Patent ID: 6688315
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A41G

Abstract:
A hair extension method, comprising the steps of:parting a wearer's hair to form a central bunch of hair with first and second part lines following a generally crescent-shaped path; tying the bunch of hair together in a pony tail; applying a layer of adhesive to an inner face of a skin-simulating layer of a hair extension device, the device having hair attached strands extending from the outer face of the skin-simulating layer, the skin-simulating layer having upper and lower generally arcuate strips joined together at their outer ends and defining a generally crescent-shaped opening between the strips; pulling the pony tail through the opening in the hair extension device with the inner face facing towards the wearer's scalp; pressing the inner face of the skin-simulating layer along the part lines of the wearer's scalp around the opening to adhere the hair extension device to the scalp; and releasing the wearer's hair from the pony tail and integrating the hair extending through the opening with the hair attached to the layer surrounding the opening.