Hair extension
OwnerHortencia Salinasinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hair extension apparatus and kit and method of making and using such hair extension apparatus. The hair extension apparatus include an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primary hairs and a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged with the anchor band and extended away from the frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly. The hair extension apparatus may optionally comprise attachment means to be used in conjunction with the portion of primary hairs to form a secured attachment between the anchor band and the user's head.
Claims8
A method for attaching a hair extension apparatus to a user's primary hairs comprising:
- Providing a hair extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated flexible material having:
- (a) a length from about 1 inch to about 15 inches and a width from about ¼ inch to about 3 inches;
- (b) a frontal outer surface and a rear inner surface;
- (c) an array of mounting holes for accepting the primary hairs wherein (i) each of the mounting holes has a diameter of from about 1 mm to about 1.5 mm, (ii) the array has at least two horizontal rows of the mounting holes with the first horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from top vertical edge of the flexible material and the last horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from bottom vertical edge of the flexible material, and (iii) vertical distance between each of the horizontal rows is from about 10 mm to about 25 mm;
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- (d) a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged with the flexible material and extending out of and away from said frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly;
- Placing a first portion of primary hairs located above desired location for placement of the flexible material up and away from the desired location;
- Placing the flexible material against the user's scalp in the desired location having a second portion of primary hairs and that allows the flexible material to be hidden by the first portion of primary hairs and a third portion of primary hairs that is located around the flexible material;
- Feeding some of the second portion of primary hairs through each of the mounting holes;
- Feeding the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes together through a tubular ferrule;
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- Flattening each of the tubular ferrules thereby forming a secured attachment between the flexible material and the user's scalp via the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes.
A method for attaching a hair extension apparatus to a user's primary hairs comprising:
- Providing a hair extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated flexible material having:
- (a) a length from about 1 inch to about 15 inches and a width from about ¼ inch to about 3 inches;
- (b) a frontal outer surface and a rear inner surface;
- (c) an array of at least 26 mounting holes for accepting the primary hairs wherein (i) the array has at least two horizontal rows of the mounting holes with the first horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from top vertical edge of the flexible material and the last horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from bottom vertical edge of the flexible material, and (ii) vertical distance between each of the horizontal rows is from about 10 mm to about 25 mm;
- (d) a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged via flat knots with the flexible material and extending out of and away from said frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly;
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- (e) at least one slit visible as horizontal cut(s) within the flexible material;
- Placing a first portion of primary hairs located above desired location for placement of the flexible material up and away from the desired location;
- Placing the flexible material against the user's scalp in the desired location having a second portion of primary hairs and that allows the flexible material to be hidden by the first portion of primary hairs and a third portion of primary hairs that is located around the flexible material;
- Feeding some of the second portion of primary hairs through each of the mounting holes and each of the at least one slit;
- Feeding the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes together through a tubular ferrule;
- Flattening each of the tubular ferrules thereby forming a secured attachment between the flexible material and the user's scalp via the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.