Attachable hair extension

Abstract

A hair gathering construction for securing hair strands together preparatory for securement to the head of the user which includes a single layer of curable tacky material extending across an edge marginal region of the hair strands. A thin fabric strip may be used to aid attachment of the strands together and for handling purposes. A peel-off strip may be used to removably cover the tacky material. Exposed tacky material such as an adhesive is placed in a desired position on the natural hair of the user.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hair extension comprising a plurality of hair strands arranged in an array with a top portion of gathered hair strands downward depending therefrom; 
 a coating of tacky adhesive extending across said top portion securing said gathered hair strands together into a unitary construction; and    said coating constituting an attachment means for securing said plurality of hair strands to the head of the user.    
     
     
         2 . The hair extension defined in    claim 1    wherein: 
 said plurality of hair strands are composed of human or synthetic hair; and  
 said coating saturated said top portion.  
 
     
     
         3 . The hair extension defined in    claim 2    including: 
 a narrow mesh fabric band extending across said top portion with said coating of said tacky adhesive securing said plurality of hair strands to said fabric band.  
 
     
     
         4 . The hair extension defined in    claim 3    wherein: 
 said coating of said tacky adhesive appears across both sides of said top portion.  
 
     
     
         5 . The hair extension defined in    claim 3    including: 
 a peel-off strip covering said tacky adhesive extending across said top portion.