Patent Publication Number: US-2019174852-A1

Title: Wig Retention Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to retention devices and more particularly pertains to a new retention device for retaining a wig on a head. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hair cap that may be worn on a head. A wig is coupled to the hair cap and the wig is positioned on the head when the hair cap is worn. A plurality of clips is provided and each of the clips is coupled to the hair cap. Each of the clips engages a braid woven into hair on the head thereby facilitating the wig to be retained on the head. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a wig retention assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a detail view taken from circle  4  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new retention device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the wig retention assembly  10  generally comprises a hair cap  12  that may be worn on a head  14 . The hair cap  12  has a first surface  16 , a second surface  18  and a perimeter edge  20 . The hair cap  12  may be comprised of a mesh material and the hair cap  12  may be a wig hair cap of any conventional design. A wig  22  is coupled to the hair cap  12  such that the wig  22  is positioned on the head  14  when the hair cap  12  is worn. The wig  22  is attached to the first surface  16  of the hair cap  12  and the wig  22  may be a natural hair wig, a synthetic hair wig and any other type of wig  22 . 
     A plurality of clips  24  is provided and each of the clips  24  is coupled to the hair cap  12 . Each of the clips  24  engages a braid  26  woven into hair on the head  14  thereby facilitating the wig  22  to be retained on the head  14 . Each of the clips  24  comprises a frame  28  that has a plurality of intersecting members  30 . Each of the intersecting members  30  has a plurality of apertures  32  extending therethrough and the apertures  32  are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the frame  28 . The frame  28  is positioned on the second surface  18  of the hair cap  12  and the frame  28  is aligned with the perimeter edge  20  of the hair cap  12 . Moreover, the plurality of intersecting members  30  includes a first member  34  that is spaced from a second member  36 . 
     Each of the clips  24  includes a comb  38  that is coupled to the first member  34 . The comb  38  extends across the frame  28  to lie on the second member  36 . Moreover, the comb  38  is biased to frictionally engage the second member  36 . The comb  38  is extended into the braid  26  in the hair such that the comb  38  compresses the hair against the second member  36 . In this way the hair cap  12  is retained on the head  14 . 
     A fastener  40  extends through the apertures  32  on the frame  28  and engages the hair cap  12 . Thus, the frame  28  and the comb  38  are fastened to the hair cap  12 . The fastener  40  may be a string that is threaded through the frame  28  and the hair cap  12  such that the fastener  40  is sewn to the hair cap  12 . Additionally, the fastener  40  may be any type of mechanical fastener  40 . 
     In use, a braid  26  is woven into the hair on the head  14  such that the braid  26  extends around the head  14  near the hairline. The hair cap  12  is positioned on the head  14  and each of the clips  24  is manipulated to engage the braid  26 . In this way the wig  22  is secured to the head  14  in a manner that inhibits the wig  22  from being removed from the head  14 . Thus, the wig  22  may be worn with confidence in windy conditions, during athletic activities and other times that could potentially cause the wig  22  to fall off. Additionally, the clips  24  facilitate the wig  22  to be secured without the use of adhesives and other non permanent means of fastening the wig  22 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.