Wig making tools and kit
View Patent ↗A tool designed for fixing fibers, such as natural hair, to a substrate, such as a wig cap, for making hand-tied wigs, having a shaft with two ends. A slot extends from one of the shaft ends with an open end to receive fibers. An opening extends transversely to the shaft and intersects with the slot for holding fibers as they are passed through the openings of the wig cap.
1. A tool for fixing fibers to a substrate, said tool comprising:
a shaft having first and second ends;
a slot extending from said first end of said shaft lengthwise therealong, said slot having an open end for receiving said fibers;
a first opening extending transversely to said shaft, said first opening intersecting said slot, said first opening being wider than said slot;
a second opening extending transversely to said shaft, said second opening intersecting said slot, said second opening being wider than said slot, said second opening being in spaced relation away from said first opening; and
a first guide surface positioned at said first end of said shaft, said first guide surface being angularly oriented with respect to a longitudinal axis of said slot.
2. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein said first opening has a circular cross section.
3. The tool according to claim 2 , wherein said first opening has a diameter from 120 μm to 510 μm.
4. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein said second opening has a circular cross section.
5. The tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a second guide surface positioned at said first end of said shaft adjacent to said first guide surface, said second guide surface being angularly oriented with respect to said longitudinal axis of said slot.
6. The tool according to claim 5 , wherein said first and second guide surfaces terminate in respective first and second rounded edges at said first end of said shaft.
7. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein said shaft is curved.
8. The tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a hook positioned at said second end of said shaft.
9. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein said slot has a width from 50 μm to 500 μm.