US 11,751,656 B2
Hair crochet apparatuses and methods
Jenise McBride, Lithonia, GA (US)
Filed by Jenise McBride, Lithonia, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/936,128.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/883,586, filed on Aug. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0037943 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A45D 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 2/00 (2013.01) [A45D 2002/005 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a handle comprising:
a first end;
a second end;
a connection receptacle;
a threaded attachment receptacle located at the first end of the handle; and
a cavity located within the handle, the cavity comprising an opening located at the second end of the handle; and
a detachable member comprising:
a threaded attachment feature;
a needle comprising a first end, a second end, and a first bend;
a hook disposed on the first end of the needle; and
a latch disposed on the first end of the needle;
wherein the threaded attachment feature of the detachable member is disposed on the second end of the needle;
wherein the latch is configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration; and
wherein the cavity is dimensioned to store the detachable member when detached from the handle;
wherein the detachable member is releasably attached to the handle via threadable engagement between the threaded attachment feature with the threaded attachment receptacle of the handle.