Method for creating, extending or repairing hair lock

Abstract

In an embodiment of the disclosed principles, methods and systems are provided for generating and applying a lock of hair. In an embodiment, the method entails generally providing a hair group, dividing the hair group into more than one and no more than three subgroups, processing the multiple subgroups via multi-stage braiding, if there are three subgroups, or multi-stage twisting, if there are two subgroups, with the multi-stage braiding or multi-stage twisting be interrupted by a regrouping of the existing subgroups into an equivalent number of different subgroups, and following a multi-stage braiding with a multi-stage twisting, and following a multi-stage twisting with a multi-stage braiding, until a desired lock length is attained. Multiple such locks may be affixed to a person's head to provide a locks hairstyle to the person.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method for creating a hair lock, the method comprising:
 providing a hair group;   dividing the hair group into more than one and no more than three subgroups;   processing the multiple subgroups via multi-stage braiding, if there are three subgroups, or multi-stage twisting, if there are two subgroups, with the multi-stage braiding or multi-stage twisting being interrupted by a regrouping of the existing subgroups into an equivalent number of different subgroups; and   following a multi-stage braiding with a multi-stage twisting, and following a multi-stage twisting with a multi-stage braiding, until a desired lock length is attained.   
     
     
         2 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the number of braids in at least one stage of the multistage braiding varies from the number of braids in at least one other stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         3 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the number of twists in at least one stage of the multistage twisting varies from the number of twists in at least one other stage of the multistage twisting. 
     
     
         4 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising adding additional hair to the hair lock during creation of the hair lock. 
     
     
         5 . The method in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein adding additional hair to the hair lock during creation of the hair lock further comprises inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock. 
     
     
         6 . The method in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock further comprises inserting the additional hair prior to a stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         7 . The method in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock further comprises inserting the additional hair prior to a stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         8 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising completing the hair lock via at least one braid and at least one two-strand twist. 
     
     
         9 . Affixing multiple locks to a person's head, each hair lock having been made by a process comprising:
 providing a hair group;   dividing the hair group into more than one and no more than three subgroups;   processing the multiple subgroups via multi-stage braiding, if there are three subgroups, or multi-stage twisting, if there are two subgroups, with the multi-stage braiding or multi-stage twisting being interrupted by a regrouping of the existing subgroups into an equivalent number of different subgroups; and   following a multi-stage braiding with a multi-stage twisting, and following a multi-stage twisting with a multi-stage braiding, until a desired lock length is attained.   
     
     
         10 . The method in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the number of braids in at least one stage of the multistage braiding varies from the number of braids in at least one other stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         12 . The method in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the number of twists in at least one stage of the multistage twisting varies from the number of twists in at least one other stage of the multistage twisting. 
     
     
         13 . The method in accordance with  claim 9 , further comprising adding additional hair to the hair lock during creation of the hair lock. 
     
     
         14 . The method in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein adding additional hair to the hair lock during creation of the hair lock further comprises inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock. 
     
     
         15 . The method in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock further comprises inserting the additional hair prior to a stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         16 . The method in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein inserting the additional hair through the lock at some point prior to completion of the lock further comprises inserting the additional hair prior to a stage of the multistage braiding. 
     
     
         17 . The method in accordance with  claim 9 , further comprising completing the hair lock via at least one braid and at least one two-strand twist. 
     
     
         18 . A method for creating a hair lock, the method comprising:
 A) providing a hair group;   B) dividing the hair group into two subgroups;   C) two-strand twisting the two subgroups for a plurality of twists, with the two subgroups being regrouped into two alternative subgroups sometime prior to a last of the plurality of twists;   D) regrouping the two alternative subgroups into three subgroups;   E) three-strand braiding the three subgroups for a plurality of braids, with the three subgroups being regrouped into three alternative subgroups sometime prior to a last of the plurality of braids; and   F) repeating steps (B) through (E) until a desired lock length is attained.   
     
     
         19 . The method in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of twists in at least one instance of Step (C) varies from the plurality of twists in at least one other instance of Step (C). 
     
     
         20 . The method in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of braids in at least one instance of Step (E) varies from the plurality of braids in at least one other instance of Step (E).