Methods and apparatus for securing hairpieces

A method for securing a hairpiece to the head of a person having some natural hair, said method comprising providing a hairpiece having detachably connected thereto a plurality of members adapted to be secured to said natural hair at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the area to be covered by said hairpiece by crimping of portions of said members onto said natural hair, each said portion defining a channel for receiving said natural hair and being formed of a crimpable material which when crimped by subjecting said portion to compressive forces to close said channel permanently deforms and fastens itself to natural hair in said channel, placing said hairpiece over the area to be covered thereby with said members being located between said hairpiece and said head, placing said natural hair in said channels, and securing said members to said natural hair at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the area to be covered by said hairpiece by crimping said portions onto said natural hair.

A method for securing a hairpiece to the head of a person having some natural hair, said method comprising providing a plurality of members adapted to be secured to said natural hair at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the area to be covered by said hairpiece by crimping of portions of said members onto said natural hair, each said portions defining a channel for receiving said natural hair and being formed of a crimpable material which when crimped by subjecting said portion to compressive forces to close said channel permanently deforms and fastens itself to natural hair in said channel, placing said natural hair in said channels, securing said members to said natural hair at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the area to be covered by said hairpiece by crimping said portions onto said natural hair, and then detachably connecting said hairpiece to said members.