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TITLE OF INVENTION
WIG
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001]
The present invention relates to a wig which configured
to plant artificial hairs to a wig base.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0002]
The wig is classified to a partial wig and a whole head
wig. The partial wig is used to cover only a bald portion of
a user's head, hide own white hairs of the head, or give a parting
portion of hairs more volume. On the contrary, the whole head
wig literally covers the entire head of the user.
[0003]
Generally, the wig is required to be hard to visually
recognize by others (camouflage effect). Regarding this point,
the whole head wig is not affected by the state of own hairs.
However, for the partial wig, since the border is present
between the peripheral portion of the wig and own hairs, some
ideas for improving the camouflage effect are often made on the
partial wig.
[0004]
In the vicinity of the border between the peripheral
portion of the wig and own hairs, unless artificial hairs are
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caused to harmonize with own hairs, the peripheral portion is
easily separated from own hairs (hair splits), the problem such
that the wig is easily recognized visually is raised. Thus,
Patent Document 1 discloses that the rigidity of artificial
hairs planted to the peripheral portion of the wig base is set
lower than the rigidity of natural hairs (own hairs of the head) .
[0005]
Patent Document 2 discloses that artificial hairs of
smaller diameter are planted to the hairline of the wig.
PRIOR ARTS
PATENT DOCUMENTS
[0006]
Patent Document 1: International Publication No.
W02007/094289
Patent Document 2: Japanese Laid-open Publication No.
2008-274482
[0007]
In essence, artificial hairs planted to the wig base are
different from own hairs in character and thus, is hard to
harmonize with own hairs. Especially if artificial hairs
planted to the peripheral portion of the wig base are waved or
curled, as illustrated in Fig. 2(b), artificial hairs planted
near the peripheral portion of the wig rise, thereby generating
a cavity (referred to as tunnel phenomenon).
Such tunnel phenomenon cannot be eliminated by planting
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artificial hairs having a lower flexural rigidity than own hairs
to the peripheral portion of the wig (Patent Document 1), or
planting artificial hairs of smaller diameter to the peripheral
portion of the wig (Patent Document 2).
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED
[0008]
Consequently, an object of the invention is to provided
a wig in which own hairs naturally harmonize with artificial
hairs in the peripheral portion of the wig, thereby preventing
the above-mentioned tunnel phenomenon.
MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEM
[0009]
A wig according to the present invention includes "a wig
base attached to the user's head" and "artificial hairs planted
to the wig base". In at least a portion of a surrounding region
of the wig base, a pressing member of a predetermined width is
fixed to the wig base so as to cover the root of the artificial
hairs planted to the wig base.
EFFECT OF INVENTION
[0010]
In the wig having the above-mentioned configuration
according to the present invention, since the pressing member
presses the root of artificial hairs planted to the peripheral
portion of the wig base toward the wig base, the tunnel
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phenomenon may be prevented. The pressed artificial hairs
protrude outward in a direction along the surface of the wig
base. However, since the direction is close to the direction
in which own hairs remaining on the head extend, the artificial
hairs easily harmonize with own hairs, thereby achieving
natural outward appearance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011]
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wig according to one
embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view for describing a tunnel phenomenon
preventing effect of the present disclosure in comparison with
a conventional example.
Fig. 3 is a view for describing an example of positional
relation between a wig base and a pressing member, and a method
of fixing the pressing member to the wig base.
Fig. 4 is a view for describing use of a camouflage net.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT
[0012]
An embodiment of the present invention is explained below
with reference to appended figures. Fig. 1 is a perspective
view of a wig according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A wig is configured to plant artificial hairs 20 (natural hairs
or manmade hairs) to a wig base 10 which will be attached to
the user's head. While Fig. 1 illustrates the artificial hairs
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20 on only some portions of the wig 10, the artificial hairs
20 are actually planted to the whole wig 10.
