Hairstyling Former

Abstract

A hairstyling former comprising a ring of elastomeric material disposed within the material of an outer ring of resiliently deformable material. This outer ring comprises two layers of the resiliently deformable material, mutually joined at an outer periphery. The resiliently deformable material is an inelastic polymeric thread, knitted or woven in a manner providing limited stretch.

1 . A hairstyling former comprising a ring of elastomeric material disposed within the material of an outer ring of resiliently deformable material; said outer ring comprising two layers of the resiliently deformable material, mutually joined at an outer periphery; the resiliently deformable material comprising an inelastic polymeric thread, knitted or woven in a manner providing stretch. 
     
     
         2 . A hairstyling former according to  claim 1 , wherein said thread is of polyethylene. 
     
     
         3 . A hairstyling former according to  claim 2 , wherein the resiliently deformable material is substantially disc-shaped, the ring of elastomeric material being located at an inner periphery of the resiliently deformable material. 
     
     
         4 . A hairstyling former according to  claim 3 , wherein the elastomeric ring comprises a ring of natural or artificial rubber or polyester-polyurethane copolymer. 
     
     
         5 . A method of making a hairstyling former, comprising the steps of taking a sheet of resiliently deformable material, knitted or woven of inelastic polymeric thread, placing a ring of elastomeric material around the sheet of resiliently deformable material, and folding the resiliently deformable material so that the ring of elastomeric material is inside. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein the sheet of resiliently deformable material is substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein the ring of elastomeric material is placed around a width of the sheet of resiliently deformable material at a midpoint along the length thereof, to cinch the resiliently deformable material at the midpoint. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 7 , wherein folding of the resiliently deformable material comprises folding halves of the resiliently deformable material around the ring of elastomeric material into two superimposed, substantially disc-shaped layers. 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein after the folding step, the two layers are attached together at their common outer periphery, to form a circumferential seam. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein the attachment at the outer periphery is by sewing. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein after the attachment at the outer periphery, the resiliently deformable material is everted, moving the circumferential seam from the outside thereof to the inside. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein in each layer, radially extending edges of the resiliently deformable material are attached together. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein the attachment of the radially extending edges is by sewing. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein folding of the resiliently deformable material comprises folding halves of the resiliently deformable material around the ring of elastomeric material into two superimposed, substantially disc-shaped layers. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein after the folding step, the two layers are attached together at their common outer periphery, to form a circumferential seam. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 15 , wherein the attachment at the outer periphery is by sewing. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 15 , wherein after the attachment at the outer periphery, the resiliently deformable material is everted, moving the circumferential seam from the outside thereof to the inside. 
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein in each layer, radially extending edges of the resiliently deformable material are attached together. 
     
     
         19 . A hairstyling former according to  claim 1 , wherein the resiliently deformable material is substantially disc-shaped, the ring of elastomeric material being located at an inner periphery of the resiliently deformable material. 
     
     
         20 . A hairstyling former according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric ring comprises a ring of natural or artificial rubber or polyester-polyurethane copolymer.