Ribbon Hairpiece Securable Without Clips or Adhesive

Abstract

A ribbon hairpiece conformably secures to the head of a wearer without the need for clips, combs, tapes, or adhesives, but by an integral array of specially configured ribbons, aligned appropriately to engage the hairpiece to the skull of the wearer while accommodating blending with the wearer's natural hair.

Claims

1. A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising: a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having: a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; is each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck; a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head; and a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons; wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.

2. The ribbon hairpiece of claim 1 further comprising: a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material, said first side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material, said second side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; wherein the left side ribbon and right side ribbon are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the first and second side ribbons.

3. The ribbon hairpiece of claim 1 wherein the left circumference ribbon and the right circumference ribbon are between approximately inch and 1 inch wide.

4. The ribbon hairpiece of claim 1 wherein the rear center ribbon is between approximately inch and inch wide.

5. The ribbon hairpiece of claim 2 wherein the first side ribbon and the second side circumference ribbon are between approximately inch and inch wide.

6. A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, or adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising: a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having: a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck; a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head; a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons; and a rear circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear circumference ribbon attached along the length of the rear line of the crown piece; wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.

7. A ribbon hairpiece securable upon a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising: a crown piece rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said crown piece configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head, said crown piece having: a front line adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's hairline; a rear line adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture; each of a pair of lateral lines adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line; a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said left circumference ribbon attached to an underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck; a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head; a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and inch wide, said rear center ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons; a rear circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, said rear circumference ribbon attached along the length of the rear line of the crown piece; a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, said first side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, said second side ribbon attached to the underside of the crown piece upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and wherein the crownpiece, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, left side ribbon, and right side ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.

8. A ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment, said ribbon hairpiece comprising: a plurality of fastening elements attachable to the underside of the existing topper in a position corresponding to a front line, a rear line, and each of a pair of lateral lines; a left circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said left circumference ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the existing topper at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's left temporal line, said left circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck; a right circumference ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the existing topper at a position immediately behind the front line proximally above the wearer's right temporal line, said right circumference ribbon disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck, said terminus of the right circumference ribbon releasably fastenable to the terminus of the left circumference ribbon to engage the right and left circumference ribbons tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head; a rear center ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric, said rear center ribbon having a fastening element disposed in a position to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured to the underside of the topper at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line, said rear center ribbon disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons; a first side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, said first side ribbon having a fastening element disposed to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured the underside of the existing topper upon one of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said first side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; and a second side ribbon rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, said second side ribbon having a fastening element disposed to attach to one of the plurality of fastening elements secured the underside of the existing topper upon the other of the pair of lateral lines at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon and the rear center ribbon, said second side ribbon disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone; wherein the termini of each of the left circumference ribbon, the right circumference ribbon, and the rear center ribbon attach together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the existing topper atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment; and wherein the existing topper, left circumference ribbon, right circumference ribbon, rear center ribbon, are covered with and concealed by supplemental hair, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair to display between the left and right circumference ribbons and each of the first and second side ribbons, and the rear central ribbon.

9. The ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment of claim 8, wherein all the fastening elements are hook and loop fasteners.

10. The ribbon hairpiece attachable to an existing topper for securement to a wearer's head without clips, combs, adhesives, or additional means of attachment of claim 8, wherein all the fastening elements are snap fasteners.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figures

[0026] FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment.

[0027] FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of an example embodiment.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a front isometric view of an example embodiment.

[0029] FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment.

[0030] FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment.

[0031] FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of an example embodiment.

[0032] FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment in-use secured to a wearer's head.

[0033] FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment in-use secured to a wearer's head.

[0034] FIG. 9 is a side elevation view of an example embodiment in-use secured to a wearer's head.

[0035] FIG. 10 is a detail view illustrating blending of a wearer's natural hair with the supplemental hair of the hairpiece.

[0036] FIG. 11 is an elevation view of an example embodiment of an existing topper to which a plurality of ribbons is attachable, whereby the existing topper is rendered securable to the head of a user without the need of clips or adhesives interacting with the user's head or hair.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular FIGS. 1 through 11 thereof, example of the instant ribbon hairpiece employing the principles and concepts of the present ribbon hairpiece and generally designated by the reference number 10 will be described.

[0038] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 11 an example embodiment of the ribbon hairpiece 10 is illustrated.

[0039] Referring to FIG. 1, the present ribbon hairpiece 10 includes a crown piece 20 devised to seat atop the wearer's head. The crown piece 20 is rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric and is configured to seat over the crown of the wearer's head. The crown piece 20 is bounded by a front line 22 adapted to overlie or engage behind the wearer's natural hairline, a rear line 24 adapted to position atop the wearer's head in a position overtop the wearer's parietal bone in a position approximately one-quarter to one-third of the distance from the wearer's coronal suture, and each of a pair of lateral lines 26 adapted to position laterally along the wearer's head overtop the wearer's ears between the front line and the rear line 24.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 4, a left circumference ribbon 30 is rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide. The left circumference ribbon 30 is attached to an underside of the crown piece 20 at a position immediately behind the front line 22 proximally above the wearer's left temporal line. The left circumference ribbon 30 is disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's left ear to a terminus 32 disposed underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck. See FIG. 2.

