ILLUMINATED WIG

• US 3,758,771 A
• Filed: 11/27/1970
• Issued: 09/11/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Esther E. Frohardt, Melvin W. Frohardt
• Original Assignee: Esther E. Frohardt, Melvin W. Frohardt
• Inventors: Frohardt, Esther E., Frohardt, Melvin W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Queisser, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yasich, Daniel M.
• Application Number:
  US05/093,059
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 240/6.4W,59,60,1EL 46/172,228 272/25 132/53
• US Class Current: 362/570
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 2/00 Systems of electric lighting devices systems employing both electric and non-electric light sources or exchangeable light sources F21L27/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/02 the power supply being a battery or accumulator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 116/05 using light guides

Abstract

A light source in combination with light-conducting fibers are incorporated in a wig or removable hairpiece to provide an illuminated decorative wig. Light-emitting ends of the fibers are randomly interspersed throughout the hair of the wig and a switch is included to control light source operation.

Claims

1. In a wig having a wig cap with hair secured on its outer surface, the combination comprising:

a flexible liner having at least one cutout fitted on the underside of said wig cap, light source means disposed in said cutout between said wig cap and said liner, and a plurality of light-conducting fibers including light-receiving ends and opposite light-emitting ends, said fibers disposed with their light-receiving ends positioned adjacent to said light source means to receive light therefrom and transmit same to their light-emitting ends, and said fibers branching away from said light-receiving ends, and interspersed in said wig hair to illuminate said wig.

2. The invention recited in claim 1, wherein said fibers are flexible and have a color and texture similar to that of hair, the light-emitting ends of said fibers being interspersed at random and supported by said wig hair so as to be positionable therewith.

3. The invention recited in claim 1, wherein said fibers emit lights of different colors to provide a multi-colored illumination of said wig.

4. The invention recited in claim 1, wherein said light source means comprises a series-connected battery and lamp, and including switch means operative to control said light source means.

5. A wig, comprising:

a wig cap with hair secured on its outer surface;

a padding secured to the inner surface of the wig cap;

a battery case with electrical terminals mounted in said padding, said battery case being operable to hold a battery with its electrical poles in contact with the electrical terminals of said battery case;

a lamp socket mounted in said padding;

a switch mounted on said wig cap;

electrical leads connecting said lamp socket and said switch in a series between the electrical terminals of said battery case; and

a plurality of light-conducting fibers integrated in said wig cap with their light-receiving ends bundled adjacent said lamp socket to receive light from an electric lamp secured in said lamp socket and their light-emitting ends interspersed in said wig hair so as to be positionable with said wig hair.