Wig

Abstract

A wig with a band. The band has a length, a width, an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface engages a user's head with the wig operatively positioned on the user's head. The outside surface has hair strands strategically projecting therefrom. The band is configured to extend around the user's head to overlie a scalp region extending from the user's forehead to behind each of the user's ears leaving an open top at which the user's scalp is exposed with the wig operatively positioned. The user's natural hair, if any exists, can be blended with the strands on the body with the wig operatively positioned.

1 . A wig comprising:
 a band with a body having a length, a width between spaced top and bottom edges, a front, a rear, an inside surface and an outside surface,   the inside surface engaging a user's head with the wig operatively positioned on a user's head,   the outside surface having hair strands strategically projecting therefrom between the spaced edges,   the band configured to extend around a user's head to overlie a scalp region extending from a user's forehead to behind each of a user's ears,   wherein there is no structure connected at the top body edge so that the body has an open top bounded by the top body edge at which a user's scalp is exposed with the wig operatively positioned,   wherein a user's natural hair can be blended with the hair strands on the body with the wig operatively positioned,   wherein the band comprises a first material defining the inside surface at the front of the body and a second material that is different than the first material and defining at least a part of the outside surface.   
     
     
         2 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the body extends continuously through 360°. 
     
     
         3 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the body has a length that is non-continuous with spaced rear ends and the wig further comprises connecting structure for drawing the spaced rear body ends towards each other at a rear region of a wearer's head to bear the body snugly against a user's head with the wig operatively positioned. 
     
     
         4 . The wig according to  claim 3  wherein the connecting structure comprises first and second components, connected one each to the spaced body ends, that can be joined to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The wig according to  claim 4  wherein the first and second components are releasably joinable to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The wig according to  claim 4  wherein the first and second components are releasably joinable to each other in a manner to selectively vary an effective diameter of the band with the wig operatively positioned. 
     
     
         7 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the band is made at least partially from an elastic material that allows the length of the band to be changed. 
     
     
         8 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the first material defines substantially all of the inside surface and the second material defines substantially all of the outside surface. 
     
     
         9 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the second material is a mesh material into which the hair strands are woven. 
     
     
         10 . The wig according to  claim 9  wherein the mesh material extends continuously through 360°. 
     
     
         11 . The wig according to  claim 9  wherein the outside surface extends continuously through 360° and the mesh material defines a majority, but less than all, of the outside surface. 
     
     
         12 . The wig according to  claim 1  wherein the body has a width of 1-4 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The wig according to  claim 12  wherein the body has a substantially uniform width. 
     
     
         14 . The wig according to  claim 12  wherein the body has a non-uniform width. 
     
     
         15 . The wig according to  claim 9  wherein the first material comprises a softer material than the second material to be non-abrasive against a user's scalp. 
     
     
         16 . The wig according to  claim 9  wherein the first material defines a part of the outside surface of the body. 
     
     
         17 . A method of using a wig as recited in  claim 15  to strategically cover scalp regions of a user where there is thinned or no hair, the method comprising the steps of:
 operatively placing the wig on the user's head so that the outside surface with the hair strands overlies at least one of: a) a front forehead region; and b) opposite side regions of a user's head and the first material at the front of the body is borne against the user's forehead; and 
 after operatively placing the wig, blending a user's natural hair with the hair strands on the band. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of using a wig as recited in  claim 17  wherein the body extends continuously through 360° and is elastic to define a diameter that is variable and the step of operatively placing the wig comprises stretching the band from a relaxed diameter to a larger diameter, with the band in the larger diameter placing the band around the user's head, and thereafter releasing the band so that the band tends by reason of elasticity from the large diameter towards the relaxed diameter to thereby snugly embrace the user's head. 
     
     
         19 . The method of using a wig as recited in  claim 17  wherein the body has a non-continuous length with spaced rear ends and the wig further comprises connecting structure comprising first and second components connected one each to the spaced rear body ends and the step of operatively placing the wig comprises placing the band strategically on the user's head and thereafter reconfiguring the first and second components at a rear region of the user's head to thereby draw the spaced rear body ends towards each other to thereby cause the band to snugly embrace the user's head. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)