Patent ID: 9681693
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A41G

Claim:
1. A method of making and using a hair replacement system comprises: at a specification location, obtaining specifications from a client relating to a size and shape of the area of the scalp that is desired to be covered with a hairpiece, hair color, and hair style; at a fabrication location, fabricating a hair unit utilizing one or more of the specifications from the “obtaining specifications” step, the hair unit including a thin base sheet portion having an inside surface and an outside surface connected at a periphery, and a plurality of hair extending outwardly from the outside surface; applying one or more layers of adhesive to the inside surface of the hair unit and allowing the one or more layers of adhesive to dry partly to tack; providing a dome shaped form having an outer layer of material that is resistant to sticking by the adhesive applied to the inside surface of the hair unit; placing the hair unit onto the dome shaped form having a layer of material that is resistant to sticking such that the inside surface of the hair unit having the adhesive contacts the layer of material that is resistant to sticking, said layer located between the inside surface of the hair unit and the dome shaped form; at a client location, receiving the hair unit located on the dome shaped form having the layer of material that is resistant to sticking located between the hair unit and the dome shaped form; at a client location, removing the hair unit from the dome shaped form and the layer of material that is resistant to sticking, spraying a temporary adhesion inhibitor solution onto the inside surface of the hair unit and/or the scalp of the client and, while the temporary adhesion inhibitor solution remains effective to inhibit adhesion, placing the inside surface of the hair unit onto the scalp of the client, and slidably moving the inside surface of the hair unit about the scalp to desirably locate the hair unit on the scalp of the client.