Annular Hair Band

Abstract

A method for producing an annular hair band includes providing an elongated, elastic woven strip having transversely extending yarns interleaved between longitudinally extending yarns. Two ends of the woven strip are overlapped. An abutting area of the two ends is greater than a cross sectional area of an end face of each end. Two non-planar dies are used to heat and compress overlapped sections of the two ends. The yarns of one of the two ends and mesh holes of another of the two ends are fused together. The two ends are flattened to form protrusions or grooves on an upper face and a lower face of a non-planar engaged portion of the two ends, thereby forming the annular hair band. The two non-planar dies are opened to remove the annular hair band for cooling. The annular hair band is capable of withstanding a stretching force greater than 2 kg.

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         6 . An annular hair band comprising an elongated, elastic woven strip, wherein
 the woven strip includes a plurality of longitudinally extending yarns and a plurality of transversely extending yarns interleaved between the plurality of longitudinally extending yarns, wherein the woven strip includes a plurality of mesh holes, wherein the woven strip further includes two ends which are overlapped, wherein the yarns of one of the two ends and the mesh holes of another of the two ends are fused together to engage the two ends, wherein the two ends are flat, wherein protrusions or grooves are formed on an upper face and a lower face of a non-planar engaged portion of the two ends, thereby forming the annular hair band, and wherein the annular hair band is capable of withstanding a stretching force greater than 2 kg.   
     
     
         7 . The annular hair band as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the woven strip is a hollow tube. 
     
     
         8 . The annular hair band as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the woven strip has a flat shape. 
     
     
         9 . The annular hair band as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of longitudinally extending yarns is a plurality of elastic yarns, and wherein the plurality of transversely extending yarns extends perpendicularly to the plurality of elastic yarns and is a plurality of fabric yarns.