Abstract: A decorative knot for a turban or other article of apparel comprises a flexible core composed of solid polyethylene foam and having a uniform circular cross section. A length of polyester fabric fits over, and covers, the exterior surface of the core material and includes two overlapping layers extending laterally from the core material and sewn together. The fabric-covered core material is formed into a spiral consisting of multiple turns proceeding around an axis. The turns have a progressively increasing radius and are progressively axially displaced from one another. Adjacent turns of the spiral touch, and are sewn to one another. The overlapping layers of fabric that are sewn together extend inward toward the axis of the spiral and the decorative knot is secured to the turban by stitches that pass through the portion of the overlapping layers of fabric that extend inward from the largest turn of the spiral.

Abstract: A wig clip having a set of comb teeth movable into and out of engagement with a clamping member on a frame is provided with a layer of fusible solid material on the frame in a quantity sufficient to enable the wig clip to be secured to the net material of a wig base by the application of heat to the layer of solid material. The application of heat causes the solid material to melt so that, when the wig clip is brought into contact with the net material, the fusible material flows through apertures of the net material, and then resolidifies, the wig clip is securely attached to the net material. The preferred fusible solid material is ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.

Abstract: In a wig clip in which comb teeth are movable from a first condition in which they are spaced from an elongated clamping member to a second condition in which they are capable of clamping a user's natural hair against the clamping member, an intermediate portions of each of the comb teeth has opposite edges which are in oblique relationship to the direction of elongation of the clamping member. These opposite edges are spaced from each other by a distance greater than the width of each of the other portions of the same comb tooth.

Abstract: A wig base is provided with one or more wig clip assemblies, each comprising two or more wig clips. Each of the wig clips comprises a set of comb teeth movable by a toggle action alternatively toward and away from a connecting part for gripping a lock of a wearer's natural hair. The wig clips of each wig clip assembly are connected by a connecting member and preferably rotatable relative to the connecting member. The connecting of the two wig clips to each other helps to ensure that the a given wig clip remains in place even if it becomes fully or partially disengaged from the wearer's natural hair. Rotation of the wig clips relative to the connecting member ensures that the connection does not interfere with the wearer's comfort.

Abstract: A wig base comprises a sheet of material having a dome shape with a peak a border defining a bottom opening and an anterior portion comprising net material. A reinforcement, for a gap that can be formed in a selected area of the net material adjacent the bottom opening, is provided by one of a plurality of strips of fabric each of which has a pair of opposite ends spaced from each other and located adjacent the border of the sheet, and a U-shaped intermediate portion connecting one of the ends to the other and extending from the border toward the peak. A wearer's natural hair can be passed through a gap and blended with hair woven to the net material of wig base. The reinforcement maintains the integrity of the wig base.

Abstract: In a wig cap of flexible netting fabric formed in the shape of a human cranium, a strip of elastomeric material attached to the interior surface of the netting fabric adjacent the anterior portion of its border, resists slippage of the wig cap by frictional engagement with the wearer's forehead. In an alternative embodiment comb-shaped clips attached to the interior surface of the netting fabric adjacent the anterior portion of its border engage the wearer's natural hair to resist slippage.