U.S. patent application number 12/079291 was filed with the patent office on 2009-10-01 for instant wig liners.
Invention is credited to Alice Hampton.
Application Number | 20090241973 12/079291 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41115268 |
Filed Date | 2009-10-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090241973 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hampton; Alice |
October 1, 2009 |
Instant wig liners
Abstract
A natural, synthetic resinous or rubber cap or base is provided
for a wig in which the frontal portion comprising a skin toned or
transparent material intended to be indistinguishable from the
wearer's actual skin; weaved with individual strands of hair to
compose a natural looking hair line. With time the base
deteriorates with use, thus a replaceable liner is adhered to the
base. Thus most wear and tear will occur onto the liner. The wig is
manufactured by implanting hairs or groups of hairs in elongated
strips which comprise the wig base. These elongated strips may be
part of a monolithic structure in which they are connected together
by bridges to form a cap or the hairs or groups of hairs may be
supported on elongated members which are attached to strips by
adhesive agents or by high-frequency heating or the like. The
elongated members bearing the hair may also be attached to strips
or lace belts by means of hooks.
Inventors: |
Hampton; Alice;
(US) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Allan Chan
Suite 700, 225 Broadway
New York
NY
10007
US
|
Family ID: |
41115268 |
Appl. No.: |
12/079291 |
Filed: |
March 26, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/54 ;
132/53 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41G 3/0025 20130101;
A41G 3/0041 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/54 ;
132/53 |
International
Class: |
A41G 3/00 20060101
A41G003/00 |
Claims
1. A wig comprising: a. a wig base having an outer convex surface,
and formed at least in part of a fine material such as silk
comprising a color which blends into a user's skin tone; b. a
plurality of hairs planted to said outer convex surface of said wig
base, wherein said hair line is similar to the natural growth of
human hair; and c. a replaceable liner removably attached to the
wig base whereas user may utilized adhesion techniques to adhere
said wig to the user's scalp in which wear is reduced upon said wig
base.
2. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said wig base is composed of a silk
colored similarly to the user's skin tone.
3. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said wig base is composed of a fine
polymer mesh colored similarly to the user's skin tone.
4. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said wig base is composed of a fine
see through polymer mesh.
5. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said replaceable liner is attached
to the base with snaps.
6. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said replaceable liner is attached
to the base with clips.
7. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said replaceable liner is attached
to the base with mounting mechanism.
8. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said replaceable liner is attached
to the base with Velcro.
9. A wig as in claim 1, whereas said replaceable liner is attached
to the base with a fastener.
10. A wig as in claim 1, whereas the frontal weft portion of the
wig maybe removed and replaced to represent a different hair style
such as bangs.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to methods and apparatus for the
manufacture of hair supporting elements and synthetic resinous caps
or bases for the making of wigs, and to methods and apparatus for
the manufacture of regular and/or weftless wigs.
BACKGROUND
[0002] It is a general aspect of the prior art that the human or
synthetic hair be cut to a predetermined length and that bundles of
the thusly cut hair tress be moved by hand to a double-needle
sewing machine which is used to form a series of hair laces. The
thread line resulting from the double-needle sewing machine is
folded, to be sewed again along the previously sewed line by an
ordinary one-needle sewing machine, whereafter the root of the
folded part is sewed by the single-needle sewing machine to form a
belt-shaped hair lace, commonly known as "weft," for the
manufacture of a machine-made wig. This belt-shaped hair lace is
sewed by a sewing machine onto the framed strips of a cap or base,
or is used in a cap less wig.
[0003] In processes of the past, there are many defects. For
example, many different types of specific sewing machines, enormous
amounts of equipment, large numbers of persons and much time are
required. The products must, furthermore pass through complicated
manufacturing steps. Further, the hair will generally fall out
rather easily when the wigs are combed. Moreover, the sewed lines
can easily come loose. Additionally, the thickness of the hair belt
is uneven because the root of the hair lace may be folded doubly or
triply during the sewing in the forming of the hair belt. Still
further, the direction of the hair in the wigs cannot be changed at
will because thick knots which appear on the hair belt are fixed to
lay in one particular direction when the hair belt is sewed onto a
cap or base. Additionally the wig base will wear after consistent
use. Additionally, adhesives utilized to affix hair may also
deteriorate the wig base.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The type of wig likely to give a user most satisfaction is
that in which the hair is transplanted as though it were actually
rooted on the scalp. The appearance must be as if the hair were
distributed densely and individually on the scalp. It must permit
the hair style to be changed directionwise as demanded by the
user's pleasure. The wig must give an impression from all views as
though it was not artificial but rather that it was a natural head
of hair.
[0005] A wig cap or base for a wig may comprise a net woven from
silk or cotton yarn or synthetic fiber and such a net may be coated
with a resin. It is also known that, to make a stretch net, the
fibre may be covered with latex or spandex.
