Patent Application
20190174852
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The disclosure and prior art relates to retention devices and more particularly pertains to a new retention device for retaining a wig on a head.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hair cap that may be worn on a head. A wig is coupled to the hair cap and the wig is positioned on the head when the hair cap is worn. A plurality of clips is provided and each of the clips is coupled to the hair cap. Each of the clips engages a braid woven into hair on the head thereby facilitating the wig to be retained on the head.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of clips 24 is provided and each of the clips 24 is coupled to the hair cap 12. Each of the clips 24 engages a braid 26 woven into hair on the head 14 thereby facilitating the wig 22 to be retained on the head 14. Each of the clips 24 comprises a frame 28 that has a plurality of intersecting members 30. Each of the intersecting members 30 has a plurality of apertures 32 extending therethrough and the apertures 32 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the frame 28. The frame 28 is positioned on the second surface 18 of the hair cap 12 and the frame 28 is aligned with the perimeter edge 20 of the hair cap 12. Moreover, the plurality of intersecting members 30 includes a first member 34 that is spaced from a second member 36.
Each of the clips 24 includes a comb 38 that is coupled to the first member 34. The comb 38 extends across the frame 28 to lie on the second member 36. Moreover, the comb 38 is biased to frictionally engage the second member 36. The comb 38 is extended into the braid 26 in the hair such that the comb 38 compresses the hair against the second member 36. In this way the hair cap 12 is retained on the head 14.
A fastener 40 extends through the apertures 32 on the frame 28 and engages the hair cap 12. Thus, the frame 28 and the comb 38 are fastened to the hair cap 12. The fastener 40 may be a string that is threaded through the frame 28 and the hair cap 12 such that the fastener 40 is sewn to the hair cap 12. Additionally, the fastener 40 may be any type of mechanical fastener 40.
In use, a braid 26 is woven into the hair on the head 14 such that the braid 26 extends around the head 14 near the hairline. The hair cap 12 is positioned on the head 14 and each of the clips 24 is manipulated to engage the braid 26. In this way the wig 22 is secured to the head 14 in a manner that inhibits the wig 22 from being removed from the head 14. Thus, the wig 22 may be worn with confidence in windy conditions, during athletic activities and other times that could potentially cause the wig 22 to fall off. Additionally, the clips 24 facilitate the wig 22 to be secured without the use of adhesives and other non permanent means of fastening the wig 22.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
