HAIR FASTENING DEVICE WITH ELASTIC CLOSURE OPERATION DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to hair fastening and styling devices for the hair in which a first body and a second body are pivotally connected and are operable to tightly crimp a number of strands of hair collected. The hair bra device, or hair clip as it is popularly known, is perhaps the most predominant of hair fastener, decoration and styling devices. Devices predisposed by spring, articulated for use to hold human hair are known in the art. Devices of this type have been used for many years, and a recent example is described in US Patent No. 2,201,719 to Eicher. Such devices typically comprise a pair of opposing, hingedly connected members each including gripping and manipulating portions of the hair. The gripping portions are biased inwards in a closed or gripping position by a torsion spring exerting a closing force on the manipulation portions of the members. To use the device, the user presses the manipulative manipulation portions with the fingers to overcome the predisposed force of the spring and thereby separates the gripping portions of the hair. While maintaining the tightening force, the user places the gripping portions of the hair on opposite sides of a desired amount of hair to be held by the device. The user then releases the handling portions and the torsion spring urges the gripping portions of hair in contact with a tuft or hair of collected hair. In addition to the hair holding device described in US Patent No. 2,201,719, several North American patents propose fastening devices for hair that have bodies that are too rigid to hold the hair effectively or have pre-disposed springs, either concealed or exposed, which may be aesthetically undesirable or in some way unacceptable to many users. These include: Hart, et al., US Patent No. 5,520,201; Chen, US Patent No. 5,642,740; Yasuda, U.S. Patent No. 5,787,905; Lee, US Patent No. 5,803,096; Potut, U.S. Patent No. 5,842,482; Murphy et al., US Patent No. 5,862,815; Yang, US Patent No. 5,873,377; Shu, U.S. Patent No. 5,988,184; Newlin, U.S. Patent No. 6,186,151; Strawn, U.S. Patent No. 6,325,074; Potut, US Patent No. 6,354,307; Bolito, US Patent No. 6,357,452; Shyu, US Patent No. 6,408,859 and Potut, US Patent No. 6,619,296. Hair fasteners suffer from one or more of the following disadvantages. They may have bodies that are too rigid to hold the hair effectively and may, therefore, be unable to optimally shape the contours of the collected hair to hold the hair firmly. As a result of this, they tend to be easily detached from the position that was thought to be placed on the user's hair. In addition, if presented with predisposed springs, either exposed or disguised, they are not particularly aesthetically pleasing. In addition, if exposed, the springs tend to hook and damage the user's hair, as well as the user's fingers, when the user attempts to detach the device. Additionally, in the deterioration of the service life of the device, the spring is often the first component of the malfunctioning device. A spring also adds unwanted weight and volume to the device, and because of its metal composition, it is a comparatively expensive component. Additionally, from the point of view of manufacturing, a spring adds complexity and cost to the assembly process. Others have sought to improve the shape and function of the hair holding device by replacing the spring with alternative biasing means or by eliminating the spring through an innovative design. Patents issued for inventions of this type include: Mao, US Patent No. 6,035,863; Lloyd, US Patent No. 6,142,159 and Horman, US Patent No. 6,311,699. Still others have proposed the use of hair fastener devices that involve the use of elastic bands together with rigid or flexible body members. Examples of such devices can be found in Takashima, U.S. Patent No. 5,535,765 and Burkhart, U.S. Patent No. 1,533,380. The Takashima device uses a pair of pivotally connected body members as a means to supply and apply to the hair an elastic band to secure the hair. The rigid body members themselves do not possess any of the hair gripping portions, and the elastic band does not deflect the body members in a closed position. On the contrary, the elastic band predisposes the body members in an open position and the user must overcome the predisposition force to close the device and place the band around a lock or mane of hair. The Burkhart device is a comb combination for arched hair and brooch. The device includes a comb for unitary, flat, arch-shaped hair, formed of elastic material that does not include any articulation. The comb is secured to the hair, in part, by elastic threads. The teeth of the comb penetrate the hair of a user but the comb does not have portions of hair grip. The entire function of hair restraint is done by elastic strands that cover only a small area of the mass of hair contained. The result is a device that can be operated essentially in only one way, that is, it can be used to contain plentiful masses of collected or rolled hair, although it can not be used to effectively hold a single strand of hair collected like a horse's tail. That is, the Burkhart device must press the single strand or hair pulled back from the hair to such an extent that the intended styling effect is compromised and / or the hair comb would fall off the user's hair. There is, therefore, an advantage to a versatile