Hair extension

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.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 847,703 titled: “Hair Extension and Method of Use” filed on May 17, 2004.INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE [0002] Applicant hereby incorporates by reference any and all U.S. patents and U.S. patent applications cited or referred to in this application. FIELD OF INVENTION [0003] This invention related generally to hairpieces and particularly to a novel apparatus, kit, method of use, and method of making hair extension. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0004] The following art defines the present state of this field: [0005] Buckwalter, U.S. Des. 376,444 describes a design for a supplemental hairpiece. [0006] Jenkins, U.S. Pat. No. 3,280,826 describes a method of making a hair piece adapted to be secured to the live hair on the head comprising, folding a weft having a base portion and commercial hair secured thereto a predetermined number of times with said folded base portions forming a foundation, providing fas...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] The present invention provides a method for attaching a hair extension apparatus to primary hairs (e.g., a person's pre-existing natural or artificial hairs) on a user's head. The hair extension can extend the apparent length, provide added fullness, texture and / or design to the primary hairs. The method is comprised of: (1) placing a hair extension apparatus against a user's scalp wherein the hair extension apparatus is comprised of 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 extend away from the frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly; (2) feeding a portion of the primary hairs through the mounting holes in the anchor band; (3) attaching the portion of the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes together via attachment means so as to form a secured attachment between the anchor band and the user's scalp.

Problems solved by technology

However, the prior art fails to provide an apparatus and method that use an anchor band having supplemental hairs fixed thereto and holes arranged to receive and attach the user's hairs to provide a simple and quick attachment of hair extensions to the user's hairs which may be reversed for tightening and removal.

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