Patent
Hair extension kit
| العنوان: | Hair extension kit |
|---|---|
| Patent Number: | 8,590,543 |
| تاريخ النشر: | November 26, 2013 |
| Appl. No: | 13/097826 |
| Application Filed: | April 29, 2011 |
| مستخلص: | A hair extension kit may be packaged in such a way that patterns may be readily printed onto the hair using a standard printer. The hair extension may be removable from the kit to easily accessorize a girl's or doll's hair. |
| Inventors: | Goff, Christopher (Redondo Beach, CA, US); Burns, Joy Lyn (Redondo Beach, CA, US); King, Paul Tsu-Peng (Newbury Park, CA, US); Stock, Craig (Torrance, CA, US); Skifstrom, Eric Edward (Manhattan Beach, CA, US); Buse, Carolyn Holden (Santa Monica, CA, US); Zigal, Natalie Repp (Culver City, CA, US); Washington, Thomas Earl (Cerritos, CA, US); Cordova, Abimael (La Mirada, CA, US) |
| Assignees: | Mattel, Inc. (El Segundo, CA, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A hair extension kit comprising: a support backing including a front side and a back side; an adhesive layer affixed to the front side of the support backing; and a hair extension set removably adhered to the adhesive layer, the hair extension set including: a hair extension support member; a plurality of hair fibers in a single layer affixed to the hair extension support member support member; and a receptive coating applied to the plurality of hair fibers, wherein the receptive coating is a gel containing one or more water-soluble resins configured to receive printer ink in the surface of the water-soluble resin. |
| Claim: | 2. The hair extension kit of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer is affixed to a first portion of the front side of the support backing, and the support backing is foldable such that a second portion of the front side covers the adhesive layer. |
| Claim: | 3. The hair extension kit of claim 1 , where the support backing is sized for use with a standard printer. |
| Claim: | 4. The hair extension kit of claim 1 further comprising: a plurality of hair extension sets removably adhered to the adhesive layer. |
| Claim: | 5. The hair extension kit of claim 4 , wherein a first set of the plurality of hair extension sets includes a single layer of hair fibers of a different length or width than a second set of the plurality of hair extension sets. |
| Claim: | 6. The hair extension kit of claim 1 further comprising a hair fastener coupleable to the hair extension support member. |
| Claim: | 7. The hair extension kit of claim 2 further comprising an intermediary sheet disposed between the first and second portions of the front side of the support backing, the intermediary sheet being configured to prevent the adhesive layer and the hair extension set from adhering to the second portion of the front side. |
| Claim: | 8. The hair extension kit of claim 7 , wherein the front side of the support backing further comprises: a third portion, the second portion being disposed on a first edge of the first portion and the third portion being disposed on an opposite edge of the first portion, the third portion being the intermediary sheet. |
| Claim: | 9. A hair extension kit comprising: a support backing including a front side and a back side; an adhesive layer affixed to the front side of the support backing; a hair extension set removably adhered to the adhesive layer, the hair extension set including: a hair extension support member; and a plurality of hair fibers in a single layer affixed to the hair extension support member; and a hair fastener coupleable to the hair extension support member, the hair fastener including an accessory label, at least a portion of the accessory label being removably adherable to the front side of the support backing, the support backing being sized for use with a standard printer and the hair extension set and the accessory label each being configured to receive printer ink. |
| Claim: | 10. The hair extension kit of claim 9 wherein the hair fastener is one of a barrette, hair pin, hair clasp or bobby pin. |
| Claim: | 11. The hair extension kit of claim 9 , wherein the hair fastener further comprises: a base, wherein the base includes a first side and a second side, the first side of the base being coupleable to the fastener and the second side of the base being configured to receive the accessory label. |
| Claim: | 12. The hair extension kit of claim 9 , further comprising: an intermediary sheet disposed between a first portion and a second portion of the front side of the support backing, the intermediary sheet preventing at least a portion of the adhesive layer and the hair extension set from adhering to the second portion of the front side. |
| Claim: | 13. A hair extension kit comprising: a support backing including a front side and a back side; an adhesive layer affixed to the front side of the support backing; a hair extension set removably adhered to the adhesive layer, the hair extension set including: a hair extension support member; and a plurality of hair fibers in a single layer affixed to the hair extension support member, the plurality of hair fibers including a receptive coating, and the receptive coating including a polymer-based solution which allows the hair to set flat and stationary while providing an absorptive surface to retain printer ink from a standard printer. |
| Claim: | 14. The hair extension kit of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble resin includes at least one of polyvinyl acetate and polyvinylpyrrolidone. |
| Claim: | 15. A hair extension kit comprising: a support backing including a front side and a back side; an adhesive layer affixed to the front side of the support backing; a hair extension set removably adhered to the adhesive layer, the hair extension set including: a hair extension support member; and a plurality of hair fibers in a single layer affixed to the hair extension support member, the plurality of hair fibers including: a receptive coating applied to form a receptive coating layer configured to receive printer ink; and a sealant layer, the sealant layer being applied to the hair subsequent to the application of the receptive coating and aiding in sealing printer ink to the hair. |
| Claim: | 16. The hair extension kit of claim 15 , wherein the receptive coating and the sealant layer collectively create a hydrophobic coat which resists water and preserves a printer ink design underneath. |
| Claim: | 17. The hair extension kit of claim 15 wherein the support backing is sized for use with a standard printer. |
| Claim: | 18. The hair extension kit of claim 7 , wherein the intermediary sheet is wax paper. |
| Claim: | 19. The hair extension kit of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive layer is affixed to a first portion of the front side of the support backing, and the support backing is foldable such that a second portion of the front side covers the adhesive layer. |
| Claim: | 20. The hair extension kit of claim 13 , wherein the support backing is sized for use with a standard printer. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 132/53 |
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| Other References: | International Preliminary Report on Patentability for PCT/US2011/058301, dated May 21, 2013, 6 pages. cited by applicant |
| Primary Examiner: | Elgart, Vanitha |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Edell, Shapiro & Finnan LLC |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08590543 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |