US 2019/0335834 A1Published application

Wig-management template-shield system and method

OwnerDaina Daigleinventor

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Abstract

A wig-management template-shield system and method that can be used from the initial measuring and fitting for a wig, as a template, through the wig making and the wig styling processes as both a template and a protective shield for the wig block or wig blocks, and through the use of the wig, including washings and re-stylings, as a protective shield for the wig block or wig blocks, made of a see-through flexible shrinkable barrier sheet material in hood form that is placed over the head of a person to be fitted for a wig in its expanded state as a hood, is shrunk to a shape-conforming envelope retaining the shape of the person's head and hair profile by hot air not causing injury to the person, and is then marked with the location of the person's hairline and other markings, creating a template to be sent to and used by a wig maker to make a proper fitting wig. During the making of the wig and during use of the wig, the template-shield protects wig blocks from damage and staining during dressing and cleaning of the wig.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A wig-management template-shield for use in wig making and subsequent handling, using a wig block, of a wig for a person to be fitted for a wig, having a hairline and a hair profile, the wig-management template-shield comprising:

(i) a heat-shrinkable hood made from a see-through flexible shrinkable barrier sheet material having the properties of bidirectional shrinkage at an approximate 2:1 ratio upon application of heated air, of inverted sack form having a closed, rounded top portion and an open bottom end, having seamless construction, and having dimensions adapted to fit over a large person's head covering the head and neck to the shoulders, adapted to be placed over the head of a person to be fitted for a wig and subsequently shrunken by application of heated air to smoothly conform to the shape of the person's head and hair profile, adapted to allow subsequent visual locating and marking of the hairline, and adapted for subsequent placement on a wig block for use as a template and as a protective shield;
(ii) a hood slit at the bottom front edge of said heat-shrinkable hood adapted to prevent constriction of the bottom edge upon shrinkage, and to provide the start of a subsequent larger torn separation along the front of said heat-shrinkable hood;
and
(iii) a plurality of hood holes arrayed upon the front middle area of said heat-shrinkable hood above said hood slit, adapted to provide passage of air for the person while retaining enough structure to support shrinkage of said heat-shrinkable hood.

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A method for wig making and subsequent wig handling, comprising:

(i) providing a wig-management template-shield, comprising:
(a) a heat-shrinkable hood made from a see-through flexible shrinkable barrier sheet material having the properties of bidirectional shrinkage at an approximate 2:1 ratio upon application of heated air, of inverted sack form having a closed, rounded top portion and an open bottom end, having seamless construction, and having dimensions adapted to fit over a large person's head covering the head and neck to the shoulders, adapted to be placed over the head of a person to be fitted for a wig and subsequently shrunken by application of heated air to smoothly conform to the shape of the person's head and hair profile, adapted to allow subsequent visual locating and marking of the hairline, and adapted for subsequent placement on a wig block for use as a template and as a protective shield;
(b) a hood slit at the bottom front edge of said heat-shrinkable hood adapted to prevent constriction of the bottom edge upon shrinkage, and to provide the start of a subsequent larger torn separation along the front of said heat-shrinkable hood;
and
(c) a plurality of hood holes arrayed upon the front middle area of said heat-shrinkable hood above said hood slit, adapted to provide passage of air for the person while retaining enough structure to support shrinkage of said heat-shrinkable hood.
(ii) placing said heat-shrinkable hood upon the head of the person to be fitted for a wig in such a way as to allow breathing through said hood holes;
(iii) shrinking said heat-shrinkable hood to conform to the head shape and hair profile of the person to be fitted for a wig, by application of heated air;
(iv) locating the hairline of the person to be fitted for a wig visually through the see-through flexible sheet barrier material of said heat-shrinkable hood;
(v) marking the hairline of the person to be fitted for a wig upon said heat-shrinkable hood;
(vi) tearing the front of said heat-shrinkable hood along said hood slit and said hood holes;
(vii) removing said heat-shrinkable hood from the head of the person who is to be fitted for a wig;
(viii) placing said heat-shrinkable hood, having been shrunken and marked, upon a wig block;
and
(ix) using said wig-management template-shield as a template for wig making and as a protective shield for the wig block used in the wig making;
(x) using said wig-management template-shield as a template for wig styling and as a protective shield for the wig block used in the wig styling;
(xi) using said wig-management template-shield as a protective shield for the wig block used in subsequent wig cleaning, re-styling, and handling.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/514,008Filed 17 Jul 2019
Priority: 10 Jun 2015
Published: 7 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A41G 3/0075
Wigs: processes or apparatus for making wigs
A41G 3/0041
Wigs: bases for wigs
A45D 44/12
Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms: ear, face, or lip protectors
A45D 44/14
Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms: stands for performing hairdressing work; Postiche heads

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Application14/735,927Continuation in part · filed 10 Jun 2015
Application16/514,008Continuation in part
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