hair fastener device that improves conventional hair fastener devices by providing the first and second body members of the devices with the elastomeric means to predispose the body members inwardly in a closed position. and to shape the strands collected from a user's hair when the hair gripping portions come into contact with the strands collected from a user's hair. The present invention provides a hair fastener device comprising the first and second body members pivotally connected to the hair gripping portions, and methods for improving those existing hair fastener devices, in which the improvement involves providing the first and second body members with the elastomeric means for predisposing the first and second body members in a closed position and for forming the strands collected from a user's hair when the hair gripping portions come into contact with the strands collected from the body. hair of a user. The elastomeric medium may be one or more strands and / or elastomeric bands permanently or removably connected to the device. The strands or bands can be connected to the first and second body members in a linear, coiled, wrapped and / or tied configuration. The elastomeric means performs several distinct and important functions: the predisposition of the body members of the device in a closed position (and thus, the gripping members thereof in contact with the hair grip with strands collected from the hair when received between them), formed in the contours of the collected strands of hair and pushing the collected hair against the inner surfaces of the device's hair grip portions and its gripping fingers. The result is a hair-holding device that more firmly holds the hair than conventional hair-holding devices in that the hair is substantially surrounded and grasped firmly on all sides by some portion of the device, i.e., any means of gripping the hair of the body members (and / or their gripping fingers) or the elastomeric means. The elastomeric medium can thus replace the traditional predisposed medium, such as a torsion spring, while at the same time imparting better capabilities to the device to secure the hair. The result is a less expensive, safer, more reliable and / or aesthetically pleasing device. The elastomeric means can be adapted to the devices predisposed by existing torsion springs to supplement their hair holding characteristics. Alternatively, the elastomeric means adapts to the existing torsion spring-biased devices so that their torsion springs, whether functional or not, can be eliminated, whereby the devices can be converted into devices possessing only the elastomeric medium as the means of predisposition of the body member. According to a further embodiment, the present invention uses the elastomeric means in combination with the fulcrum means provided in at least one of the body members of the device to prevent erratic, bumpy or other uncontrolled movement of the device when its bodies pivot. between closed and open positions. The elastomeric means and device of the present invention can be marketed in an assembled condition or can be sold as a set to be assembled by the end user. In addition, the present invention is directed to a variety of methods and means by connecting the elastomeric medium to the bodies of the device. Other details, objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent when appropriate the following description of the currently preferred embodiments and currently preferred methods for carrying out the benefits of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments shown thereof, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings in which: FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective of a spring-loaded and conventionally articulated hair clip device; FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of a hair fastening device according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a fully closed position; FIGURE 3A is a plan view of a first embodiment of an elastomeric medium according to the present invention in an unstretched state; FIGURE 3B is a plan view of a first embodiment of an elastomeric means according to the present invention in a stretched state; FIGURE 4 is an enlarged and exploded view of the circumscribed region of FIGURE 2; FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the hair fastener device of FIGURE 2 being used on a user's hair; FIGURE 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of a hair fastening device according to a further embodiment of the present invention in a fully closed position; FIGURE 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 5A-5A of FIGURE 5; FIGURES 7Af 7B and 7C are respective extreme elevation views of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention in closed, open and gripping hair positions - FIGURES 8A and 8B are seen in extreme elevation schematic showing the effects in a hair fastener device according to the present invention in which the elastomeric closure means does not come into contact with the fulcrum means; FIGURES 9A and 9B are similar to FIGURES 8A and 8B demonstrating the effects on a hair fastening device according to the present invention, in which the elastomeric closure means comes into contact with the fulcrum means; FIGURE 10 is a top perspective view of a hair fastening device according to a further embodiment of the present invention in a fully open position; FIGURE 11 is a perspective view of the lower part of the hair fastening device of FIGURE 10; FIGURE 12 is an internal perspective view of a body member of a hair fastening device according to the present invention; FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of a fastening member of the elastomeric means suitable for use with the body member of FIGURE 12;
