EP3846651A1 - Clamping connection for fastening hair extensions on naturally grown hair - Google Patents

Clamping connection for fastening hair extensions on naturally grown hair

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EP3846651A1
EP3846651A1 EP19779739.2A EP19779739A EP3846651A1 EP 3846651 A1 EP3846651 A1 EP 3846651A1 EP 19779739 A EP19779739 A EP 19779739A EP 3846651 A1 EP3846651 A1 EP 3846651A1
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hair
foreign
plug
fastening
clamping connection
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Gerhard Ott
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Hairdreams Haarhandels GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0053—Fastening thereof
    • A41G5/006—Fastening thereof by threading with the remaining hair of the user
    • A41G5/0066—Fastening thereof by threading with the remaining hair of the user using deformable connecting sleeves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0046—Hair pieces forming hair extensions from bundles of hair
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0053—Fastening thereof
    • A41G5/0073—Fastening thereof by mechanical fasteners, e.g. clasps, buttons, combs

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  • the invention relates to a clamp connection for fastening foreign hair to one's own hair, which has a slotted sleeve and a plug which can be inserted into it.
  • Such a clamp connection has become known in connection with a hair extension system called “6D Hair Extension”.
  • the slotted sleeve which is made of metal, has a hook extension on its outside for fastening the foreign hair.
  • about 20-50 foreign hairs are combined into a strand by being embedded in the area of one of their ends in a connecting piece, from which a fastening thread starts, with which the strand is attached to the hook extension of the slotted sleeve.
  • the slotted sleeve can also be split.
  • the foreign hair strand is to be loosened from the slit sleeve debris and can be attached to a new slit sleeve with its fastening thread.
  • the hair extension system just described has some disadvantages.
  • three separate or separable components must be provided, namely the slotted sleeve, the foreign hair strand with the fastening thread and the plug.
  • the achievable minimum distance between the attachment of the foreign hair attached to the own hair and the scalp is relatively large.
  • the difference to the maximum distance of the foreign hair from the scalp, which is still fashionable, is therefore relatively small, so that the foreign hair strands have to be removed after a relatively short time (a few weeks) due to the regrowth of the own hair, in order to then be able to be attached again.
  • the relatively large minimum distance between the scalp and the roots of the foreign hair strands also makes it difficult to hide the clamp connection in the hair.
  • the aim of the invention is to avoid the above disadvantages.
  • Fig. 1 shows a slotted sleeve and a plug with embedded foreign hair
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the clamp connection according to the invention with the own hair.
  • the slit sleeve 1 can be made of metal or plastic. It can have a diameter of approximately 1.5 mm and a length of approximately 5 mm. The slot can extend about a quarter of the circumference.
  • the plug 2 is preferably made of plastic and can have a slightly frustoconical shape (tapering, for example, 0.1-5.0%). The ends of 20 - 50 foreign hairs 3 are embedded or melted into it.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Hair Curling (AREA)

Abstract

A clamping connection for fastening hair extensions (3) on naturally grown hair (4), said clamping connection having a slit sleeve (1) and a plug (2), which can be inserted into the sleeve. In order for it to be possible to ensure that the connection between the hair extensions and naturally grown hair is as close to the scalp as possible, the hair extensions (3) have their ends embedded in the plug (2).

