Patent ID: 7343921

Claim:
A method for attaching a hair extension apparatus to a user's primary hairs comprising: Providing a hair extension apparatus comprising: an elongated flexible material having: (a) a length from about 1 inch to about 15 inches and a width from about ¼ inch to about 3 inches; (b) a frontal outer surface and a rear inner surface; (c) an array of mounting holes for accepting the primary hairs wherein (i) each of the mounting holes has a diameter of from about 1 mm to about 1.5 mm, (ii) the array has at least two horizontal rows of the mounting holes with the first horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from top vertical edge of the flexible material and the last horizontal row located within about 4 mm to about 9 mm from bottom vertical edge of the flexible material, and (iii) vertical distance between each of the horizontal rows is from about 10 mm to about 25 mm; and (d) a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged with the flexible material and extending out of and away from said frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly; Placing a first portion of primary hairs located above desired location for placement of the flexible material up and away from the desired location; Placing the flexible material against the user's scalp in the desired location having a second portion of primary hairs and that allows the flexible material to be hidden by the first portion of primary hairs and a third portion of primary hairs that is located around the flexible material; Feeding some of the second portion of primary hairs through each of the mounting holes; Feeding the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes together through a tubular ferrule; and Flattening each of the tubular ferrules thereby forming a secured attachment between the flexible material and the user's scalp via the primary hairs extending from at least two of the mounting holes.