Fashion accessory with closable pouch

• US 6,263,885 B1
• Filed: 06/28/2000
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Davida Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Davida Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Levy, Davida
• Primary Examiner(s): Manahan, Todd E.
• Application Number:
  US09/605,648
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 132/273, 132/275, 224/219, 224/222, 224/267, 224/181, 217/0, 2DI/G 1.1, 217/4
• US Class Current: 132/275
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0053 Flexible straps
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 1/04 Purses to be worn at the belt or bracelet; Money-belts
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 8/34 Hair-braid holders; Hair-plait holders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/11 Headband

Abstract

A fashion accessory includes a band of elastic material defining a central opening forming an inner perimeter and fabric surrounding the band. The fabric is shaped so that the fashion accessory has a circular outer perimeter or has an outer perimeter having a plurality of substantially linear sides forming a triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, septagon or octagon. A pouch for containing small items is formed in the fabric, the pouch being closable by a fastener extending along at least part of the outer perimeter or across from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter. The fashion accessory may be used as a ponytail holder, headband, wrist band or ankle band or it may be attached to a belt or bag.

Claims

1. A fashion accessory, comprising:

a band of elastic material substantially defining an inner perimeter and forming a central opening;

a fabric surrounding said band of elastic material, shaped so that the accessory has an out perimeter that has a plurality of substantially linear sides, wherein the accessory has an outer shape selected from the group consisting of a triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, septagon or octagon;

a pouch for containing small items, formed in the fabric, the pouch comprising an opening and fastener means for closing the opening.

2. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fastener means comprises a zip fastener.

3. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fastener means is substantially concealed between layers of the fabric.

4. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, further comprising bonding lines extending from each end of the fastener means toward the elastic band to form the pouch for containing small items.

5. A fashion accessory according to claim 4, wherein the bonding lines comprise rows of stitching.

6. A fashion accessory according to claim 4, wherein the bonding lines comprise rows of heat sealing.

7. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fastener means extends along at least part of one or more fabric seams of the fashion accessory.

8. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fastener means extends along a part of the outer perimeter.

9. A fashion accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fastener means extends across the accessory, substantially from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter.