EP2928334A1 - Procédé et dispositif d'allongement de mèches de cheveux naturelles - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif d'allongement de mèches de cheveux naturelles

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EP2928334A1
EP2928334A1 EP13811123.2A EP13811123A EP2928334A1 EP 2928334 A1 EP2928334 A1 EP 2928334A1 EP 13811123 A EP13811123 A EP 13811123A EP 2928334 A1 EP2928334 A1 EP 2928334A1
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shrink
sleeve
hair
adhesive
shrink sleeve
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EP2928334B1 (fr
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Luigi Miniello
Sebastian Mader
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Nou Hair GmbH
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41GARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0053Fastening thereof
    • A41G5/006Fastening thereof by threading with the remaining hair of the user
    • A41G5/0066Fastening thereof by threading with the remaining hair of the user using deformable connecting sleeves
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41GARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0053Fastening thereof
    • A41G5/008Fastening thereof by adhesives

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  • the invention relates to a method for extending own hair strands by foreign hair strands using an outer, surrounding the hairline shrink sleeve, in which the own hair strand, the
  • the object of the invention is to improve a method and a device for extending own hair so that with simple and quick handling smallest dimensions of the joint can be achieved and thus the joints are barely visible. Also should after the
  • connection preparation a modeling of the hot junction between two fingers may not be required because the shrink sleeve a perfect shape of the joint is achieved. So it should not be too
  • a particularly advantageous device for extending own hair is provided when the shrink sleeve at least one preferably two extending over its length predetermined breaking point (s) in particular one or two
  • Longitudinal notches or longitudinal grooves or perforation or Lekseinschneidungen has to facilitate the tearing for removal of the shrink sleeve.
  • the handling is further facilitated by the fact that at least at one end of the shrink sleeve this has on both opposite sides in each case a projecting gripping tab for tearing.
  • the head-facing gripping tab (s) may protrude so far radially that it is / are a thermal shield against the top of the head.
  • a combination of the own hair strand with the Fremdhaarsträhne is still much easier to handle, if the ends of the foreign hair of the head facing the end of the strand of foreign hair einhegen in an adhesive accumulation, which is located as a prefabricated adhesive head of Fremdradsträhne within the shrink sleeve.
  • the foreign hair strands are already attached to their scalp end facing
  • Adhesive heads provided so that the own strand of hair only has to be connected with the adhesive within the shrink sleeve.
  • the adhesive accumulation as a prefabricated adhesive head in the form of a solid profile ⁇ or a sleeve having coaxial and in particular positively and / or frictionally rests in the shrink sleeve. It is preferably proposed that the plastic material of the shrink sleeve shrinks by supplying heat. This can be the
  • Adhesive accumulation mechanically stretched especially in the adhesive sleeve A simple production is given if the shrink sleeve is formed by a section of a shrink tube or by a shrink-wrap roll.
  • Adhesive-free inner area for pulling the Eigenaaraarsträhne through the device.
  • two or more devices and / or hook wires can be mechanically connected to each other.
  • Two or more shrink sleeves are in particular detachably connected to each other for extending and / or compressing two or more own hair strands. This can be two or more
  • Shrink sleeves on a support in particular releasably secured may be formed by a one-piece body.
  • Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a shrink sleeve without an inserted
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the shrink sleeve according to A-A in Fig.
  • 3 is a perspective view of a shrink sleeve
  • 4 is a view of a hook wire
  • FIG. 6 shows a hook wire with sleeve slidable thereon, which clamps the own hair on the hook in clamping and open position
  • FIG. 7 shows a U-shaped body to which a plurality of shrink sleeves are detachably or permanently attached
  • FIG. 8 shows a shrink body forming a plurality of shrink sleeves with predetermined breaking surfaces arranged longitudinally or transversely to the body extension
  • FIG. 10 shows the shrinkage body according to FIG. 9 in the disassembled state
  • 1 1 shows two side views of a shrink sleeve, which shrinks only in the adhesive area
  • Own hair strands E are glued "foreign hair strands" 1.
  • the end of the strand of foreign hair strand 1 facing the scalp is provided in advance with adhesive, so that this end of the strand of foreign hair 1 forms an "adhesive head" 2.
  • An essential advantage of the invention is in that the foreign hair strands can be prefabricated with such adhesive heads 2, whereby the handling is easier and more precise.
  • This end of the strand of foreign hair is thus z with an adhesive, in particular a thermoplastic material.
  • the adhesive sleeve with its inset hair ends of the foreign hair strand 1 can be profiled both over its circumference and over its length on the outside and inside.