FIGURE 14 is an elevation view of a joining member of the elastomeric medium according to the present invention; FIGURE 15 is a perspective view of an elastomeric means carrying two of the joining members of FIGURE 14; FIGURE 16 is an extreme elevation view of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention with certain elements omitted; FIGURE 17 is an extreme elevation view of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention with certain elements omitted; FIGURE 18 is an extreme elevation view of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention with certain elements omitted; FIGURE 19 is an extreme elevation view of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention with certain elements omitted; and FIGS. 20A-20F are cross-sectional views of hair fastening devices according to various described models by means of which the elastomeric means can be connected to the device. FIG. 1 discloses a typical spring-biased hair-holding device 10 comprising a pair of rigid body members 12 and 14 that are pivotally connected by a hinge pin 16 that passes through the lugs 18 and 20 of the hinge. cooperative connection carried by rigid members. The members 12, 14 comprise the manipulation portions 30 and 32 and the hair grasping portions 22 and 24 terminating in a plurality of interdigitated fingers or engaging teeth 26 and 28, respectively. A torsion spring 34 is disposed about the hinge pin 16. As is known in the art, the torsion spring is pre-tensioned in the assembly of the device 10 so that the projection arms at their opposite ends exert a force against the manipulation portions 30, 32, to urge the members 12, 14 inward to the illustrated closed position. Although it is useful for the purposes intended, the deficiencies of the practice of that device are many, as listed above. With reference to the drawings, FIGURE 2 illustrates a first embodiment of a hair fastener device constructed in accordance with the present invention and generally identified by the reference numeral 110. The device 110 structurally similar in many ways to the device 10 shown in FIG. FIGURE 1. More specifically, the device 110 comprises a pair of rigid body members 112 and 114 that are pivotally connected by a hinge pin 116 that passes through the cooperating connection lugs 118 and 120 that carry the rigid members. . Members 112, 114 comprise manipulation portions 130 and 132 and portions 122, 122 'and 124, 124' terminating in a plurality of fingers or teeth 126 and 128 crimped by the interdigitated hair, respectively. A predisposing means 134 such as a torsion spring or the like is disposed about the hinge pin 116. The torsion spring is pre-tensioned in the assembly of the device 110 so that the projection arms at their opposite ends exert a force against the manipulation portions 130, 132 to urge the members 112, 114 in the illustrated closed position. A significant distinction between conventional hair fastener devices such as device 10 of FIGURE 1 and those of the present invention, the distinction of which results in numerous performance and other advantages, is the proportion of the elastomeric medium for connecting the first and second members. of the body of the device. The elastomeric medium according to the present invention can assume a variety of forms including, without limitation, at least one continuous elastomeric band and / or at least one elastomeric strand of finite length having first and second ends. If made in the form of a strand, the elastomeric medium may or may not have the medium at its first and / or second ends to removably or permanently connect the strands to the first and second body members of a hair-holding device, by example, the members 112, 114 of the device 110. If made in the form of a continuous band, the elastomeric means may or may not have the means to removably or permanently connect the band to the first and second body members of a fastener device for The hair. ? conversely, the first and second body members of a hair fastening device may comprise the means for connecting the elastomeric means removably or permanently, and if it is in the form of a strand or band, the elastomeric means may be manufactured according to the present invention. of any suitable natural and / or synthetic elastic material such as, for example, natural or artificial rubber or rubber-like compounds such as latex, neoprene, spandex, or the like, which can withstand substantial elongation. With the foregoing in mind, FIGURES 2-5 reveal that device 110 further comprises elastomeric means 136. The elastomeric means 136, according to this embodiment, manifests as a pair of elastomeric strands connected to the hair gripping portions 122 'and 124'. It will be appreciated, however, that only one strand or more than two strands can connect to the first and second body members 112,114 and that they can be permanently or immeasurably connected to the structure of the first and second body members 112,114 in a manner other than those of the body. portions 122 'and 124' of hair grip. The elastomeric strands 136 can simply