Hairpiece with attachment rings and heating 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 rubber rings attached to the elongated strip to form a hairpiece assembly; and each of the rubber rings having an opening for receiving therethrough the user's real hair for attaching the hairpiece assembly to the user's real hair, using a crimping and heating tool to flatten the rubber rings and the user's real hair to join them so that the flat rubber rings grip and hold 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 rubber rings attached to said elongated strip to form a hairpiece assembly; and    d) each of said rubber rings having an opening for receiving there through the user's real hair for attaching said hairpiece assembly to the user's real hair using a crimping and heating tool to flatten said rubber rings and the user's real hair to join them so that said flat rubber rings grip and hold 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 rubber 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 rubber 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 rubber 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 rubber rings to said elongated strip for forming a hairpiece assembly each of said rubber rings having an opening;    d) weaving the user's real hair through said openings of said plurality of rubber rings on the elongated strip using a pulling instrument; and    e) crimping and heating said ring openings on the elongated strip using a crimping and heating instrument to join said rubber rings and the user's real hair to grip and hold the user's real hair for preventing removal of the user's real hair from said rubber 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 rubber rings thereon using a crimping and heating instrument to melt away and remove said rubber rings to release the user's real hair.