U.S. patent application number 10/727483 was filed with the patent office on 2005-05-12 for ornamental hairpiece and method for manufacturing the same.
Invention is credited to Kim, Jongwon.
Application Number | 20050098190 10/727483 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34511175 |
Filed Date | 2005-05-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050098190 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kim, Jongwon |
May 12, 2005 |
Ornamental hairpiece and method for manufacturing the same
Abstract
Disclosed are an ornamental hairpiece attached to human real
hair or animal real fur such as that of a dog, and a method for
manufacturing the same. The ornamental hairpiece includes a wig
unit having a plurality of strands made of one material selected
from the group consisting of artificial hair or fur made of a
synthetic resin, human real hair and animal real fur, and a
connection unit for connecting the wig unit to user's real hair,
thereby being used for a long period of time.
Inventors: |
Kim, Jongwon; (Seoul,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
|
Family ID: |
34511175 |
Appl. No.: |
10/727483 |
Filed: |
December 5, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/201 ;
132/53 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41G 5/0046 20130101;
A41G 5/006 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/201 ;
132/053 |
International
Class: |
A41G 003/00; A41G
005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 7, 2003 |
KR |
2003-78551 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An ornamental hairpiece connected to human real hair or animal
real fur, comprising: a wig unit in which a plurality of strands
made of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of
human real hair, artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial
fur are arranged neatly; and a connection unit for connecting the
wig unit to user's real hair, wherein the connection unit is a
designated position of an upper end of the wig unit, cohered by
adhesive means, and includes a main body provided with a real hair
reception hole formed at a central area, and real hair connection
loops, to which the real hair is tied, inserted into the real hair
reception hole.
2. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein a body
formation pipe is inserted into the main body.
3. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 1, wherein a body
fixation thread is wound on an outer circumference of the main
body.
4. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 2, wherein a body
fixation thread is wound on an outer circumference of the main
body.
5. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 3, wherein the
real hair connection loops are made of a part of the body fixation
thread.
6. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 4, wherein the
real hair connection loops are made of a part of the body fixation
thread.
7. A method for manufacturing an ornamental hairpiece connected to
human real hair or animal real fur, comprising the steps of: (a)
cutting off upper ends of a wig unit including a plurality of
strands made of one or more materials selected from the group
consisting of human real hair, artificial hair, animal real fur and
artificial fur, which are arranged neatly, so that the strands have
the same upper line; (b) inserting a body formation pipe into a
central area of an upper portion of the wig unit so that the
strands uniformly surround an outer circumference of the body
formation pipe; (c) thinly applying an adhesive on a designated
position of the wig unit surrounding the outer circumference of the
body formation pipe so that the strands are attached to each other;
(d) hardening the adhesive, and densely winding a body fixation
thread on the position of the wig unit surrounding the outer
circumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands are
firmly fixed; (e) forming real hair connection loops on an upper
surface of the wig unit, and detaching the body formation pipe from
the wig unit so that a real hair reception hole is formed through
the wig unit; and (f) thinly applying the adhesive to an outer
circumference of the body fixation thread wound on the wig unit,
and hardening the adhesive.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an ornamental hairpiece for
ornamental and aesthetic purposes, which is attached to human hair
or animal fur such as that of a pet dog, and a method for
manufacturing the same, thereby creating an inventive hair style
without directly dyeing or perming the human hair or the animal
fur.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Generally, in order to ornament human hair or animal fur
such as that of a pet dog (hereafter, commonly referred to as
"hair") for aesthetic purposes without directly dyeing or perming
the hair, a style of the human hair is changed by using wigs or
directly transplanting hair.
[0005] Most wigs are entire wigs applied to the overall head. In
case a user wears wig, an adhesive strength between the wig and the
user's scalp is reduced, thereby causing the user to move
unnaturally and feel nervous that the wig may be detached from the
scalp due to a strong wind or in a crowded area.
[0006] Further, a direct hair transplantation method is a surgical
treatment, which is performed on persons having severe alopecia or
baldness, thus being inapplicable for aesthetic purposes.
[0007] As another method, human hair, for example, forged hair
(i.e., wig) similar to human real hair, is connected to user's real
hair by means of silicon or attached to the user's real hair using
a metal ring.
