WO2007043832A1

WO2007043832A1 - The comb for fixing wig

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Publication number: WO2007043832A1
Application number: PCT/KR2006/004129
Authority: WO
Inventors: Young-Sik Park; Kwang-Moon Nam
Original assignee: Young-Sik Park; Kwang-Moon Nam
Priority date: 2005-10-13
Filing date: 2006-10-13
Publication date: 2007-04-19
Also published as: KR100701320B1

Abstract

Provided is a fixing member to be attached to an inner surface of a wig to fix the wig to a user's head. The fixing member includes: a fixing part to be backstitched to the inner surface of the wig; and a plurality of parallel fixing member parts extending from the fixing part, wherein the fixing member is formed of plastic.

Description

THE COMB FOR FIXING WIG

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a fixing member for fixing a wig to a user's head, and more particularly, to a fixing member for fixing a wig to a user's head, which can in crease productivity and user convenience by making the fixing member formed of plasti c and improving the structure of the fixing member.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, individual hairs are planted to an outer surface of a wig, and a fixing member for fixing the wig to a user's head is fastened to an inner surface of the wig to h elp secure the wig to the user's head. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional fixing member 4 for fixing a wig 3 t o a user's head. FIGS. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of faste ning the conventional fixing member 4 of FIG. 1. Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, the c onventional fixing member 4 is made by bending an elastic wire in a regular pattern to f orm fixing member parts 420 to be inserted into the user's hair and fixing parts 410 bac kstitched to an inner surface of the wig 3.

The conventional fixing member 4 is fastened by sewing it to the inner surface of the wig 3. The user fixes the wig 3 to his or her head by wearing the wig 3 on the hea d and securing his or her hair between the fixing member parts 420 of the conventional fixing member 4 as shown in FIG. 1. The conventional fixing member 4 has problems in that it is difficult to backstitch the fixing parts 410 using a sewing machine because the fixing parts 410 are loop-shap ed as shown in FIG. 2, and it takes a long time to fix the wig 3 to the head because the f ixing parts 410 are manually backstitched to the wig 3 by passing a thread 2 through hoi es of the fixing parts 410. The conventional fixing member 4 has another problem in th at after the conventional fixing member 4 is manually backstitched to the wig 3, the con ventional fixing member 4 is liable to be detached or displaced from the wig 3. Since t he conventional fixing member 4 is not firmly fastened to the wig 3, the hair secured bet ween the fixing member parts 420 is easily separated from the fixing member parts 420 and the wig 3 can easily come off the user's head.

In order to tightly fasten the conventional fixing member 4 to the wig 3, the conve ntional fixing member 4 may be backed by a fixing pad 5 may and the fixing pad 5 may be placed over the inner surface of the wig 3 and be backstitched using a sewing machi ne. In this case, the conventional fixing member 4 can be tightly fastened to the wig 3 by backstitching the conventional fixing member 4 several times using the sewing mach ine. However, additional costs and efforts are required to back the fixing pad 5 on the conventional fixing member 4 and backstitch the conventional fixing member 4 to the wi g 3.

Also, while the conventional fixing member 4 backed by the fixing pad 5 is backst itched using the sewing machine, if a needle of the sewing machine collides with the wir e of the conventional fixing member 4 without passing through holes 411 of the fixing p arts 410, the needle may, at times, be broken. As such, it takes time and costs money to replace the broken needle with a new one, thereby lowering productivity.

The backing of the fixing pad 5 and the replacing of the broken needle increase I abor expenses and decrease productivity, thereby adversely affecting the manufacture of the labor-intensive product, that is, the wig 3.

Moreover, since the conventional fixing member 4 is made of the wire, the wire may rust and paint thereof may flake after a long period of use, thereby making the con ventional fixing member 4 look bad.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL PROBLEM The present invention provides a fixing member for fixing a wig to a user's head, which can improve wig productivity by enabling the fixing member to be fixed to an inne r surface of the wig without a pad and preventing a needle from being broken even whe n the needle collides with the fixing member during backstitching when using a sewing machine. The present invention also provides a fixing member for fixing a wig, which can p rovide advantages of being light weight, and having good appearance and various color s by improving the structure and material of the fixing member. TECHNICAL SOLUTION

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fixing memb er to be attached to an inner surface of a wig to fix the wig to a user's head, the fixing m ember comprising: a fixing part to be backstitched to the inner surface of the wig; and a plurality of parallel fixing member parts extending from the fixing part, wherein the fixing member is formed of plastic.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional fixing member for fixing a wig to a user's head.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of fastening the co nventional fixing member of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a fixing member, which is attached to the wig, for fixing a wig to a user's head according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective of the fixing member of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Vl-Vl of FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a fixing member for fixing a wig according to a nother embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fixing member for fixing a wig according to anot her embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 8.

