Wig cap

Abstract

In a wig cap of flexible netting fabric formed in the shape of a human cranium, a strip of elastomeric material attached to the interior surface of the netting fabric adjacent the anterior portion of its border, resists slippage of the wig cap by frictional engagement with the wearer's forehead. In an alternative embodiment comb-shaped clips attached to the interior surface of the netting fabric adjacent the anterior portion of its border engage the wearer's natural hair to resist slippage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wig cap comprising a sheet of flexible netting fabric formed in the shape of a human cranium, said fabric having a border shaped to surround a human head about the caudal axis and being formed with a recess shaped and positioned in relation to said border to receive and fit snugly onto the superior portion of the head, said sheet of flexible netting fabric being shaped to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a sagittal plane when worn on the head, and said border having an anterior portion positioned to extend laterally across a wearer's forehead and a posterior portion positioned to extend laterally across the posterior part of the wearer's head, said sheet of flexible netting fabric having an interior surface and means, attached to said interior surface adjacent the anterior portion of said border, for resisting slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head. 
     
     
         2 . A wig cap according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for resisting slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head comprises a strip of elastomeric material fastened to said interior surface adjacent the anterior portion of said border, said elastomeric material being engageable with the wearer's forehead and having a coefficient of friction greater than that of the netting material, whereby friction between said strip of elastomeric material and the wearer's forehead resists slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head. 
     
     
         3 . A wig cap according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for resisting slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head comprises a comb-shaped clip having a base portion fastened to said interior surface adjacent the anterior portion of said border, said comb-shaped clip having plural teeth protruding from said base portion for engagement with the wearer's hair on the anterior portion of the wearer's head. 
     
     
         4 . A wig cap according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for resisting slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head comprises at least two comb-shaped clips each having a base portion fastened to said interior surface adjacent the anterior portion of said border, each of said comb-shaped clips having plural teeth protruding from its said base portion for engagement with the wearer's hair on the anterior portion of the wearer's head. 
     
     
         5 . A wig cap comprising a sheet of flexible netting fabric formed in the shape of a human cranium, said fabric having a border shaped to surround a human head about the caudal axis and being formed with a recess shaped and positioned in relation to said border to receive and fit snugly onto the superior portion of the head, said sheet of flexible netting fabric being shaped to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a sagittal plane when worn on the head, and said border having an anterior portion positioned to extend laterally across a wearer's forehead and a posterior portion positioned to extend laterally across the posterior part of the wearer's head, said sheet of flexible netting fabric having an interior surface, and having a strip of elastomeric material fastened to said interior surface adjacent the anterior portion of said border, said elastomeric material being engageable with the wearer's forehead and having a coefficient of friction greater than that of the netting material, whereby friction between said strip of elastomeric material and the wearer's forehead resists slippage of the wig cap relative to the wearer's head.