[0008] In case that a wig is connected to the user's real hair by
means of an adhesive made of silicon, it takes a comparatively long
period of time to connect the wig to the user's real hair. Further,
since silicon has a weak thermal resistance, when the user's real
hair provided with the wig connected thereto comes into contact
with hot water or heat from a hair dryer, the wig is easily
detached from the user's real hair. Moreover, in some cases, when
silicon is hardened by heat of approximately 200.degree. C., the
user's real hair is damaged by the heat.
[0009] On the other hand, in case that a wig is connected to the
user's real hair by the metal ring, the connection between the wig
and the user's real hair is easily achieved within a short period
of time. However, when a user sleeps or lies on his/her back side,
the meal ring presses a user's scalp, thereby causing the user to
feel a pain. Further, the metal ring is easily exposed to the
outside, thereby causing a bad appearance.
[0010] Although the above description relates to human hair, a wig,
which is connected to animal fur such as that of a dog, has the
same problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of
the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to
provide an ornamental hairpiece, which allows a user to easily
create an inventive hair style without directly dyeing or perming,
and a method for manufacturing the same.
[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide an
ornamental hairpiece, which is easily and firmly attached to user's
real hair, and a method for manufacturing the same.
[0013] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide
an ornamental hairpiece, which is naturally connected to user's
real hair so that the ornamental hairpiece is indistinguishable
from the user's real hair, and is not easily damaged by washing or
drying so that the ornamental hairpiece is used for a long period
of time, and a method for manufacturing the same.
[0014] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the
above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of an
ornamental hairpiece connected to human real hair or animal real
fur, comprising: a wig unit in which a plurality of strands made of
one or more materials selected from the group consisting of human
real hair, artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial fur are
arranged neatly; and a connection unit for connecting the wig unit
to the user's real hair, wherein the connection unit is a
designated position of an upper end of the wig unit, cohered by
adhesive means, and includes a main body provided with a real hair
reception hole formed at a central area, and real hair connection
loops, to which the real hair is tied, inserted into the real hair
reception hole. Preferably, the artificial hair and fur may be made
of a synthetic resin such as nylon or, a fabric.
[0015] Further, preferably, a body fixation thread may be wound on
an outer circumference of the main body located on an upper portion
of the wig unit. Moreover, preferably, the real hair connection
loops may be formed on the main body and made of a part of the body
fixation thread. The real hair connection loops, to which the real
hair is tied, are inserted into the real hair reception hole of the
main body, thereby firmly fixing the wig unit to the user's real
hair without exposure of a connection part therebetween to the
outside.
[0016] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention,
there is provided a method for manufacturing an ornamental
hairpiece connected to human real hair or animal real fur,
comprising the steps of: (a) cutting off upper ends of a wig unit
including a plurality of strands made of one or more materials
selected from the group consisting of human real hair, artificial
hair, animal real fur and artificial fur, which are arranged
neatly, so that the strands have the same upper line: (b) inserting
a body formation pipe into a central area of an upper portion of
the wig unit so that the strands uniformly surround an outer
circumference of the body formation pipe; (c) thinly applying an
adhesive on a designated position of the wig unit surrounding the
outer circumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands
are attached to each other; (d) hardening the adhesive, and densely
winding a body fixation thread on the position of the wig unit
surrounding the outer circumference of the body formation pipe so
that the strands are firmly fixed; (e) forming real hair connection
loops on an upper surface of the wig unit, and removing the body
formation pipe from the wig unit so that a real hair reception hole
is formed through the wig unit; and (f) thinly applying the
adhesive on an outer circumference of the body fixation thread
wound on the wig unit, and hardening the adhesive.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The above and other objects, features and other advantages
of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the
following detailed description taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which:
[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ornamental hairpiece in
accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece, in
which a body formation pipe is integrated with an inner side of a
main body, in accordance with the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an ornamental hairpiece, in
which a connection unit includes two real hair connection loops, in
accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a process for
manufacturing an ornamental hairpiece in accordance with the
present invention;
[0022] FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece,
in which a real hair is tied to a real hair connection loop and an
end of the real hair tied to the loop is inserted into a real hair
reception hole, in accordance with the present invention; and
[0023] FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece,
which is completely connected to the real hair, in accordance with
the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0024] Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings.
[0025] FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate an ornamental hairpiece in
accordance with the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 1 is
a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece in accordance with
one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective
view of the ornamental hairpiece, in which a body formation pipe is
integrated with an inner side of a main body, FIG. 3 is a
perspective view of an ornamental hairpiece, in which a connection
unit includes two real hair connection loops in accordance with
another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a
perspective view illustrating a process for manufacturing the
ornamental hairpiece, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the
ornamental hairpiece, in which a real hair is tied to a real hair
connection loop and an end of the real hair tied to the loop is
inserted into a real hair reception hole, and FIG. 5B is a
perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece, which is completely
connected to the real hair.
