Hair threading apparatus and method

Abstract

A protective device for protecting the fingers of a user from cuts while hair threading is presented. The protective device has a guard configured to overlie at least a portion of a finger of a user. The thread for hair threading is wrapped around a portion of the guard so that the thread does not directly come into contact with the skin. The guard has an attachment member configured to maintain the thread in the desired position relative to the finger of the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective device for protecting the fingers of a user from cuts formed in the skin of the fingers from a thread used in hair threading, the protective device comprising:
 a guard having a body defining a longitudinal passageway therethrough, wherein a portion of the finger of the user is insertable through the longitudinal passageway to couple the guard to the finger, and wherein the thread can be engage a portion of an outer surface of the body to maintain the thread in a desired position spaced from the skin of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The protective device of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive material configured to adhere the finger to the body to prevent the guard from sliding off the finger. 
     
     
         3 . The protective device of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the body frictionally engages the finger inserted through the longitudinal to prevent the guard from sliding off the finger. 
     
     
         4 . The protective device of  claim 1 , wherein the guard comprise at least one attachment member coupled to a portion of the body, and wherein the attachment member is configured to engage a portion of the thread and maintain the thread in the desired position spaced from the skin of the user. 
     
     
         5 . The protective device of  claim 4 , wherein the attachment member comprises at least a first arm having a longitudinal axis and a second arm having a longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         6 . The protective device of  claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the first arm is at an acute arm angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the second arm such that at least a portion of the first arm intersects the second arm at a central portion, and wherein a portion of the thread wraps around an outer surface of the central portion. 
     
     
         7 . The protective device of  claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the first arm is substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the second arm such that at least a portion of the first arm intersects the second arm at a central portion, and wherein a portion of the thread wraps around at least a portion of an outer surface of the central portion. 
     
     
         8 . The protective device of  claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal axis of the first arm is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second arm, wherein the first arm is spaced from the second arm by a central portion, and wherein a portion of the thread wraps around at least a portion of an outer surface of the central portion. 
     
     
         9 . The protective device of  claim 4 , wherein the attachment member comprises a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end is coupled to the body and the proximal end is spaced from the body a predetermined distance such that a slot is defined between the attachment member and the body, and wherein a portion of the thread is positionable in the slot. 
     
     
         10 . The protective device of  claim 9 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the proximal end of the attachment member is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal passageway of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The protective device of  claim 4 , wherein the attachment member comprises a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end and the proximal end are coupled to the body, wherein a central portion of the attachment member is spaced from the body a predetermined distance such that a channel is defined between the attachment member and the body, and wherein a portion of the thread is positionable in the channel. 
     
     
         12 . The protective device of  claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of the attachment member is an arcuate attachment member. 
     
     
         13 . The protective device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is disposable. 
     
     
         14 . The protective device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is formed from polymeric materials. 
     
     
         15 . A method for protecting the fingers of a user from cuts formed in the skin of the fingers from a thread used in hair threading, the method comprising:
 providing a protective device comprising a guard having a body defining a longitudinal passageway therethrough, wherein a portion of the finger of the user is insertable through the longitudinal passageway to couple the guard to the finger; and   positioning a portion of the thread around an outer surface of the body to maintain the thread in a desired position spaced from the skin of the user while hair threading.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the guard comprise at least one attachment member coupled to a portion of the body, and wherein the attachment member is configured to engage a portion of the thread.