[0006] It is also known that after a net is folded or crumpled in a
certain way, it can be cut to form a semicircular cap or base and
that a ribbon tape or elastic band can be attached along the edge
of the resulting semicircle to enable putting the wig on the user's
head.
[0007] In the preferred embodiment the woven net is limited to the
frontal portion of the wig, whereas the rest is a synthetic resin
or synthetic rubber structure produced through a compression or
pressure process by a molding operation. This structure is a frame
having no crumpling nor undesirable angles and, with it, it is
possible to work out the standardizations and mass production of
caps or bases comprising rows of the framed strips and bridge
connection forms, the spacing between the rows of strips and the
bridge connection forms being readily accomplished. Human or
synthetic hair is transplanted onto the rows of strips.
[0008] Generally, in achieving the various objects of the
invention, namely the provision of new and improved methods of
preparing wigs and the products of such methods, there is
contemplated the manufacture of a wig comprising a plurality of
spaced elongated supports with hair being attached along these
supports. The wig manufactured in accordance with the invention may
comprise a base profiled as a cap in conforming to at least part of
the human head and including the aforesaid elongated supports with
bridges connecting and extending between these supports. The
supports and bridges may be connected together in a monolithic
structure of flat cross-section, the supports and bridges
cooperatively defining ventilation openings there between. In
further accordance with the invention, at least one elastic band
may be peripherally provided on an inside of the aforementioned
cap. In accordance with another feature of the invention, the
structure may be of synthetic resin or rubber or other similar
plastic.
[0009] In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the
aforementioned supports may be tubes and, in accordance with still
another embodiment of the invention, the aforesaid support may be
belt-plates.
[0010] In the latter embodiments, hooks may be provided detachably
connecting the elongated supports to elongated elements which
extend perpendicularly thereof.
[0011] According to further features of the invention, adhesive
agents may connect the hair to the supports or the hair may be
implanted in the supports. The implanting may be effected by means
of high-frequency heating or other types of heating or the
like.
[0012] In accordance with still further objects and features of the
invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a wig
comprising molding a monolithic cap of spaced strips connected by
bridges of synthetic resin or rubber and connecting hair to the
strips.
[0013] The above and further objects, features and advantages of
the invention will be found hereinafter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0014] Further a more detailed explanation of the invention follows
below and is illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which:
[0015] FIG. 1 is the side view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 1.
[0016] FIG. 2 is the side view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 2.
[0017] FIG. 3 is the side view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 3.
[0018] FIG. 4 is the side view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 4.
[0019] FIG. 5 is the front view of person wearing wig with a
natural looking hair line.
[0020] FIG. 6 is the front view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 5.
[0021] FIG. 7 is the front view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 6.
[0022] FIG. 8 is the front view of person wearing wig with
interchangeable frontal portion style 7.
[0023] FIG. 9 is the side view of wig with hairs weaved into a base
portion which is extended; intended to be unnoticeable from the
person's actual skin and can be trimmed by said person.
[0024] FIG. 10 is view of the underside of the wig as worn by the
person.
[0025] FIG. 11 is underside view of wig with a view of the wig base
and clips for attaching the liner.
[0026] FIG. 12 is top view of wig liner.
[0027] FIG. 13 is top view of wig liner with attachment means such
as clips or snaps.
[0028] FIG. 14 is frontal view of a bald person.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] In the preferred embodiment, a wig cap or base 10 for a wig
may comprise a net woven from silk or cotton yarn or synthetic
fiber and such a net may be coated with a resin. It is also known
that, to make a stretch net, the fibre may be covered with latex or
spandex.
[0030] It is also known that after a net is folded or crumpled in a
certain way, it can be cut to form a semicircular cap or base 10
and that a ribbon tape or elastic band can be attached along the
edge of the resulting semicircle to enable putting the wig on the
user's head.
[0031] Said frontal portion 2 or entire portion of the wig base 4
may be comprised out of a material such as a silk with similar
color tone as the person's skin. Ideally, the materials utilized to
form the frontal base are intended to be visually unnoticeable
compared to the person's skin tone. The hair strands rooted to the
frontal portion of the wig must resemble a person's natural hair
line. The base may be trimmed as a person desires their hair line.
The frontal portion 2 may or may not be removable depending on the
specific embodiment. Alternatively, the wig is one piece with only
replaceable liners 12.
[0032] Additionally, the frontal portion 2 of the wig may be
removed and replaced with an alternate frontal portion to form a
new hair style. A person may desire bangs one week and no bangs the
other.
