Hair Retaining Device and Method of Using Same

Abstract

A hair retaining device comprising a rod with two elongate helical coils surrounding a portion of the rod. The coils are attached only at one end of the rod and are offset from one another by 180 degrees. In use, the end of the rod is slid through a desired hair style using a weaving motion to pick up small portions of the hair. Once the rod is in place, it is screwed into a user's hair and the hair strands are retained. To remove the device, the rod is unscrewed to loosen from the hair strands and the rod is then pulled out of user's hair.

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         13 . A hair retention device, comprising:
 an elongate, rod-like handle portion;   a pair of elongate helical coils, each of the coils in the pair of helical coils having two opposing ends, each coil being supported at one opposing end from the rod-like handle portion and having an opposite, free opposing end which is free in space;   the pair of elongate helical coils being angularly offset by 180 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate, rod-like handle portion.   
     
     
         14 . The hair retention device of  claim 13 , wherein at least a selected one of the opposite, free ends of the helical coils terminates in an outwardly extending elongate portion generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the elongate, rod-like handle portion. 
     
     
         15 . The hair retention device of  claim 13 , wherein the handle portion includes decorative features. 
     
     
         16 . The hair retention device of  claim 13 , wherein at least a selected one of the handle portion and the outwardly extending elongate portion of the helical coil is removable and/or interchangeable. 
     
     
         17 . The hair retention device of  claim 13 , wherein the helical coils have turns that are offset from one another to provide hair receiving gaps between the turns. 
     
     
         18 . The hair retention device of  claim 13 , wherein the opposite, free opposing ends of the helical coils are blunt or rounded to prevent scratching a user's scalp. 
     
     
         19 . The hair retention device of  claim 16 , wherein the selected removable and/or interchangeable ends are connected by a connection mechanism selected from the group consisting of a screw connection, a magnetic connection, a bayonet catch connection, a simple plug connection and friction force between two mating members.