WO2008127061A1

WO2008127061A1 - Apparatus for fixing wig and wig

Info

Publication number: WO2008127061A1
Application number: PCT/KR2008/002108
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kwang-Moon Nam
Original assignee: Ferra Art Co, Ltd.
Priority date: 2007-04-17
Filing date: 2008-04-15
Publication date: 2008-10-23
Also published as: KR100869119B1; KR20080093643A

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus for fixing a wig, and a wig including the apparatus. The wig is formed of a plastic material and includes: wig hair; and an apparatus for fixing the wig hair to a user's hair by being coupled to the wig hair, wherein the apparatus comprises: a first clamping member fixed to one end of the wig hair; a second clamping member coupled to the first clamping member to clamp the user's hair in cooperation with the first clamping member; a protrusion protruding from any one of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and bending the user's hair clamped between the first clamping member and the second clamping member; and an accommodating part formed in the other of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and accommodating both the protrusion and the hair bent by the protrusion.

Description

APPARATUS FOR FIXING WIG AND WIG

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a wig and a wig including the same, and more particularly, to an apparatus for fixing a full or partial wig to a user's hair in order to cover bald spots or form various hairstyles.

BACKGROUND ART Wigs are used to form various hairstyles or cover bald spots, and are classified i n many ways according to types and fixing means. For example, wigs are divided into full wigs covering the entire head, and partial wigs covering some specific spots of the h ead, e.g., bald spots or spots to which a user wants to attach wig hair for aesthetic purp oses. There are conventional methods of fixing such various wigs by using a tape, a bo nd, or clips.

The conventional method of fixing a wig by using a tape, e.g., a double-sided tap e, involves attaching the wig to a surface of the tape and attaching the other surface of t he tape to a bald spot of a user's head. The conventional method of fixing the wig by using the tape has an advantage in that the wig can be easily fixed to the user's head, b ut has disadvantages in that when the user sweats profusely or the wig is strongly pulle d out, the wig easily comes off the user's head, and the wig should be attached to spots of the user's scalp which lack hair.

The conventional method of fixing a wig by using a bond involves attaching the w ig by using the bond and separating the wig by using a solvent when necessary. The c onventional method of fixing the wig by using the bond has advantages in that the wig I ooks natural and the wig is tightly stuck to a user's head, but has disadvantages in that, when the wig is used for a long time, it is difficult to keep hair clean, thereby rather incre asing the risk of hair loss. One of solutions to the problems of the conventional methods of fixing the wigs b y using the tape and the bond is the conventional method of fixing a wig by using clips. The conventional method of fixing the wig by using the clips involves fixing one end of a fixing clip to wig hair, inserting a user's hair between the fixing clip and a contacting cli

i p, and coupling a flat surface of the fixing clip to a flat surface of the contacting clip to fa sten the wig hair to the user's hair. However, the conventional method of fixing the wig by using the clips has disadvantages in that since a frictional force between the user's hair and the flat surfaces of the clips is not high and also a clamping (fixing) force is not high, when the wig is used for a long time, the coupling between the fixing clip and the c ontacting clip is loosened, thereby leading to easy slippage of the wig.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

TECHNICAL PROBLEM The present invention provides an apparatus for fixing a wig, which can firmly fix wig hair of the wig to a user's hair by clamping the user's hair after bending the user's h air by means of a protrusion and an accommodating part.

The present invention also provides a wig including an apparatus for fixing a wig, which can easily and firmly fix wig hair to a user's hair.