Description

Klemmverbindune zur Befestieune von Fremdhaaren an Eigenhaaren  Clamp connection for attaching foreign hair to your own hair
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Klemmverbindung zur Befestigung von Fremdhaaren an Eigenhaaren, welche eine Schlitzhülse und einen in diese einsetzbaren Pfropfen aufweist. The invention relates to a clamp connection for fastening foreign hair to one's own hair, which has a slotted sleeve and a plug which can be inserted into it.
Eine derartige Klemmverbindung ist im Zusammenhang mit einem Haarverlängerungssystem der Bezeichnung„6D-Hair-Extension“ bekannt geworden. Bei diesem weist die Schlitzhülse, die aus Metall ist, an ihrer Außenseite einen Hakenfortsatz zur Befestigung der Fremdhaare auf. Hiezu sind ca. 20-50 Fremdhaare zu einer Strähne zusammengefasst, indem sie im Bereich einer ihrer Enden in einem Verbindungsstück eingebettet sind, von dem ein Befestigungsfaden ausgeht, mit dem die Strähne am Hakenfortsatz der Schlitzhülse angehängt ist. Beim Anbringen einer Fremdhaarsträhne an einer abgeteilten Eigenhaarsträhne wird letztere in die Schlitzhülse eingelegt - und zwar so, dass sich diese möglichst in Nähe der Kopfhaut befindet - und von der der angehängten Fremdhaarsträhne abgekehrten Seite der Schlitzhülse wird in diese ein Pfropfen zum Festklemmen der Eigenhaarsträhne eingesetzt. Dies alles geschieht mit Hilfe eines Handwerkzeuges, mit dem eine Batterie von Schlitzhülsen (etwa 10 Stück) gleichzeitig angebracht werden kann. Zum Entfernen jeder Fremdhaarsträhne muss jede einzelne Schlitzhülse aufgespreizt werden, um die Klemmverbindung durch Herausfallen des Pfropfens zu lösen. Die Fremdhaarsträhne samt Schlitzhülse kann danach erneut am Kopfhaar angebracht werden. Alternativ kann die Schlitzhülse auch gespalten werden. Dazu ist die Fremdhaarsträhne von den Schlitzhülsentrümmem zu lösen und kann mit ihrem Befestigungsfaden an einer neuen Schlitzhülse wieder angehängt werden. Such a clamp connection has become known in connection with a hair extension system called “6D Hair Extension”. In this case, the slotted sleeve, which is made of metal, has a hook extension on its outside for fastening the foreign hair. For this purpose, about 20-50 foreign hairs are combined into a strand by being embedded in the area of one of their ends in a connecting piece, from which a fastening thread starts, with which the strand is attached to the hook extension of the slotted sleeve. When attaching a section of foreign hair to a sectioned section of one's own hair, the latter is placed in the slot sleeve - in such a way that it is as close as possible to the scalp - and a plug is inserted into the side of the slot sleeve facing away from the attached section of hair to clamp the section of one's own hair. All this is done with the help of a hand tool, with which a battery of slotted sleeves (about 10 pieces) can be attached at the same time. To remove every strand of foreign hair, each individual slotted sleeve must be spread open in order to loosen the clamp connection by the plug falling out. The foreign hair strand including the slotted sleeve can then be attached to the head hair again. Alternatively, the slotted sleeve can also be split. For this purpose, the foreign hair strand is to be loosened from the slit sleeve debris and can be attached to a new slit sleeve with its fastening thread.
Das eben beschriebene Haarverlängerungssystem hat einige Nachteile. Zunächst ist hervorzuheben, dass drei separate bzw. separierbare Bestandteile bereitgestellt sein müssen, nämlich die Schlitzhülse, die Fremdhaarsträhne mit dem Befestigungsfaden und der Pfropfen. Dadurch, dass die Fremdhaarsträhne erst mittels des vom Verbindungsstück der Fremdhaare ausgehenden Befestigungsfaden an der Schlitzhülse angehängt ist, ist der erzielbare Minimalabstand zwischen dem Ansatz der an den Eigenhaaren befestigten Fremdhaare und der Kopfhaut relativ groß. Die Differenz zur modisch noch vertretbaren Maximalentfemung des Ansatzes der Fremdhaare von der Kopfhaut ist damit relativ gering, sodass die Fremdhaarsträhnen infolge Nachwachsens der Eigenhaare nach relativ kurzer Zeit (einige Wochen) abgenommen werden müssen, um sodann wieder neu angebracht werden zu können. Der relativ große Minimalabstand zwischen Kopfhaut und Ansatz der Fremdhaarsträhnen erschwert zudem das Verbergen der Klemmverbindung im Kopfhaar. Ziel der Erfindung ist die Vermeidung obiger Nachteile. The hair extension system just described has some disadvantages. First of all, it should be emphasized that three separate or separable components must be provided, namely the slotted sleeve, the foreign hair strand with the fastening thread and the plug. Because the foreign hair strand is only attached to the slit sleeve by means of the fastening thread starting from the connecting piece of the foreign hair, the achievable minimum distance between the attachment of the foreign hair attached to the own hair and the scalp is relatively large. The difference to the maximum distance of the foreign hair from the scalp, which is still fashionable, is therefore relatively small, so that the foreign hair strands have to be removed after a relatively short time (a few weeks) due to the regrowth of the own hair, in order to then be able to be attached again. The relatively large minimum distance between the scalp and the roots of the foreign hair strands also makes it difficult to hide the clamp connection in the hair. The aim of the invention is to avoid the above disadvantages.