[0026] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the ornamental hairpiece 1
of the present invention comprises a wig unit 2 and a connection
unit 3. The wig unit 2 includes a plurality of strands made of one
material selected from the group consisting of artificial hair (in
case of human) made of a synthetic resin such as nylon or a fabric,
artificial fur (in case of animal), their correspondents, human
real hair and animal real fur (hereinafter, commonly referred to
"real hair"). Preferably, the wig unit 2 includes 10 to 80 strands
of the selected one or more materials from the group consisting of
human real hair, artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial
fur.
[0027] Although the above number of the strands of the material of
the wig unit 2 has been disclosed for exemplary purpose, those
skilled in the art will appreciate that the number of the strands
of the material of the wig unit does not limit the scope and spirit
of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. Further,
if necessary, the material of the wig unit 2 may be dyed or permed
prior to attachment to the user's real hair.
[0028] An upper portion of the wig unit 2 is the connection unit 3
connected to the user's real hair. The connection unit 3 includes a
main body 4 (with reference to FIG. 5) provided with a real hair
reception hole 7 formed at a central area, into which several
strands of the user's real hair are inserted, and a real hair
connection loop 5.
[0029] Generally, the main body 4 has a cylindrical shape. However,
the main body 4 may have the shape of a polygonal pipe. Further,
the main body 4 includes an adhesive 9, or an adhesive 9 and a
thread 6 (with reference to FIG. 4). The main body 4 is formed by
inserting a body formation pipe 8 made of a soft rubber pipe into
the real hair reception hole 7, arranging the wig unit 2 on the
circumference of the body formation pipe 8, and forming a shape of
the wig unit 2 using the adhesive 9 and/or the thread 6. In a
preferred embodiment of the present invention, after the formation
of the main body 4, the body formation pipe 8 is detached from the
main body 4.
[0030] The connection unit 3 serves to fixedly connect the wig unit
2, in which a plurality of the strands of the material are arranged
in parallel, to the user's real hair. Although the number of the
real hair connection loops 5 is two as shown in FIG. 3, the number
of the real hair connection loops 5 may be three or more. The real
hair connection loops 5 are made of a soft rubber or a fabric. In
the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the real hair
connection loops 5 are extended from the thread 6 (in FIG. 4) for
fixing the main body 4.
[0031] With reference to FIG. 4, the main body 4, which is firmly
fixed by the body fixation thread 6 wound thereon, has the
cylindrical shape having an outer diameter of 2 mm to 4 mm and a
length of 5 mm to 10 mm, and the real hair reception hole 7 is
formed through the central area of the main body 4. As shown in
FIGS. 5A ad 5B, the real hair tied to the real hair connection loop
5 is inserted into the real hair reception hole 7, thereby firmly
connecting the real hair to the wig unit 2 without exposure of a
connection portion therebetween to the outside.
[0032] The body fixation thread 6 may be made of material the same
as or different from that of the wig unit 2. Further, the material
of the body fixation thread 6 may be the same color as or different
from that of the wig unit 2.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 2, the body formation pipe 8 is inserted
into a central portion of the main body 4, and then integrally
fixed to the main body 4. The body formation pipe 8 is made of a
synthetic resin or a rubber having elasticity, and has an inner
diameter of approximately 1.0 mm to 2.5 mm. The body formation pipe
8, which is inserted into the central portion of the main body 4,
serves as a frame, thereby forming the real hair reception hole 7
and assisting the real hair reception hole 7 to be suitably shaped.
Alternately, as shown in FIG. 4, the body formation pipe 8 is
detached from the main body 4 after the formation of the main body
4.
[0034] The real hair connection loop 5 is obtained by winding a
part of the body fixation thread 6 on the main body 4.
Alternatively, the real hair connection loop 5 may be obtained by
winding another thread rather than the body fixation thread 6 on
the main body 4. User's real hair is tied to the real hair
connection loop 5 such that the real hair is not untied from the
real hair connection loop 5, and then the real hair connection loop
5 having the real hair tied thereto is inserted into the real hair
reception hole 7 of the main body 4. If necessary, as shown in FIG.
