Child-Proof Hair Bead

Abstract

A child-proof hair bead is a hairstyling hair bead that is safe for a child to wear through their hair. The child-proof hair bead includes a bead body, a hair-receiving channel, and a lining. The hair-receiving channel traverses through the bead body allowing a child's hair to be drawn through the bead body. The lining is connected across an inner channel surface of the bead body and is positioned around the hair-receiving channel, which prevents a child's hair from making direct contact with the inner channel surface of the bead body. The lining is consequently made of a piece of friction-reducing fabric (e.g., silk in a satin-weave structure). The bead body is made of an elastic material (e.g., a kind of rubber) so that the bead body does not break or crack if the bead body experiences a physical impact.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child-proof hair bead comprising:
 a bead body;   a hair-receiving channel;   a lining;   the bead body comprising a lateral surface, a channel surface, a first end, and a second end;   the hair-receiving channel traversing through the bead body from the first end to the second end;   the channel surface being delineated by the hair-receiving channel;   the lateral surface being positioned around the channel surface;   the lateral surface and the channel surface being positioned in between the first end and the second end;   the lining being connected across the channel surface;   the lining being positioned around the hair-receiving channel;   the lining traversing from the first end to the second end;   the bead body being made of an elastic material; and   the lining being made of a piece of friction-reducing fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is natural rubber. 
     
     
         3 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is polyurethane. 
     
     
         4 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is silicone. 
     
     
         5 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is neoprene. 
     
     
         6 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is nitrile. 
     
     
         7 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is silk in a satin-weave structure. 
     
     
         8 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is polyester in a satin-weave structure. 
     
     
         9 . The child-proof hair bead as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the piece of friction-reducing fabric is spun yarn in a satin-weave structure. 
     
     
         10 . The child-proof hair bead as  claimed in 1 , wherein the lining is smoothly connected across the channel surface. 
     
     
         11 . The child-proof hair bead as  claimed in 1  comprising:
 an adhesive; and 
 the lining being connected across the channel surface by the adhesive. 
 
     
     
         12 . The child-proof hair bead as  claimed in 1 , wherein an intersection edge between the lateral surface and the first end is a rounded edge. 
     
     
         13 . The child-proof hair bead as  claimed in 1 , wherein an intersection edge between the lateral surface and the second end is a rounded edge. 
     
     
         14 . The child-proof hair bead as  claimed in 1 , wherein the lateral surface is a convex surface.