BEST MODE 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. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a fixing member for fixing a wig to a user's hea d according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is fastened to the wig. F IG. 5 is a perspective view of the fixing member of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional v iew taken along line Vl-Vl of FIG. 5.

Referring to FIGS. 4 through 6, a fixing member 1 is formed of plastic, and includ es a fixing part 100 to be backstitched to an inner surface of a wig 3, and a plurality of p arallel fixing member parts 200 extending from the fixing part 100. The fixing part 100 has a first surface 101 for contacting the inner surface of the wig 3, a second surface 102 opposite to the first surface 101 , and a plurality of through- holes 120 through which a thread 2 can pass. Also, a plurality of bars 110 are formed on the fixing part 100 in a direction parallel to the direction the fixing member parts 200 are formed in, and the through-holes 120 are formed between the bars 110 to be long i n a direction in which the fixing member parts 200 extend.

Each of the bars 110, as shown in FIG. 6, includes a first expansion part 111 that is gradually widened from the second surface 102 towards the first surface 101 , and pr eferably includes a second expansion part 112 that is gradually widened from the first s urface 101 towards the second surface 102, such that the second expansion part 112 a nd the first expansion part 111 are respectively formed near the first surface 101 and th e second surface 102. In this case, the fixing part 100 can be backstitched to the wig 3 by permitting any one of the first surface 101 and the second surface 102 to contact t he wig 3, thereby enabling easy manufacture of the wig 3. A plurality of protrusions 210 project from side surfaces of each of the fixing me mber parts 200 toward adjacent fixing member parts 200 so that the user's hair can be secured between the fixing member parts 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusions 21 0 may project at an obtuse angle θ with respect to a direction in which the fixing membe r parts 200 extend from the fixing part 100. In this case, when the user inserts the fixin g member 1 into his or her hair, the hair is caught by the protrusions 210 and thus maki ng it difficult for the fixing member parts 200 to come off the hair.

A plurality of hair insertion holes 220 are formed in the fixing member parts 200, such that some of the hair not secured between the fixing member parts 200 can pass t hrough the hair insertion holes 220. The fixing member 1 of the present embodiment is formed of plastic as describe d above. While the fixing member 1 can be formed of any one of various plastic materia Is, the plastic may be polyacetal considering its properties of elasticity for fixing the wig 3 to the hairs and rigidity for supporting the wig 3.

The fixing member 1 formed of polyacetal may have a thickness "t" of 0.5 to 2.0 mm, preferably 0.7 to 1.8 mm. If the fixing member 1 has a thickness "t" less than 0.5 mm, the elastic supporting force of the fixing member parts 200 may be too weak to fir mly fix the wig 3 to the user's head. If the thickness "t" is greater than 2.0 mm, when a needle deviates from the through-holes 120 during backstitching using a sewing machi ne, the needle may collide with the bars 110 of the fixing part 100 and the bars 110, wh ose shock resistance is weak, may be broken by the collision of the needle.

When front ends of the fixing member parts 200 are smooth and round as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, there is no risk that the user is damaged by the fixing member parts 200 while wearing the wig 3, and the user's hair can be easily secured between the fixin g member parts 200, thereby improving user convenience.

A method of using the fixing member 1 constructed as above will now be explain ed.

First, the fixing member 1 is placed on the inner surface of the wig 3, and, as sho wn in FIG. 4, backstitched to the wig 3 using the sewing machine by passing the thread 2 through the through-holes 120 of the fixing part 100.

Since the fixing member 1 is formed of plastic, different from a conventional fixin g member formed of metal, even when the needle of the sewing machine deviates from the through-holes 120 during backstitching and collides with the bars 110 of the fixing part 100, the needle is rarely broken.