[0013] <<WIG base 10 and pressing member 30>>
In at least a portion of a surrounding region of the wig
base 10, a pressing member 30 having a predetermined width is
fixed. Fig. 1(b) is a sectional view taken along a line b-b
in Fig. 1(a). As illustrated in the sectional view, the
pressing member 30 extends to cover the root of artificial hairs
20a planted to the peripheral portion of the wig. Then, the
entire pressing member 30 is fixed to the wig base 10 (details
will be described later), such that the artificial hairs 20a
on the peripheral portion of the wig protrude from the
peripheral portion substantially along the direction in which
the wig base 10 extends (direction of an arrow A).
[0014]
While the artificial hairs 20 are planted to the entire
wig base 10, the artificial hairs pressed by the pressing member
30 are expressed as reference numeral 20a. The artificial hairs
and the artificial hairs 20a may be the same or may not be
20 the same.
[0015]
Any number (density) of the artificial hairs 20a planted
under the pressing member 30 may be set (for example, 28 pairs
(56 hairs) /cm2) irrespective of the number (density) of the
artificial hairs 20 planted to the other region of the wig base
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10.
[0016] <<Effect
of the present invention in comparison
with conventional example>>
Fig. 2 illustrates the effect of such configuration of
the present invention in comparison with the conventional
example. That is, according to present invention illustrated
in Fig. 2(a), the artificial hairs 20a in the peripheral portion
of the wig protrude outward in the direction in which the wig
base 10 extends, and the direction is close to the direction
in which own hairs remaining on the head extend. Accordingly,
the artificial hairs 20a suitably harmonize with own hairs.
On the contrary, according to the conventional example
illustrated in Fig. 2 (b) , the artificial hairs in the peripheral
portion of the wig are easy to protrude upward, and the direction
is greatly different from the direction in which own hairs
remaining on the head extend. As a result, own hairs in the
peripheral portion of the wig rise to form a tunnel (tunnel
phenomenon), thereby leading to unnatural outward appearance.
The present invention may effectively prevent the tunnel
phenomenon as found in the conventional example, thereby
achieving natural outward appearance.
[0017]
<<Position of pressing member 30 and method of
fixing pressing member 30>>
Fig. 3(a) illustrates positional relation between the wig
base 10 and the pressing member 30. The pressing member 30 only
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needs to be provided in at least a portion of the region
surrounding the wig base 10, and may be provided at any suitable
position. That is, the pressing member 30 may be provided at
any position where the tunnel phenomenon is to be prevented.
For example, as illustrated in Fig. 3(a), the pressing member
30 may be provided only in the vicinity of the back of the head,
or over the whole periphery of the wig.
[0018]
In the illustrated embodiment, the pressing member 30 is
substantially rectangular. As illustrated in Fig. 3(b), the
pressing member 30 has "an outer side 31 extending along the
peripheral portion of the wig base", "an inner side 32 opposed
to the outer side 31", and "left and right lateral sides 33,
34 connecting the outer side 31 to the inner side 32".
The pressing member 30 is stitched to the wig base 10 near
the inner side 32 using a sewing thread (sewing) . Consequently,
as illustrated in Fig. 1(b), the artificial hairs 20a may be
planted to the wig base 10 in the region between the wig base
10 and the pressing member 30. Then, the pressing member 30
may be pressed onto the wig base 10, placing the root of the
artificial hairs 20a between the wig base 10 and the pressing
member 30 to fix the other sides (the outer side 31 and the
lateral sides 33, 34) of the pressing member 30.
Preferably, the fixation of the other sides (the outer
side 31 and the lateral sides 33, 34) of the pressing member
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30 is made using the artificial hairs 20 planted to the wig base
10. This will be specifically described below.
[0019]
In Fig. 3(b), in the vicinity of "the outer 31" and "the
left and right lateral sides 33, 34" of the pressing member 30,
the pressing member 30 is bound to the wig base 10 using the
artificial hairs 20 at a plurality of appropriate positions
along a virtual two-dot chain line (binding). Fig. 3(c) is a
sectional view taken along a line c-c in Fig. 3(b). As
illustrated in the sectional view, in planting and fixing the
artificial hairs 20, the pressing member 30 is fixedly bound
to the wig base 10 at the same time. The binding method may
be any suitable method known in the related art.
