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Granted Patent B2
US 10,016,005 · App. 14/997,228 · Granted Jul 10, 2018

Hair extension device

Inventor: Phillip Thomas (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Infinity Grip LLC
A41G5/006A41G5/0073
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,016,005
App. No.
14/997,228
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hair extension device is provided having an attachment portion and a weft portion. The attachment portion has a front side having headed studs extending therefrom. One or more wefts of filaments are attached to the backside of the attachment portion.

Claims (7)

1. A method of installing a hair extension device comprising an attachment portion having a base having a back surface and a front surface; and a plurality of upstanding headed studs spaced apart from each other in an array and distributed across the front surface of the base; and a weft portion comprising a weft of filaments attached proximate to a first end of the weft of filaments to the back surface of the base, the method comprising:

positioning the front surface of the hair extension device over a desired hair and scalp location;

pressing the headed studs against the scalp location while moving the attachment portion in a combination of figure-eight, back and forth, and up and down movements;

lifting the headed studs from the scalp surface between 1 mm and 10 mm and repressing the headed studs back against the desired hair and scalp location; and

tugging the weft of filaments in a general direction that the weft of filaments is intended to hang.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a hair adhesive to the headed studs prior to pressing.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising repeating pressing and lifting a plurality of times prior to tugging.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2016
From: THOMAS, PHILLIP
To: INFINITY GRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 037636/0353 →
Continuity (1)
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