Foundation Frames Patents (Class 132/54)
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Publication number: 20130125913Abstract: A Method for Fabricating Hair Extensions on a Woman Utilizing a Mesh-Based Foundation includes a Sheet of Mesh, a Hair panel, a Lace Panel, and a Hair parting, In one embodiment, a plurality of connection points or anchors are formed through the method of melting synthetic hair strands around a plait four stem braid, made of a woman's own natural hair and synthetic hair fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: LUCINDA ELLERY, Inc.Inventor: LUCINDA ELLERY
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Patent number: 8434500Abstract: A hair band (1) comprises a strip-shaped carrier structure (2) and several hairs (4) which extend from the carrier structure (2) in a main direction (5) running perpendicular to the direction (3) of main extension of the carrier structure (2). The ends (8) of single hairs are stitched through the elastic foil (6) forming the outer layer of the carrier structure (2) and fixed to the carrier structure (2) by gluing them to the foil (6) only. The fixed ends of the hairs (4), at the back side of the foil (6), also run in the main direction (5) of the hairs (4).Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Arcos Die Haarprofis Handels GmbHInventor: Günter Alex
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Publication number: 20130048006Abstract: A holder for securing a hair extension having a weft and a hair piece extending from the weft, to a wearer's natural hair. The holder includes a length, a transverse profile having a hair extension edge and a securing edge opposingly disposed from the hair extension edge. The holder comprises a channel disposed substantially longitudinally along the entire length of the holder and a plurality of apertures to receive a plurality of attaching means for securing the holder to the wearer's natural hair. The channel includes a neck and an interior cavity connected to the neck, wherein the neck defines an opening along the length of the channel at the hair extension edge. The interior cavity is configured to receive the weft and the neck is configured to enable penetration of the hair piece through the opening along the length of the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventor: Tara Springfield-Thomas
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Publication number: 20130048002Abstract: A hair piece (1) comprises a foundation (3) having a boundary area (4) extending along a circumference (7); hairs (2) attached to the foundation; and at least one securing mechanism for securing the hair piece to natural hairs of its bearer. The securing mechanism comprises at least one slot (6) in the boundary area, which extends along the circumference and ends in the boundary area in both directions. An adhesive surface (8) extends from the slot towards the circumference. Hairs are attached to the foundation next to the adhesive surface in both directions of the circumference. A section (10) of self-adhesive hair band has an adhesive back to be glued to hairs of the bearer pulled through the slot and pressed against the adhesive surface. This section of self-adhesive hair band is permanently connected to the boundary area at that side of the slot opposite to the adhesive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: ARCOS DIE HAARPROFIS HANDELS GMBHInventor: Guenter Alex
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Publication number: 20130032162Abstract: A customizable wig can be reversibly altered to create a wide variety of hairstyles. A customizable wig comprises a single base shell having an outer surface, a plurality of fasteners affixed to its outer surface, and a plurality of hair segments that can be fastened to the shell. The hair segments comprise at least one crown segment, at least one mid-section segment, and at least one nape segment. The segments can be removably attached by a variety of fasteners such as hook and loop fasteners or snaps. In order to provide even more options for alternative hairstyles, the crown, mid-section, and nape segments can comprise more than one segment. Enhancements such as feathers, hair wefts, or beaded strings can be easily attached to create additional styles. A box is optimized for protection during storage and transport, as well as for display of the wig.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventor: Tré MAJOR
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Publication number: 20130019889Abstract: A stretchable base wig for protecting the wearer's hair from damage while providing total hair coverage; the wig having firstly a self-retention capacity of non-adhesive, non-metal, non-abrasive, breathable anti-skid and retention components and secondly hair arrangement that aids ventilation, attractively imitate natural hair yet discreetly reduce manufacturing time and cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventor: Juliet Annmarie Palmer-Rogers