. Since the through-holes 120 of the fixing part 100 are long in the direction in whi ch the fixing member parts 200 extend, the fixing member 1 can be backstitched severa I times in a longitudinal direction of the through-holes 120 as shown in FIG. 4. Unlike a conventional fixing member of FIG. 3 which requires a pre-treatment process of backin g an additional pad, the fixing member 1 of the present embodiment can be tightly faste ned to the wig 3 without a pad due to the shape of the fixing part 100. Also, unlike the conventional fixing member of FIG. 2 which requires backstitching to be performed man ually, the fixing member 1 of the present embodiment can be backstitched using a sewi ng machine, thereby improving productivity. Since each of the bars 110, as shown in FIG. 6, includes the first expansion part

111 that is gradually widened from the second surface 102 towards the first surface 101 , even if the needle of the sewing machine collides with a bar 110 during backstitching o f the fixing member 1 to the wig 3, the needle is deflected and slides over the first expa nsion part 111 and enters into a through-hole 120 adjacent to the bar 110. Accordingl y, since the possibility that the needle of the sewing machine is broken due to collisions with the bars 110 is very low, the productivity of the wig 3 is improved.

When each of the bars 110 includes the second expansion part 112 that is gradu ally widened from the first surface 101 towards the second surface 102, the fixing mem ber 1 of the present embodiment can be backstitched to the wig 3 after placing either th e first surface 101 or the second surface 102 of the fixing member 1 over the inner surf ace of the wig 3, thereby reducing working time.

The user wears the wig 3 on his or her head, and fixes the wig 3 to his or her hea d by allowing his or her hair to be secured to the fixing member 1 that is fastened to the inner surface of the wig 3.

Since the fixing member 1 is tightly fastened to the wig 3 as described above, the wig 3 can be tightly fixed to the user's head.

The wig 3 is fixed to the user's head due to the user's hair becoming secured bet ween the fixing member parts 200 of the fixing member 1. Since the protrusions 210 a re formed on the side surfaces of the fixing member parts 200, the hair secured betwee n the fixing member parts 200 is caught by the protrusions 210 and thus make it difficult for the hair to come off the fixing member parts 200, thereby making it possible to mor e tightly fix the wig 3 to the user's head. Since the protrusions 210 project at the obtus e angle θ with respect to the direction in which the fixing member parts 200 extend as d escribed above, the user's hair is more readily caught by the protrusions 210, thereby m ore tightly fixing the wig 3 to the user's head.

Some of the hair not secured between the fixing member parts 200 but contactin g the surfaces of the fixing member parts 200 are pressed by the fixing member parts 2 00 or push the fixing member parts 200 due to their elasticity. However, when the hair passes through the hair insertion holes 220, they do not push the fixing member parts 2

00, thereby more tightly fixing the wig 3 to the user's head.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with refer ence to the embodiment of FIGS. 4 through 6, the fixing member 1 is not limited thereto

For example, while each of the bars 110 includes the first expansion part 111 an d the second expansion part 112 as shown in FIG. 6, each of the bars 110 may have on Iy one of the first and second expansion parts 111 and 112, or may not have any expan sion parts. While the protrusions 210 are formed on the side surfaces of the fixing member parts 200 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each of the fixing member parts 200 may instead have grooves 230 formed in side surfaces thereof opening out toward adjacent fixing m ember parts 200 as shown in FIG. 7 to easily secure the user's hair between the fixing member parts 200. In this case, since the user's hair is caught by the grooves 230, th e wig 3 can be more tightly fixed to the user's head.

While the hair insertion holes 220 are formed in the fixing member parts 200, the fixing member 1 may include fixing member parts 200 without the hair insertion holes 220.

