US4372330A
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Method and apparatus for attachment of hair units
Assignee: Apollo Products Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-13
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Granted: 1983-02-08
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Expires: 2001-10-13
Abstract
Abstract An improved method for attaching a hair unit to the user's head is disclosed wherein the user's natural hair is employed to attach the hair unit in place. In practice, a pair of filaments, dispensed from a unique apparatus, are intertwined with tufts of the user's natural hair into a braid by a unique and simple method. An appropriate hair unit can be secured to the finished braid by any one of a number of techniques. The filament dispensing apparatus disclosed herein includes a frame suitable for mounting on a wall, and a pair of adjustable control assemblies for controlling the rate at which filament is dispensed.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles W. Nelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:40
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41G; A41G5/00; A41G5/0006; A41G5/0013; A41G5/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A method of attaching a hair unit by anchoring a braid to the natural hair of a recipient comprising the steps of: (a) gathering several strands of hair into a tuft; (b) providing filament means presenting a pair of juxtaposed filament stretches;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
42 words
A method of attaching a hair unit by anchoring a braid to the natural hair of a recipient comprising the steps of: (a) gathering several strands of hair into a tuft; (b) providing filament means presenting a pair of juxtaposed filament stretches;
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
141 words
(c) anchoring said filament stretches to said tuft intermediate the ends of said filament stretches so as to form at least one filament pair; (d) twisting the members of said filament pair about each other so as to form a first winding having a first direction of rotation, a second winding having a direction of rotation opposite to said first winding, the portion of said stretches between said windings defining an eye; (e) passing the free ends of said strands of said tuft through said eye; (f) locking said tuft in said eye by shifting said respective windings together for restricting said eye and capturing said tuft; (g) gathering several strands of hair into a second tuft; (h) passing said second tuft between said members of said filament pair; (i) successively repeating steps (d) through (h) inclusively, using respective additional tufts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
141 words
(c) anchoring said filament stretches to said tuft intermediate the ends of said filament stretches so as to form at least one filament pair; (d) twisting the members of said filament pair about each other so as to form a first winding having a first direction of rotation, a second winding having a direction of rotation opposite to said first winding, the portion of said stretches between said windings defining an eye; (e) passing the free ends of said strands of said tuft through said eye; (f) locking said tuft in said eye by shifting said respective windings together for restricting said eye and capturing said tuft; (g) gathering several strands of hair into a second tuft; (h) passing said second tuft between said members of said filament pair; (i) successively repeating steps (d) through (h) inclusively, using respective additional tufts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 1, including the steps of forming a second filament pair and passing said second filament pair between said windings.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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