TECHNICAL SOLUTION

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus f or fixing wig hair of a wig to a user's hair, the apparatus comprising: a first clamping me mber fixed to one end of the wig hair; a second clamping member coupled to the first cl amping member to clamp the user's hair in cooperation with the first clamping member; a protrusion protruding from any one of the first clamping member and the second clam ping member, and bending the user's hair clamped between the first clamping member and the second clamping member; and an accommodating part formed in the other of t he first clamping member and the second clamping member, and accommodating both the protrusion and the user's hair bent by the protrusion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wig for med of a plastic material and comprising: wig hair; and an apparatus for fixing the wig h air to a user's hair by being coupled to the wig hair, wherein the apparatus comprises: a first clamping member fixed to one end of the wig hair; a second clamping member co upled to the first clamping member to clamp the user's hair in cooperation with the first clamping member; a protrusion protruding from any one of the first clamping member a nd the second clamping member, and bending the user's hair clamped between the first clamping member and the second clamping member; and an accommodating part for med in the other of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and a ccommodating both the protrusion and the hair bent by the protrusion.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a wig worn on a user's head and including an apparatus for fixin g a wig according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wig of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of t he present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Ill-Ill of FIG. 2 when the apparat us clamps the user's hair, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2 when the apparat us clamps the user's hair, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an apparatus for fixing a wig according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Vl-Vl of FIG. 5 according to an e mbodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an apparatus for fixing a wig according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIM-VIM of FIG. 7 according to a n embodiment of the present invention.

MODE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the acco mpanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. FIG. 1 illustrates a wig 100 worn on a user's head and including an apparatus 12

0 for fixing a wig according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a per spective view of the wig 100 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present inven tion. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Ill-Ill of FIG. 2 when the apparat us 120 clamps the user's hair 1 , according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2 when the apparatus 12 0 clamps the user's hair 1 , according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, the wig 100 includes wig hair 110 and the appara tus 120. The apparatus 120 fastens the user's hair 1 to the wig hair 110 by clamping the user's hair 1. The apparatus 120 includes a first clamping member 121 , a second cla mping member 122, a protrusion 123, an accommodating part 124, and a fixing part 13 1. The wig hair 110 attached to the user's head looks like the user's real hair. The wig hair 110, which permits various hair styles by being fixed to the user's hair 1 for ae sthetic reasons, is made of real human hair, or artificial hair including synthetic hair.

The first clamping member 121 is fixed to one end of the wig hair 110, and the fix ing part 131 is coupled to the wig hair 110 at the end of the wig hair 110 to which the fir st clamping member 121 is fixed. The fixing part 131 has a plurality of through-holes 1

32 through which a thread 111 can pass, and a plurality of long bar portions 133 formed in a direction in which the wig hair 110 extends. The through-holes 132 are long hole s formed in the direction in which the wig hair 110 extends, like the bar portions 133, an d are formed between the bar portions 133 such that the through-holes 132 and the bar portions 133 alternate with each other. The accommodating part 124 into which the p rotrusion 123 is inserted is formed in the first clamping member 121. The accommoda ting part 124 passes through the first clamping member 121.

The second clamping member 122 is coupled to the first clamping member 121 i n order to clamp the user's hair 1 in cooperation with the first clamping member 121. The protrusion 123 protrudes from the second clamping member 122. The protrusion 123 is smaller than the accommodating part 124 so that the protrusion 123 can be inser ted into the accommodating part 124 along with the user's hair 1 bent by the protrusion 123 when the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are co upled to each other. A pair of pins 126 project from the second clamping member 122 , and a pair of grooves 127 are formed in the first clamping member 121 and allow the pins 126 to be inserted thereinto when the first clamping member 121 and the second c lamping member 122 are coupled to each other. Once the pins 126 are inserted into t he grooves 127, the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 may be coupled to each other. Each of the pins 126 includes a larger portion 126a, and a smaller portion 126b h aving a diameter less than that of the larger portion 126a. The larger portion 126a ext ends from the second clamping member 122 and has a diameter greater than that of ea ch of the grooves 127. The smaller portion 126b extends from the larger portion 126a and has a diameter small enough to be inserted into each of the grooves 127. Accordi ngly, when the pins 126 are inserted into the grooves 127, the smaller portions 126b ar e inserted into the grooves 127 and the first clamping member 121 is blocked by the lar ger portions 126a, such that the pins 126 are inserted into the grooves 127 to a limited depth.

The first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are conn ected to each other by a connecting part 125, such that the first clamping member 121 , the connecting part 125, and the second clamping member 122 become integrated. T hat is, one end of the connecting part 125 is integrally connected to the first clamping m ember 121 , and the other end of the connecting part 125 is integrally connected to the s econd clamping member 122.

