Patent ID: 8753367

Claim:
A fitting for placement at a selected location on a person's head, embedded beneath the outer surface of the person's scalp to secure the fitting at the selected location, and enable securement of hair to the person's head, the person's scalp being comprised of a depth of epidermis and derma spaced from the bone of the person's skull by an interpositioned depth of subcutaneous cellular tissue and muscle tissue, the fitting comprising: a base member extending in longitudinal and lateral directions for placement between the outer surface of the scalp and the depth of subcutaneous cellular tissue and muscle tissue, and above the underlying bone of the person's skull, the base member having a unitary construction comprised of a resiliently flexible first synthetic polymeric material and including an integral flange for being spaced a first altitudinal distance from the outer surface and a second altitudinal distance from the bone, the first altitudinal distance corresponding substantially to the depth of epidermis and derma, and the second altitudinal distance corresponding substantially to the depth of subcutaneous cellular tissue and muscle tissue, and a post integral with the flange and extending along an altitudinal axis from the flange to an apical end, the post having a length corresponding substantially to the first altitudinal distance, the flange being resiliently flexible for selective folding away from a deployed position, wherein the flange extends radially with respect to the altitudinal axis, to a folded position, wherein the flange extends substantially parallel to the altitudinal axis, with a resilient biasing force biasing the flange toward the deployed position, for facilitating insertion of the base member through a minimal incision in the scalp, and subsequent return of the flange to the deployed position wherein the length of the post will place the entire flange in juxtaposition with the derma of the scalp, beneath the derma, with the entire flange spaced away from the bone of the skull by the depth of subcutaneous tissue and muscle tissue, and with the apical end of the post in juxtaposition with the outer surface of the scalp; and a filament extending from the apical end of the post to establish a loop projecting altitudinally from the post, the loop providing an open path extending in lateral directions, the filament being comprised of a flexible second synthetic polymeric material so as to be flexible relative to the post, such that upon embedding the base member beneath the outer surface of the scalp, the loop will project altitudinally from the scalp for reception of a ligature for securing hair to the fitting, with the loop being capable of flexing while the post remains stationary, and the apical end located in substantial juxtaposition with the outer surface of the scalp.