[0033] In the preferred embodiment, the liner is utilized to
sustain most of the wear and tear. The liner 12 may be removably
attached to the base with mechanical means 8 such as but not
limited to clips, hooks, or fasteners. Alternatively, the liner 12
maybe attached with chemical means such as but not limited to glues
and paste. The liner 12 is intended to be unnoticeable, which can
be made from similar materials as the base. The liner is intended
to absorb any moisture. Additionally, the liner 12 is intended to
limit the wear of adhesives on the base. The person is to use
common wig adhesive or any other method to secure the liner to the
head.
[0034] The construction of attaching the hair to wig base can be
accomplished in any method that is known to persons skilled in the
art.
[0035] In a preferred embodiment, the formation of a generally
monolithic synthetic resinous or rubber cap or base with which it
is possible to change the hair style according to the user's
pleasure, a semicircular cap or base profiled to the human head
comprises spaced rows of frame strips linked by bridge connection
forms to form the spaces.
[0036] The perforated wig cap manufactured in accordance with the
above does not compress the user's own hair and provides for a good
ventilation effect as well as hygienic cleanliness. Further, the
new wig cap permits removing perspiration and can be washed because
the synthetic resinous or rubber cap or base will maintain its
original state, even in water, without any relaxation. The single
process required to produce this new cap or base provides for mass
production techniques and reduces prices.
[0037] It is even possible to implant human or artificial hair in
an optional direction onto this cap or base by known methods. When
a piercing transplantation or implanting of hair through the rows
of the frame strips is effected, the resulting wig has no thick
belt-type weft as seen in machine-made wigs or in cap less wigs.
Furthermore, the new wig has no binding knot as seen in hand-made
wigs. Accordingly, this new wig gives an appearance as if the hair
were a growth of the user's own hair. Its structure makes it
possible to change easily the direction of hair with a comb at the
user's pleasure and to make optional hair styles which are
impossible with known wigs such as machine-made wigs, cap less wigs
or hand-made wigs, or the like.
[0038] In the new wig, the rows of the frame strips can be changed
to a whirl or spiral type. An elastic gum band B can be attached
along the semicircular edge of this cap or base or the edge can be
cut at spaced positions to attach separate elastic bands onto it to
enable adjusting the size of the wig.
[0039] The structure of this invention can also be utilized by
those who are partially or completely bald. The wig is suitable for
those whose forehead is bald.
[0040] In further accordance with this invention, the frame strips
of the cap or base can be replaced with a synthetic resin or rubber
tube or belt-plate. Specifically, the human or artificial hair is
transplanted directly onto the above-mentioned tubes or belt-plates
and the tubes or belt-plates are sewed or otherwise attached onto
the cap or base or onto the laces for the cap less type.
[0041] According to this invention, the human or artificial hair is
transplanted directly by a single process onto the synthetic resin
or synthetic rubber tube or belt-plate to form the hair strip
group. The hair cannot fall out because it is transplanted tightly
into the flexible synthetic resin or synthetic rubber tube or
belt-plate.
[0042] Specifically, the hair strip group can also be stuck with
adhesive agents or by heat-treatment onto or into the tube or
belt-plate. The adherence can also be effected by high-frequency or
supersonic wave treatment. In any event, a clean hair strip group
can be obtained without the appearance of adherence.
[0043] After the formation of hair strip groups as mentioned above,
the length of hair is cut to a length which can form any optional
hair style and the hair strip groups are attached or sewed onto the
associated cap or base which conforms to the shape of a human head
and in order to form optional hair styles.
[0044] The hair strip groups can also be attached with adhesive
agents onto caps or bases for wigs or onto laces for cap less
types. When the hair strip groups are attached by heat treatment
onto caps or bases or onto laces for the cap less types, the hair
strip groups can be attached without there appearing any vestige of
adherence by the use of high-frequency or by the supersonic wave
adhesive treatments.
[0045] Furthermore, if the hair is transplanted onto a tube to form
the tube-type hair strip group which is hung onto the lace for the
cap less type, the direction of hair strip groups can be changed
optionally at the user's pleasure because the hair strip groups
hung on the hooks placed on the lace belt for the cap less type can
be moved to an optional direction.
[0046] As mentioned above, this invention is characterized in that
the hair strip groups can be produced by a single machine process
and thus the mass production of hair strip groups is possible by a
single mechanical process. The resulting transplantation of hair is
uniform and dense and the hair cannot fall out. The new wig
constituted by the hair strip groups of this invention appears as
if the hair were to be rooted actually on the human scalp. The
direction of hair or the hair style is optional at the user's
pleasure. The hair strip groups when hung on hooks can readily be
moved or replaced. Change of color in whole or in part is also
possible by the attachment or removal of specific hair strip groups
which are hung on the hooks of the strip or lace.
[0047] While the above invention has been described with reference
to certain preferred embodiments, the scope of the present
invention is not limited to these embodiments. One skilled in the
art may find variations of these preferred embodiments which,
nevertheless, fall within the spirit of the present invention,
whose scope is defined by the claims set forth below
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