be tied and / or adhered to the first and second opposing body members 112,114 or, as more clearly shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B and 4, one or both of the first and second ends of the strands may include means 138 for tying the strand to the first and second body members. As illustrated, the joining means 138 can take the form of an eyelet or eyelet defining an opening 140, although it can also be constructed in the form of a similar releasable hook or fastener. The joining means 138 can be formed from the same or different material as the rest of the strand, and can be formed concurrently with the strand or can be constructed as a discrete element which is then attached to the strand. FIGURES 1 and 4 show that the opening 140 in the attachment means 138 is sized to receive a pin, button, pole or other attachment means 142 carried by one of the respective grip portions 122 'and 124' for the hair. Returning to FIGURE 5, the hair fastener device 110 is shown being in use in a user's hair. In that FIG., It is clearly seen that the elastomeric means 136 forms itself in the contours of a hair folded, picked up, twisted, rolled, coiled, bound and / or otherwise collected. This capability, in addition to the other functions attributable to the elastomeric medium described in greater detail in connection with FIGURE 7C, results in a hair-holding device that is better able to secure the hair than the conventional hair-holding device 10. FIGURE 1. FIGURES 6 and 6A illustrate a method and alternative means for attaching the elastomeric strand means 136 to the opposite hair grip portions of a pivoted hair fastener device, the hair grasping portions thereof being identify by the reference numbers 122 '' and 124 ''. In this embodiment, the joining means 138 at the opposite ends of the elastomeric means 136 is attached to the fastening means 142 'provided on the inner faces of the hair gripping portions 122", 124". As described more clearly in FIGURE 6A, the fixing means 142 'is a post-like member fixed to the opposing hair gripping portions. To secure the elastomeric means 136 to the hair tightening portions 122", 124", the openings 140 of the attachment means 138 simply slide over the open end of the attachment means 142 '. To enhance the retention of the binding means 138, it is preferable that the fixing means 142 'be substantially C-shaped as reflected in FIGURE 6A. One advantage of the construction shown in FIGS. 6 and 6A as opposed to those of FIGURES 2-4 is that, when the fixing means is disposed on the inside instead of the outer face of the hair gripping means, achieves a simpler and more aesthetically pleasing design. FIGURES 7A-7C disclose a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention and the general principles of operation of all hair fastening devices that are incorporated into the elastic closure means as described herein . In those FIGURES, a hair fastener device generally identified by the reference numeral 210 is shown. The device 210 is structurally in many ways similar to the device 10 shown in FIGURE 1 and the device 110 of FIGURES 2-5. . More specifically, the device 210 comprises a pair of rigid body members 212 and 214 that are pivotally connected by a hinge pin 216 that passes through the cooperating connecting lugs 218 and 220 carried by the rigid members. The connecting lugs 218 and 220 function as the fulcrum means for the elastomeric means 236, the benefit of which is discussed hereafter. The members 212, 214 comprise the handling portions 230 and 232 and the hair grasping portions 222 and 224 which end in a plurality of interdigitated fingers or teeth 226 and 228 for the hair, respectively. Unlike the other embodiments of the invention so far described, the device 210 does not have a torsion spring to predispose the device in a closed position. That function is performed only by the elastomeric means 236, as described below. In addition, since a variety of elastomeric means and connectors that can be used in the device 210 are described herein in other FIGURES, and since the graphic representation of their particular structural detail would decrease the operating principles depicted in FIGURES 7A-7C , those details of FIGURES 7A-7C have been omitted for illustration clarity. FIGURE 7A shows the device 210 predisposed in the closed position by the tensile strength generated by the elastomeric means 236 connected to the body members 212 and 214. FIGURE 7B shows the device 210 in an open position as it should appear when a The user applies a clamping force against the outer surfaces of the manipulation portions 230, 232 sufficient to overcome the tensile strength of the elastomeric means 236. When the device is changed from the position shown in FIGURE 7A to that of FIGURE 7B, the elastomeric means 236 is expanded and lifted by the body members 212, 214 in a direction toward the hinge pin 216 and connects the lugs 218. , 220. With the elastomeric means 236 thus used, the device 210 is arranged to accept the wearer's hair. FIGURE 7C is a view of the device 210 in the hair tightening position where the user has placed the hair grasping portions 222, 224 and his fingers 226, 228 on either side of an "H" hair mass collected and portions 230, 232 of released handling. When the device 210 moves from the position shown in FIGURE 7B to the position shown in FIGURE 7C, the elastomeric means 236 contracts and lowers in contact with the hair