# US 2021/0274872 A1 · Hair topper volume piece and method of using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0274872 A1 - Document ID: US20210274872A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/193,259 - Filed: 2021-03-05 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-05 - Assignees: NC House of Hair LLC - Applicants: NC House of Hair LLC - Inventors: Mandy Evans - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274872A1 ## CPC - A41G 5/0026: {by mechanical fasteners, e.g. clasps, buttons, combs} - A41G 5/0046: {forming hair extensions from bundles of hair} - A41G 5/0073: {by mechanical fasteners, e.g. clasps, buttons, combs} - A41G: ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS ## Abstract A hair topper volume piece and method of using same. The hair topper has a generally semilunar (i.e., crescent-shaped) construction and can be made out of flexible and breathable material. The hair topper is clipped onto a person's natural hair, and may be used in a variety of positions; including the top of a person's head or at any desired location offset therefrom. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1: A hair topper comprising: (i) a flexible and breathable semilunar base having two arcuate corners; (ii) a plurality of hairs attached to the base; and (iii) at least one hair clip attached to the base. ### Claim at position 2 (depends on 1) 2: The hair topper of claim 1 further wherein: the base has an inner edge and an outer edge which are generally arcuate in shape and which meet to form two corners; and the base has a generally uniform width except for portions of the base near the two corners, each of which portion narrows. ### Claim at position 3 (depends on 2) 3: The hair topper of claim 2 further wherein: there are five hair clips attached to the base adjacent to the inner edge. ### Claim at position 4 (depends on 2) 4: The hair topper of claim 2 further wherein: the base has a generally uniform width of approximately one and one half (1½) inches except for portions of the base near the two corners, each of which portion narrows in width. ### Claim at position 5 (depends on 2) 5: The hair topper of claim 2 further wherein: each of the corners is an arcuate corner. ### Claim at position 6 (depends on 2) 6: The hair topper of claim 2 further wherein: the base is made out of Korean lace. ### Claim at position 7 (depends on 2) 7: The hair topper of claim 2 further wherein: the plurality of hairs are sewn into the base; and one or more hairs are folded over onto themselves to create a short end and a long end. ### Claim at position 8 (depends on 7) 8: The hair topper of claim 7 further wherein: the hairs are of various lengths; and the short end of the hairs is approximately one inch in length. ### Claim at position 9 (depends on 7) 9: The hair topper of claim 7 further wherein: the hairs are sewn into the base up to and including the inner edge and the outer edge. ### Claim at position 10 (depends on 1) 10: The hair topper of claim 1 further wherein: the base has an inner edge and an outer edge which are generally arcuate in shape and which meet to form two arcuate corners; the base has a generally uniform width of approximately one and one half (1½) inches except for portions of the base near the two corners, each of which portion narrows in width; there are five hair clips attached to the base adjacent to the inner edge; and the plurality of hairs are of various lengths and are sewn into the base up to and including the inner edge and the outer edge and one or more hairs are folded over onto themselves to create a short end approximately one inch in length and a long end. ### Claim at position 11 (depends on 1) 11: The hair topper of claim 1 further wherein: the base is made out of Korean lace and has an inner edge and an outer edge which are generally arcuate in shape and which meet to form two arcuate corners; the base has a generally uniform width of approximately one and one half (1½) inches except for portions of the base near the two corners, each of which portion narrows in width; there are five hair clips attached to the base adjacent to the inner edge; and the plurality of hairs are of various lengths and are sewn into the base up to and including the inner edge and the outer edge and one or more hairs are folded over onto themselves to create a short end approximately one inch in length and a long end. ### Claim at position 12 12: A method of using a hair topper comprising (i) step one: combing a user's natural hair along a part line; (ii) step two: lifting the user's natural hair above the part line; (iv) step three: clipping a hair topper comprising a flexible and breathable semilunar base having two arcuate corners, a plurality of hairs attached to the base and at least one hair clip attached to the base onto a user's natural hair along the part line; and (v) step four: releasing the user's hair above the part line and styling the user's natural hair to blend together the natural hair and the hair topper hair. ### Claim at position 13 (depends on 11) 13: A method of claim 11 further wherein: the part line is generally “U” shaped. ### Claim at position 14 (depends on 11) 14: A method of claim 11 further wherein: the part line is generally “V” shaped. ### Claim at position 15 15: A method of manufacturing a hair topper comprising: cutting a flexible and breathable semilunar base having an inner edge and an outer edge which are generally arcuate in shape and which meet to form two arcuate corners; folding over the edges of the base to form a seam then securing the seam with a seam stitch; sewing a plurality of hairs into the base up to and including the inner edge and the outer edge; and sewing at least one hair clip to the base.