US1634190A

US1634190A - Hair structure

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Publication number: US1634190A
Application number: US138177A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hepner William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-09-28
Filing date: 1926-09-28
Publication date: 1927-06-28
Anticipated expiration: 1944-06-28

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' 634,190' June 281927.' w. HEPNER HAIR STRUCTURE Filed Sept. 28. 1926 2 Sheets-Shea?l 1 ff@ b 17 3 INVENTOR.

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`lune 28, 1927- W. HEPNER HAIR STRUCTURE Filed sept. 28, '192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 1N VEN TOR.

MA TORNEY Patented June 28, 1927.v

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BEPN-EB, OF LOS ANGELES), CALIFORNIA.

` HAIR l STRUCTURE.

lApplication.filed September y:28, 1926. Serial No.138,177.

My invention vrelates to hair structures that are worn. principally by women and preferably employ a permanently bobbed style of hair.

" An' object of my invention is to construct a hair structure in such a manner that it can bev made cheaply and substantial and which can be readily applied to the head ofthe wearer. v

An object is to provide a simple, novel and inexpensive hair structure which may be used in combination with a hatfto change the color of the wearers hair to observers.

An object is to provide a novel hair structure that shall be capable of positive mounting on anyy of a variety of shapes and sizes ofheads', and which may be quickly placed in position and removed therefrom, andthat will effectively fit the head of the wearer so as not to be distinguishable fromy the natural hair.

Another object is to provideja device of the above characterthat may be. fit-tedA to the head without, requiring the usual variety of measurements and painstaking adjustments.

Another vobject is to provide inia device of this character novel means forvsecurely and iirmly holding the hair structure in place on the w'earers head. l

At present in many instances women are bobbing Vtheir hair in such abbreviated styles, or to such extremeaor have such thin hair or high foreheads or are bald that when a hat is worn by such person there is not sufficient hair remaining to show from under the hat around the temples and over'the forehead; and an object of'this'invention is to provide simple means to overcome the above results which Amany times. arev objectionable.

Another object is to provide a novel and simple hair structure which, whenworn by women whose natural hairhas been closely cut, willvsupply sufficient hair overthe ears and templesY so .as to give withk the natural hair of the wearer a highly desired and 'satisfactory appearance without being distinguishable from the natural hair. Y, p

In practicing my invention I provide a relatively Along andnarrow foundationvto which hair strands are attached and which foundation Vis of such length `as to span-:the forehead of the wearer from aproximately temple to temple, combination withxsimple fasteningv means attached to the ends of the foundation and which is adapted to be covered by the natural hair so as tobe entirely r,concealed from view when the Vdevice is in place.

.Other objects, advantagesand features of Vinventionmay appear from the. accompanying drawings, the' .subjoined detail description, and' theappended claims.

The accompanying drawings illust-'rate the invention inthe form I `at present .deem preferable but showing several modes of hair dress. Y i

Figure l. is a more or VlessV diagrammatic view of a device embodying my invention as applied to a head, the natural hair of which has been closely cut.

Fig.l 2 is a View of the' device shown in l as applied to the' head andv worn in conjunction with a hat.

Fig. 3 is a bottom Vplan view of the foundation and fastening means of the .device shownl in Figs. l and 2.

Fig. 4' isa more orless perspective view ont enlarged scale of one end of'thefaStening means before attachment' to the base or l.i'fvoundation of the hair structure. Portions.

arebrolen away to disclose interior construction. i i

Fig; 5v ,is a more orfless diagrammatic View of' a device constructed iny accordance V'with my invention and showing'a modiied'form ofhair dress.

Fig.A 6's a shown' in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7` is a vie-w'f'showing a different style of hair dress.

Fig; 8 isa bottomplan view ofy the` device shown'in Fig. o i f Ylvllyinvention comprisesin general a device whichis adaptedto kprovide suilicient hairY .over theforeheadanfd temples particularly .on womenA who have thin 'hairg or high foreh'eads or arebald, or whofhfave'grey hair,kor who "have had-their natural hair cut close to the head; yorto immediatelyv give those who'desire the. appearance of having their hair in axdressed and wavy condition by lmerely applying a 'simple-V and lightdevice of this character and combing 'out Vthe hair on' the same s'othatthe strands ofl hairl thereon intermingle with the natural hair, and

when' this isdone andthe hairon the device bottom plan view of the device matches the natural hair the additional or false hair cannot be distinguished from the natural hair.

rlhe device A shown in Figs. 1-3 comprises a relatively long and narrow hair supporting foundation or base 1 of sufficient length to span the forehead along the hair line from approximately temple to temple. rlhe foundation 1 may be of any suitable material 2, such as silk or net usually used in forming a ventilated foundation for hair structures and `to which bodies or strands of hair 3 are attached and extend from all parts of one side of said base portion in any suitable manner. In this device I have shown what is generally termed as a ventilated parting.