[0041] In like manner, as shown in FIG. 1, a right circumference ribbon 40 is rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and 1 inch wide, said right circumference ribbon 40 attached to the underside of the crown piece 20 at a position immediately behind the front line 22 proximally above the wearer's right temporal line. The right circumference ribbon 40 is likewise disposed to encircle the wearer's skull diagonally crossing behind the wearer's right ear to a terminus 42 underneath the wearer's occipital bone proximal the wearer's mastoid process at the nape of the wearer's neck. The terminus 42 of the right circumference ribbon 40 is therefore releasably fastenable to the terminus 32 of the left circumference ribbon 30 to engage the right and left circumference ribbons 30, 40 tautly and comfortably to the wearer's head. See for example FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0042] Referring again to FIG. 2, a rear center ribbon 50 is rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone fiber weave or fabric between approximately inch and inch wide, and attached to the underside of the crown piece 20 at a position centrally disposed upon the rear line 24, said rear center ribbon 50 disposed vertically over the wearer's occipital bone to secure a terminus 52 to the termini of the left and right circumference ribbons.

[0043] A rear circumference ribbon 80, rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, is attached longitudinally along the rear line 24 of the crown piece 20, extending from the left circumferential ribbon 30 to the right circumferential ribbon 40.

[0044] In example embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5 and 6, a first side ribbon 60 is rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, and attached to the underside of the crown piece 20 upon one of the pair of lateral lines 26 at a position approximately midway between the left circumference ribbon 30 and the rear center ribbon 50. The first side ribbon 60 is disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's left ear to connect with the left circumference ribbon 30 at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone.

[0045] In said example embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 6, a second side ribbon 70 is also rendered of thin textile, bobbinet lace tulle, or silicone weave or fabric material between inch and inch wide, and attached to the underside of the crown piece 20 upon the other of the pair of lateral lines 26 at a position approximately midway between the right circumference ribbon 40 and the rear center ribbon 50. The second side ribbon 70 is disposed downward to pass approximately 3 inches behind the wearer's right ear to connect with the right circumference ribbon 40 at a position approximate to the wearer's occipital bone.

[0046] The termini of each of the left circumference ribbon 30, the right circumference ribbon 40, and the rear center ribbon 50 attach and secure together in a position approximate the nape of the wearer's neck to tautly engage the crown piece 20 atop the wearer's head without the aid of clips, combs, adhesives, or other means of attachment. The crownpiece 20, left circumference ribbon 30, right circumference ribbon 40, rear center ribbon 50, left side ribbon 60 (when present), and right side ribbon 70 (when present), are covered with, and concealed by, supplemental hair 500, whereby the wearer may tease out said wearer's natural hair 100 to display between the left and right circumference ribbons 30, 40 and each of the first and second side ribbons 60, 70 (when present), and the rear central ribbon 50.

[0047] As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10, the crownpiece 20 serves as a substrate for supplemental hair 500, which supplemental hair 500 is securely attached to the crownpiece. The left circumference ribbon 30, right circumference ribbon 40, rear center ribbon 50, rear circumference ribbon 80, and (when present) right and left side ribbons 60, 70, are also supplemented with supplemental hair 500. Once the hairpiece 10 is fitted to the wearer's head, the wearer's natural hair 100 is then blendable with the supplemental hair 500 by teasing the natural hair between the ribbons 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80. The effect is to render a full head of hair that matches the wearer's natural hair. See for example FIGS. 9 and 10.

[0048] Each of the ribbons provide taut engagement to conform to the skull of a user. The securement of the termini of each of the right and left circumference ribbons and the rear center ribbon together engage the hairpiece in position atop the wearer's head in a comfortable manner. Thus the present ribbon hairpiece 10 is securable atop a wearer's head without the use of clips, combs, or adhesives.

[0049] FIG. 11 illustrates an example embodiment wherein an existing topper 700 is rendered attachable to a plurality of ribbons 10. Securement to the head of the wearer is still effected by the plurality of ribbons 10, as described above. However, in this example embodiment the ribbons 10 are attachable to an existing topper 700 that is converted for attachment to the ribbons 10 by the addition of fastening elements 702 to attach to the ribbons 10. A wearer may, therefore, convert an existing topper 700 already in their possession to attach to the plurality of ribbons 10 and thereby render the topper securable to the wearer's head without the use of clips or adhesives attaching to the wearer's head, scalp, or natural hair directly. Thus the ribbons 10 maintain position of the topper 700 to the head of the wearer in like manner as.

[0050] In this example embodiment, the ribbons 10 are augmented with fastening elements 702 in position upon the ribbons 10 to attach to corresponding fastening elements 702 disposed upon the topper 700. In this example embodiment, the fastening elements 702 are disposed upon the left and right circumference ribbons 30, 32 in a position to attach to the underside of the existing topper 700. Additional fastening elements 702 are disposed upon the rear center ribbon 50 and, when present, each of the first and second side ribbons 60, 70. Fastening elements 702 are contemplated to be snaps or hook and loop elements which may be easily installed in the corresponding positions upon the ribbons 10 and the topper 700, whereby a wearer is enabled to convert an existing topper 700 for use with the plurality of ribbons 10 in lieu of clips or adhesive to secure the topper to the wearer's head.