Box and form for wig or hair piece
AssigneeHair Zone, Inc.
InventorKyung Ja Kay Choi
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Abstract
A box and/or form for a wig or hair piece are provided. The form may include a torus-shaped member and a mandrel. In use, the wig or hair piece may be wrapped about or otherwise secured to the mandrel and the mandrel may be placed within a lumen of the torus-shaped member. A curved or curled portion of the strands of hair of the wig or hair piece may extend over a curved surface of the torus-shaped member. The wig form and attached wig or hair piece may be covered with a hairnet and may be placed in a box for sale to a consumer or for storage by the consumer after sale. Embodiments allow the display before sale and convenient storage of wigs and hair pieces by the consumer while preserving the curl of the hair.
Claims15
A wig form for supporting a wig or hair piece comprising:
- a mandrel, and
- a torus-shaped member, the mandrel removably located within a lumen of the torus-shaped member;
- and
- a wig or hair piece having a weft track with strands of hair having a root end and a tip end, wherein each strand of hair is attached along a length of the weft track by the root end and includes a curl, wherein when the weft track is removably attached to the torus-shaped member, the curl of each strand of hair extends over a curved surface of the torus-shaped member to preserve the curls.
An apparatus for preserving a wig or hair piece, comprising:
- a wig form including
- a first member;
- and
- a second torus-shaped member having a curved annular surface, the first member sized and configured to be removably received within a central hole defined by the second torus-shaped member;
- a wig or hair piece comprising:
- a strip;
- and
- strands of hair having a root end and a tip end, wherein the root end of each strand of hair is attached to the strip, wherein each strand of hair includes a curl, and wherein the strip is removably attached to the second torus-shaped member and the curl of each strand of hair extends over a curved surface of the second torus-shaped member to preserve the curls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.