H. In this way, the elastomeric means 236 performs several distinct and important functions: it predisposes the body members 212, 214 of the device in a closed position (and thus the grasping portions 222, 224 for the hair and the associated fingers 226, 228). thereby contacting the hair in contact with the strands collected from the wearer's hair), conforming to the contours of the user's hair, and pushing the hair H collected against the inner surfaces of the hair of the hair gripping portions of the hair. device and your fingers grip. The result is a hair-holding device that more firmly holds the hair than conventional hair-holding devices in that the hair is surrounded substantially and firmly grasped on all or substantially all sides by some portion of the device, i.e. either the hair gripping portions and / or the associated fingers of the body members or the elastomeric means itself. As a consequence, the elastomeric means 236 can be replaced by the traditional predisposed medium such as torsion springs while at the same time imparting better safety capability to the hair in the hair fastener device. The result is a less expensive, safer, more reliable and / or aesthetically pleasing device. FIGURES 8? and 8B described in the form of a hypothetical hair fastener device 210 constructed in accordance with the present invention in which the closure means does not come into contact with the fulcrum means such as those presented by the lugs 218, 220 of the FIGURES 7A-7C contacting the elastomeric means 236 in its travel path from its lowest contracted state shown in FIGURE 7A in its extended extended state shown in FIGURE 7B. The following discussion is not pertinent to the embodiment of the invention described in FIGS. 2-6, ie, the device 110, due to the distance of the hinge pin axis 116 to the gripping portions 122 ', 124' for the hair is considerable, and therefore any danger of the elastomeric medium passing to the "transition point" described later is avoided. Referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, only the essential components of the device 210 'are included for clarity of illustration and simplicity and brevity of description. In that charity, the device 210 'comprises first and second body members 212', 214 'pivotally connected by an articulation pin 216'. The elastomeric means 236 'predisposes the first and second body members together. The arrows "A" represent the movement of the first and second body members 212 ', 214' when moving from a closed position and an open one. The recovery in which as the first and second body members open, extend and lift the elastomeric means in a direction towards the joint pin. The dotted D-D line of FIGURES 8A and 8B represent a plane of the data in which the articulation axis of the articulation pin 216 'lies. Should the elastomeric means 236 pass through the plane of the data defined by the line DD, ie, the "transition point", the elastomeric means must then deflect the body members 212 ', 214' in the direction of arrows the arrows " B "of FIGURE 8B to a raised open position limited by contact between the body members or their handling portions. When the elastomeric means 236 'reaches the plane of the data, it is in its longest state and therefore possesses its largest potential energy. Consequently, if no fulcrum means is present, the device moves through the transition point with sudden acceleration, an acceleration that the user perceives as an uneven, unpredictable movement. This abrupt movement can be pronounced like this and be impractical for the user to lose their grip and possibly drop the hair bra device while trying to open or close it. With reference to FIGURES 9A and 9B, schematic views of the hair fastening device 210 constructed in accordance with FIGS. 7A-7C are shown. Again, only the essential components of the device 210 are included for clarity of illustration and simplicity and brevity of description. The elastomeric means 236 predisposes the first and second body members 212, 214 together. Again, the arrow MA "represents the movement of the first and second body members 212, 214 as they move from a closed to an open position." When opened, the first and second body members extend and lift the elastomeric means 236. in a direction towards the articulation pin 216. And, again, the dashed line DD of FIGURES 9A and 9B represents a plane of the data in which the axis of the articulation pin 216 lies.The distal ends of the lugs 218, 220 are separated from the data plane DD and fulcrum means are defined The elastomeric means 236 comes into contact with the fulcrum means as the device 210 moving in its open position shown in FIGURE 9B, so that it prevents the elastomeric medium from traversing from the transition point and the device 210 reaching the raised open position of FIGURE 8B.The distance between the elastomeric means 236 and the fulera defined by the lug 218, 220 may refer to the distance of the fulcrum. The inventors have observed that if the distance of the fulcrum is comparatively small, the elastomeric medium is comparatively small, the medium is brought into contact with the fulcrum means through a substantial period of the transition of the hair-holding device from its position. closed to its open position. In that case, an essentially soft force and constant tightening torque is required to open the device. However, if the fulcrum distance is comparatively large, the elastomeric means