Patent Application
20220378177
This invention relates to hair weaves. More particularly, it relates to a device for maintaining and weaving hair weaves.
Artificial integrations, more commonly known as hair extensions or hair weaves, add length and fullness to human hair. Hair extensions are usually clipped, glued, or sewn on natural hair by incorporating additional human or synthetic hair. These methods include tape-in extensions, clip-in or clip-on extensions, fusion method, weaving method, and wigs.
Pinch braid extensions were invented in the 1980s, They are individual locks of hair tied into the native hair with a durable upholstery thread.
Tape-in hair extensions last from four to eight weeks and the hair can be gently combed and washed while wearing the extensions. In addition, the extensions need to be treated with specialized shampoos, conditioners and styling products to keep them in top condition. The extensions can be easily taken off by applying glue remover and can be easily installed by using liquid adhesive or glue tape.
Clip-in weaves, also known as clip-in hair extensions, can be integrated into natural hair to add length and volume. The clip in hair extensions most commonly come as a long strand of one contoured piece that can be cut into multiple layers for creating separate layers on a user's head. When the hair k purchased from a beauty supply store or a specialized online brand, it comes with clips, which are sewn into the hair. It is also possible to buy the hair (in bundles) and the clips separately, the clips can then be sewn on easily by the purchaser or by a stylist. Once the clips are sewn in, the user clips in the hair herself or can visit a stylist, to help create a look that is natural.
This technique is the least permanent and lacks the disadvantages such as traction alopecia associated with glue extensions. The hair weft has small toupee clips sewn onto them. Usually a set of clip-in extensions averages eight strips of human hair in varying widths from two inches to eight inches. Starting at the nape of the neck, the hair is sectioned neatly, then the weft is placed onto this section with the clips open and facing the scalp. Each clip is snapped into place. It can be helpful to lightly backcomb each section for a more secure grip. This is repeated until each clip-in weft is in place. Clip-ins can be worn for an entire day; however, some people take them off to sleep.
When weaving hair or repairing a hair weave, a hair tech must untangle/unweave the current hair weave. To do so, requires placing the hair weave on a table and proceeding to go strand by strand to unweave the hair weave. This is time consuming and can use of a lot of table space. This is unacceptable in both the time and space effort necessary to perform this task. Often times, the hair salon does not have ample space to afford the use of the amount of space necessary for this task.
Accordingly, and in light of the foregoing, it would be desirable to devise a device that can reduce the space and time necessary to repair, weave, unweave and reweave a hair weave. It would be further advantageous if the device were portable and reusable.
The phrases “in one embodiment,” “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” and the like are used repeatedly. Such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. The terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise. Such terms do not generally signify a closed list.
“Above,” “adhesive,” “affixing,” “any,” “around,” “both,” “bottom,” “by,” “comprising,” “consistent,” “customized,” “enclosing,” “friction,” “in,” “labeled,” “lower,” “magnetic,” “marked,” “new,” “nominal,” “not,” “of,” “other,” “outside,” “outwardly,” “particular,” “permanently,” “preventing,” “raised,” “respectively,” “reversibly,” “round,” “square,” “substantial,” “supporting,” “surrounded,” “surrounding,” “threaded,” “to,” “top,” “using,” “wherein,” “with,” or other such descriptors herein are used in their normal yes-or-no sense, not as terms of degree, unless context dictates otherwise.
Reference is now made in detail to the description of the embodiments as illustrated in the drawings. While embodiments are described in connection with the drawings and related descriptions, there is no intent to limit the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents. In alternate embodiments, additional devices, or combinations of illustrated devices, may be added to, or combined, without limiting the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein.
Referring to
The hair weave stand 100 has an a footing 120, a plurality of arms 140 and a pole 160. The hair weave stand 100 is preferably four and one-half (4.5) feet in height, however other heights are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, four (4) feet, six (6) feet, etc. The hair weave stand 100 is preferably made of a metal material, such as aluminum, steel, etc., however other materials are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), hard plastic, etc. The plurality of arms 140 are preferably eight (8) in number, however other number of arms are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, five (5), ten (10), etc. Each of the plurality of arms 140 are preferably a length of twelve (12) inches, however other lengths are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, eleven (11) inches, fourteen (14) inches, etc. The footing 120 is preferably a single foot, however other number of feet for the footing 120 are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, two (2) feet, three (3) feet, etc.
The pole 160 has a first end 161, a second end 162 and a body 163. The pole 160 is preferably cylindrical in shape, however other shapes are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, rectangular, round, hexagonal, etc. The body 163 of the pole 160 has a plurality of openings 164. Each of the plurality of openings 164 is configured to accommodate the coupling of one of the plurality of arms 140. The plurality of openings 160 are preferably semi-randomly located on the body 163 of the pole 160.
Each of the plurality of arms 140 have a first end 141, a second end 142 and a middle portion 143. The second end 142 is preferably coupled to a knob 144, however, the second end 142 is further contemplated to be configured to not have an coupling such as the knob 144.
The first end 141 of each of the arms 140 is coupled to one of the plurality of openings 164 of the pole 160.
The footing 120 is configured to provide support for the hair weave stand 100 such that the hair weave stand 100 is stable when in use. The footing 120 has a top 121 and a bottom 122. A middle 123 of the top 121 has a hole 124 where the hole 124 is configured to be coupled to the first end 161 of the pole 160.
A hair weave 500 is presented. The hair weave 500 has a plurality of hair strands 501. The hair strands 501 are woven such that they comprise a fully usable hair extension. When the hair weave 500 is to be worked on, unwoven, etc., the hair weave 500 is placed on one of the arms 140 of the hair weave stand 100 for performance of the art by the hair tech.
In the numbered clauses below, specific combinations of aspects and embodiments are articulated in a shorthand form such that (1) according to respective embodiments, for each instance in which a “component” or other such identifiers appear to be introduced (with “a” or “an,” e.g.) more than once in a given chain of clauses, such designations may either identify the same entity or distinct entities; and (2) what might be called “dependent” clauses below may or may not incorporate, in respective embodiments, the features of “independent” clauses to which they refer or other features described above.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specific exemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies are representative of more general processes and/or devices and/or technologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filed herewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.
The features described with respect to one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments or combined with or interchanged with the features of other embodiments, as appropriate, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
