U.S. patent application number 15/062149 was filed with the patent office on 2017-03-16 for hair extension with grooved tip.
The applicant listed for this patent is Ryan Tokko. Invention is credited to Ryan Tokko.
Application Number | 20170071277 15/062149 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58257699 |
Filed Date | 2017-03-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170071277 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tokko; Ryan |
March 16, 2017 |
HAIR EXTENSION WITH GROOVED TIP
Abstract
A hair extension comprises a plurality of extension hair strands
and a hair extension tip that fixes the extension hair strands at
one end of the extension hair strands. The hair extension tip
comprises a flat thin body in which the extension hair strands are
embedded and four parallel Protrusions formed on one surface of the
flat body. The body has a rectangular shape, and the protrusions
are aligned with the extension hair strands. The protrusion has a
triangular cross-sectional shape having a height in a range from 1
mm to 2 mm. The hair extension tip is made of thermoplastic
material.
Inventors: |
Tokko; Ryan; (Los Angeles,
CA) |
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Applicant: |
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Tokko; Ryan |
Los Angeles |
CA |
US |
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Family ID: |
58257699 |
Appl. No.: |
15/062149 |
Filed: |
March 6, 2016 |
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Application
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29539013 |
Sep 10, 2015 |
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15062149 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
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A41G 5/008 20130101 |
International
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A41G 5/00 20060101
A41G005/00 |
Claims
1. A hair extension comprising: i) a plurality of extension hair
strands; and ii) a hair extension tip that fixes the extension hair
strands at one end of the extension hair strands; wherein the hair
extension tip comprises: a) a flat thin body in which the extension
hair strands are embedded; and b) a predetermined number of
parallel protrusions formed on one surface of the flat body.
2. The hair extension of claim 1, wherein the body has a
rectangular shape, wherein the protrusions are aligned with the
extension hair strands.
3. The hair extension of claim 2, wherein the protrusion has a
triangular cross-sectional shape having a predetermined height.
4. The hair extension of claim 3, wherein the predetermined height
of the protrusion is in a range from 1 mm to 2 mm.
5. The hair extension of claim 4, wherein the predetermined number
of protrusions is three (3) to five (5).
6. The hair extension of claim 5, wherein the hair extension tip is
made of thermoplastic material
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the invention
[0002] The invention is related to hair extension. More
particularly, the present invention is related to a hair extension
with grooved tip that provides stable and strong bonding for
attached hair extension.
[0003] 2. Discussion of Related Technology
[0004] Generally, the hair extension technology connects one or
more extension hair pieces to hair of a person or an animal. The
extension hair pieces are to make the person/animal's hair look
longer or thicker and/or add color accents to the person/animal's
hair. The extension hair pieces for hair extension are in various
forms and shapes, and include hair weaves, widgets, etc. In this
field, typically beauticians or hair stylists provide services of
connecting extension hair pieces to hair of their customers. In one
method of attaching extension hair to a customer's hair, a hair
extension tip made of thermoplastic resin, in which extension hair
strands are embedded, is put under chosen strands of customer hair;
the tip is partially melted with an iron; the tip is rolled to
surround the customer's hair strands; and the tip is solidified
again after being cooled down. FIG. 9 shows a hair extension tip by
prior art in the process of putting hair extension under customer's
natural hair. FIG. 10 shows the hair extension tip by prior art
after rolling the hair extension tip and the hair extension tip
being solidified. Most strands of customer's hair do not contact
the surface of the hair extension tip, thus bonding with the
partially melted and then solidified surface of the hair extension
tip is only partial. Insufficient bonding often becomes problem
resulting in weak attachment of even falling of the extension hair.
The foregoing discussion in this section is to provide general
background information, and does not constitute an admission of
prior art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] An objective of the invention is to provide a hair extension
tip that provides strong and uniform bonding between extension hair
and customer's hair.
[0006] In order to achieve the objective, the present invention
provides a hair extension comprising a plurality of extension hair
strands and a hair extension tip that fixes the extension hair
strands at one end of the extension hair strands.
[0007] The hair extension tip comprises a flat thin body in which
the extension hair strands are embedded and a predetermined number
of parallel protrusions formed on one surface of the flat body.
[0008] The body has a rectangular shape, and the protrusions are
aligned with the extension hair strands.