comes into contact with the fulcrum means a little later in the transition from the device from the closed to the open position. Under these circumstances, a relatively greater tightening force will be required for much of the transition, followed by rapid acceleration at a relatively smaller force at the end of the transition (similar to the transition one undergoes when extracting the cord from an arch of composite shot). This abrupt change in the force required to open the device and the rapid change related to the rapidity of the opening results in the user a sensation as opposed to which the user experiences when the device 210 'passes through the transition point discussed in FIG. relationship with FIGURE 8B, which may cause the user to lose control of the device. The distance of the fulcrum can be reduced by increasing the distance of the plane of the data D-D at the distal ends of the lugs 218,220 or by installing the elastomeric means 236 closer to the lugs. Further, although cone is shown to be defined by the first and second member connecting lugs, the suitable fulcrum means may be any one or more protrusions or other structural features carried by either or both of the first and second extending body members. from the hinge axis to the elastomeric means and collide with the elastomeric means when the device moves from its closed to open positions. The fulcrum means may be of the same or different material as the body members to which they are attached. According to a currently preferred embodiment, the fulcrum means is formed concurrently with its associated body member, for example, such as during an injection, vacuum or other molding process. Heretofore, all the illustrated embodiments of the present invention show an articulation means comprised of an articulation pin which is received in cooperation with the lugs carried by a cooperating body member of the hair fastening device. It is also contemplated that the body members can be selected from the appropriate plastic materials and can be joined together during a plastic molding process to produce a flexible joint between them which is commonly referred to as an "existing joint". Then, any suitable fulcrum means can also be formed in conjunction with the device. An example of such a device is shown in FIGURES 10 and 11 and is generally identified by the reference numeral 310. The device 310 preferably comprises a pair of substantially rigid body members 312 and 314 that are pivotally connected by the existing link 316. The members 312, 314 comprise the handling portions 330 and 332 and the gripping portions 322, 324 terminating in a plurality of fingers or teeth 326 and 328 crimped by the interdigitated hair, respectively. The hair fastener device 310 includes anchors 350 of elastomeric means in the form of a plurality of slits provided in the outer side edges of the hair gripping portions 322, 324. The fixing slots 350 are adapted to receive the elastomeric means 336 (shown in dotted line in FIGS. 10 and 11) for the body members 312, 314, predisposed in a closed position. As shown, the elastomeric means 336 according to this embodiment is a continuous elastomeric band threaded between the slits through the outer surface of each of the hair gripping portions 322, 324 (FIGURE 10) and through the internal surfaces of the hair gripping portions (FIGURE 11). Although not illustrated in FIGURE 11, the internal surfaces of the hair grip portions may be provided with one or more fulcrum means as described above which may collide with the elastomeric means 336 to impart smooth movement in the device when the user presses the manipulation portions 330, 332 to open the device 310 from its closed position to the fully open position shown in FIGURES 10 and 11. FIGURE 12 is an interior perspective view of a rigid body member 414 of a further embodiment of a hair fastening device according to the present invention. The body member 414 comprises connecting lugs 420 for cooperating with one or more connecting lugs of a body member not illustrated. The member 414 comprises a manipulation portion 432 and a tightening portion 424 for the hair ends in a plurality of fingers or engaging teeth 428 for the hair. The body member further preferably comprises a slit or other opening 450 for permanently or removably receiving an anchoring of the elastomeric means as described in the following. FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of an anchor 452 of elastomeric means suitable for use with the body member 414 of FIGURE 12. The anchor 452 can be made of the same or different material as the body member of the device in which resides The anchor includes a base portion 454 which is configured to substantially mate with the opening 450 of the body member 414 and a crimping portion 456 of the elastomeric means in which the elastomeric means according to the invention can be joined. Preferably, the anchoring base 454 has a circumferential wall 458 tapered upwardly to mate with a correspondingly tapered circumferential wall of the opening 450 of the body member 414. In addition, a pair of closure means 460 desirably above the base at the opposite ends. When the anchor is pushed from the outer surface of the body member 414 through the opening 450, the bolt means 460 flexes inwardly to the exterior projecting shoulders 462 thereof, passes to the inner surface of the body member, at which time the bolt means protrudes externally and is