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US 9,491,978 B2Granted
Hair extension
AssigneeChade Fashions, Inc.
InventorTara Kim
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Abstract
A hair extension for attachment to a person's head including a plurality of hair sections held together by a track, and methods of attaching the same are provided. The hair extension is configured such that the plurality of hair sections can move upward and downward freely with person's natural hair when styling.
Claims10
A hair extension for attachment to a person's head comprising:
- a plurality of hair sections, wherein each of the plurality of hair sections comprises:
- a plurality of hair strands;
- a loop integrally formed in the hair section by the plurality of hair strands and arranged proximate an end of the hair section;
- a wrap formed adjacent the loop holding together the plurality of hair strands;
- and
- a track formed from an elongated flexible element passing through the loop of each of the plurality of hair sections;
- wherein each of the plurality of hair sections hangs down from the track and rotates about the track freely, wherein the track includes at least two knots and each of the plurality of hair sections is configured to slide along the track between the knots.
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A method for attaching a hair extension to a person's head comprising the steps of:
- providing a hair extension comprising:
- a plurality of hair sections held together by a track formed from an elongated flexible element, the plurality of hair sections including a first peripheral hair section and a last peripheral hair section;
- wherein each of the plurality of hair sections includes a plurality of hair strands and a loop integrally formed in the hair section by the plurality of hair strands, the loop arranged proximate one end of the hair section;
- and
- wherein the hair extension is configured such that the each of the plurality of the hair sections rotates about the track freely, wherein the track includes at least two knots and each of the plurality of hair sections is configured to slide along the track between the knots;
- providing a plurality of hair knots in the person's head including at least a first peripheral hair knot and a last peripheral hair knot;
- and
- attaching the hair extension to the person's head, wherein each of the plurality of hair knots is attached to an adjacent hair section, such that the first peripheral hair section is anchored to the first peripheral hair knot and the last peripheral hair section is anchored to the last peripheral hair knot.
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A method for attaching a hair extension to a person's head comprising the steps of:
- providing a hair extension comprising:
- a plurality of hair sections held together by a track formed from an elongated flexible element, the plurality of hair sections including a first peripheral hair section and a last peripheral hair section;
- wherein each of the plurality of hair sections includes a plurality of hair strands and a loop integrally formed in the hair section by the plurality of hair strands, the loop arranged proximate one end of the hair section;
- and
- wherein the hair extension is configured such that the each of the plurality of the hair sections rotates about the track freely, wherein the track includes at least two knots and each of the plurality of hair sections is configured to slide along the track between the knots;
- and
- attaching the hair extension to the person's head by crocheting the first peripheral hair section to a corresponding hair section on the person's head and crocheting the last peripheral hair section to a corresponding hair section on the person's head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.