  • the thermoplastic adhesive is included
  • Essential is u.a. the combination of a foreign hair sleeve with a
  • the adhesive sleeve 2 is sheathed by a further sleeve 3 made of elastic material.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 is longer than the adhesive sleeve 2 and protrudes beyond the adhesive sleeve 2.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 can be profiled over its circumference as well as over its length on the outside and inside ,
  • the shrink sleeve is formed by a portion of a shrink tube or a shrink wrap.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 has at least one outer notch 4, which extends longitudinally over the entire length of the sleeve. This notch serves as a predetermined breaking point at a later date.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 In order to meet in the further course of its main task, shrinking, the shrink sleeve 3 must be biased along its circumference. On the one hand, this can be achieved in a macroscopic manner in that the nominal outer diameter of the adhesive sleeve 2 is greater than that of the Nominal inner diameter of the shrink sleeve 3. Thus, when the adhesive sleeve is pushed into the shrink sleeve, the circumference of
  • Such a shrink sleeve can z. B. from a Kunsrtstoff such.
  • silicone thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, thermoplastic
  • the shrink sleeve preferably has on one of its two end faces or on both end faces on gripping tabs 9, which serve to
  • Shrink sleeve 3 easy to grab and tear.
  • the shrink sleeve may further comprise on the side from which no foreign hair leak, one or more tabs, which during the heating of the shrink sleeve
  • Shrink sleeve serve as a thermal shield against the top of the head.
  • hook wire This catch hook is hereinafter referred to as "hook wire" 10.
  • the hook wire is oriented in the sleeves 2, 3 so that its opening on the side protrudes from the shrink sleeve, on which there are no foreign hairs on the other side, the pull rod 6 occurs out of the shrink sleeve.
  • the hook wire is designed so that it can be pulled through the shrink and adhesive sleeve.
  • its outer diameter d must be less than or equal to the inner diameter of the shrink sleeve.
  • the hook wire is designed so that a hook tip 7 does not protrude in front of the pull rod 6 of the hook. In this way an accidental hooking of the hook is avoided in the sleeves when the hook is pulled out of these.
  • Hooked wires 10 can be used both alone, for pulling through a single strand of hair as well as for several, for simultaneously pulling through a plurality of own hair strands. To the simultaneous use of multiple hook wires 10 easy to use
  • the hook wire has a
  • Closure mechanism that allows closing of the hook 8 to handle hooked own hair both captive and separated from other hair can. In this case, the closure of the hook 8 by lever from the inside or outside of the hook can be done.
  • Helical compression spring F is moved in the direction of the hook 5.
  • the sleeve 21 is, as shown in FIG. 6, pushed onto the pull rod 6 near the hook 5 and is inserted together with the pull rod 6 in the shrink sleeve 3, so that then the hook 5 captures the own hair E captive, since the sleeve 21 so far pushed over the hook 5, that the sleeve 21 securely holds the own hair in the hook eye 8.
  • the hook 5 are drawn together with the sleeve 21 and the own hairs E in the shrink sleeve 3 and in the sleeve-shaped adhesive in which the foreign hair 1 are already.
  • the pull rod 6 with the hook 5 is further pulled in the same direction until they are removed from the shrink sleeve 3.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 and the adhesive 2 are heated and removed after the connection, the shrink sleeve.
  • the hook may have a carabiner mechanism that allows opening of the hook toward the hook eye 8 to introduce own hairs.
  • Hair clips are pinned up.
  • the hair underneath the hairline to be separated is held down by at least one hair clip.
  • the achieved separation of the own hair series of hairs above and below further prevents retraction of the own hair in the foreign hair sleeve, without inadvertently adjacent own hairs are drawn in with.
  • a heating clasp or heating pliers is pushed or clamped on the device, which has small outer dimensions.
  • the heating cleat heats the shrink sleeve over the length of the adhesive sleeve also on, in order to obtain a shrinkage of the shrink sleeve before and behind the foreign hair sleeve.
  • a hair piece is staked in the form of a hair row by overlying hair is stuck by conventional hair clips up and underneath hair is staked down by hold down clips.
  • One or more adhesive sleeves 2 with jacketed shrink sleeve 3 are pushed onto one or more hook wires 10, so that the hooks are clearly in front of the front end of the shrink sleeve.
  • the one or more fishing hooks are passed through the stretched passes and hairs of the pass are inserted into the fishing hook or hooks, where they form an own strand of hair from now on.
