Hair for toys

Abstract

Hair for toys which is constituted of filaments made of an alcohol-soluble resin is disclosed. The hair for toys may also be hair for toys which is constituted of filaments made of a composite resin made up of a core and a sheath, where at least one of the resin of the core and that of the sheath is an alcohol-soluble resin.

1 . Hair for toys which comprises hair constituted of filaments made of a resin;
 the resin comprising an alcohol-soluble resin.   
   
   
       2 . The hair for toys according to  claim 1 , wherein the alcohol-soluble resin is contained in the resin in an amount of 10% by mass or more. 
   
   
       3 . Hair for toys which comprises hair constituted of filaments made of a composite resin made up of a core and a sheath;
 at least one of the resin of the core and that of the sheath comprising an alcohol-soluble resin.   
   
   
       4 . The hair for toys according to  claim 3 , wherein the resin of the core is a resin capable of undergoing plastic deformation at a temperature of 50° C. or less and the resin of the sheath is an alcohol-soluble resin. 
   
   
       5 . The hair for toys according to  claim 4 , wherein the resin of the core is a resin in which a thermoplastic resin (A) and a thermoplastic polymer (B) having glass transition temperature within the range of from 0° C. to 50° C. have been melted in an integral form in a proportion of (A):(B) of from 95:5 to 1:99. 
   
   
       6 . The hair for toys according to  claim 4 , wherein the resin of the core is a shape memory resin. 
   
   
       7 . The hair for toys according to any one of  claims 4  to  6 , wherein the alcohol-soluble resin is contained in the resin of the sheath in an amount of 1% by mass or more. 
   
   
       8 . The hair for toys according to any one of  claims 1  to  6 , wherein the alcohol-soluble resin is an alcohol-soluble nylon. 
   
   
       9 . The hair for toys according to  claim 8 , wherein the alcohol-soluble nylon is a copolymer nylon containing at least nylon 6,6. 
   
   
       10 . The hair for toys according to  claim 9 , wherein the alcohol-soluble nylon is a multi-copolymer nylon comprising (i) nylon 6 and nylon 6,6, (ii) nylon 6, nylon 6,6 and nylon 610, or (iii) nylon 6, nylon 6,6, nylon 610 and nylon 12. 
   
   
       11 . The hair for toys according to  claim 7 , wherein the alcohol-soluble resin is an alcohol-soluble nylon. 
   
   
       12 . The hair for toys according to  claim 11 , wherein the alcohol-soluble nylon is a copolymer nylon containing at least nylon 6,6. 
   
   
       13 . The hair for toys according to  claim 12 , wherein the alcohol-soluble nylon is a multi-copolymer nylon comprising (i) nylon 6 and nylon 6,6, (ii) nylon 6, nylon 6,6 and nylon 610, or (iii) nylon 6, nylon 6,6, nylon 610 and nylon 12. 
   
   
       14 . A doll or animal shaped toy, comprising the hair according to  claim 7 , wherein said filaments have an outer diameter within the range of 30 μm to 200 μm. 
   
   
       15 . The doll or animal shaped toy according to  claim 14 , wherein said filaments contain a thermochromic microcapsule pigment or a photochromic material.