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US 12,114,719 B2Granted
Integrated hair with magnetic securing device
OwnerShawna Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for integration of hair extensions or other integrations into a user's natural hair. According to the present disclosure, an adhesive means, such as a magnet, Velcro, or snaps, is used to integrate hair extensions seamlessly with user hair. The magnetic nature of the adhesion allows for simple hair decorations, such as flowers, to be attached with minimal effort.
Claims17
A method of single-handed insertion of a hair integration, the method comprising the steps of sequentially:
- providing a first hair integration comprising:
- a first substrate defined by a flexible material having a non-slip liner comprising a pliable material comprising one of silicon, nylon, and polyvinylchloride and a first metallic magnetic portion functional as a first magnetic securing device;
- a second substrate consisting of a flexible material and a second metallic magnetic portion functional as a second magnetic securing device;
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- a flexible hinge material connecting the first substrate to the second substrate, where the hair integration further comprises integrated hair extending from either the first or the second substrate;
- with a single hand, inserting the first hair integration by placing the first substrate proximate to a scalp of the user;
- placing a first portion of natural hair of the user on the non-slip liner between the first magnetic securing device and the second magnetic securing device;
- with the same single hand, folding the flexible hinge material over the first portion of natural hair of the user;
- aligning the first magnetic securing device with the second magnetic securing device by aligning a North polarity portion of the first magnetic securing device with a South polarity portion of the second magnetic securing device;
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- magnetically binding the North polarity portion of the first magnetic securing device to the South polarity portion of the second magnetic securing device thereby securing at least a portion of the first portion of natural hair of the user between the first magnetic securing device and the second magnetic securing device;
- the method further comprising flexing the first substrate and the second substrate to compliment a shape of a skull structure of the user proximate the first hair integration.
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A single handed secured hair extension comprising:
- a first flexible substrate comprising a size of about 20 mm long by 3 mm wide by 1 mm thick and flexible to compliment a shape of a skull structure of a user the first flexible substrate fixedly attached to a first magnetic securing device;
- one or more hair integrations fixedly attached to the first flexible substrate;
- a second substrate shaped to nest within the first flexible substrate consisting of a flexible material and a second magnetic securing device;
- a hinge material connecting the first flexible substrate to the second substrate, the hinge material is foldable with a single hand over a portion of hair growing from the user's scalp;
- the first magnetic securing device comprising multiple magnets smaller than the first magnetic securing device and including a North polarity portion attached to the first flexible substrate;
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- the second magnetic securing device comprising multiple magnets smaller than the second magnetic securing device and including a South polarity portion attached to the second substrate and positionable to allow the North polarity portion of the first magnetic securing device to align with the South polarity portion of the second magnetic securing device while the flexible hinge material is folded with the single hand over the portion of the user's hair growing from the user's scalp binding the North polarity portion to the South polarity portion via magnetic attraction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.