ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,629, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Tung Hing Plastic Manufactory Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
"Hair fasteners and methods of manufacture thereof" was invented by Ka Chuen Sze (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a hair fastener. The hair fastener is in the form of a loop for securing a log of hair within the loop. The hair fastener has an inner elastic core and an outer fabric enveloping the inner elastic core, wherein the elastic core is made of a band with a width of 2 to 6 mm and a thickness of 1 to 3 mm, and made of silicone or a material of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) selected from the...