secured to the anchor 452 in the body member 414. The rigidity of the bolt means 460 determines whether the anchor 452 is essential and permanent or rotatably capable of connecting to the body member. The anchor 452 is one of an almost unlimited number of embodiments of the anchors of the elastomeric medium that can be developed in the hair fastening devices of the present invention. The anchors may or may not be integral parts of their associated body members. They can be of any size or shape according to which they may be required to successfully achieve the predisposition objectives together with the hair gripping means, readapting the hair within the confines of the hair bra device, connecting the anchors to the hair structure holding the device and / or making the anchor less visible, and safe for the hair. As shown in the later FIGURES, the anchors may also include one or more holes through which the elastomeric medium may be threaded. Additionally described hereinafter, the anchors may also include hooks formed in any elastomeric body member technique to which they can be attached. In addition, there is a multiplicity of possible physical locations in the body member of a hair-holding device where the anchors can be located. There is also a multiplicity of several ways in which the anchors can be constructed in or from the body member of a hair-holding device. For example, the anchors could be made integral with or removable from the inside and / or outside the surfaces of the manipulation portions, the hair gripping portions, the spring portions, lug portions, shaft portions and / or teeth. bras for the hair of a body member. FIGURE 14 is an elevation view of an elastomeric means attached to member 538 according to the present invention. The joining member 538 is preferably constructed as a unitary member that includes at one end an eyelet 539 defining an opening 540 and at the opposite end a hook 541. The joining member 538 is particularly useful in continuous connection to the band-like elastomeric means in the body members of a hair fastening device according to the invention. The elastomeric web medium is simply inserted through a space 543 in the eyelet 539 and then retained by the eyelet. FIGURE 15 is a perspective view of an elastomeric web means 536 that carries two of the joining members 538 of Figure 14. Once the connecting members 538 are connected to the elastomeric means 536, one of the hooks to an anchor in one of the first and second body members. Then, the elastomeric web means can be secured to the first and second body members of a hair fastening device in any desired model shape. To complete the installation, the other of the hooks is connected to an anchor in both the first and second body members as may be appropriate. The combined elastomeric medium and the combination of the joining means of Figure 15 are especially, though not exclusively, useful for the adaptation of a hair-holding device of the prior art because it can be connected to the device without first disassembling the device. That is, a first hook 541 may engage or communicate with an advantageous anchoring component, such as the hinge pin, spring or lug of a hair fastening device. The elastomeric means 536. may in turn be communicated, to be interlaced and / or advantageously wrapped through one or more means of gripping the hair or other parts of one or both bodies to allow the elastomeric means to predispose or facilitate the bias between Yes, of the body members to reinforce the safety of the hair between the body members conformed to and limiting the contours of the hair. Similar to the first hook, the second hook 541, if present, can also communicate with an advantageous anchoring component of the device. FIGURES 16-19 illustrate several additional embodiments of hair fastening devices of the present invention with certain elements thereof such as connecting lugs, articulation pins, and fulcrum means omitted for illustration clarity. The device 610 of Figure 16 comprises a first and second members 612, Body 614 and at least one elastomeric thread 636 for predisposing the first and second body members in a closed position. The guide means is provided in the form of an eyelet 680 on the opposing inner surfaces of each of the body members 612, 614. An end 638 of the elastomeric means 636 passes through each eyelet and is secured to an anchor 650. The device 710 of Figure 17 comprises first and second body members 712, 714 and at least one elastomeric thread 736 to predispose the first and second body members in a closed position. A guide means is provided in the hook shape 780 on the opposing inner surfaces of each of the body members 712, 714. An end 738 of elastomeric means 736 passes through each hook and is secured to an anchor 750. The device 810 of Figure 18 comprises a first and second body members 812, 814 and at least one elastomeric thread 836 for predisposing the first and second body members in a closed position. Provided on the outer surface of the hair tightening teeth of the first and second body members 812, 814 is the guide means in the form of a hollow or groove 880 around which an end 838 of the elastomeric means 836 passes. Each end 838 is secured to an anchor 850. Preferably, the grooves 880 are sufficiently deep that the elastomeric means 836 is in low relief below or flush with the outer surface of the teeth. The device 910 of Figure 19 comprises the first and second