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Publication number: 20120305020Abstract: A method of adorning an eyelash of a wearer (the wearer having an eyelid with a natural lash line containing natural eyelashes) includes providing at least first and second lash subassemblies. Each lash subassembly includes an elongated mounting portion and a plurality of elongated lash filaments. Each lash filament has a filament base and an oppositely disposed filament tip. The filament base is attached to the mounting portion with the filament tip extending from the mounting portion. The first and second lash subassemblies are concurrently affixed to the eyelid. When concurrently affixed to the eyelid, the first and second lash subassemblies collectively provide a different appearance of the plurality of elongated lash filaments of the first lash subassembly than an appearance collectively provided by the plurality of elongated lash filaments of the second lash subassembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventor: Alexsandra Byrne
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Publication number: 20120266903Abstract: The invention provides a bang hair extension secured along the crown line by means of a lightweight and flexible hair comb, thus creating the illusion of stylish bangs, without requiring the commitment of actually cutting the hair. The invention also provides a bang hair extension having embellishments along the spine of the comb. The invention also provides a bang hair extension for use by non-humans, for example, by pets such as dogs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventor: Noelle M. Devlin
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Publication number: 20120247495Abstract: A device for supplementing human hair is disclosed. The device for supplementing human hair includes a headband and a hairpiece coupled to the headband. The headband is shaped to frictionally engage the human scalp. The hairpiece integrates with existing hair on the head of a user so that the hairpiece supplements and enhances existing hair. The headband includes a crown piece. The hairpiece includes a hairpiece base and a set of hair. The hairpiece base couples to the crown piece so that the headband holds the hairpiece in place on the scalp. A method of forming a hair supplementing device is disclosed which includes the steps of obtaining a headband, where the headband includes a crown piece, and obtaining a hairpiece, where the hairpiece comprises means to couple the hairpiece to the crown piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Deborah Ann Montgomery
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Publication number: 20120234335Abstract: A hairpiece for supplementing the natural hair of a wearer person. The hairpiece comprises a support net formed by interconnected strands. The net is shaped to conform with the scalp of the wearer person. A plurality of bands of hair are permanently secured spaced-apart, to the strands of the support net. The bands of hair are disposed in a predetermined pattern to conceal the net while maintaining flexibility thereof. Independent attachment spring clips are permanently secured in an upper portion of the support net to removably secure the net in the wearer person's natural hair wherein the net and the attachment spring clips are substantially non-visible in the natural hair to supplement and provide styling to the natural hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventor: Gael Betts
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Patent number: 8261753Abstract: A wig with integral clinging foundation for enhanced securement of the wig to the head of a wearer. A plurality of hair strands are attached to a foundation base element. One or more securement elements are connected to the periphery of the foundation base element. Each securement element is flexible and has an inner surface including unidirectional piled fiber adapted to cause frictional engagement between the securement element and a portion of either the skin or the natural hair of the head of the wearer. The frictional engagement occurs in a frictional direction which is generally toward the crown portion of the foundation base element. As a result, the wig can be easily slipped onto the head of a wearer, yet remain effectively secured thereto. Thus, the construction of the wig allows it to be worn securely, comfortably and universally for wearers with and without their own natural hair.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: NG ImportsInventors: Shmuel Dovid Newman, Yitzchok Geisinsky, Yehudis Geisinsky
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Patent number: 8256435Abstract: A hair extension element for extending a strand of hair is securable to the strand of hair through a flexible holding member. The holding member comprises a through hole for guiding and clamping the strand of hair. The holding member and the hair extension element are integrated so as to provide the hair extension element as an integrated part to the strand of hair. Furthermore a holding member which is provided with at least an ornament comprises at least two through holes extending substantially parallel to each other for guiding strands of hair there through. A holding member comprising at least one through hole is provided with at least two ornaments on its outer side.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Inventor: Silvia Croes-Stoffer