The first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are coupl ed to each other or separated from each other by elastically deforming the connecting p art 125. Since the apparatus 120 including the first clamping member 121 , the connectin g part 125, and the second clamping member 122 is formed of a plastic material, the ap paratus 120 can be easily manufactured, and can be easily coupled to the wig hair 110 by backstitching or the like. A way of fixing the wig 100 to the user's hair 1 by using th e apparatus 120 constructed as described above will now be explained with reference t o FIGS. 1 through 4.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user's hair 1 is placed on the first clamping membe r 121 fixed to the one end of the wig hair 110 and the first clamping member 121 and th e second clamping member 122 are coupled to each other, the user's hair 1 is forced to be inserted between the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122. In detail, the user's hair 1 between the first clamping member 121 and the seco nd clamping member 122 is bent by the protrusion 123 into the accommodating part 12 4 such that portions of the user's hair 1 pressed down by the protrusion 123 are bent al ong a path formed between the protrusion 123 and the accommodating part 124 and cl amped. Since the apparatus 120 constructed as described above clamps the hair 1 while bending the user's hair 1 by means of the protrusion 123 and the accommodating part 124, a frictional force between the hair 1 and surfaces of the apparatus 120 contacting t he hair 1 can be increased. Accordingly, the wig 100 can be fixed to the user's hair 1 ti ghtly enough not to separate from the user's hair 1 even when the wig 100 is pulled out with a certain amount of force, and thus the wig 100 can be stably used for a long time.

Also, since the apparatus 120 is formed of a plastic material, even though a nee die deviates from the through-holes 132 of the fixing part 131 and collides with the bar p ortions 133, the risk of breaking off the needle is low.

Furthermore, since the through-holes 132 and the bar portions 133 of the fixing p art 131 of the apparatus 120 are longitudinally formed in the direction in which the wig h air 110 extends, the apparatus 120 can be backstitched several times by moving the ne edle in the longitudinal direction of the through-holes 132, and thus the first clamping m ember 121 can be further firmly fixed to the wig hair 110.

Moreover, since each of the pins 126 has the smaller portion 126b inserted into t he groove 127 and the larger portion 126a having a diameter greater than that of the gr oove 127, a gap, which is as large as the height of the larger portion 126a, is formed be tween the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 when the f irst clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are coupled to each o then Accordingly, the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 1 22 can be easily attached to and detached from each other due to the gap.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an apparatus 220 for fixing a wig according to ano ther embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Vl-Vl of FIG. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, when a protrusion 223 is forcedly inserted into an ac commodating part 224, a first clamping member 121 and a second clamping member 1 22 are coupled to each other. The same elements in FIGS. 5 and 6 as those in FIGS. 1 through 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus a detailed explanati on thereof will not be given.

The protrusion 223 has four side surfaces, that is, a pair of hair contact surfaces 223b and a pair of insertion surfaces 223a. The pair of wig contact surfaces 223b are arranged in a direction in which wig hair 110 extends, and contact hair 1 inserted betwe en the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122. The pair of i nsertion surfaces 223a are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction in whic h the wig hair 110 extends. When the insertion surfaces 223a have an interference fit withy both sides surfaces 224a of the accommodating part 224, the first clamping mem ber 121 and the second clamping member 122 can be coupled to each other without us ing pins 126 and grooves 127 as shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an apparatus 320 for fixing a wig according to ano ther embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIM-VIM of FIG. 7 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the apparatus 320 includes a fixing part 331 that doe s not have through-holes 132 and bar portions 133. The same elements in FIGS. 7 an d 8 as those in FIGS. 1 through 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and th us a detailed explanation thereof will not be given. Since the fixing part 331 is formed of a plastic material, a first clamping member

121 may be fixed to wig hair 110 by passing a thread through the fixing part 331 by sew ing.

The fixing part 331 backstitched by using a sewing machine may have a thicknes s "t" ranging from 0.2 to 1.4 mm. If the thickness "t" of the fixing part 331 is less than 0 .2 mm, the fixing part 331 may be easily torn off, thereby deteriorating the durability of t he apparatus 320. If the thickness "t" of the fixing part 331 is greater than 1.4 mm, it m ay be difficult to backstitch by passing a needle through the fixing part 331.

