Hair Integration Assembly

Abstract

A hair integration assembly includes a resilient mesh band extending substantially laterally about the wearer's scalp and a plurality of longitudinally-extending resilient mesh bands. A multiplicity of extrinsic hair strands are fastened to and extend outwardly from each of the mesh bands. The laterally-extending mesh band and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands are fastened together such that the wearer's natural hair can be drawn from within openings formed between the mesh bands, thereby enabling the extrinsic hair extending from the mesh bands to be integrated with the wearer's natural hair. The assembly can further include one or more lengths of elastic material fastened to one or more of the mesh bands. The lengths of elastic material are capable of securing the assembly to the wearer's scalp, thereby providing more comfort and flexibility to the assembly, and to accommodating different head sizes of wearers.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to hair augmentation. In particular, the present invention relates to an assembly for integrating hair obtained from an extrinsic source with natural hair extending from a wearer's scalp.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Although not the exclusive market, the target market for the present hair integration assembly is women with fine and / or thin hair. Conventional hair integration designs are formed with hair obtained from an extrinsic source attached to braided strands or cables that are arranged close together in a network, thereby making it difficult to pull a wearer's natural hair through the hairnet-style cable network without damage. Another problem with conventional cable-based designs is their tendency to look unnatural. The present design addresses these shortcomings by replacing the cables with mesh strips preferably formed from nylon. Elastic material can also be integrated with the mesh strips to provide more comfor...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The laterally-extending mesh band(s) and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands are fastened together such that the wearer's natural hair can be drawn from within openings formed between the mesh bands, thereby enabling the extrinsic hair extending from the mesh bands to be integrated with the wearer's natural hair.

[0017](d) fastening together the laterally-extending mesh band(s) and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands such that the wearer's natural hair can be drawn from within openings formed between the mesh bands, thereby enabling the extrinsic hair extending from the mesh bands to be integrated with the wearer's natural hair.

[0019]The method preferably further comprises fastening at least one length of elastic material to at least one of the laterally-extending mesh bands and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands. The length(s) of elastic material are capable of securing the assembly to the wearer's scalp. More preferably, the length(s) of elastic material comprises a plurality of elastic material lengths, each of the elastic material lengths attached to one of the laterally-extending mesh band(s) and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands. The lengths of elastic material are capable of securing the assembly to the wearer's scalp to provide more comfort and flexibility to the assembly and to accommodate different head sizes of wearers.

Problems solved by technology

Conventional hair integration designs are formed with hair obtained from an extrinsic source attached to braided strands or cables that are arranged close together in a network, thereby making it difficult to pull a wearer's natural hair through the hairnet-style cable network without damage.

Another problem with conventional cable-based designs is their tendency to look unnatural.

In conventional hair integration designs, the wearer's natural hair can be damaged as a result of being pulled through openings as small as 1 / 16 inch to ½ inch wide.

In conventional hair integration designs, the size, shape and spaces between the cables are often varied but none of these conventional designs affords the same advantages achieved by the present hair integration assembly, which employs interconnected laterally-extending and longitudinally-extending mesh bands.

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