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Publication number: 20120174939Abstract: The present invention is directed to a detachable, self adhesive, multi-piece wiglet and anchor cap system. This system is made up of individual shapes and sizes that accommodate users with full to no natural hair strands seeking full to partial hair coverage. The Interchangeable Wiglet is made up of base portions for the user head's ear, temple, nape, front, top, and crown. Together, these base portions allow an infinite number of variations depending on the exact three dimensional surface contours of the user's head. The Interchangeable Wiglet is individually crafted of a plurality of natural, synthetic, or man made hair-like strands, made of various textures, colors, and lengths and are attached to plurality of the base portions. Each base portion is made of elastic material together with material strips affixed with a complementary double-sided fastening system that acts to connect the base portions to the anchor cap unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Bridget Gay Starks, Brittnay Cherese Starks
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Publication number: 20120125356Abstract: A device for hair addition comprises a band-shaped support comprising a first and a second side, an adhesive surface on its first side, and at least a first and a second partial length which each comprise a portion of the adhesive surface. Further, the device comprises a plurality of hairs which are each fixed to the second side of the support at one of their ends and which extend across and away from the support. The support is gradually plastically deformable until its first and second partial lengths lie flat against each other with their portions of the adhesive surface being arranged in between.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: ARCOS Die Haarprofis Handels GmbHInventor: Günter ALEX
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Patent number: 8171943Abstract: A cosmetic hair assembly has a shaped piece of wig netting or mesh holding a plurality of cosmetic hairs attached to a correspondingly shaped layer of biomimetic microstructure adhesive (BMA) with tiny synthetic seta for adhesion to human skin. The wig netting is dimensioned slightly larger than the BMA layer to leave a slight overhanging part to facilitate removal from the skin by peeling back the overhanging part. A comb with peeler in the form of hooked portions can be used to peel back the wig netting. In another embodiment, an individual cosmetic hair assembly has a hair shaft attached to a substrate portion attached to a BMA layer, wherein the substrate's edges provide engagement surfaces to facilitate removal by peeling back the BMA layer. An applicator in the form of a thin water-soluble transfer sheet can hold a number of cosmetic hair assemblies until they are ready to be applied.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Inventor: Miles M. Hamano
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Patent number: 8133247Abstract: A multi-part tool assembly for harvesting and implanting follicular units, comprising an outer cannula having an open, tissue-piercing distal end, and an inner cannula coaxially positioned in a lumen of the first cannula, the second cannula having an open, tissue-coring distal end sized to engage and retain single hair follicular units. An obturator may be positioned in the lumen of the second cannula, wherein at least one of the first cannula, second cannula, and obturator are movable relative to the other ones.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Restoration Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Paul K. Hsei
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Publication number: 20120042890Abstract: A hair styling device is comprised of a flexible wand and a shaper. The flexible wand surface area is covered with a high friction material. The flexible wand has a stiffness such that when the flexible wand is bent, it maintains whatever shape it is bent into. According to an aspect of the invention, this flexible wand may be comprised of some type of wire. Thus when the device is used, it may be rolled into the hair, where it will adhere due to the high friction portion, and then it is locked into place by bending of the flexible wand This allows for many different types of hair styles for many different lengths of hair. The shaper is hollow, and the hollow is of a size and shape such that the flexible wand snugly fits into and through the shaper. The shaper length is less than the flexible wand length, and the shaper surface area is covered with a high friction material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventor: Wilma Speelman
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Publication number: 20110315155Abstract: The present invention provides a hair accessory, comprising an infant or baby headband, artificial hair attached to the headband, and one or more ribbons attached to the headband or the artificial hair. In some embodiments, the artificial hair comprises ponytails or pigtails attached to the headband to provide the illusion of real ponytails or pigtails.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventor: Melanie Alaine Cruiz
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Publication number: 20110303234Abstract: Methods and processes for coating a hair prosthesis are provided. A method includes the steps of: providing a lace cap, the lace cap having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, coating the inner surface of the lace cap with a first compound, attaching a plurality of hairs to the lace cap, and coating the inner surface of the lace cap with a second compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: WEI HAI FOLLEA ART COMPANYInventors: Meng Xiangyong, Wang Anquan
