Hairpiece

Abstract

A hairpiece including a base having a first pair of elastic loops connected to one edge of the base at opposing corners, a second pair of elastic loops connected to an opposite edge of the base at opposing corners, and a bottom elastic loop connected to a bottom edge of the base. Hair is woven into the base. The first and second pairs of loops and the bottom loop of the hairpiece are sized and shaped for attachment to and removal from a hair accessory, such as a hair comb clip. The first and second pairs of loops wrap around the teeth of the clip, and the bottom loop wraps around the handles of the clip. The hair of the hairpiece extends away from the clip and may be styled by the user.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 309,256, filed Mar. 1, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to hairpieces and, more particularly, to hairpieces that attach to hair accessories, such as hair comb clips and the like.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Hairpieces are well known in the art and are typically used to add visual appeal to one's hairstyle. When a person uses a hair comb clip to lift her hair up and away from her shoulders as part of a hairstyle, it is desirable to have a portion of the hair protrude from the hair comb clip to give the hairstyle added visual appeal. However, many users do not have hair of their own long enough to provide such visual appeal when employing a hair comb clip. In such circumstances, hairpieces can be used to provide visual appeal to those with shorter hair.[0004...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]In an embodiment, the hairpiece is used with a hair comb clip having a plurality of teeth and a pair of handles. When the hairpiece is in use, the first and second pairs of loops wrap around the teeth of the hair comb clip, and the bottom loop wraps around the handles of the hair comb clip. The first and second pairs of loops and the bottom loop of the

Problems solved by technology

However, many users do not have hair of their own long enough to provide such visual appeal when employing a hair comb clip.

However, the process of weaving a hairpiece into a user's hair is arduous, time consuming, and often requires the service of a professional.

Further, because such a hairpiece is woven into the user's hair, it cannot be easily removed by the user and typically remains within the user's hair until the user wants to have the hairpiece permanently removed.

As such, the choice as to whether to employ a hairpiece in one's hair is difficult, as there is a certain level of permanence in using such a hairpiece.

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