Also, while the fixing part 100 has the plurality of through-holes 120 and bars 14 0, the fixing member 1 may be formed to not have the through-holes 120 and the bars 1 40. In this case, since the fixing member 1 is formed of plastic, the fixing member 1 ca n be fastened to the wig 3 by directly backstitching the fixing part 100 over the inner surf ace of the wig 3 using the sewing machine to form holes in the fixing part 100 due to th e needle of the sewing machine and forcing the thread 2 to pass through the holes.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the fixing member 1 may have a backstitched part 14 0 that is thinner than an edge 130 of the fixing part 100. When the backstitched part 1 40 which is to be backstitched using the sewing machine has a thickness "t1" ranging fr om 1 /4 to 3/4 of the thickness T of the edge 130 of the fixing part 100, holes can be ea sily formed in the backstitched part 140 using the needle of the sewing machine, and th e wig 3 fixed to the user's head can be supported by the fixing member 1 which is attac hed to the wig 3 though the stitched part 140.

In this case, the fixing member 1 may be formed of any one of various plastic ma terials. For example, the fixing member 1 may be formed of polycarbonate to enable t he holes to be easily formed therein using the needle of the sewing machine.

The fixing member 1 formed of polycarbonate may have a thickness "t" of 0.6 to 3.0 mm, preferably 0.9 to 2.6 mm. If the thickness "t" of the fixing member 1 is less th an 0.6 mm, since the elastic supporting force of the fixing member parts 200 are weak, t he wig 3 may fail to be firmly fixed to the user's head. If the thickness "t" of the fixing member 1 is greater than 3.0 mm, the needle may become dull during backstitching usi ng the sewing machine and the life-span of the needle may be shortened.

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

As described above, without a pre-treatment process of backing a pad, the fixing member can be backstitched to the inner surface of the wig using a sewing machine. Also, since the needle of the sewing machine is rarely broken even when it collides wit h the fixing member 1 during the backstitch ing, productivity of the labor-intensive produ ct, i.e., the wig, can be improved.

Furthermore, since the fixing member is formed of plastic, the fixing member can provide advantages of being light weight and easy to manufacture, and advantages of having low price and various colors. Moreover, since the fixing member is formed of plastic, the risk of discoloration a fter a long period of use is low, thereby providing good appearance.

Claims

CLAIMS 1.

A fixing member fastened to an inner surface of a wig to fix the wig to a user's h ead, the fixing member comprising: a fixing part to be backstitched to the inner surface of the wig; and a plurality of parallel fixing member parts extending from the fixing part, wherein the fixing member is formed of plastic.

2.

The fixing member of claim 1 , wherein the fixing part has a plurality of through-h oles through which a thread can pass.

3. The fixing member of claim 1 , wherein the fixing part comprises a plurality of bar s formed in a direction parallel to the direction the fixing member parts extend in, wherein the through-holes are formed between the bars to be long in a direction i n which the fixing member parts extend.

4.

The fixing member of claim 3, wherein the fixing part has a first surface contactin g the inner surface of the wig and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein each of the bars comprises a first expansion part that gradually widens f rom the second surface towards the first surface.

5.

The fixing member of claim 4, wherein each of the bars further has a second exp ansion part that gradually widens from the first surface toward the second surface.

6.

The fixing member of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of protrusions project) ng from side surfaces of each of the fixing member parts toward adjacent fixing membe rs to secure the user's hair between the fixing member parts.

7.

The fixing member of claim 6, wherein the protrusions project at an obtuse angle with respect to a direction in which the fixing member parts extend.

8.

The fixing member of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of grooves formed in side surfaces of each of the fixing member parts formed opening towards adjacent fixin g member parts to secure the user's hair between the fixing member parts.

9.

The fixing member of claim 1 , further comprising hair insertion holes formed in th e fixing member parts so that portions of the user's hair that do not pass between the fix ing member parts can pass through the hair insertion holes.

10.

The fixing member of claim 6, further comprising hair insertion holes formed in th e fixing member parts so that portions of the user's hair that do not pass between the fix ing member partscan pass through the hair insertion holes.

11.

The fixing member of claim 8, further comprising hair insertion holes formed in th e fixing member parts so that portions of the user's hair that do not pass between the fix ing member parts can pass through the hair insertion holes.

12.

The fixing member of claim 1 , wherein the plastic is polyacetal, and the fixing me mber has a thickness of 0.5 to 2.0 mm.

13.

The fixing member of claim 1 , wherein the plastic is polycarbonate, and the fixing member has a thickness of 0.6 to 2.6 mm.

14.

The fixing member of claim 13, wherein the fixing part has a backstitched part th at is 1/4 to 3/4 as thick as an edge of the fixing part.