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Patent number: 8042553Abstract: A medical hair prosthesis for use by a wearer that has had a pronounced loss of hair, where the foundation of the medical hair prosthesis is made of lace that has gone through a cryogenic treatment process to increase durability and comfort. The medical hair prosthesis is formed by a process of harvesting the wearer's own hair to incorporate into the front hairline of the hair prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Inventor: Joseph Paris
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Publication number: 20110186073Abstract: A hair ornament includes a first body having an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer includes a lump. The outer layer covers the lump and includes a bottom face and a top face. A first hook or loop fastener is provided on the top face, and a second hook or loop fastener is provided on the bottom face. The hair ornament is mounted in hair of a user and placed between upper and lower portions of the hair. The first hook or loop fastener engages with the upper portion of the hair, and the second hook or loop fastener engages with the lower portion of the hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventor: Shih Ling Hsu
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Publication number: 20110186066Abstract: A wig optimized to reduce sweating effects, itching and other discomforts, while maintaining a natural appearance and feel, comprises a front and top first wig region with welded lace. A second region provided below in relation to the front and top first region, comprises further lace material which is more amenable to trimming at edges without leaving the edges ragged and sharp to the touch. Hairs are knotted to the lace region and third region is located to rear of the first region and comprises soft, stretchable material made with holes for breathability. Lastly, a wicking material lining is located at various regions and comprises bamboo material which is located to contact a wearer's scalp and reduce sweating effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Rivky TWERSKY, Michele FARRY
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Publication number: 20110186065Abstract: A frontal hairpiece for providing a naturally-appearing augmented frontal hairline when applied to the wearer. A frontal foundation has a forward edge, a rearward edge, a first end and a second end. The frontal foundation is thin, flexible and made from a net-like construction which substantially blends with the skin color of the wearer. The forward edge traces a tortuous pathway from approximately the first end to approximately the second end. Embodiments may include an elastic band portion connected to the frontal foundation, with first and second rear strap portions disposed therebetween. Hair is attached to the frontal foundation in a first density pattern which mimics a natural transition of a wearer's forehead into a frontal hairline. The first density pattern of some embodiments may be characterized by a greater density of hair strands applied proximate the rearward edge of the frontal foundation compared to the density of hair strands applied proximate the forward edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Junichi Inoue, Helene Stahl
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Publication number: 20110174326Abstract: A frame for a wig is provided. In the frame for a wig as half-finished type goods to obtain a finished-product type wig to be worn on person's head by combining natural hair such as person's hair or animal hair or artificial hair with the frame, the frame having an entire hemisphere shape formed by combining a plurality of bands to be worn on the head; the frame includes a rounding band used surrounding a head girth of a user, and a plurality of longitudinal bands adapted in an arc shape of a circle, connecting between a forehead part of the rounding band and a back neck part thereof, and further includes a side-face part having a shape capable of closely contacting to a side part of head at portions corresponding to both sides of user's head, thereby greatly improving a close contact feeling to a side part of head with a natural wig-wearing feeling as compared with the related art.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: SUNG CHANG TRSS CORP.Inventor: Young Yul Kim
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Publication number: 20110120485Abstract: A wig with integral clinging foundation for enhanced securement of the wig to the head of a wearer. A plurality of hair strands are attached to a foundation base element. One or more securement elements are connected to the periphery of the foundation base element. Each securement element is flexible and has an inner surface including unidirectional piled fiber adapted to cause frictional engagement between the securement element and a portion of either the skin or the natural hair of the head of the wearer. The frictional engagement occurs in a frictional direction which is generally toward the crown portion of the foundation base element. As a result, the wig can be easily slipped onto the head of a wearer, yet remain effectively secured thereto. Thus, the construction of the wig allows it to be worn securely, comfortably and universally for wearers with and without their own natural hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Shmuel Dovid Newman, Yitzchok Geisinsky, Yehudis Geisinsky