  • the one or more fishing hooks are preferably positioned and fixed on the locking points of the hold-down clasp.
  • the shrink sleeves are moved from behind over the fishing hooks to the front of the scalp and then by pulling on the tie rods the own hair strands pulled through the adhesive sleeve.
  • the sleeves are preferably designed so that they are easily displaced on the own hair strand, but do not slip by their own weight of the own hair strand. If necessary, the sleeves can be simple and residue-free
  • the heating clip is positioned on the shrink sleeve and heats it.
  • the thermoplastic material of the adhesive sleeve softens.
  • the shrink sleeve contracts due to its bias, which shrinks the adhesive sleeve to the own strand of hair.
  • An immaculate joint is forming. Depending on the shape of the shrink sleeve, the joint in longitudinal and
  • the heating clasp is removed. After a short time, the joint is cooled and the thermoplastic material is solidified again. By opposing pulling the shrink sleeve along its notch over the entire length is torn and so released the joint.
  • the hair clips will be
  • Either the shrink sleeves 3 are fastened detachably or permanently on a support 22 (FIG. 7) or all shrink sleeves are part of a one-piece shrink body 23 (FIGS. 8 to 10).
  • the shrinking body 23 in the form of a flat plate which forms the Schrurhpfhülsen 3 side by side and parallel to each other, wherein the number of shrink sleeves is preferably 3 to 10 and in the cylindrical cavity of each shrink sleeve of the hollow cylindrical adhesive 2 rests.
  • Sollbruch formula 25 thus divides all channels 24 of the shrink sleeves 3 in an upper and lower channel half.
  • the predetermined breaking surfaces 25 extend at right angles to the longitudinal extent of the flat Sch rümpf body 23, each predetermined breaking surface by one
  • Shrink sleeve 3 passes through a channel 24 and thus separates each channel longitudinally in two halves. In both cases, the hair can be removed with the finished hair joints the shrink body.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 differs from that of FIG. 8 in that the shrink body 23 from the outset consists of a separate upper 23 a and a lower half 23 b, wherein the
  • Attachment surface 26 a, 26 b which are releasably secured to each other by rods 26 c.
  • the shrink sleeves can be made in such a way that a
  • Hose of greater length in particular an endless tube is produced, the material is alternately made of shrinkable plastic and non-shrinkable or less shrinkable plastic and this hose is then separated or cut into the individual shrink sleeves 3. This results in shrink sleeve forms as shown in Fig. 1 or 1. 1
  • FIG. 1 1 can also be achieved in that within the shrink sleeve at least in the adhesive region 27 a support device 29 holding the shrink sleeve 3 in its extended, non-shrunken state and yielding and / or removing after retraction of the own hairs E.
  • These support means 28 are in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 1 pins 28 which penetrate the shrink sleeves on both sides near the adhesive area.
  • mechanical support means 28, 29 are a split sleeve or a helix.
  • Support device be the sleeve-shaped adhesive 2.
  • the mechanical support means 28, 29 are preferably formed by a split sleeve or a coil of plastic or metal.
  • the support device by which the shrink sleeve 3 in the adhesive area 27 is kept apart or
  • the adhesive 2 is spread apart, formed by the sleeve-shaped adhesive 2, so that the adhesive 2 has a dual function.
  • the shrink sleeve 3 spread apart, then yield to heat and to be pressed together by the shrink sleeve 3 to the hair 1 and E, and on the other hand, the adhesive 2 provides after his
  • Plastic is selected, which additionally or alternatively shrinks in its longitudinal direction upon supply of heat or reduces the length of the shrink sleeve 3, whereby the adhesive is pressed into the hair to be joined.
  • the supply of heat to the shrink body 23 and / or the shrink sleeve 3 is carried out either by a heat from the outside or by the fact that the shrink body 23 and / or the shrink sleeve 3 have heating elements, which cause the shrinkage of the plastic.
  • a split support device 29 is shown, which is inserted into one or both ends of the shrink sleeve 3 in order to prevent the end regions from shrinking until it is removed.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé d'allongement de mèches de cheveux naturelles (E) avec des mèches de cheveux étrangères (1) au moyen d'un manchon rétractable extérieur (3) qui entoure la jointure des cheveux et dans lequel se trouvent les mèches de cheveux naturelles, les mèches de cheveux étrangères et un adhésif (2). Après rétraction, le manchon rétractable (3) est retiré du point de jonction.
EP13811123.2A 2012-12-05 2013-12-04 Procédé et dispositif d'allongement de mèches de cheveux naturelles Active EP2928334B1 (fr)

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