Although only one fixing part 131 for fixing the first clamping member 121 to the wig hair 110 is formed on the first clamping member 121 in FIG. 2, a pair of fixing parts may be formed to be spaced apart from each other with the protrusion 123 or the acco mmodating part 124 therebetween.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with refer ence to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described above, since the wig and the apparatus for fixing the wig according to the present invention clamp the user's hair by bending the user's hair by means of th e protrusion and the accommodating part, the wig can be firmly fixed to the user's hair a nd the wig can be stably used for a long time.

Also, since the apparatus is formed of a plastic material, damage to the needle c aused while fixing the apparatus to the wig hair can be prevented. In addition, since th e through-holes and the bar portions of the fixing part are longitudinally formed, the fixin g part can be backstitched several times, and thus the apparatus can be firmly fixed to t he wig hair.

Claims

1. An apparatus for fixing wig hair of a wig to a user's hair, the apparatus compris ing: a first clamping member fixed to one end of the wig hair; a second clamping member coupled to the first clamping member to clamp the u ser's hair in cooperation with the first clamping member; a protrusion protruding from any one of the first clamping member and the secon d clamping member, and bending the user's hair clamped between the first clamping m ember and the second clamping member; and an accommodating part formed in the other of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and accommodating both the protrusion and the user's hair bent by the protrusion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting part having one end integrally connected to the first clamping member and the other end integrally connect ed to the second clamping member, and being elastically deformed when the first clam ping member and the second clamping member are coupled to each other or separated from each other.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein pins project from any one of the first clampi ng member and the second clamping member and grooves are formed in the other of t he first clamping member and the second clamping member and allow the pins to be in serted thereinto, wherein, when the pins are inserted into the grooves, the first clamping member and the second clamping member are coupled to each other.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of the pins has a larger portion extend ing from any one of the first clamping member and the second clamping member and h aving a diameter greater than that of each of the grooves and a smaller portion extendi ng from the larger portion and inserted into of the groove.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a pair of insertion surfac es arranged in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the wig hair extends, wherein, when the insertion surfaces of the protrusion have an interference fit wit h the accommodating part, the first clamping member and the second clamping membe r are coupled to each other.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a fixing part is formed on the first clamping member, and sewed to the wig hair so that the first clamping member is fixed to the wig hair, wherein the fixing part has a plurality of through-holes through which a thread pa sses.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein a plurality of long bar portions are formed o n the fixing part in a direction in which the wig hair extends, wherein the through-holes are long holes that elongate, between the long bar por tions, in the direction in which the wig hair extends.

8. The apparatus of any one of claims 1 through 7, being formed of a plastic mat erial.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a fixing part is formed on the first clamping member and sewed to the wig hair so that the first clamping member is fixed to the wig hair, the apparatus being formed of a plastic material, wherein the fixing part has a thickness ranging from 0.2 to 1.4 mm.

10. A wig formed of a plastic material and comprising: wig hair; and an apparatus for fixing the wig hair to a user's hair by being coupled to the wig h air, wherein the apparatus comprises: a first clamping member fixed to one end of the wig hair; a second clamping member coupled to the first clamping member to clamp the u ser's hair in cooperation with the first clamping member;

a protrusion protruding from any one of the first clamping member and the secon d clamping member, and bending the user's hair clamped between the first clamping m ember and the second clamping member; and

an accommodating part formed in the other of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and accommodating both the protrusion and the hair bent b y the protrusion.

11. The wig of claim 10, wherein pins project from any one of the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and grooves are formed in the other of the first clamping member and the second clamping member and allow the pins to be insert ed thereinto, wherein, when the pins are inserted into the grooves, the first clamping member and the second clamping member are coupled to each other.

12. The wig of claim 10, wherein a fixing part is formed on the first clamping me mber, and sewed to the wig hair so that the first clamping member is fixed to the wig hai r, wherein the fixing part has a plurality of through-holes through which a thread pa sses.

13. The wig of claim 10, wherein a fixing part is formed on the first clamping me mber, and sewed to the wig hair so that the first clamping member is fixed to the wig hai r, wherein the fixing part has a thickness ranging from 0.2 to 1.4 mm.