The disclosure herein relates generally to wigs and hairpieces. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to devices for facilitating the stable attachment of wigs to the head of a wearer.
The lace foundation portions of conventional wigs and frontal hairpieces tend to be transparent, and therefore need to lay very flat on the scalp in order to optimally achieve a natural appearance. Consequently, when a conventional wig gripping device is worn between the wearer's scalp and the conventional wig, that conventional device is frequently visible through the hairpiece foundation to the eye of an outside observer. What is needed is a wig grip device that helps removably secure a lace-foundation wig or frontal hairpiece to the head of a wearer, while preserving the appearance that the hair stands of the headpiece originate from the underlying scalp at the location of the front hairline and hair part of the hairpiece.
One or more deficiencies of the prior art are solved by way of embodiments of the wig grip apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure.
Further advantages of the present invention may become apparent to those skilled in the art with the benefit of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and upon reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Referring now to the drawings, like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding features throughout the several views.
With reference to the several drawings, embodiments of a wig grip apparatus are shown generally at 100, and are configured to facilitate enhanced securement of a wig 102 to the head (scalp) 106 of a wearer. The wig grip apparatus 100 may preferably comprise at least a first securement member 108, a second securement member 114 and a mesh element 120.
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The mesh element 120 may be transparent and affixed to the first inboard portion 112 and the second inboard portion 118. Such affixing may be way of, for example, stitching, adhesive, a combination thereof or the like. The term “transparent” is generally used herein to refer to a material capable of transmitting light therethrough so that bodies and surfaces lying beneath can be clearly seen through the material. Examples of a transparent mesh may include mesh fabrics that are fine or sheer enough to be seen through. More particularly, in certain preferred embodiment of the wig grip apparatus 100, the mesh element 120 may have a percent visible transmittance of at least 70%. In particular preferred embodiment of a wig grip apparatus 100, the mesh element 120 may have a percent visible transmittance of at least 85%. In certain preferred embodiment of a wig grip apparatus 100, the mesh element 120 may be comprised of a nylon mesh fabric, such as a hexagonal nylon mesh fabric. In specific preferred embodiment of a wig grip apparatus 100, the mesh element 120 is T-shaped (e.g., includes two distinct portions that extend orthogonally to one another).
The first outboard portion 110 and second outboard portion 116 are preferably configured to be placed into releasable gripping engagement with one another. In preferred embodiments of a wig grip apparatus 100, the first and second outboard portions 110 and 116 may include complementary fastener elements 142 and 144 which are mutually engageable for providing the aforementioned releasable gripping engagement. The complementary fastener elements may be, for example, a first hook-and-loop fastener member and a second hook-and-loop fastener member (i.e., one fastener element having one more hooks and the other fastener element having one or more loops).
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While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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