Hair catching headband device for disabled persons

Abstract

A device for preventing long hair from getting in the way of daily activities for disabled persons is disclosed. In one embodiment, a hair catching headband device for keeping the hair out of a person's face comprises a headband section configured to comfortably fit around the person's head; a left hair catching region adjoined to a bottom left hand portion of the headband section, and a right hair catching region adjoined to a bottom right hand portion of the headband section.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair catching headband device, comprising:
 a flexible headband section having a left end and a right end, wherein the headband section has a curved shape such that the left end and right end and is configured to fit around a person's head;   a left hair catching region adjoined to the left end of the headband section, wherein the left air catching region extends down and outward from the headband section; and   a right hair catching region adjoined to the right end of the headband section, wherein the right air catching region extends down and outward from the headband section.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the hair catching headband is configured so that a bottom portion of one of the left hair catching region and the right hair catching region is in close proximity to a shoulder of the person when the headband section is fit around the person's head so to prevent the person's hair from flowing underneath the one of the left hair catching region and the right hair catching region. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the bottom portion of one of the left hair catching regions and the right hair catching regions is a shoulder support region. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the shoulder support region is made of a softer material than the one of the left hair catching region or right hair catching region. 
     
     
         5 . The hair catching headband device of  claim 1 , wherein the width of either the left hair catching region or right hand catching region does not exceed 2 cm. 
     
     
         6 . The hair catching headband device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the left hair catching region or right hand catching region contains at least one hole. 
     
     
         7 . The hair catching headband device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the left hair catching region and right hand catching region extends between 5 cm to 20 cm outward from the headband section. 
     
     
         8 . The hair catching headband device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the left hair catching region and right hand catching region extends between 3 cm to 15 cm downward from where the left hair catching region and right hair catching region, respectively, adjoins the headband region.