Dieses Ziel wird mit einer Klemmverbindung der eingangs genannten Art erfindungsgemäß dadurch erreicht, dass die Fremdhaare mit einem ihrer Enden im Pfropfen eingebettet sind. This goal is achieved according to the invention with a clamp connection of the type mentioned at the outset in that the foreign hair is embedded in one end of the plug.
Durch die a priori - Verbindung von Pfropfen und Fremdhaaren sind nur mehr zwei separate bzw. separierbare Bestandteile der Klemmverbindung vorhanden. Das Anbringen der Fremdhaare am Kopfhaar erfolgt nun so, dass zunächst eine Eigenhaarsträhne und sodann eine Fremdhaarsträhne in die Schlitzhülse eingelegt werden, wobei sich der Pfropfen noch außerhalb der Schlitzhülse befindet. Danach wird der Pfropfen in die Schlitzhülse geschoben und die Eigenhaarsträhne festgeklemmt. Zum Lösen der Fremdhaarsträhne von der Eigenhaarsträhne ist die Schlitzhülse aufzuspreizen und der Pfropfen herauszuziehen. Due to the a priori connection of plugs and foreign hair, only two separate or separable components of the clamp connection are present. The attachment of the foreign hair to the scalp hair is now carried out in such a way that first a strand of one's own hair and then a strand of foreign hair are inserted into the slotted sleeve, the plug still being outside the slotted sleeve. Then the plug is pushed into the slotted sleeve and the lock of hair is clamped. To loosen the foreign hair strand from the hair strand of your own, spread the slit sleeve and pull out the plug.
Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand eines in der Zeichnung veranschaulichten Ausfiih- rungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Fig. 1 zeigt eine Schlitzhülse und einen Pfropfen mit eingebetteten Fremdhaaren und Fig. 2 veranschaulicht die erfindungsgemäße Klemmverbindung mit dem Eigenhaar. The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing. Fig. 1 shows a slotted sleeve and a plug with embedded foreign hair and Fig. 2 illustrates the clamp connection according to the invention with the own hair.
Die Schlitzhülse 1 kann aus Metall oder Kunststoff bestehen. Sie kann einen Durchmesser von ca. 1,5 mm und eine Länge von ca. 5 mm aufweisen. Der Schlitz kann sich etwa über ein Viertel des Umfangs erstrecken. Der Pfropfen 2 besteht vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff und kann leicht kegelstumpfförmig sein (Verjüngung z.B. 0,1 - 5,0%). In ihm sind die Enden von 20 - 50 Fremdhaaren 3 eingebettet bzw. eingeschmolzen. The slit sleeve 1 can be made of metal or plastic. It can have a diameter of approximately 1.5 mm and a length of approximately 5 mm. The slot can extend about a quarter of the circumference. The plug 2 is preferably made of plastic and can have a slightly frustoconical shape (tapering, for example, 0.1-5.0%). The ends of 20 - 50 foreign hairs 3 are embedded or melted into it.
Bei der Applikation der Fremdhaare 3 an einer Strähne von etwa 20-50 Eigenhaaren 4 werden letztere in die Schlitzhülse 1 eingelegt. Anschließend wird der Pfropfen 2 mit dem eingebetteten Fremdhaaren 3 in die Schlitzhülse eingeschoben. Dadurch wird diese leicht aufgespreizt und die Klemmverbindung mit den Eigenhaaren 4 kommt zustande. When the foreign hair 3 is applied to a strand of approximately 20-50 own hairs 4, the latter are inserted into the slotted sleeve 1. Then the plug 2 with the embedded foreign hair 3 is inserted into the slotted sleeve. As a result, this is spread slightly and the clamp connection with the own hair 4 comes about.

Claims

Patentanspruch Claim
Klemmverbindung zur Befestigung von Fremdhaaren an Eigenhaaren, welche eine Schlitzhülse (1) und einen in diese einsetzbaren Pfropfen (2), aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Fremdhaare (3) mit einem ihrer Enden im Pfropfen (2) eingebettet sind. Clamping connection for attaching foreign hair to own hair, which has a slotted sleeve (1) and a plug (2) which can be inserted therein, characterized in that the foreign hair (3) is embedded with one of its ends in the plug (2).
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