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Publication number: 20110073122Abstract: An inward retroflexion is formed to prevent an outward retroflexion of a perimeter part by sewing the perimeter part of a net ground fabric on an attachment member attached along a portion or the entirety of the perimeter part of the net ground fabric, on which human hair or artificial hair is implanted, while edging-contracting the perimeter part of the net ground fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Sayuri Shigematsu
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Publication number: 20110056507Abstract: A hair extension strip includes a hollow hair extension strip end piece and a number of extension hair strands that are embedded in the hair extension strip end piece. The hair extension strip end piece comprises a hair extension hollow tube having predetermined inner diameter and predetermined length. The hair extension strip is made by a process comprising steps of aligning ends of a predetermined number of hair strands; applying melted thermoplastic resin around the aligned ends of the hair strands, removing excess thermoplastic resin, forming a hollow hair extension strip end piece by wrapping the hair strands around a centering rod, and cooling the hair extension strip end piece with the hair strands embedded.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventor: Ryan Tokko
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Publication number: 20110036368Abstract: A wig and hairpiece extension arrangement is provided with a top wig, an intermediate wig, and a lower wig. The top wig has a generally circular first foundation. The intermediate wig has a second foundation that is arcuate, while the lower wig has a third foundation that is a portion of a semi-circle. The top wig is structured and arranged to be secured to the top of a human head with the intermediate wig located along the upper rear of the head and the lower wig located along the rear of the head below the intermediate wig. The wig arrangement can be worn with different spacings, colors and styles and either with or without the intermediate wig so as to change the look and styling of the wearer's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventor: Hui Sue Park
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Publication number: 20110023903Abstract: A hair integration assembly includes a resilient mesh band extending substantially laterally about the wearer's scalp and a plurality of longitudinally-extending resilient mesh bands. A multiplicity of extrinsic hair strands are fastened to and extend outwardly from each of the mesh bands. The laterally-extending mesh band and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands are fastened together such that the wearer's natural hair can be drawn from within openings formed between the mesh bands, thereby enabling the extrinsic hair extending from the mesh bands to be integrated with the wearer's natural hair. The assembly can further include one or more lengths of elastic material fastened to one or more of the mesh bands. The lengths of elastic material are capable of securing the assembly to the wearer's scalp, thereby providing more comfort and flexibility to the assembly, and to accommodating different head sizes of wearers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventor: Judy Kezios
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Publication number: 20110017224Abstract: In one configuration of the present invention, a hair extension device for providing a user with the appearance of having longer, fuller hair is disclosed. The device may have a hair cluster having a hair flap which in turn comprises one or more hair wefts. The hair wefts may contain a number of hair strands connected together by seams which composes the band. The device may contain a filament which may be sandwiched between one or more flaps. The hair wefts may be sewn together with thread using a zig-zag stitch for example. The hair extension device may be reversible and the wefts may be attached to a length of lace.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventor: Michelle Elizabeth FREELOVE
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Publication number: 20100313902Abstract: Devices having real or synthetic hair that are worn on a user's head to complement, accent, or otherwise alter the appearance of the user's hair are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a hair addition for providing a bump up effect includes a foundation, a plurality of attachment members coupled to the foundation for attaching the foundation to a wearer's hair, a plurality of hair strand retention members spanning the foundation, and a plurality of hair strands coupled to the hair strand retention members and collectively concealing the foundation, the attachment members, and the hair strand retention members. The foundation has an outer frame and a plurality of shaping strips. The outer frame defines front and rear sides and opposed ends. The shaping strips extend from the front side to the rear side, and each shaping strip is bendable and retains its form until further manipulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventor: Teresa Lane
