Elastic hair tie dispenser

Abstract

The present invention provides an elastic hair tie material and an elastic hair tie dispenser for dispensing varying lengths of elastic hair tie material. More particularly, the present Elastic Hair Tie Dispenser device has been configured with a flexible cover, a pivoting cutting blade actuator and cutting blade to conveniently dispense elastic hair tie material of varying color, cut to any desired length by the user of the dispenser, to be worn by women or men to restrain their hair in many varying different stylish configurations and for varying purposes, and wherein the dispenser is refillable by either winding hair tie material onto a spool rotatably housed within the dispenser or inserting a new coil of hair tie material sold separately.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An elastic hair tie dispenser, comprising:
 a) two round transparent clamshell housing sections configured to be held together with fasteners, wherein when assembled said two housing sections form a dispenser housing configured to accept a centrally located spool and a cutting blade;   b) elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing;   c) a cording orifice and a cutting slot molded into said dispenser housing; and   d) a pivoting blade actuator assembly movably attached to said dispenser housing having a cutting blade therein; whereby said elastic hair tie cording spooled within said housing is dispensed by being pulled through said cording orifice to a variable desired length then cut with said pivoting blade actuator cutting blade.   
     
     
         2 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing includes an elastomer core center which comprises 90% rubber compound, 5% color added and 5% solvents and releasing agents used in manufacture, and has an elasticity ratio of 4:1. 
     
     
         3 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said pivoting blade actuator assembly includes a blade attachment portion capable of accepting a removable replaceable cutting blade, spring back fingers and an orifice for pivotably mounting on said dispenser housing, whereby when in operation, the pivoting blade actuator assembly is forced forward by a user, said cutting blade cuts said elastic hair tie cording material dispensed into any desired length by a user, and springs back to be in position to cut again. 
     
     
         4 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said dispenser housing includes a cutting pad accepting section wherein a cutting pad is mounted and further wherein when said cutting blade is actuated using said pivoting blade actuator assembly, said cutting blade moves to cut said hair tie material and stops on said cutting pad working as a cushion for the cutting blade. 
     
     
         5 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , further including a removeable pivoting blade assembly safety cover wherein said safety cover attaches to said dispenser housing by snapping on to said dispenser housing and prevents the blade from unwanted exposure or actuation cutting motion when attached. 
     
     
         6 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said centrally located spool is rotatably affixed to said dispenser housing and includes a hair tie material fastening slot and an external slot, wherein said hair tie material coiled within said housing is fastened to said spool, and a user can coil hair tie material back into said dispenser housing by winding said hair tie material using a screwdriver positioned within said external slot, thereby obtaining any desired length of hair tie material to be cut and subsequently used. 
     
     
         7 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material is sold separately as an individual coil package and can be inserted into said dispenser housing by disassembling said housing, thereby refilling said dispenser housing with a coil of elastic hair tie cording material. 
     
     
         8 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material is sold separately as an individual coil package and can be inserted into said dispenser housing by attaching a length of elastic cording hair tie material to said spool and winding said elastic hair tie material into said dispenser housing and onto said spool using said external slot to rotate said spool. 
     
     
         9 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing includes an elastomer core center which comprises 90% rubber compound, 5% color added and 5% solvents and releasing agents used in manufacture, and has an elasticity ratio of 4:1, and further wherein said elastomer core center is covered by fabric of varying colors. 
     
     
         10 . The elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said dispenser housing further includes a lanyard orifice for attaching a lanyard. 
     
     
         11 . A method for making an elastic hair tie dispenser, comprising the steps of:
 a) providing two round transparent clamshell housing sections configured to be held together with fasteners, wherein when assembled said two housing sections form a dispenser housing configured to accept a centrally located spool and a cutting blade;   b) providing elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing;   c) providing a cording orifice and a cutting slot molded into said dispenser housing; and   d) providing a pivoting blade actuator assembly movably attached to said dispenser housing having a cutting blade therein; whereby said elastic hair tie cording spooled within said housing is dispensed by being pulled through said cording orifice to a variable desired length then cut with said pivoting blade actuator cutting blade.   
     
     
         12 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing includes an elastomer core center which comprises 90% rubber compound, 5% color added and 5% solvents and releasing agents used in manufacture, and has an elasticity ratio of 4:1. 
     
     
         13 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said pivoting blade actuator assembly includes a blade attachment portion capable of accepting a removable replaceable cutting blade, spring back fingers and an orifice for pivotably mounting on said dispenser housing, whereby when in operation, the pivoting blade actuator assembly is forced forward by a user, said cutting blade cuts said elastic hair tie cording material dispensed into any desired length by a user, and springs back to be in position to cut again. 
     
     
         14 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said dispenser housing includes a cutting pad accepting section wherein a cutting pad is mounted and further wherein when said cutting blade is actuated using said pivoting blade actuator assembly, said cutting blade moves to cut said hair tie material and stops on said cutting pad working as a cushion for the cutting blade. 
     
     
         15 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , further including a removeable pivoting blade assembly safety cover wherein said safety cover attaches to said dispenser housing by snapping on to said dispenser housing and prevents the blade from unwanted exposure or actuation cutting motion when attached. 
     
     
         16 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said centrally located spool is rotatably affixed to said dispenser housing and includes a hair tie material fastening slot and an external slot, wherein said hair tie material coiled within said housing is fastened to said spool, and a user can coil hair tie material back into said dispenser housing by winding said hair tie material using a screwdriver positioned within said external slot, thereby obtaining any desired length of hair tie material to be cut and subsequently used. 
     
     
         17 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material is sold separately as an individual coil package and can be inserted into said dispenser housing by disassembling said housing, thereby refilling said dispenser housing with a coil of elastic hair tie cording material. 
     
     
         18 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material is sold separately as an individual coil package and can be inserted into said dispenser housing by attaching a length of elastic cording hair tie material to said spool and winding said elastic hair tie material into said dispenser housing and onto said spool using said external slot to rotate said spool. 
     
     
         19 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 12 , wherein said elastic hair tie cording material removably wound around said spool forming a coil within said assembled dispenser housing includes an elastomer core center which comprises 90% rubber compound, 5% color added and 5% solvents and releasing agents used in manufacture, and has an elasticity ratio of 4:1, and further wherein said elastomer core center is covered by fabric of varying colors. 
     
     
         20 . The method of making an elastic hair tie dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said dispenser housing further includes a lanyard orifice for attaching a lanyard.