[0020]
In summary, in Fig. 3(b), sewing is performed string at
the position expressed as a broken line along the inner side
32 by use of the sewing thread (sewing), and binding is performed
at appropriate intervals along a virtual two-dot chain line
along the other sides by use of the artificial hairs (binding).
Such method has following advantages in a wig production
process.
That is, the wig base 10 to which the pressing member 30
is stitched is first prepared, and the artificial hairs 20a are
planted to the region between the wig base 10 and the pressing
member 30 (see Fig. 1(b)). Thereafter, the artificial hairs
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20 are also planted to the other regions of the wig base 10.
At this time, "planting of the artificial hairs 20" and "binding
of the pressing member 30 to the wig base 10" can be performed
in parallel, improving working efficiency.
[0021] <<Meaning of neighboring position>>
As described above, both "the broken line expressing the
sewing position" and "the two-dot chain line expressing the
binding position" in Fig. 3(b) are present at "the neighboring
position" from the outer periphery of the pressing member 30.
"The neighboring position" described herein is not limited to
a certain position (distance from the outer periphery of the
pressing member 30). The neighboring position may be any
position as long as the pressing member 30 can press the root
of the artificial hairs 20a located thereunder in fixing the
pressing member 30 to the wig base 10. For example, the distance
from the outer periphery of the pressing member 30 may be set
to about 0 to 7 mm.
[0022]
To prevent the tunnel phenomenon by pressing the
artificial hairs 20a in the peripheral portion of the wig base,
the pressing member 30 can be fixed to the wig base 10 by any
suitable method other than the above-mentioned fixing method.
[0023]
Since the substantially rectangular pressing member 30
is fixed to the entire circumference of the wig base 10, the
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pressing member 30 can sufficiently press the artificial hairs
20a sandwiched thereunder to prevent the tunnel phenomenon. It
is noted that binding at a plurality of scattered binding places
36 by use of the artificial hairs 20 can further increase the
pressing effect of the pressing member 30.
[0024] <<Concomitant use of camouflage net 40>>
Fig. 4 illustrates an example in which the camouflage
effect on the peripheral portion of the wig is improved by adding
a camouflage net 40 to the above-mentioned embodiment. Fig.
4(b) is a sectional view taken along a line b-b in Fig. 4(a) .
[0025]
As apparent from Fig. 4, the camouflage net 40 is disposed
between the wig base 10 and the pressing member 30, and an edge
40a of the camouflage net protrudes outward beyond a periphery
10a of the wig base. The camouflage net 40 is fixed to wig base
10 at a sewing position expressed as a one-dot chain line by
use of a sewing string (a fixing method is not limited to this,
and may be any suitable method) . In this figure, the camouflage
net 40 is folded into two and however, may be fixed in a flat
state.
Although not illustrated in Fig. 4 (b) , the camouflage net
40 is fixed to the wig base 10 and then, the artificial hairs
20, 20a are planted as illustrated in Fig. 1(b) .
[0026]
Such concomitant use of the camouflage net 40 can combine
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"prevention of the tunnel phenomenon by pressing" with "the
camouflage effect of the net member", achieving more natural
outward appearance.
[0027] <<Shape
and material of wig base 10 and pressing
member 30>>
The present invention is characterized by that the
artificial hairs are pressed in the peripheral portion of the
wig to improve harmonization of own hairs and artificial hairs
and therefore, is most suitable for the partial wig. However,
the present invention can be also applied to the whole head wig.
For the partial wig, the specific shape of the wig is not
limited to the illustrated one, and may be any shape as
necessary.
[0028]
In the illustrated embodiment, the substantially
rectangular strip-like member is used as the pressing member
30. The shape and material of the pressing member 30 are not
specifically limited as long as the pressing member 30 can be
fixed to the wig base 10 to press the artificial hairs 20a.
[0029]
The material for the wig base 10 and the pressing member
maybe any material such as net member and resin. Especially,
to increase the camouflage effect, the wig base 10 and the
pressing member 30 are advantageously made of the same material.
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[0030]
Wig base
Artificial hairs
Pressing member
5 31 Outer side
32 Inner side
33, 34 Lateral side
36 Scattered binding places
Camouflage net
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