Bib to assist in hair styling
A bib for use in hair styling includes a front piece and a back piece. The front piece can be detachably attached to the back piece. Multiple guide lines can be included on the front piece or on the back piece of the bib. A positional element can be attached to the front piece or to the back piece of the bib. A movable adjustment guide can be attached to the front piece or to the back piece of the bib. The movable adjustable guide can include a movable first end piece, a movable second end piece, and a guide wire disposed between the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece. The movable first end piece, the movable second end piece, or both the movable first and second end pieces can be detachably attached to the front piece or the back piece of the bib.
The present invention relates to hair cutting and styling, and more particularly to a bib. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a bib to assist a hairstylist to style hair to a desired length.
BACKGROUNDHair styling, which includes haircuts, often requires a hair stylist to visually inspect the hair, or a section or sections of hair, to ensure the hair is styled to the same length. Depending on the contours or anatomy of the body, the clothes or items worn on the body, or the individual hair stylist, the visual inspection may not be accurate. For example, an injury, a disability, a person's posture, and a person's individual body contours can affect the visual inspection and make it more difficult to style hair to an even or particular length. A person may have uneven shoulders, may be wearing an item of clothing, or be wearing a medical device (e.g., an arm sling) that affects the visual inspection. Additionally, the experience level of the hair stylist and his or her visual acuity can affect the accuracy of the visual inspection and make it more challenging to style hair to an even or particular length. Inaccurate hair styling can be more of an issue when a hair stylist is styling the hair on the front of the head or the hair that falls toward or on the front of the body.
SUMMARYA bib for use in hair styling includes a front piece and a back piece. The front piece can be detachably attached to the back piece. Multiple guide lines can be included on the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib. A positional element can be attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib. A movable adjustment guide can be attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib. Bibs in various embodiments of the invention can include a combination of the multiple guide lines and the positional element, a combination of the multiple guide lines and the movable adjustment guide, a combination of the positional element and the movable adjustment guide, and a combination of the multiple guide lines, the positional element, and the movable adjustment guide.
The movable adjustable guide can include a movable first end piece, a movable second end piece, and a guide wire disposed between the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece. The movable first end piece, the movable second end piece, or both the movable first and second end pieces can be detachably attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
Embodiments of the invention are better understood with reference to the following drawings. The elements of the drawings are not necessarily to scale relative to each other. Referring to the drawings, like numbers indicate like parts throughout the views.
Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms take the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on.”Additionally, directional terms such as “on”, “over”, “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right” are used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. Because components of embodiments of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration only and is in no way limiting.
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Bib 100 includes a front piece 102. Positional element 104 and guide lines 106 can be included on front piece. Guide lines 106 are straight lines that extend horizontally across front piece 102 in an embodiment in accordance with the invention. Guide lines that are not horizontal can be included on front piece 102 in another embodiment in accordance with the invention. And horizontal and non-horizontal guide lines can be combined on a single bib in yet another embodiment in accordance with the invention.
Any number of guide lines can be included on front piece 102. The distance between two guide lines can be the same for all of the guide lines 106, or the distance between guide lines 106 can vary across front piece 102. Hair length can be compared with or more guide lines 106 by a hair stylist when styling hair to ensure all of the hair, or sections of the hair, are even in length.
Positional element 104 can be used to confirm the position of bib 100 on a person is level prior to the hair styling. Positional element 104 can also be used to monitor the position of bib 100 during the hair styling. This allows the stylist to adjust the position of bib 100 when necessary. In the illustrated embodiment, positional element 104 is implemented as a spirit level or cylindrical bubble level. Other embodiments in accordance with the invention can use different components as a positional element.
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Alternatively, in yet another embodiment in accordance with the invention, movable first end piece 202 and movable second end piece 204 can be movable with only one movable end piece (e.g., movable second end piece 204) removable from the bib. For example, the one movable end piece (e.g., movable second end piece 204) can be detachably attached to the bib with a magnet, allowing the end piece to be removed from the bib.
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Front piece 902 and back piece 904 can be produced with the same dimensions or with different dimensions. Multiple separate front and back pieces having differing dimensions can be produced allowing selected front and back pieces to be detachably attached to each other. A hair stylist can create a more customized bib for a person by detachably attaching different front and back pieces together.
