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US 7,331,351 B1Granted
Wigs and methods of wig manufacture
OwnerTeruyoshi Asaiinventor
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to wigs and manufacturing them. Methods are described in which an attachment fiber, in certain embodiments having adhesive properties, is used to secure the hair to the wig base. In certain embodiments the attachment fiber's outer layer is melted to form an adhesive while the inner layer or layers are not melted and retain their strength. The attachment fiber can then be secured to the wig base in a way which permits the permanent setting of the hair's direction and is less visible than conventional methods at the hairline.
Claims10
A wig comprising:
- a wig base;
- hairs, the hairs forming the hairs of the wig;
- fibers, the fibers being capable of forming adhesive properties;
- one or more of the fibers threaded around one or more of the hairs, the adhesive properties of the fibers causing an attachment of the hairs to the base.
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A wig, comprising:
- a wig base;
- one or more hair-fiber subassemblies, each comprising:
- a hair group comprising one or more hairs, wherein:
- the hairs are folded, forming two parallel halves of the hair groups above the fold;
- one or more fibers, wherein the fibers are crossed around the two parallel halves of each of the hair groups one or more times, both halves of the fibers then crossing the fold and forming a nut below the fold;
- means for fusing the nut;
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- means for attaching the hair-fiber subassemblies to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.