Hairpiece with attachment rings and kit for attaching hairpiece

Abstract

A hairpiece assembly for adding body and/or length to the user's real hair. The hairpiece assembly includes a plurality of natural or synthetic strands of hair arranged in parallel and forming a first edge; and an elongated strip attached to the first edge to hold the plurality of strands together. The hairpiece assembly further includes a plurality of spaced-apart rings attached to the elongated strip to form a hairpiece assembly; and each of the rings having an opening for receiving therethrough the user's real hair for attaching the hairpiece assembly to the user's real hair.

1 . A hairpiece assembly for adding body and/or length to the user's real hair, comprising: 
 a) a plurality of natural or synthetic strands of hair arranged in parallel and forming a first edge;    b) an elongated strip attached to said first edge to hold said plurality of strands together;    c) a plurality of spaced-apart rings attached to said elongated strip to form a hairpiece assembly; and    d) each of said rings having an opening for receiving therethrough the user's real hair for attaching said hairpiece assembly to the user's real hair.    
   
   
       2 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said elongated strip is a single layer of material made from a flexible material selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, polyester, nylon, natural hair or combinations thereof.  
   
   
       3 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said rings are attached to said elongated strip by stitching, sewing, epoxy gluing, laser bonding, stapling or combinations thereof.  
   
   
       4 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic hair fibers have a fiber color selected from the group consisting of black, brown, blonde, blue, red, auburn, grey and white.  
   
   
       5 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of strands have a length in the range of 3 inches to 18 inches.  
   
   
       6 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said elongated strip has a length in the range of 1 inch to 20 inches.  
   
   
       7 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of spaced-apart rings are equally spaced a longitudinal distance in the range of ½ inch to 1½ inches.  
   
   
       8 . A hairpiece assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of spaced-apart rings are each equally spaced a longitudinal distance of one inch.  
   
   
       9 . A method of securing a hairpiece assembly to the head of the user for styling the user's hair, comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a plurality of natural or synthetic strands of hair arranged in parallel and forming a first edge;    b) providing an elongated strip attached to said first edge for holding the plurality of strands together;    c) attaching a plurality of spaced-apart rings to said elongated strip for forming a hairpiece assembly each of said rings having an opening;    d) weaving the user's real hair through said openings of said plurality of rings on the elongated strip using a pulling instrument; and    e) crimping said ring openings on the elongated strip using a crimping instrument for preventing removal of the user's real hair from said rings on the elongated strip.    
   
   
       10 . A method of securing a hairpiece assembly to the head of the user in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the step of: 
 a) cutting the elongated strip into one or more cut lengths for incorporating into different locations on the user's existing real hair; and    b) connecting each of said cut lengths having the plurality of strands, to different locations on the user's existing real hair to create a hair style having more body, fullness and length compared to the real hair on the user's head.    
   
   
       11 . A method of securing a hairpiece assembly to the head of the user in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the step of connecting includes lifting the user's real hair to expose a portion of the user's scalp and real hair, and then attaching one of said cut lengths to the user's real hair.  
   
   
       12 . A method of securing a hairpiece assembly to the head of the user in accordance with  claim 9 , further including the step of removing the elongated strip having rings thereon using a cutting instrument to cut said rings to release the user's real hair.