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Publication number: 20100294293Abstract: A hair band (1) comprises a strip-shaped carrier structure (2) and several hairs (4) which extend from the carrier structure (2) in a main direction (5) running perpendicular to the direction (3) of main extension of the carrier structure (2). The ends (8) of single hairs are stitched through the elastic foil (6) forming the outer layer of the carrier structure (2) and fixed to the carrier structure (2) by gluing them to the foil (6) only. The fixed ends of the hairs (4), at the back side of the foil (6), also run in the main direction (5) of the hairs (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: ARCOS DIE HAARPROFIS HANDELS GMBHInventor: Günter Alex
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Publication number: 20100236568Abstract: A hairpiece (35) for supplementing the natural hair of a wearer person (42). The hairpiece comprises a support net (10) formed by interconnected strands (11). The net is shaped to conform with the scalp of the wearer person. A plurality of bands of hair (36) are permanently secured spaced-apart, to the strands (11) of the support net (10). The bands of hair are disposed in a predetermined pattern to conceal the net while maintaining flexibility thereof. Independent attachment spring clips (20) are permanently secured in an upper portion of the support net (10) to removably secure the net in the wearer person's natural hair (43) wherein the net (10) and the attachment spring clips (20) are substantially non-visible in the natural hair to supplement and provide styling to the natural hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: GAEL BETTS CONCEPTS INC.Inventor: Gael Betts
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Publication number: 20100236563Abstract: The object of the present invention is to offer a wearer's own hair utilizing type wig which is worn stably on the wearer's head, capable to reduce the exposure to the outside, mixing the wearer's own hair with the false hair of a wig, and making hair rich in quantity as a whole. The present invention is characterized in that it is the wearer's own hair utilizing type wig (1) in which the wearer's own hair is pulled out from the opening (11A) of a wig base (10) on which false hair (20) is attached, and mixed with false hair (20), and a wig base (10) is constituted of an annular member (11) which has an opening (11A) inside, and a plurality of linear members (12) which extended so that it might cross through said opening (11A), are isolated from each other, and are provided in the annular member (11) side by side, each of linear member (12) being formed in the shape of zigzag which has a plurality of bending portion (12A).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Harumi Kimura, Emiko Endo
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Publication number: 20100229883Abstract: A support structure and a hair accessory utilizing the support structure are disclosed. The support structure is configured to engage and surround substantially only a rear portion of a user's head, and according to an embodiment the support structure includes a crown segment, a central support member, a crossing member, and a plurality of side segments. The hair accessory includes a plurality of hair strand retention members attached to and extending across the support structure and a plurality of hair strands extending from each hair strand retention member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Teresa Jo Lane, Kenneth L. Paves
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Publication number: 20100229882Abstract: A wig (10, 30) is made with artificial hairs (12, 13, 32, 33) having bending rigidities depending upon portions attached to respective portions. A wig base (11, 31) is partitioned to a plurality of regions, and the hair (12, 32) having bending rigidity lower than average natural hair is attached to the periphery (11a) of the left and right side head portions and the rear head portion and to the total peripheral region (31A), and blended with the wearer's own hair growing around the wig. On the other hand, in the region toward the center of the wig base (11, 31), the hair (13, 33) having bending rigidity of the same level as natural hair is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Yasuhisa Sotokawa, Yoshie Ogawa, Kumiko Saito, Makiko Tsuruma
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Publication number: 20100192965Abstract: The present invention relates to a wig, and more particularly, to an expandable wig. The expandable wig includes: a plurality of wig network bands, each having a plurality of hairs affixed thereto; interval-keeping bands for keeping the wig network band at regular intervals; a wig body, to which both front ends of each of the interval-keeping bands are sewed; a front mesh located at a front face of the wig body in such a way that a plurality of the wig network bands are densely sewed and fixed thereto, wherein a plurality of the wig network bands are combined to the interval-keeping bands discontinuously in a state where the wig network bands neighboring on each other relative to the interval-keeping bands are arranged in different lines from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventor: Ki Pyo KANG
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Publication number: 20100170524Abstract: Objects of the present invention is to provide a wig capable of surely and easily being attached only by lightly pressing a wig, which is put on a head of a wearer, from above; to enhance fitness; and to cause no pain in the attaching or detaching operation or while long-time use. A plurality of monofilaments 22, which get entangled and hooked with natural hair of the wearer, are provided in the form of projection on a first side of a base sheet 21, and an adhesive layer 23 for bonding to the inside of the wig base is applied on a second side of the base sheet 21. Each of the monofilaments 22 is composed of a stalk 22a extending from the base sheet 21 and a big head 22b on the top of the stalk 22a.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventor: Harumi Kimura
