Hair extension assembly

Abstract

A hair extension assembly as described includes at least one hair extension, a hair fastener, and at least one hair extension connector. The hair fastener engages the wearer's hair, and the at least one hair extension is indirectly connected to the hair fastener via a hair extension connector, such as a thin flexible loop made of thread, string, wire, ribbon, or fiber. When applied, the thin connector is the only material necessarily within the fastener next to the wearer's hair and the connector separates the hair extension strands from the fastener. The hair extension assembly is quickly and easily applied to provide a customizable, free-flowing, and natural appearance that is comfortable, less bulky and easy to maintain and shampoo.

1 . A hair extension assembly comprising:
 At least one hair extension comprising a plurality of hair strands, wherein the at least one hair extension has a first end;   a hair fastener having a first end, a second end, and a length defining a length axis;   at least one hair extension connector, wherein the at least one hair extension first end is connected to the at least one hair extension connector, the at least one hair extension connector is connected to the hair fastener, and the entire length of the at least one hair extension is moveable from a first orientation parallel to the hair fastener length axis in which the hair fastener first end is between the at least one hair extension first end and the hair fastener second end in the length axis direction, to a second orientation parallel to the hair fastener length axis in which the hair fastener second end is between the at least one hair extension first end and the hair fastener first end in the length axis direction.   
     
     
         2 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the at least one hair extension defines a tip. 
     
     
         3 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the at least one hair extension is movable from a first position abutting the hair fastener to a second position spaced apart from the hair fastener in a direction perpendicular to the hair fastener length axis. 
     
     
         4 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hair extension connector is connected to the hair fastener at a connection location along the hair fastener perimeter and is selectively moveable with respect to the hair fastener to vary the connection location around the perimeter of the hair fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the at least one hair extension is movable in a plane perpendicular to the length axis of the hair fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hair fastener first end lies in a plane perpendicular to the hair fastener length axis and the hair fastener second end lies in the plane, and a portion of the at least one hair extension connector is movable from the first end of the hair fastener lying in the plane to the second end of the hair fastener lying in the plane. 
     
     
         7 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hair fastener includes an opening along its length. 
     
     
         8 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one hair extension connector comprises a loop through the hair fastener opening. 
     
     
         9 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the hair extension connector is moveable to a position below the hair fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hair extension connector comprises a nylon material. 
     
     
         11 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hair extension comprises two hair extensions and the at least one hair extension connector comprises two hair extension connectors. 
     
     
         12 . A hair extension kit, comprising a plurality of the hair extension assemblies of  claim 1 , wherein the hair extension assemblies are not connected to one another. 
     
     
         13 . A method of applying hair extensions to a person's hair, comprising:
 providing the hair extension assembly of  claim 1 ;   securing the hair fastener to the person's hair such that the first end of the at least one hair extension is spaced apart from the hair fastener.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the hair fastener includes an opening along its length, and the step of securing the hair fastener to the person's hair comprises threading the person's hair through the opening of the hair fastener and crimping the hair fastener to the person's hair such that the first end of the at least one hair extension is spaced apart from the opening of the hair fastener. 
     
     
         15 . A hair extension assembly, comprising:
 a single hair fastener;   a plurality of hair extensions connected to the single hair fastener, wherein each hair extension in the plurality of hair extensions has a first end and a second end, and each hair extension first end is connected to the single hair fastener at a connection location along the perimeter of the hair fastener and is selectively movable with respect to the single hair fastener to vary the connection location around the perimeter of the single hair fastener.   
     
     
         16 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the first ends of each of the hair extensions in the plurality of hair extensions defines a corresponding tip. 
     
     
         17 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of hair extension connectors, wherein each hair extension first end in the plurality of hair extensions is connected to a corresponding hair extension connector from among the plurality of hair extension connectors, and each hair extension connector is connected to the single hair fastener. 
     
     
         18 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of hair extension connectors are loops. 
     
     
         19 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of hair extension connectors, wherein the single hair fastener includes an opening, each hair extension first end in the plurality of hair extensions is connected to a corresponding hair extension connector from among the plurality of hair extension connectors, and each hair extension connector is threaded through the hair fastener opening. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A hair extension assembly, comprising:
 at least one hair extension;   a hair fastener having a first end, a second end, a length and an opening along the length;   at least one hair extension connector having a first end and a second end, wherein a first end of the at least one hair extension is directly connected to the first end of the at least one hair extension connector and a second end of the at least one hair extension connector, the at least one hair extension connector extends through the opening of the hair fastener to define a loop such that the hair fastener is movable along the loop from the first end of the at least one hair extension connector to the second end of the at least one hair extension connector, the at least one hair extension first end defines a cross-sectional area, the at least one hair extension connector has a cross-sectional area, and the cross-sectional area of the first end of the at least one hair extension is greater than the cross-sectional area of the at least one hair extension connector.   
     
     
         22 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one hair extension first end has a maximum cross-sectional dimension, the hair extension connector has a maximum cross-sectional dimension, and at least one the hair extension connector maximum cross-sectional dimension is less than the at least one hair extension first end maximum cross-sectional dimension. 
     
     
         23 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one hair extension connector is a loop that encircles the length of the hair fastener. 
     
     
         24 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the hair fastener comprises a cylinder. 
     
     
         25 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one hair extension connector comprises a nylon material. 
     
     
         26 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one hair extension is two hair extensions and the at least one hair extension connector is two hair extension connectors. 
     
     
         27 . A method of making a hair extension assembly, comprising:
 providing a hair fastener having an opening;   providing a hair extension connector having a first portion and a second portion;   threading the hair extension connector through the hair fastener opening such that the hair fastener is disposed between the first and second portions of the hair extension connector;   connecting the first and second portions of the hair extension connector at a location spaced apart from the hair fastener such that the hair extension connector defines a single loop;   attaching a first end of a hair extension to the hair extension connector proximate the location spaced apart from the fastener.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the hair extension connector is a first hair extension connector, the hair extension is a first hair extension, and the method further comprises:
 providing a second hair extension connector having a first portion and a second portion;   threading the second hair extension connector through the hair fastener opening such that the hair fastener is disposed between the first portion and the second portion;   connecting the first and second portions of the second hair extension connector; and   attaching a first end of a second hair extension to the second hair extension connector.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the step of attaching a first end of a hair extension to the hair extension connector comprises:
 providing a plurality of hair extension strands such that the plurality of hair extension strands defines the first end of the hair extension and a second end of the hair extension; and   forming the plurality of hair extension strands into a tip at the first end of the hair extension.   
     
     
         30 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hair fastener has an opening extending along the hair fastener length, the at least one hair extension connector has a first end and a second end and extends through the hair fastener opening, and the first and second ends of the at least one hair extension connector are connected to the first end of the at least one hair extension such that the at least one hair extension connector defines a single loop extending from the first end of the at least one hair extension connector to the second end of the at least one hair extension connector. 
     
     
         31 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hair fastener has an inner surface comprising a silicone polymer. 
     
     
         32 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the hair fastener has an inner surface comprising a silicone polymer. 
     
     
         33 . The hair extension assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each hair extension connector has a first end and a second end, the single hair fastener has a length defining a length axis, a first end and a second end, and each hair extension is movable from a first orientation parallel to the hair fastener length axis in which the hair fastener first end is between the at least one hair extension first end and the hair fastener second end in the length axis direction, to a second orientation parallel to the hair fastener length axis in which the hair fastener second end is between the at least one hair extension first end and the hair fastener second end in the length axis direction.