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An adjustable guide 200 (see
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Back piece 1300 can be combined with one of the front pieces shown in
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention. Even though specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein, it should be noted that the application is not limited to these embodiments. In particular, any features described with respect to one embodiment may also be used in other embodiments, where compatible. And the features of the different embodiments may be exchanged, where compatible.
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- 1. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including a front piece and a back piece. The bib can include multiple guide lines on the front piece, the back piece, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 2. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including a front piece and a back piece. The bib can include a positional element attached to the front piece, the back piece, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 3. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including a front piece and a back piece. The bib can include a movable adjustment guide attached to the front piece, the back piece, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 4. A bib for use in hair styling, where the bib can include a combination of the multiple guide lines and the positional element.
- 5. A bib for use in hair styling, where the bib can include a combination of multiple guide lines and the movable adjustment guide.
- 6. A bib for use in hair styling, where the bib can include the multiple guide lines in combination with the movable adjustment guide.
- 7. A bib for use in hair styling, where the bib can include the combination of multiple guide lines, the movable adjustment guide, and the positional element.
- 8. The adjustable guide can include a movable first end piece, a movable second end piece, and a guide wire connected to the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece. The adjustment guide can be detachably attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 9. The movable first end piece of the adjustment guide can be detachably attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 10. The movable second end piece of the adjustment guide can be detachably attached-to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 11. Both the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece of the adjustment guide can be detachably attached to the front piece of the bib, the back piece of the bib, or both the front and back pieces of the bib.
- 12. The bib as in any one of the preceding clauses, where the front piece of the bib is detachably attached to the back piece of the bib.
Claims
1. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including two pieces, a front piece and a back piece, the bib comprising:
- a plurality of guide lines on at least one piece of the bib; and
- a positional element attached to at least one piece of the bib.
2. The bib as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of guide lines are on the front piece of the bib.
3. The bib as in claim 1, wherein the positional element is attached to the front piece of the bib.
4. The bib as in claim 1, further comprising an adjustable guide detachably attached to at least one piece of the bib, wherein the adjustable guide comprising:
- a movable first end piece;
- a movable second end piece; and
- a guide wire connected to the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece.
5. The bib as in claim 4, wherein the movable first end piece is detachably attached to the at least one piece of the bib.
6. The bib as in claim 4, wherein the movable second end piece is detachably attached to the at least one piece of the bib.
7. The bib as in claim 4, wherein both the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece are detachably attached to the at least one piece of the bib.
8. The bib as in claim 1, wherein the front piece of the bib is detachably attached to the back piece of the bib.
9. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including two pieces, a front piece and a back piece, the bib comprising:
- a positional element attached to at least one piece of the bib; and
- an adjustable guide comprising a movable guide wire attached to at least one piece of the bib.
10. The bib as in claim 9, wherein the adjustable guide further comprises a movable first end piece and a movable second end piece and the guide wire is connected to the movable first and second end pieces.
11. The bib as in claim 10, wherein the movable second end piece is detachably attached to the front piece of the bib.
12. The bib as in claim 10, wherein both the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece are detachably attached to the front piece of the bib.
13. The bib as in claim 9, wherein the front piece of the bib is detachably attached to the back piece to the back piece of the bib.
14. The bib as in claim 9, wherein the positional element is attached to the front piece of the bib.
15. A bib for use in hair styling, the bib including two pieces, a front piece and a back piece, the bib comprising:
- a plurality of guide lines on at least one piece of the bib; and
- an adjustable guide comprising a movable guide wire attached to at least one piece of the bib.
16. The bib as in claim 15, wherein the adjustable guide further comprises a movable first end piece and a movable second end piece and the guide wire is connected to the movable first and second end pieces.
17. The bib as in claim 16, wherein the movable second end piece is detachably attached to the front piece of the bib.
18. The bib as in claim 16, wherein both the movable first end piece and the movable second end piece are detachably attached to the front piece of the bib.
19. The bib as in claim 15, wherein the front piece of the bib is detachably attached to the back piece to the back piece of the bib.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 19, 2011
Publication Date: Jan 24, 2013
Inventor: Lauren E. Gray (Rochester, NY)
Application Number: 13/135,955