Hair Band With Interchangeable Designs

Abstract

A hair accessory has a base body and a transparent cover removably connected to the base body. The base body and transparent cover form a receptacle therebetween, and an interchangeable decorative insert is sized to fit within the receptacle.

1 . A wearable accessory comprising:
 a base body,   a transparent cover removably connected to the base body, wherein the base body and transparent cover form a receptacle therebetween, and   an interchangeable decorative insert sized to fit within the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is a hair band accessory. 
     
     
         3 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the base body and cover are removably connected through a snap-on connection. 
     
     
         4 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the base body and cover are connected by a hinge. 
     
     
         5 . The hair accessory of  claim 4 , wherein the hinge is located at an end of the base body and a snap-on connection is located at an other end. 
     
     
         6 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the base body and cover are connected by a removable clip. 
     
     
         7 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the base body and cover are removably connected by a magnetic attachment. 
     
     
         8 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the base body and cover are removably connected by a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         9 . The hair accessory of  claim 2 , wherein a decorative item comprising a decorative head is removably attached to the cover. 
     
     
         10 . The hair accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the decorative item comprises a decorative head and a shaft sized to fit within a hole located in the cover of the hair accessory. 
     
     
         11 . The hair accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the decorative item is attached to the cover by hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The hair accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the decorative item is attached to the cover by a magnetic attachment. 
     
     
         13 . A system for producing a custom hair accessory comprising:
 pre-printed sheets sized to fit within a receptacle formed within a hair accessory; and   an application that allows a user to create a design sized to fit on the pre-printed insert sheets.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the insert is formed on a master sheet perforated around the insert sheets such that the insert sheet can be easily removed from the master sheet. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the insert is shaped to fit a specific hair accessory and the insert has slots pre-cut to fit over keys in the base of the hair accessory. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the user may share the design by uploading it to a social networking site. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the design may be downloaded from a pre-existing database of designs. 
     
     
         18 . A method for producing a custom hair accessory comprising:
 providing a hair accessory comprising a base body, a transparent cover removably connected to the base body, wherein the base body and transparent cover form a receptacle therebetween, and an interchangeable decorative insert sized to fit within the receptacle;   providing pre-printed sheets sized to fit within a receptacle formed within a hair accessory; and   creating a design sized to fit on the pre-printed insert sheets.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein an interface allows the user to choose an existing design from a pre-existing database of designs and print the existing design. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the user may customize a pre-existing design.