Method of attaching foreign hair to scalp hair

• US 5,752,530 A
• Filed: 08/01/1996
• Issued: 05/19/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Felix Traintinger
• Original Assignee: Felix Traintinger
• Inventors: Traintinger, Felix
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jeffrey A.
• Application Number:
  US08/691,183
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 132/201, 132/200, 132/53, 132/54
• US Class Current: 132/201
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 5/0066 using deformable connecting sleeves
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 5/0086 Applicators or tools for applying hair extensions

Abstract

Foreign hair is attached to naturally grown scalp hair. First, a strand of scalp hair is combined with a strand of foreign hair. A clamping sleeve is slipped onto the loop of a loop catcher. Then the combined strand is inserted into loop and it is pulled into and through the clamping sleeve with the loop catcher. The combined strand of scalp hair and foreign hair are then preliminarily attached by pre-squeezing the sleeve. After the sleeve is properly placed in the vicinity of the scalp, the sleeve is finally pressed so as to clamp the foreign hair to the scalp hair. The sleeve, which is preferably of the same color as the hair, may be removed by prying it open with bent-nose pliers provided with the invention.

Claims

1. A method of attaching foreign hair to scalp hair, which comprises:

clamping a strand of foreign hair to a strand of scalp hair with a clamp positioned in the vicinity of a scalp to which the scalp hair is attached;

commonly inserting a combined strand of the scalp hair and the foreign hair into a metal sleeve;

positioning the metal sleeve on the combined strand and attaching the strand of foreign hair to the strand of scalp hair by squeezing the metal sleeve and collapsing the metal sleeve directly onto the foreign hair and onto the scalp hair.

2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises providing pliers and performing the attaching step by squeezing the metal sleeve with pliers.

3. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises providing a loop catcher and performing the inserting step by pulling the combined strand through the metal sleeve with the loop catcher.

4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises slipping the metal sleeve over a loop of a loop catcher, threading the combined strand through the loop of the loop catcher, and performing the inserting step by pulling the combined strand through the metal sleeve with the loop catcher.

5. A method of attaching foreign hair to scalp hair, which comprises:

commonly inserting a combined strand of scalp hair and a strand of foreign hair into a metal sleeve;

positioning the metal sleeve on the combined strand and attaching the strand of foreign hair to the strand of scalp hair by squeezing the metal sleeve,

wherein the attaching step comprises pre-squeezing the metal sleeve on the combined strand with pliers, finally positioning the pre-squeezed metal sleeve relative to the scalp, and subsequently squeezing the metal sleeve to permanently attach the stand of foreign hair to the strand of scalp hair.

6. A method of attaching foreign hair to scalp hair, which comprises:

commonly inserting a combined strand of scalp hair and a strand of foreign hair into a metal sleeve;

positioning the metal sleeve on the combined strand and attaching the strand of foreign hair to the strand of scalp hair by squeezing the metal sleeve providing pliers with an embossing stamp including a groove and a complementary stamp and with a flat plier surface, and wherein the attaching step comprises pre-squeezing the metal sleeve on the combined strand by placing the metal sleeve in the groove and deforming the metal sleeve in the groove with the complementary stamp, finally positioning the pre-squeezed metal sleeve relative to the scalp, and subsequently squeezing the metal sleeve with the flat plier surface to permanently attach the stand of foreign hair to the stand of scalp hair.