3, two real hair connection loops 5 and 5' are formed on the main
body 4, thereby causing ornamental hairpiece 1 to be more firmly
connected to the user's real hair.
[0035] Hereinafter, a process for manufacturing the ornamental
hairpiece 1 in accordance with the present invention will be
described in detail.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 4, the wig unit 2 is formed by neatly
arranging a plurality of strands made of one or more materials
selected from the group consisting of human real hair, artificial
hair, animal real fur and artificial fur, and cutting away upper
ends of the strands to a designated length. The body formation pipe
8 having a comparatively short length is inserted into the central
portion of the upper portion of the wig unit 2. The length of the
body formation pipe 8 is the same as the length of the main body 4,
which will be formed.
[0037] If necessary, the body formation pipe 8 may have a length
longer than that of the main body 4.
[0038] Thereafter, the adhesive 9 is thinly applied to the outer
circumference of the upper portion of the wig unit 2 surrounding
the body formation pipe 8 so that the strands at the wig unit 2 are
fixed to each other. Here, the adhesive 9 is not applied to the
body formation pipe 8 so that the body formation pipe 8 can be
detached from the main body 4 after the formation of the real hair
reception hole 7.
[0039] After the adhesive 9 is hardened, the body fixation thread 6
is densely wound on the outer surface of the upper portion of the
wig unit 2 surrounding the body formation pipe 8, thereby firmly
fixing the wig unit 2 and forming the main body 4.
[0040] When the main body 4 is formed by winding the body fixation
thread 6 on the outer surface of the upper portion of the wig unit
2, the real hair connection loop 5 made of the body fixation thread
6 is formed on the upper portion of the wig unit 2. Here, the real
hair connection loop 5 is formed integrally with the main body 4,
thereby being firmly connected to the main body 4. The real hair
connection loop 5 may be made of a fabric or a rubber.
[0041] If necessary, the real hair connection loop 5 is not made of
the body fixation thread 6, but is made of an additional thread,
which is wound on the outer surface of the upper portion of the wig
unit 2.
[0042] After the formation of the real hair connection loop 5, the
body formation pipe 8 is detached from the central portion of the
main body 4, thereby forming the real hair reception hole 7. Then,
the adhesive 9 is thinly applied again to the outer circumference
of the main body 4 wound with the body fixation thread 6, and is
then hardened, thus preventing the body fixation thread 6 from
being unwound from the main body. Thereby, the ornamental hairpiece
1 of the present invention is manufactured.
[0043] If necessary, the body fixation pipe 8 is not detached from
the central portion of the main body 4. In this case, the
ornamental hairpiece 1 is used under the condition that the body
fixation pipe 8 is fixedly attached to the main body 4 by means of
the adhesive 9.
[0044] In case that the ornamental hairpiece 1 is connected to
strands of user's real hair, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the real
hair is tied to the real hair connection loop 5 of the connection
unit 3, and the real hair tied to the real hair connection loop 5
is inserted into the real hair reception hole 7. Thereby, a
connection portion between the real hair and the ornamental
hairpiece 1 is not easily exposed to the outside, and the
connection therebetween is firmly achieved. Accordingly, the
ornamental hairpiece 1 is used for a long period of time.
[0045] In case the ornamental hairpiece 1 of the present invention
is removed from the user's real hair, the real hair connection loop
5 is pulled out of the real hair reception hole 7, and then the
real hair connection loop 5 is cut by a tool such as a pair of
scissors, etc. Thereby, the ornamental hairpiece 1 is easily
removed from the user's real hair.
[0046] As apparent from the above description, the present
invention provides an ornamental hairpiece, for ornamental and
aesthetic purposes, which is attached to human hair or animal fur
such as that of a pet dog, and a method for manufacturing the same,
thereby creating an inventive hair style without directly dyeing or
perming the human hair or the animal fur.
[0047] The ornamental hair is easily and firmly connected to user's
real hair, thus making a natural appearance.
[0048] Further, a connection portion between a wig unit of the
ornamental hair and the user's real hair is not easily exposed to
the outside and not easily damaged, thus allowing the ornamental
hair attached to the user's real hair to be used for a long period
of time.
[0049] Moreover, the ornamental hair, which is made of a thread or
synthetic resin having elasticity without application of a hard
material, does not press a user's scalp when a user sleeps or lies
on his/her back side, thereby providing comfortableness to the
user.
[0050] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention
have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the
art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and
substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and
spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying
claims.
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