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Patent 2168271 Summary

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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2168271
(54) English Title: HAIR TOWEL
(54) French Title: SERVIETTE POUR CHEVEUX
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
Bibliographic Data
Abstracts

English Abstract


"After having a bath, shower, washing, or wetting your hair.
Towels are hard to hold on your head while drying your hair.
In this invention towel material can be held to the head
so that moving around freely is easier while absorbing
moisture from the hair."


French Abstract

près le bain, la douche, la toilette ou après vous être mouillé les cheveux. Les serviettes tiennent difficilement sur votre tête pendant que vos cheveux sèchent. Cette invention permet de faire tenir les serviettes sur la tête et facilite les mouvements pendant que la serviette absorbe l'excès d'humidité des cheveux.

Claims

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Claims
"The embodiments of the invention in which an
exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined
as follows:"
1 Towel material made to fit around the hair line
of the head as to hold the hair in it to absorb
excess water.
2 An absorbing material as defined in claim 1 in
which the material is made of terry material.
3 An article as claimed in claim 1, and 2 in which
the material can fit securely around the hair line by
way of an elastic sewn into the opening.
4 An article as defined in claim 1,2, or 3 in which
the terry cloth can be made in white, blue, red, green,
pink, burgundy, black, grey, and peach colours.
An article as claimed in claim 1,2,3, or 4 in
which can be made to fit all size heads, and lengths
of hair.
6 An article as defined in claim 1,2,3,4, or 5 in
which the material can be made of light, medium, or
heavy weight terry.

Description

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Specification
"This invention relates to a towel being wrapped around
hair to absorb excess water after getting hair wet."
"It is common for towels to be placed around head
and hair after washing, or getting hair wet. Methods of this
type are, however, inefficient because the towel falls off,
or sways to the side. Drying hair this way is hard because
you cannot bend over, get dressed, or put on make-up due
to the heaviness, and bulkiness of the towel. If hair is
rubbed dry it can be left tangled, and harder to manage."
"I have found that these disadvantages may be overcome
by sewing elastic into the terry cloth material. So the
article can be placed over the hair and remain there securely.
Having your hair placed inside this, eliminates the awkwardness
of a normal towel, enabling you to move around more freely."

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Description of Drawing
"In the drawing which illustrates the embodiments
of the invention, Figure 1 is a side view partially in
section of one embodiment, Figure 2 is a side view of
this embodiment.
"The article illustrated shows how the 1 terry
cloth material fits over the hair from the 2 forehead
to the nape of the neck.
"The 1 material is held in place around the head
by an 3 elastic sewn into the material.
"This article may be made of many suitable colours
but it is shown in the figure as white."

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Other uses
Other ways this inventive idea may be used are:
By hair salons after they wash a clients hair,
while they are waiting in their chair.
By spa's while clients are getting facials, or
massages, this would keep hair out of the way.
In saunas this could be used in place of a
bulky towel on the head.
This product could be used to leave hair
conditioners in the hair.

Representative Drawing
A single figure which represents the drawing illustrating the invention.
Administrative Status

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Event History

Description Date
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 2001-01-29
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 2001-01-29
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2000-01-31
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 1997-07-30

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2000-01-31

Maintenance Fee

The last payment was received on 1999-01-11

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Fee History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Paid Date
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small 02 1998-01-29 1998-01-20
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - small 03 1999-01-29 1999-01-11
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
DALE ANN PHILLIPS
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Cover Page 1997-09-29 1 24
Cover Page 1998-08-05 1 24
Cover Page 1996-05-23 1 13
Abstract 1996-05-23 1 7
Description 1996-05-23 3 41
Claims 1996-05-23 1 19
Drawings 1996-05-23 1 9
Representative drawing 1997-09-29 1 2
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1997-10-30 1 119
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1998-11-02 1 118
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1999-11-01 1 119
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2000-02-28 1 185
Second Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2000-08-01 1 117
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2000-10-31 1 119
Fees 1999-01-11 1 30
Fees 1998-01-20 3 117
Courtesy - Office Letter 1996-02-29 3 67