[0009] The protrusion has a triangular cross-sectional shape having
a predetermined height.
[0010] Preferably, the predetermined height of the protrusion is in
a range from 1 mm to 2 mm, and the predetermined number of
protrusions is three (3) to five (5). The hair extension tip is
made of thermoplastic material.
[0011] The advantageous effects of the present invention are: (1)
durable hair extension attachment is possible because customer's
hair strands are adhered to the hair extension tip in a larger
contact area due to the protrusions; (2) uniform distributing and
aligning customer's hair strands over the hair extension tip is
facilitated by the triangular parallel protrusions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The accompanying drawings illustrate the best embodiments of
the present invention. In the drawings:
[0013] FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a hair extension tip showing my
design;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a right side-elevation view thereof;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a left side-elevation view thereof;
[0017] FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;
[0018] FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;
[0019] FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;
[0020] FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof with the entire
extension hair shown;
[0021] FIG. 9 is an elevation view showing a hair extension tip by
prior art in the process of attaching hair extension to customer's
natural hair;
[0022] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a hair extension
tip by prior art after the process of attaching hair extension to
customer's natural hair;
[0023] FIG. 11 is an elevation view showing a hair extension tip of
the present invention in the process of attaching hair extension to
customer's natural hair; and
[0024] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a hair extension
tip of the present invention after the process of attaching hair
extension to customer's natural hair.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0025] Embodiments will be described in detail below. The
accompanying drawings will be used for describing embodiments. For
the sake of convenience of illustrating embodiments, thickness,
length, diameter, size and other dimensions of components and/or
would be illustrated or exaggerated to be different with those of
actual components and/or hair, and the subject matter of this
application is not limited to the illustrated embodiments.
[0026] FIGS. 1-8 show a hair extension le of the present invention,
which comprises a plurality of extension hair strands 12 and a hair
extension tip 14 that fixes the extension hair strands 12 at one
end of the extension hair strands 12. In FIGS. 1-7, for clarity of
illustrating the grooved hair extension tip 14, strands 12 of
extension hair are partially illustrated.
[0027] The hair extension tip 14 comprises a flat thin body 16, in
which the extension hair strands 12 are embedded and a
predetermined number of parallel protrusions 18 formed on one
surface 20 of the flat body 16.
[0028] The body 16 has a rectangular shape, and the protrusions 18
are aligned with the extension hair strands 14 (refer to FIGS. 1
and 4).
[0029] As shown on FIGS. 3 and 4, the protrusion 18 has a
triangular cross-sectional shape having a predetermined height h.
The hair extension tip 16 is made of thermoplastic material, which
functions as glue to hold the extension hair strands 14. FIG. 4
shows that the extension hair strands 12 are uniformly embedded in
the body 16.
[0030] FIG. 11 shows the hair extension tip 14 in the process of
attaching hair extension 10 to customer's natural hair 22. FIG. 12
shows the hair extension tip 14 after being rolled. The customer's
natural hair 22 are surrounded by the protrusions 18 and flat
portions 24 between the protrusions. The contact area between the
natural hair 22 and the solidified hair extension tip 14 is very
large.
[0031] Preferably, the predetermined height h of the protrusion is
in a range from 1 mm to 2 mm, and the predetermined number of
protrusions is three (3) to five (5). If h is too small, aligning
hair strands between the protrusions would be difficult. If h is
too big, the finished rolled tip 14 would be too big. If the number
of protrusions is too little, the flat portion 24 between adjacent
protrusions would be too wide, and effect of aligning and spreading
hair strands would diminish. If the number of protrusions is tool
many, the flat portion between adjacent protrusions would be too
narrow, number of hair strands that can be received in the finished
rolled tip would be too little, thereby weakening the
connection.
[0032] Although the hair extension tip according to an exemplary
embodiment. of the present invention has been described in detail
hereinabove, it should be understood that many variations and
modifications of the basic inventive concept herein described,
which may appear to those skilled in the art, will still fall
within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the
present invention as defined by the appended claims.
[0033] The drawings and the forgoing description gave examples of
the present invention. The scope of the present invention, however,
is by no means limited by these specific example. Numerous
variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not,
such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material,
are possible. The scope of the invention is at least as broad as
given by the following claims.
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