US2393064A

US2393064A - Wig

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Publication number: US2393064A
Application number: US543628A
Authority: US
Inventors: John B Robinson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1944-07-06
Filing date: 1944-07-06
Publication date: 1946-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 1963-01-15

Description

Jan. 15, 1946 J. B. ROBINSON j 2,393,054

. WIG

Filed July 6, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 [NI/ENTOR JOHN B. Rosmsou ArroR/VEVJ Jan. 15, 1946. J, ROBINSQN 2,393,064- 7 WIG Filed July 6,

1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v /Nt'fNTOR Jomu B. RoBmsoN 1M MM ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 15, 1946 A UNI TED STATES OFFICE '7 Claims.

.The presentinvention relates to improvements in wigs which are primarily designed for theatricaluse-and for use on =millinery, clothingd-isplayfigures, and the like, though available for other uses.

Oneofthe main objects of the'present invention is to provide an attractive and. serviceable wig atlow cost for manufacture.

Another object-of the present invention is to provide an attractive and'serviceable Wig at low cost both with "respect to materials and workmanship.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appearto those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes all features in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior .art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out the present invention are shown for'illustrative purposes: 1

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of-a wig produced in accordance with the present invention and viewing the same mainly from the front;

.Fig. 2 is a broken'underside view of the units comprisingthe wig of Fig. 1, which are shown as assembled together preparatory to having the rope-like elements thereof unraveled; and

Fig. Sis-a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the three-main units of the wig separated, preparatory .to their assembly.

In thepreferred mode of carrying out the present invention, the strand Lmaterialis initially in theform of :a pluralityof ropes tr which latter may, for instance,-be on therorder of T g inch .to inchin diameter, with each such rope consisting -.of a large number of individual strands. Sisal has been found to be admirably adapted for -.the;purpose, though hemp and other strand materials are also suitable.

The completed wig illustrated in Fig. 1 is of relatively-large vertical extent, and to produce the same it is preferred to first assemble a relatively-long pad-like croWn-and-side unit generally designated by the reference character I! (Fig. 3) and comprising a plurality of ropes Ill arranged side by side and coupled together about midway of their length by transverse rows of stitches !2. The said unit i l is of sufiicient length to form not only the crown of the wig but also the depending opposite side-portions thereof.

A pad-like back-unit I3 is also prepared and is composed of a plurality of ropes Iii secured together adjacent one end of the group by stitches l4. Preferably and as is particularly well shown in Fig. 3, the alternate ropes l comprising the I plicity of back-unit 1-3, are shorter than the flanking groups, to thereby provide for a better and less obtrusive distribution of strands at the point of their attachmentto the crown-and-side unit H, in a manner as will hereinafter appear.

A pad-like brow-unit i5 is also prepared by assembling a plurality f. ropes Iii in such manner that alternate Iropes are shorter than the flanking ropes, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The group of ropes lo comprising the brow-unit l5, are secured together adjacent their inner ends by stitches l6 orin any other suitablemanner.

After :the units 'H, l3 and 15 have been preparedinthe manner above described, the stitched end of the hack-unit l3 and the similar end of the brow-unit 15 are overlapped with respect to the central-portion of the crown-and-side unit ll, asillustrated in Fig. 2,'and then are secured in placeito'the said unit .II by further stitching or othersuitable mode of fastening.

After the joining of the units H, l3 and 15 to produce substantially the assembly'illustrated in Fig. '2, the ropes i9 comprising each of the said units, are unraveled, so that the individual strands making upeach of the said ropes H), are freed'of companion strands to simulate individual strands of hair.

Should it be desired to color the strands, this may be done by coloring the ropes it] prior to their assembly but, preferably, the coloring is most conveniently effected after the units H, l3 and id have been secured together and their respective'ropes ill have been unraveled.

Preferably, also, the completed Wig is sprayed with lacquer or similar material, after having had the desired portions thereof suitably curled, as illustrated in Fig. .1. When sisal or the like is employed and the ropes are unraveled, a very desirable waviness exists in the individual strands, which waviness may be further heightened or modified by the use of an ordinary curling iron.

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A wig, including in combination: a multisubstanti-ally-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit,

the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicity of strands secured to and arranged crosswise of the central-portion of the said crown-and-side unit and projecting beyond the rear edge thereof to provide a backportion, the strands in the projecting part of the said back-portion being relatively free for lateral separation.

2. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit,

the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicityof strands secured to and arranged crosswise of the central part of the said crown-and-side unit and projecting beyond the front and rear edges thereof to respectively provide a brow-portion and a back-portion, the strands in the projecting part of each of the latter said portions being relatively free for lateral separation.

" V 3. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form and having their inner ends secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the central portion of the front edge thereof and projecting outwardly therefrom to provide a brow-portion, the projecting outer parts of the said strands being relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form and secured at one end to the central-portion of the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the rear edge thereof and projecting rearwardly therefrom to provide a back-portion, the strands in the projecting part of the said back-portion being relatively free for lateral separation.

4. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicit of strands arranged in pad-like form to provide a separatelyformed back-unit, the said strands being secured together adjacent one end of the back-unitand having the secured-together end also secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the central-portion of the rear edge thereof and having the projecting outer parts of the strands relatively free for lateral separation.

5. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured togethersubstantiall centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form to provide a separately-formed back-unit, the said strands being secured together adjacent one end of the back-unit and having the secured-together end also secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the central-portion of the rear edge thereof; and a multiplicity of strands arranged in pad-like form to provide a separately-formed brow-unit, the said strands being secured together adjacent one end of the brow-unit and having the secured-together end also secured to the said crown-and-side unit adjacent the central-portion of the front edge thereof; the projecting outer parts of the strands of both the said back-unit and the said brow-unit being relatively free for lateral separation.

6. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicity of multi-strand ropes secured to and arranged crosswise of the centralportionrof the said crown-and-side unit and projecting beyond the rear edge thereof to provide a back-portion, the projecting part of the ropes in the said back-portion being unraveled and relatively free for lateral separation.

7. A wig, including in combination: a multiplicity of substantially-parallel multi-strand ropes secured together substantially centrally to form a pad-like combined crown-and-side unit, the respective opposite end-portions of the said ropes being unraveled so that the component strands thereof are relatively free for lateral separation; and a multiplicity of multi-strand ropes secured to and arranged crosswise of the centralportion of the said crown and-side unit and projecting beyond both the front and rear edges thereof to respectively provide a brow-portion and a back-portion, the respective projecting parts of the ropes in the said brow-portion and back-portion being unraveled and relatively free for lateral separation.-

7 JOHN B, ROBINSON.