Hair tie

Abstract

This invention provides a hair tie comprising a first loop, a second loop, and an elongated elastic member connected at a first end to the first loop and connected at a second end to the second loop. Example embodiments of the invention can be wrapped a plurality of times around lock of hair to form a helix, wherein the length and/or diameter of the helix can optionally varied based on the thickness and/or length of the user's lock of hair.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair tie comprising a first elastic loop, a second loop, and an elongated elastic member connected at a first end to the first elastic loop and connected at a second end to the second elastic loop. 
     
     
         2 . The hair tie of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated elastic member is made from elastic banding. 
     
     
         3 . The hair tie of  claim 2 , wherein the elongated elastic member is made from elastic banding that is flaccid in its resting state. 
     
     
         4 . The hair tie of  claim 2 , wherein the first elastic loop and/or the second elastic loop are made from elastic banding. 
     
     
         5 . The hair tie of the  claim 4 , wherein first elastic loop and/or the second elastic loop are made from elastic banding that is flaccid in its resting state. 
     
     
         6 . The hair tie of  claim 5 , wherein one or more or each of the first elastic loop, the second elastic loop, and the elongated elastic member comprises a covering. 
     
     
         7 . The hair tie of  claim 6 , wherein the covering is a soft covering. 
     
     
         8 . The hair tie of  claim 1 , wherein only the first elastic loop and/or second elastic loop comprises a soft covering. 
     
     
         9 . The hair tie of the  claim 8 , wherein the covering is a soft covering comprises a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric or a wrapped material. 
     
     
         10 . The hair tie of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated elastic member comprises a non-slip surface. 
     
     
         11 . The hair tie of  claim 1 , wherein the first elastic loop comprises stiffness or thickness that is greater than that of the second elastic loop.