IP Library Granted Patent US 8,166,980
Granted Patent B2
US 8,166,980 · App. 12/445,572 · Granted May 1, 2012

Wig and method of making the same

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Patent No.
US 8,166,980
App. No.
12/445,572
Granted
May 1, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the wig 10 provided with a wig base 11 and hair materials 12 attached to the wig base, the wig base 11 is zoned in its front portion 11 a to an artificial skin portion 110 a from a virtual hairline of the wearer's forehead portion toward a top portion and to a net pattern 11 b connected thereto, the artificial skin portion is made of a synthetic resin film integrated with a shape retention net, provided with a front edge region 111 of the pre-determined width from a front edge 11 a ′ positioned on the wearer's virtual hairline toward inside and with a rear region 112 connected to the front edge region, and the front edge region 111 is bent to a sharper inclination than the wearer's corresponding head outline, giving a curved ridge line, resulting in an arc-shaped warp up prevention structure.

Claims (25)

1. A wig provided with a wig base and hair materials attached to the wig base, characterized in that:

the wig base is provided with an artificial skin portion at least in a front portion from a virtual hairline of a wearer's forehead portion toward a top portion,

the artificial skin portion is made of a synthetic resin film integrated with a shape retention net, and is provided with a front edge region of a pre-determined width from a front edge positioned on the wearer's virtual hairline toward inside and a rear region connected to the front edge region, and

the front edge region includes a warp up prevention structure which is bent to inclination sharper than a wearer's corresponding head outline.

2. The wig as set forth in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the wig base includes the front portion constituted with the artificial skin portion and the top portion connected to the front portion, the top portion is constituted with a net pattern, and the rear region excluding the front edge region of said front portion and the top portion are formed in a curved shape substantially corresponding to a wearer's head shape.

3. The wig as set forth in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the warp up prevention structure is shaped arc-like to form a curved ridge line at a bent position between the front edge region and the rear region connected thereto.

4. The wig as set forth in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the front edge region of the warp up prevention structure is curved arc-like in a width direction.

5. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that:

the shape retention net of the front portion is made of a non-elastic net.

6. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that:

the front edge of the artificial skin portion is formed in a wavy shape, and is located at a position of the wearer's virtual hairline.

7. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that:

a thickness of the artificial skin portion is between 0.08 mm and 0.12 mm.

8. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that:

the artificial skin portion is provided with an adhesive layer adhered unpeelably to an back side of the artificial skin portion, having a function to fix needle stitch portions of the hair materials attached to the artificial skin portion, and to be pressure-bonded repeelably to head skin.

9. The wig as set forth in claim 8 , characterized in that:

a repeelable function of the adhesive layer is realized after completion of gelation reaction of the adhesive layer.

10. The wig as set forth in claim 8 , characterized in that:

the adhesive layer is made of urethane gel.

11. The wig as set forth in claim 10 , characterized in that:

the urethane gel is made of a urethane resin pressure-sensitive adhesive of a two liquid mixture type comprising a main agent and a solidifying agent,

wherein the main agent is a polyol with a urethane resin as a main component and the solidifying agent is polyisocyanate as a main component.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 18, 2011
From: ADERANS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: UNIHAIR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025656/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2009
From: MARUYAMA, SHIN-ICHI; SATO, TAKASHI; KONDO, YASUHIRO
To: ADERANS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022546/0199 →