Hair replacement piece

Abstract

Hair replacement piece (1) consisting of an essentially oval or polygonal flat structure (2) with embedded replacement hairs comprising in the area of its boundary a localized circumferential thread (3) attachable to one's own hair by hot-melt bonding. In order to enhance the seat and prolong the fastening period of the hair replacement piece at least one additional fastening thread (4) is provided which is connected to the thread (3) with at least on of its two ends (5;6) and runs loosely.

Claims

1. A hair replacement piece configured for attachment to a human subject's head, said hair replacement piece comprising: an essentially oval or polygonal flat structure with embedded replacement hairs, the flat structure being configured to cover a portion of the human subject's head; a localized circumferential thread at a boundary of the hair replacement piece corresponding to the portion of the human subject's head; and at least one additional fastening thread with one end of the additional fastening thread connected to the localized circumferential thread at a location corresponding to the portion of the subject head and with the other end of the additional fastening thread running loosely and not being connected to the hair replacement piece, wherein additional replacement hairs are fixed to the at least one additional fastening thread.

2. The hair replacement piece according to claim 1, wherein the at least one additional fastening thread includes multiple additional fastening threads connected with respective one ends to the localized circumferential thread on opposite sides of the flat structure.

3. The hair replacement piece according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least one additional fastening thread is at least partially covered with a hot-melt adhesive.

4. The hair replacement piece according to claim 1, wherein the localized circumferential thread is at least partially covered with a hot-melt adhesive.

5. A hair replacement piece for attachment to a portion of a head of a person and to scalp hair of the person, the hair replacement piece comprising: an essentially flat structure with embedded replacement hairs configured to cover the portion of the head of the person; a localized circumferential thread at a boundary of the hair replacement piece and configured and disposed to be fixed to the scalp hair at the portion of the head of the person; and in addition to, and different from, the localized circumferential thread, an additional fastening thread with one end of the additional fastening thread connected to the localized circumferential thread and with the other end of the additional fastening thread running loosely and not being connected to the hair replacement piece, wherein the additional fastening thread is at least partially covered with a hot-melt adhesive.

6. A hair replacement piece for attachment to a portion of a head of a person and to scalp hair of the person, the hair replacement piece comprising: an essentially flat structure with embedded replacement hairs configured to cover the portion of the head of the person; a localized circumferential thread at a boundary of the hair replacement piece and configured and disposed to be fixed to the scalp hair at the portion of the head of the person; and in addition to, and different from, the localized circumferential thread, an additional fastening thread with one end of the additional fastening thread connected to the localized circumferential thread and with the other end of the additional fastening thread running loosely and not being connected to the hair replacement piece, wherein the localized circumferential thread is at least partially covered with a hot-melt adhesive.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a stylized head of a person with an attached hair replacement piece in a side view;

(2) FIG. 2 shows the head from FIG. 1 in a rear view; and

(3) FIG. 3 shows a hair replacement piece with several variants of fastening threads in a plan view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(4) According to FIGS. 1 and 2, the hair replacement piece 1 according to the invention consists of an essentially oval flat structure 2shown here, for example, as a netwith embedded replacement hairs (not shown), which comprises in the area of its boundary a localized, circumferential thread 3 that can be attached to one's own hair by hot-melt bonding. Outside the flat structure 2, at least one further fastening thread 4 (two such threads are indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1) is provided, which runs loosely and is connected with its ends 5, 6 to the thread 3 on opposite sides of the flat structure 2. Additional replacement hairs (not shown) can be fixed to the fastening thread(s) 4.

(5) FIG. 3 illustrates in a single representation several possible design variants of the hair replacement piece according to the invention. In contrast to the hair replacement piece 1, the hair replacement piece 7 does not have an oval, but a polygonal flat structure 2 with embedded replacement hairs (not shown). For example, in the front (forehead) area, protrusions are provided on both sides, which (can) serve to cover a receding hairline. The thread 8 localized in the region of the boundary does not extendin contrast to the circumferential thread 3over the entire circumference of the flat structure 2. Furthermore, at least one additional, loosely running fastening thread (shown in dashed lines) is provided, whichin contrast to thread 4is connected to thread 8 by only one of its two ends 10; it can be located inside or outside the flat structure 2. In FIG. 3 two threads 8 running inside and two threads 8 running outside are shown-their number and their course depends on the respective needs (for example the two loose threads 4 shown in FIG. 1 may also extend inside the flat structure 2).

(6) The attachment of the hair replacement piece over a bald spot or a region where one wants to increase the amount of hair on the head takes place in a conventional manner, with the additional fastening thread or the additional fastening threads being tied into the remaining hair outside or inside the area covered by the hair replacement piece. This ensures a better and more sustainable fit of the hair replacement piece.