. 
     
     
         9 . A hair accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the accessory is provided with a hook. 
     
     
         10 . The hair accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         11 . The hair accessory according to  claim 3 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         12 . The hair accessory according to  claim 4 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         13 . The hair accessory according to  claim 5 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         14 . The hair accessory according to  claim 9 , wherein the hair accessory extends a length and a volume of a ponytail. 
     
     
         15 . The hair accessory according to  claim 14 , wherein the accessory is held in place within the ponytail by the pressure due to the band employed to create the ponytail. 
     
     
         16 . The hair accessory according to  claim 7 , wherein the attachment means of the accessory is inserted into the ponytail within a bobble of the ponytail.