body members 912, 914 and at least one elastomeric thread 936 for predisposing the first and second body members in a closed position. On the internal surfaces of each of the body members 912, 914 the guide means is provided in the form of a pressurized entry in the hook or eyelet 980 through which an end 938 of elastomeric means 936 passes. Each end 938 is secured to an anchor 950. Preferably, the guiding means 980 enters firmly and permanently into the walls of the body members 912, 914. The guide means 680, 780, 880 and 980 are preferably made as small as possible to avoid interference with the ability of the devices to hold the hair. The anchors 650, 750, 850 and 950 can comprise any of the anchors of the elastomeric medium described above. Alternatively, the anchors 650, 750, 850 and 950 can be any structure inherent in a hair fastener device that can be put to use as the middle anchor, eg, a manipulation portion, a lug connection, a grip tip for the hair, an arm predisposed by a torsion spring, and so on. FIGURES 20A-20F are cross-sectional views looking through the bottom of other hair fastening devices according to the present invention describing a few of a virtually infinite variety of models for which the elastomeric medium 1036 can be connected to the devices. Those devices, generally identified by the reference numeral 1010, comprise first and second body members 1012, 1014 having hair gripping portions 1022 and 1024 terminating in a plurality of fingers or teeth 1026 and 1028 crimped by interdigitated hair. , respectively. FIGS. 20A-20C illustrate various forms by which a single continuous web or finely stranded elastomeric medium 1036 can be connected to the device. FIGURE 20A shows the elastomeric medium contacting the first and second body members 1012, 1014 in a coiled configuration. FIGURE 20B shows the elastomeric medium contacting the first and second body members 1012, 1014 in a partially coiled, partially joined configuration. FIGURE 20C shows the elastomeric medium contacting the first and second members 1012, 1014 of body in a tied configuration. FIGS. 20D-20F illustrate various forms by which two continuous bands or finely stranded elastomeric medium 1036 can be connected to the device. FIGURE 20D shows the elastomeric means contacting the first and second body members 1012, 1014 in parallel wound configurations. FIGURE 20E shows the elastomeric medium contacting the first and second body members 1012, 1014 in a transverse coiled configuration. FIGURE 20C shows the elastomeric medium contacting the first and second body members 1012, 1014 in a tied configuration. Although it is shown as being wrapped around most of the outer surfaces of the teeth 1026, 1028 of the first and second hair grasping portions 1012, 1014, it will be appreciated that the elastomeric means 1036 can only contact the inner surfaces, only the outer surfaces or a combination of the inner and outer surfaces of the first and second body members. Also, the types and number of elastomeric means used in hair fastener devices constructed in accordance with the instant invention, their lengths, elasticities and materials are at the choice of the assembler, as long as the benefits of the listed elastomeric medium are obtained from here on. In addition, the elastomeric medium can be permanently or removably attached to the body members at the time of their formation (i.e., during the molding process) or after the same. A major disadvantage of the devices of the prior art, with the hair gripping means predisposed together by a torsion spring, is the tendency of the torsion spring to fail. And, the torsion springs of those devices are not made for removal or replacement by consumers. After the failure of the torsion spring, therefore, the devices of the prior art are useless, no longer viable to hold the hair. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the elastomeric medium is made for removal and / or replacement. Therefore, the elastomeric medium, perhaps after losing some degree of elasticity or otherwise failing, can be removed and replaced by the user with new elastomeric means. This is quite beneficial for the users of hair fastener devices in which the service life of their hair fastener devices can not now be extended, simply by eliminating and replacing the component most likely to fail, that is, the predisposed medium. Instead of buying a new hair bra device whenever the predisposed medium fails, consumers need only to install the elastomeric predisposed medium replacement according to the present invention which can be adapted into their existing hair bra device. According to another aspect of the present invention, a hair fastening device and the elastomeric means can be packaged and / or sold together as a piece of equipment that the end user can subsequently attach to the elastomeric means in the hair fastening device. The package may include descriptive and / or illustrative instructions that suggest how the elastomeric medium can be contacted with the device to reinforce the ability of the device to secure the hair. In an alternative, the end user may install the elastomeric medium on the device in a user-selectable manner. Although the invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration, it will be understood that such detail is only for that purpose and that variations thereto can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as Claims in the present.