Multiple layer hair enhancement, addition, or extension
View Patent ↗Hair enhancements, additions, and extensions that are, realistic, seamless, comfortable, secure, durable, and hygienic are disclosed. Embodiments include a hair product including a first layer, a second layer having an open weave structure, a third layer, the first and third layers encasing the second layer, and a plurality of strands of hair, each of the plurality of strands of hair being affixed to the second layer and extending therefrom. Other embodiments include a hair piece including a base comprising first, second, and third layers, the first and third layers at least partially encasing the second layer, and a plurality of strands of hair extending from the second layer. Various embodiments comprising different styles of hair enhancements are disclosed.
1. A hair product comprising:
a first layer;
a second layer having a lace open weave structure;
a third layer, the first and third layers encasing the second layer; and
a plurality of strands of hair, each of the plurality of strands of hair being affixed to the second layer and extending therefrom,
wherein the hair product has a substantially escutcheon shape having a forward portion and a rear portion, the forward portion having a convex shape bulging in a forward direction, and the rear portion being substantially flat and having a width less than the width of the forward portion, and
wherein the second layer is longer than the first layer and the third layer.
2. The hair product according to claim 1 , wherein the hair product has a longest length of about 4 inches from an edge of the front portion to an edge of the rear portion, the front portion has a width of about 3.875 inches; and the rear portion has a width of about 1.5 inches.
3. The hair product according to claim 1 , further comprising a folded lace around the perimeter of the hair product.
4. The hair product according to claim 3 , wherein the folded lace perimeter has a thickness of about 0.125 inches.
5. The hair product according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spaced-apart anti-slip strips attached to an underside of the third layer.
6. The hair product according to claim 5 , wherein each of the anti-slip strips has a width of about 0.25 inches.
7. The hair product according to claim 5 , wherein the number of spaced-apart anti-slip strips is three.
8. The hair product according to claim 1 , wherein the front portion corresponds to the hairline of a user and the front portion has a natural soft curve to correspond to the hairline.
9. A hair piece comprising:
a base comprising first, second, and third layers, the first and third layers at least partially encasing the second layer;
a plurality of strands of hair extending from the second layer; and
an encasement layer at least partially surrounding an outer perimeter of the base, the encasement layer being stitched to the base; wherein the hair piece comprises a front portion and a rear portion, and the encasement layer extends beyond the first and third layers at the rear portion.
10. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hairpiece has a length of about 5.25 inches, the first and third layers each has a length of about 4 inches, and the encasement layer extends about 1 inch from the first and third layers at the rear portion.
11. The hair piece according to claim 10 , further comprising folded lace surrounding the perimeter of the hair piece.
12. The hair piece according to claim 11 , wherein the folded lace has a thickness of about 0.125 inches.
13. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hairpiece has a length of about 6 inches, the first and third layers each has a length of about 4.25 inches, and the encasement layer extends about 1.5 inches from the first and third layers at the rear portion.
14. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hair piece has a length of about 3.5 inches and a width of about 3.25 inches at its widest portion.
15. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hair piece has a length of about 4.5 inches and a width of about 3 inches at its widest portion.
16. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hair piece has a natural soft curve corresponding to the crown of a user, the hair piece having a length of about 3.5 inches and a width of about 3.75 inches.
17. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hair piece has a length of about 5.675 inches, the first and third layers each has a length of about 4 inches, and the encasement layer extends about 1.5 inches from the first and third layers at the rear portion.
18. The hair piece according to claim 9 , wherein the hair piece has a length of about 8.125 inches, the first and third layers each has a length of about 5 inches, and the encasement layer extends about 3 inches from the first and third layers at the rear portion, a portion of the encasement layer contacting and partially surrounding the first and third layers except at a front edge of the first and third layers corresponding to the front portion of the hair piece.
19. The hair product according to claim 9 , wherein the first, second, and third layers comprise a square front portion having rounded corners and a round back portion.