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Publication number: 20100170527Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a wig to head of a user, including a flexible plane sheet including a first opening and a second opening, a plurality of monofilaments each including a swollen head and protrusively provided on a first side of the flexible plane sheet, a first adhesive layer provided so as to cover the monofilaments, a net member provided on a second side of the flexible plane sheet, and a second adhesive layer provided on the net member of a first half area, the flexible plane sheet being divided into the first half area and a second half area by a line bisecting the flexible plane sheet is provided. The first opening is provided on the line bisecting the flexible plane sheet while having a thin and long shape so that a part of natural hair of the user passes through the first opening, and the second opening is provided at a predetermined position on the second half area so that other part of the natural hair of the user passes through the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventor: Mayumi Toba
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Publication number: 20100170523Abstract: A multi-style wig having a wig cap (1) with an interchangeable base section (3) and special extensions (18) which may be removably attached to the wig cap. Each extension is comprised of a clip (19) having hair (9) permanently attached thereto. The clip is preferably made of an elasticized fabric material that is folded around ribbons (4, 5, 11) of the cap. The clip has fasteners (7), which are preferably snaps (8), located on each end. To use, the extension is positioned at a desired location on the cap. Then, the clip is placed around the ribbon of the cap and the fastener is secured to attach the extension to the cap. A user may also alter the appearance of the wig by changing the interchangeable base section with a different base section having a different color, style and/or length of hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventor: Michele L. DePalma
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Publication number: 20100163069Abstract: A hair increasing device 10, of which a linear member is hardly visible, a knot does not tend to loosen, and freedom of hair styles is improved, is constituted in such a manner that each hair 12 is knotted to a rib 11b constituting a hair-secured frame 11 with one end portion 12a being twice wound, and the other end portion 12b being once wound and pulled out thereafter. Said one end portion 12a of the tied hair is supported so as to stand upright with regard to a rib, and said other end portion 12b is knotted so as to extend longitudinally on and along a rib 11b, and thereby hair flow is formed in the longitudinal direction on a plurality of ribs 11b so that the ribs 11b is covered and hidden, and becomes hardly visible.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Sakiko Imai, Katsuo Sugai
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Publication number: 20100154812Abstract: Headband comprising wefts of human hair or synthetic hair and made of elastic material. The hair wefts are mounted in the centre by means of short stitches. The wefts are sewn onto the headband, where after the band is closed by stitching and subsequently turned inside out. The result is an elastic band with all stitches trapped inside the fabric of the band.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventor: Sylvia Westerman Holstijn
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Publication number: 20100139679Abstract: A clip for wig is offered which can prevent warping of a wig base. The clip 1 for wig is constituted with a frame-like reversible member 10 and a plurality of comb teeth 20 attached to the reversible member 10, the reversible member 10 is constituted with an U-shaped frame material 11 having leg portions 11B and 11C protruding from both ends of a support portion 11A and a connecting portion 12 connected to respective leg portions 11B and 11C of the U-shaped frame material 11, a plurality of comb teeth 20 are fixed at the end portion of the support portion 11A of the U-shaped frame material 11, the outer shape of the support portion 11A is formed to have a curvature of the circular arc along the curved periphery of the wig base 30, and the support portion of the clip 1 of a wig is provided at the position close to the periphery, thereby to be fixed to the reverse side of the wig base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Kazuhiro Umezu, Yoshimi Sasaki, Tetsuhiro Matsuda
