Hair Augmentation System With Removable Clip Portion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with short or thin natural hair face challenges in achieving desired hairstyles like buns or ponytails without sufficient time to grow their hair, as existing hair styling accessories often require configuration of natural hair or do not provide adequate fullness.
Innovation Solution
A hair augmentation system comprising a main portion with a wedge-shaped clip notch, a removable clip portion, hair clips, a flap cavity, and imitation hair, which can be attached to the natural hair to extend its appearance without needing to configure the natural hair, allowing for styles like buns or ponytails.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If wigs and hairpieces are used to supplement or replace natural hair, then the appearance of fuller hair or desired hairstyles can be achieved, but the wearer's natural hair must be configured or altered to accommodate the accessory
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the clipping mechanism from the main body of the hairpiece, placing it on a separate removable clip portion. This allows the hairpiece to be applied without configuring natural hair, as the clips can be positioned on the hairpiece itself rather than requiring the natural hair to be prepared for clipping.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable clip portion acts as an intermediary between the wearer's natural hair and the main portion of the hairpiece. It provides a mechanism for attachment without requiring the natural hair to be configured, as the clips can secure the hairpiece to the natural hair through the intermediary clip portion rather than directly requiring hair configuration.
2Shape
If natural hair is configured to achieve desired hairstyles, then the hairstyle can be created, but sufficient time is required to grow the hair necessary for the desired style
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses imitation hair that copies the appearance of natural hair in terms of color, coarseness, and thickness. This artificial copy provides the desired hairstyle appearance immediately without requiring the time-consuming process of growing natural hair to the necessary length.
Solution Approach 2:
The hairpiece is segmented into a main portion with imitation hair and a separate removable clip portion. This segmentation allows the imitation hair to provide the desired hairstyle appearance independently, without requiring the wearer's natural hair to be grown or configured to achieve the same look.
3Quantity of substance
If imitation hair is attached to the main portion, then a fuller appearance can be achieved, but the complexity of the hairpiece construction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hairpiece is divided into a main portion containing the imitation hair and a separate removable clip portion. This segmentation simplifies the construction by allowing the imitation hair to be attached only to the main portion, rather than requiring integration throughout the entire hairpiece structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The imitation hair is attached specifically to the outer surface of the main portion where it is needed to create the fuller appearance. This localized attachment approach provides the desired fullness effect without requiring complex construction throughout the entire hairpiece.
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AI summary
A hair augmentation system is provided including a main portion. A clip notch may be provided in the main portion. A removable clip portion may complement the clip notch in the main portion. The main portion and the clip portion together may have a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface. At least one hair clip may be provided on the inner surface of each of the main portion and the clip portion. A flap cavity may be provided in the main portion. A hair flap may be provided on the main portion at the flap cavity. At least one hair comb may be provided on the hair flap. Imitation hair may be provided on the outer surface of the main portion.