Device for fastening objects together, and hair enhancement apparatus incorporating same

Abstract

A device usable for fastening objects together includes a substrate, at least one attachment member facilitating attachment to a first object, at least one attachment member retainer attached to a first side of the substrate, and an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate. Each attachment member retainer (e.g., strap, pocket, specially configured stitching) secures one or more attachment members, such as hair clips, to the first side of the substrate. The adhesive layer facilitates attachment of the second side of the substrate to a second object, such as a hair enhancer or a personal accessory. The fastening device may further include a removable backing paper affixed to a side of the adhesive layer which is to be attached to the second object. The fastening device may be pre-attached to a hair enhancer to form a hair enhancement apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device usable for fastening a first object to a second object, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   an attachment member facilitating attachment to the first object;   at least one retention strap securing the attachment member to a first side of the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the second object.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one retention strap comprises at least one strap securing the attachment member to the first side of the substrate across a length of the attachment member. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one retention strap comprises a plurality of straps securing the attachment member to the first side of the substrate across a width of the attachment member. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second adhesive layer positioned between the at least one retention strap and the first side of the substrate, the second adhesive layer securing the at least one retention strap to the first side of the substrate.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 stitching further securing the attachment member to the substrate.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 stitching securing the at last one retention strap to the substrate.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer defines a first side and an opposing second side, and wherein the first side of the adhesive layer is attached to the second side of the substrate, the device further comprising:
 a backing paper affixed to the second side of the adhesive layer, the backing paper being removable by a user of the device to enable the adhesive layer to be attached to the second object.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment member facilitates attachment to natural hair of a user and wherein the adhesive layer facilitates attachment of the second side of the substrate to a hair enhancer. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one attachment member retainer comprises at least one retention pocket into which the at least one attachment member is inserted. 
     
     
         10 . A device usable for fastening a first object to a second object, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   a plurality of attachment members facilitating attachment to the first object;   a plurality of retention straps securing the plurality of attachment members to a first side of the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the second object.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of retention straps comprises a strap securing an associated attachment member of the plurality of attachment members to the first side of the substrate across a length of the associated attachment member. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of retention straps comprises a plurality of pairs of retention straps, and wherein each pair of retention straps secures an associated attachment member of the plurality of attachment members to the first side of the substrate across a width of the associated attachment member. 
     
     
         13 . A device usable for fastening a first object to a second object, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   an attachment member facilitating attachment to the first object, the attachment member including a plurality of interconnected side members, at least one side member of the plurality of side members defining two or more spaced apart holes;   stitching passing through and between the two or more spaced holes in the at least one side member, the stitching securing the at least one side member to a first side of the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the second object.   
     
     
         14 . A device usable for fastening a first object to a second object, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   a plurality of attachment members facilitating attachment to the first object, each attachment member of the plurality of attachment members including two side members interconnected by at least one transverse member, each side member defining two or more vertically spaced holes;   first stitching passing through the vertically spaced holes in a first side member of the two side members, the first stitching securing the first side member to the substrate;   second stitching passing through the vertically spaced holes in a second side member of the two side members, the second stitching securing the second side member to the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the second object.   
     
     
         15 . A device usable for fastening a hair enhancer to natural hair of a person, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   at least one attachment member facilitating attachment to the natural hair of the person;   at least one attachment member retainer connected to a first side of the substrate, wherein the at least one attachment member retainer secures the at least one attachment member to the first side of the substrate without the at least one attachment member being secured separately and directly to the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the hair enhancer.   
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one attachment member retainer comprises a retention strap extending across a length of an attachment member of the at least one attachment member. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one attachment member retainer comprises at least one retention pocket into which the at least one attachment member is inserted. 
     
     
         18 . A hair enhancement apparatus that is attachable to natural hair of a person, the hair enhancement apparatus comprising:
 a hair enhancer; and   an attachment device attached to the hair enhancer, the attachment device including:
 a substrate; 
 at least one attachment member facilitating attachment to the natural hair of the person; 
 at least one strap securing the at least one attachment member to a first side of the substrate; and 
 an adhesive layer attaching a second side of the substrate to the hair enhancer. 
   
     
     
         19 . The hair enhancement apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the substrate is sized and shaped to accommodate a plurality of attachment members and a plurality of straps. 
     
     
         20 . A device usable for attaching a hair enhancer to natural hair of a person, the hair enhancer including strands of hair, the device comprising:
 a substrate;   an attachment member retainer attached to a first side of the substrate and defining a gap;   an attachment member positioned within the gap such that the attachment member retainer secures at least a portion of the attachment member to the first side of the substrate without the attachment member being secured separately and directly to the substrate; and   an adhesive layer attached to a second side of the substrate, the adhesive layer facilitating attachment of the second side of the substrate to the hair enhancer.