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Publication number: 20100071714Abstract: A wig base (11) has a first base (12) and a second base (13), wherein the first base (12) has a front portion (12a), a left side portion (12b), a right side portion (12c), a back portion (12d), and a top portion (12e), and is formed in the convex shape resembling the wig wearer's head shape so as to cover a wig wearing region, wherein the second base (13) is extending belt-like in the head shape to the left and right side portions (12b, 12c) from the back portion (12d) on the reverse side of the first base (12) along its outer periphery, and wherein the back portion (13a) of the second base portion (13) is fixed on the reverse side of the back edge portion (12D) of the first base (12), while the left and right side edge portions (12B, 12C) of the first base (12) and the left and right side portions (13B, 13C) of the second base (13) are detachable by attaching parts (16a, 16b), and the wig wearer can wash his or her scalp while keeping the wig on by rolling up the front side of the wig from the front portionType: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Yasuhisa Sotokawa, Katsuo Sugai, Emiko Endo, Sanae Sakuma
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Publication number: 20100065078Abstract: A hair extension device is made easily adjustable and convenient to use by providing attached adjustment mechanisms which are inconspicuous and easy to hide. The hair extension device is generally formed as a headband, including a supporting base panel and a connection strand. The supporting base panel can accommodate extension hair in various patterns, and has adjustment mechanisms attached thereto. The size adjustment mechanisms are specifically configured to cooperate with the connection strand to effectively shorten the length of the headband structure and thereby adjust the size of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventor: Elle Reece
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Publication number: 20100058515Abstract: A two ply head covering in the form of a triangular scarf or babushka in which a weft of hair is secured to extend directly from the front edge of the babushka between opposing inturned forward edges of the babushka.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventor: Keela F. Castle
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Publication number: 20100043814Abstract: A cosmetic hair assembly has a shaped piece of wig netting or mesh holding a plurality of cosmetic hairs attached to a correspondingly shaped layer of biomimetic microstructure adhesive (BMA) with tiny synthetic seta for adhesion to human skin. The wig netting is dimensioned slightly larger than the BMA layer to leave a slight overhanging part to facilitate removal from the skin by peeling back the overhanging part. A comb with peeler in the form of hooked portions can be used to peel back the wig netting. In another embodiment, an individual cosmetic hair assembly has a hair shaft attached to a substrate portion attached to a BMA layer, wherein the substrate's edges provide engagement surfaces to facilitate removal by peeling back the BMA layer. An applicator in the form of a thin water-soluble transfer sheet can hold a number of cosmetic hair assemblies until they are ready to be applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventor: Miles M. HAMANO
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Publication number: 20100037908Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for hair enhancement. The apparatus comprises an adjustable head cap having a rim and at least one strip disposed selectively around the rim. The strip is secured to the rim and extending away from it. The strip(s) is enabled to receive one or more hair pieces and hair tracks. The hair tracks are secured to the strips by interlocking the underside of their fastening component with a portion of the outwardly facing surface of the strip having a complementary design.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Arndra E. Hatcher, Monique D. Durden
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Publication number: 20100037907Abstract: A wig (19) is obtained by making a bundle of a plurality of strands of hair (1) of about same length, stretching the whole bundled hair to the pre-determined length by shifting the bundled hair in the length direction to random length, assuming the length of the stretched hair bundle as an apparent total length, forming a bent portion (5) of hair at the half position of said apparent total length, and by attaching said bent portion (5) to a wig base (18). Since the position of the bent portion (5) of hair (1) differs from each other, and the length (A) from the bent portion (5) to one end and the length (B) from the bent portion to the other end are configured to differ for each hair, the finished state of the wig can offer a good natural appearance as if the wearer's own hair were grown.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2007Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Katsuo Sugai, Sanae Sakuma
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Publication number: 20100006115Abstract: A hair extension element for extending a strand of hair is securable to the strand of hair through a flexible holding member. The holding member comprises a through hole for guiding and clamping the strand of hair. The holding member and the hair extension element are integrated so as to provide the hair extension element as an integrated part to the strand of hair. Furthermore a holding member which is provided with at least an ornament comprises at least two through holes extending substantially parallel to each other for guiding strands of hair there through. A holding member comprising at least one through hole is provided with at least two ornaments on its outer side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventor: Sylvia Croes-Stoffer