The foundation 1 is bordered by a band 4 of suitable material and a plurality of relatively stiif cross members or stiffeners 5, in the form of fiat springs, extend crosswise of the foundation from longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge thereof. The stiffeners 5 are covered by a strip 6 of suitable material and said stifleners serve to maintain the longitudinal edges ofthe foundation in spaced relation to each other. i

Gther stiffeners 7 extend across the ends of the base or foundation 1 at substantially 45 degree angles to assist in maintaining the shape of the device.

Flexible fastening means 8 which is preferably in the form of a substantially nonexpansible and flexible string or cord 9 that has fieXible and eXpansible members 10 preferably secured to each end thereof form simple and novel means for securely and firmly holding the foundation in place on the Wearers head.

The members 10 may be made as shown in Fig. 4, by bending a piece of silver elastic 11 upon itself and securing the free ends of said elastic to a tape 12 or other suitable coveringby stitch-es 13. The looped end of said elastic is secured to one end of string 9 by means of stitches 14 encircling a knot 15 tied in string 9. The covering as shown in the form of a tape 12 may be folded upon itself as shown in Fig. 4 and the longitudinal edges thereof are. stitched together by stitches 16 to form a tunnel Which is gathered over the elastic 11 to provide for eX- pansion of the'elastic and to also form a covering therefor so that the fastening means Will be neat appearing. The string or cord 9 extends through the tape at the looped end 17 which is folded over knot 15 and secured to the tape so as to entirely conceal the fasteninof of the cord to the elastic. The free ends i8 of tape 12 are att-ached to the foundation 2 at the ends thereof by stitches 19.

Although l have shown the expansible members 10 constructed as shown in Fig. 4, l do not Wish to be limited to the exact arrangement of the parts therein shown, as it is apparent that the silver elastic 11 may be turned end for end in the tunnelled tape or the looped end of the tape may be secured to the foundation and the free ends 18 folded over knot 15, Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

llihen the device is in position on the head of a wearer the fastening means extend beneath the under rear side of the head and is adapted to be covered and concealed by the natural hair of the wearer which is combed out to cover the string 9 and the eXpansible members 10. l

In practice the fastening means are made of the desired length to fit the head of the person onto which the device is to be mounted; and in order toplace the device in position the foundation is placed on the head along the hair line of the forehead and the string 9 is slipped down over the'back of the head, and it as Well as the members 10 may be entirely concealed from View by combing the hair -on the foundation and/or the natural hair thereover as the case may be. The expansible members 10 afford sufiicient expansibility for the string 9 to be pulled over the prominent part of the head and also hold the device snugly on the head Without undue strain or discomfort to the wearer.

lVith theV foregoing construction I provide a device `that maybe easily and quickly ate tached to the head and which will materially improve the Wearers appearance as it will be` apparent that Women Who are troubled with grey hair along the forehead andA temples Will not have to resort to dyeing of the hair to make it of one uniform color, because by applying my Adevice it Will satisfactorily cover such grey hair sov as not to be visible to observers or if considerable grey hair is present by applying my device such grey hair Will not be visible to observers when a hat is Worn.

In some instancesv a person may have had the natural hair cut close to the head and `also be provided with several hats that fit 'the head of such person, and by Wearing my hair structure a desired effect of having an abundant growth of hair which is visible in conjunction with a hat is obtained Without increasing the head size so as to require larger sized hats by the Weareras is the case when a Wig or transformation is Worn.

From the foregoing it is apparent that if adevice of this-character is Worn in conjunction With a hat the wearer can easily change the appearance of her hair light to dark or vice versa.

ln Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slight modification of the base structure 1 byadding a forward extension 2O that has strands of'hair extending therefrom and by such slight addition to the base structure the hair may be dressed to give a pompadour effect as shown in Fig. 5. The base in this form is partially made of net but it is understood that any suitable *fruiterialmay*"b'e used. The "strands fofhair S Y:a'ttache'dto 'b'ase 1f extend'zfrom the 'sidesior'e'nds of the-*base in the A'same Imanner as 'in Figs; fl-B and also extend or "flow v'rearwa'rdly 'therefrom as shown in Fig. 16. YThe 'rearwardly extending strands of `hairfonly partially cover -the Vtop part of the head, terminating 7a slight dis- Vther modification of the contour of the base structure l and have added at the parting of the device an extension 2l whereby I obtain a drawn parting in a device of this character and provide simple, light and inexpensive means for obtaining such a parting and additional hair to cover the top part of the head. The extension 21 is a long and narrow hair supporting member that extends rearwardly from the base and it is apparent that the relatively small size of such member will not add materially to weight or cost of my device.v The strands of hair 3 are usually combed into the natural hair of the wearer when the device is worn so as to be indistinguishable therefrom as in the case with the devices shown in Figs. l-G.

