Abstract: A fastening device that is adjustable in length and diameter and which is visually attractive is provided. The device can be easily positioned about a wearer's hair and fastened thereabout, and is resistant to creeping down a hair bundle. The device comprises a body component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon for connecting the first and second ends together to form a cylindrical shape that can be positioned about a hair bundle. A plurality of body components can be connected to each other to form a hair fastening device of a desired length. An end component can be attached to the body component, and can optionally be adjusted in diameter.

Abstract: A wall mounted extendible and retractable electrical extension cord has an enclosed housing having a rear wall and a front wall parallel to the rear wall, the front wall having at least one aperture therein and the housing being secured to a wall of a building; an electrical extension cord having a predetermined length and an electrical connector on one end thereof, a portion of the electrical extension cord adjacent the one end thereof extending through the one aperture; a reel disposed within the housing between and parallel to the rear wall and the front wall to store the electrical extension cord thereon; an electrical power source coupled to the housing having at least a power terminal and a neutral terminal; and a mechanism disposed within the housing coupled to the reel, the electrical extension cord and the electrical power source to couple electrical power to the electrical extension cord, to enable pulling the electrical extension cord from the reel by the one end to a desirable length for use, to l