Decorative hair pin for plaited type 4 hair

Abstract

The current invention is a device, method and system for adorning type 4 hair styled in a complex pattern formed by interlacing strands of hair using an acute angled hair pin. The preferred device of the instant invention is a decorative hair pin, made of a strand of wire formed of a resilient material, with the first leg substantially longer than the second leg joined by an u-shape bend composed of an acute angle. In the preferred method of the invention, the longer leg of the pin is inserted into a section of woven hair in the opposite direction of the plait and is positioned parallel to the wears scalp under length the bulk of the plait. In use the decorative ornament is the only part of the invention showing in the user's hair. The device may come in different lengths, angular degrees and thicknesses.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decorative hair pin comprising:
 a strand of wire formed of a resilient material having a first leg and a second leg joined together by an acute angle bend, the acute angle bend being U-shaped or V-shaped between 1 and 89 degrees;   the first leg has a first length and the second leg has a second length, wherein the first length is double the second length; and,   the first leg lying generally in a plane.   
     
     
         2 . The decorative hair pin of  claim 1 , wherein the first leg and the second leg are straight. 
     
     
         3 . The decorative hair pin of  claim 1 , further including a bulbous member, said bulbous member being attached to the first leg at a free end. 
     
     
         4 . The decorative hair pin of  claim 3 , wherein the bulbous member comprises an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         5 . A decorative hair pin comprising:
 a strand of wire formed of a resilient material having a first leg and a second leg joined together by an acute angle bend, the acute angle bend being U-shaped or V-shaped between 1 and 89 degrees;   the first leg has a first length and the second leg has a second length, wherein the first length is double the second length; and   the first leg lying generally in a plane, wherein the first leg and the second leg are straight;   a bulbous member, said bulbous member being attached to the first leg at a free end, wherein said bulbous member comprises an elastomeric material.