From the foregoing it is apparent that by use of my device I provide means whereby the wearing of wigs is avoided in order to change the style of hair dress.

rlhe strands of hair attached to the base or foundation are preferably of a texture that may be dressedin what is termed a Marcel wave that is usually permanently formed therein and regardless of handling` of the device or crumpling the device ror carrying the same in a purse or pocket, by merely combing out the strands of hair the device will have the appearance of always being in a dressed condition. This affords a light, neat appearing device that cannot be detected by the public from the natural hair of the wearer, and which may be easily and quickly applied, combed out, and give the wearer the appearance of having the hair in a dressed condition without requiring the delays and inconvenience incident to going to the hair dressers.

I claim:

l. A hair structure comprising a relatively long and narrow foundation member adapted to span the forehead along the hair line from approximately temple to temple; strands of hair extending from all parts of one side of said foundation member;fand a flexible member att-ached to said foundation and extending beneath the under rear side of the head "and adapted gto be covered` and concealedtby-thenat-uralfhair of the wearer.

'2. A hair striicture'cornprising 'in combination a. relatively long v'and narrow Vbase portion adapted to extend over thefforepart offthe headalong the'h'ai'rlflin'e from approximately ytemple to temple; strands Vof hair attached'toand extending from all parts of 'one-sideof said "base portion and adapted 'to-:supply :hair over the forehead Vand 'around ithe 'temples of the wearer; and aA holding "strap `'attached 4'to sa-id lbase adapted with fsaid baseportion to encircle the wearers natiiralhair of the wearer.

3. A hair structurecomprising ya relatively long and narrow base portion adapted to span the forehead of the wearer -along the hair line from approximately 'temple to temple; strands of hair extending from all parts of one side of said base portion; and a plurality of relatively stiE cross members extending from longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge of said base portion.

4. A hair structure comprising a relatively long and narrow base portion adapted to span the forehead of the wearer along the hair line from approximately temple to temple; strands of hair extending from all parts of one side of said base portion; and a plurality of relatively stiff rcross members extending from longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge of said base portion intermediate and at the ends of said base portion, said end cross members extending at substantially 45 degree angles to the longitudinal edges of said base.

5. A hair structure comprising a hair supportingfoundation adapted to span the forehead from approximately temple to temple; a narrow hair supporting member extending rearwardly from said foundation at the parting of the hair thereon; and a holding strap attached to said foundation adapted to hold said foundation in place on the head of the wearer.

6. A hair structure comprising a relatively long and narrow hair supporting foundation; and fastening means attached to said foundation comprising a.l flexible relatively non-expansible string and an expansible member.

7. A hair structure comprising a hair supporting foundation; and fastening means attached thereto adapted with said foundation to encircle the head of the wearer and comprising a flexible string; an expansible member attached thereto and comprising an expansible unit; and a covering for said expansible unit.

8. A hair structure comprising a hair supporting foundation; and fastening means attached thereto comprising a relatively nonexpansible string and an expansible member attached thereto, said expansible memlill lll

her comprising a piece of silver elastic folded to forni a loop; a coveringj enclosing said silver elastic; and means securing the free ends and the looped end ot said silver elastic to said covering.

9. A hair structure comprising a hair sui porting' foundation; and :fasteningmeans attached thereto comprising a relatively nonexpansihle string` and an expansible member attached thereto, said expansihle member comprising a. piece of silver elastic folded to form a loop; a covering enclosing said silver elastic; means securing one end of said silver elastic to said covering; and means securing` one end of said string' to the other end of said silver elastic,

10. A hair structure comprising a relatively long and narrow base portion adapted to span the fore part of the head alongthe hair line from approximately temple to temple; strands of hair secured to said hase portion and extending` from all portions of one side thereof, said strands of hair extending from said base to supply suiiicienthair over the temples of the wearer, and 'extending rearwardly therefrom and adapted to` he combed with the natural hair of the wearer so as to intermingle therewith.

4ln Atestimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 22nd day of September, 1926.

VVILLAM' HEPNER.