Hairpiece attaching structure and method
OwnerFrank Aurettainventor
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Abstract
A compression coil spring is attached to a person's scalp along the boundary between a bald spot and growing hair by spreading apart the coils of the spring so that the hairs are gripped between adjacent coils when the spring is released. After the spring is thus installed, a thin plastic tube having a slot extending along its length is fitted over the spring. The hairpiece is then attached to the scalp by means of thread or hooks. Integral tabs may be cut in the surface of the plastic tube to provide a means for anchoring the thread.
Claims9
A hairpiece attachment device for attaching a hairpiece to the scalp of a person and comprising:
- elongated coil spring means for gripping between the coils thereof the natural hair growing on a person's head to secure said spring means to the head;
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- elongated flexible tubular means having a longitudinal slot extending from one end thereof to the other and adapted to fit over said coil spring means along the length thereof to provide a surface for securing a hairpiece.
A method of attaching a hairpiece to the scalp of a person and comprising the steps of:
- securing a compression coil spring to a person's scalp by applying tension to the spring to spread apart the coils of the spring in a section thereof to receive between adjacent coils the natural hairs growing in the person's scalp;
- releasing the tension from the spring so that the hairs are firmly gripped between the adjacent coils;
- fitting over the length of the secured spring a flexible tube having a longitudinal slot therein;
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- securing a hairpiece to the secured spring by attaching the hairpiece to the flexible tube fitted over the coil spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.