Abstract
A full wig is configured with a permanent attachment strip hidden beneath the hair strands of the wig such that add-on hair pieces can be selectively attached and detached to vary the fullness, length or highlighting of the wig.
Claims
1. A full wig having a fabric netting to which hair strands are connected and having at least one attachment strip attached to said netting, said attachment strip obscured from view during normal wear of said full wig, and an add-on hair piece selectively attachable to said attachment strip.
2. A full wig as defined in claim 1 further comprising a fabric overlay over said at least one attachment strip.
3. A full wig as defined in claim 1 wherein said add-on hair piece comprises a connection strip for engagement with said at least one attachment strip and a quantity of hair strands affixed to said connection strip.
4. A full wig as defined in claim 3 wherein said at least one attachment strip and said connection strip carry complementary snap connectors for securing said add-on hair piece to said full wig.
5. A full wig as defined in claim 3 wherein said at least one attachment strip and said connection strip carry complementary hook and pile connectors for securing said add-on hair piece to said full wig.
6. A full wig as defined in claim 3 wherein said at least one attachment strip and said connection strip carry complementary clip connectors for securing said add-on hair piece to said full wig.
7. A full wig as defined in claim 3 wherein said hair strands connected to said fabric netting of said full wig are different in color from said quantity of hair strands affixed to said connection strip.
8. A full wig as defined in claim 7 wherein said at least one attachment strip and said connection strip carry complementary snap connectors for securing said add-on hair piece to said full wig.
9. A full wig as defined in claim 8 further comprising a fabric overlay over said at least one attachment strip.
10. A full wig as defined in claim 9 wherein said fabric netting includes a lace front.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] Referring to the drawings which are appended hereto and which form a portion of this disclosure, it may be seen that:
[0005] FIG. 1 is a rear view of the full lace wig;
[0006] FIG. 2 is a side view of the full lace wig;
[0007] FIG. 3 shows a partial bottom view of the full lace wig;
[0008] FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the attachment line;
[0009] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of an add-on fully attached;
[0010] FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the add-on partially attached;
[0011] FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the add-on partially separated from the full wig;
[0012] FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the add-on attachment line;
[0013] FIG. 9 illustrates a bottom side of the individual add-ons; and,
[0014] FIG. 10 illustrates a top side of the individual add-ons.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] Referring to the drawings note in FIGS. 1,2, and 3 that the wig 10 is a full wig including a fabric body 12 to which the individual hair 11 strands are attached. Preferably, the fabric body includes a lace front 18 across the forehead and a lace nape to enhance the aesthetic characteristics of the wig. As such the wig may be worn alone or the wig may be augmented as described herein.
[0016] Referring to FIG. 3 note that the hair on the wig overlies and conceals an attachment strip sewn 13 to the fabric of the wig. The attachment strip is bounded on either side by hair strands 11 such that in normal wear the attachment strip 13 is not visible, so only by lifting the hair strands 11 above the attachment strip may the strip 13 be seen. In some embodiments a layer of fabric 17 may overlay the attachment strip to avoid entanglement of the hair strands 11 when no add-on hair attachment is in place as illustrated in FIG. 4. The attachment strip is secured to the fabric body which may be a lace wig base or may be any other mesh fabric suitable for use in securing the hair strands of the wig and conforming to the wearer's head. The attachment strip 13 is the connective line for the attachment members which may be snaps as shown at 15 in FIG. 5, or snaps 15 may be replaced by hooks, hook and pile fastener such as Velcro, clips, or any other suitable attachment member.
[0017] Referring to FIG. 9, it may be seen that the add-on attachment 16 utilizes a mating attachment strip 14 and connected stands of hair 18 attached thereto. As will be understood the attachment strip 14 is configured with mating snaps, hooks, loops or other connective members to mate with the attachment members 15 found on attachment strip 13. As may be seen in FIGS. 6 and 7, the hair 11 is pulled back to expose attachment strip 13 and the mating attachment strip 14 is positioned to engage the attachment members and the connection members seen in FIG. 8 once the add-on attachment is in place, the attachment strip 14 overlies the connection and conceals the attachment members 15 such that when the hair 11 is combed over the connection the hair on the add on appears to be growing naturally in place. It is to be understood that attachment strip 13 may be considerably longer than mating attachment strip 14 such that multiple add-on attachments 16 may be affixed along attachment strip 13 as desired. The add-on may be used to add highlights to the wig such as by adding a different color hair strands without having to dye part of the wig or buy a different wig with a pre-configured highlight. Thus the add-on may also make a fashion statement by the length and width of the variegated hair strand without permanently altering the wig.
[0018] While in the foregoing specification this invention has been described in relation to certain embodiments thereof, and many details have been put forth for the purpose of illustration, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is susceptible to additional embodiments and that certain of the details described herein can be varied considerably without departing from the basic principles of the invention.
