Hair extension and method

Abstract

A hair extension and, more particularly, to a hair extension and method to protect a wearers existing hair from tension damage. The hair extension includes at least one weft and a flexible comb attached along a lateral length of the weft.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair extension comprising:
 a plurality of hair strands joined in a weft, wherein said weft has a lateral length of between about 5″ to 11″; and   an elongate flexible comb attached to and extending across the lateral length of said weft, said comb having a plurality of resilient teeth, wherein said teeth are resilient with respect to adjacent teeth.   
     
     
         2 . The hair extension of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a ribbon operatively connected between said weft and said comb, wherein at least one weft is attached to said ribbon. 
 
     
     
         3 . The hair extension of  claim 2 , wherein said ribbon provides a barrier between the hair strands and the resilient teeth. 
     
     
         4 . The hair extension of  claim 1 , wherein said teeth further comprise:
 a first and a second resilient member, aligned in spaced apart relation along a longitudinal length of the teeth, said first and second resilient member converging towards each other at a distal end of said teeth to define a tapered rounded tip.   
     
     
         5 . The hair extension of  claim 4 , wherein said teeth are aligned relative to one another such that the second resilient member of a leading tooth is positioned in resilient abutment with the first resilient member of a subsequent tooth in the comb. 
     
     
         6 . A hair extension comprising:
 a plurality of hair strands joined in a weft;   an elongate flexible comb attached to and extending across a lateral length of said weft; and   a ribbon operatively attached between said comb and said weft and extending across the lateral length of said weft.   
     
     
         7 . The hair extension of  claim 6 , wherein said comb has a plurality of compressibly resilient teeth 
     
     
         8 . The hair extension of  claim 7 , wherein said teeth , wherein said resilient teeth comprise a first and a second resilient member, aligned in spaced apart relation along a longitudinal length of the teeth, said first and second resilient member converging towards each other at a distal end of said teeth to define a tapered rounded tip are aligned relative to one another such that the second resilient member of a leading tooth is positioned in resilient abutment with the first resilient member of a subsequent tooth in the comb. 
     
     
         9 . The hair extension of  claim 7 , wherein the comb defines spring element at a proximal end of said tooth, wherein the spring element provides multi-axis flexibility to the comb. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using a hair extension comprising:
 providing a hair extension comprising: a plurality of hair strands joined in a weft; an elongate flexible comb attached to and extending across a lateral length of said weft; said comb having a plurality of compressibly resilient teeth, wherein said comb and teeth extend along a lateral length of said comb; and   removably attaching said hair extension to a user's head by inserting said comb such that said teeth compressibly engage a plurality of hairs on the user's head.