Package assembly for hair extensions

Abstract

A package assembly for a hair extension including an attachment element and hairs extending therefrom, including a box portion having a back wall, a top wall and opposed bottom wall extending from a top edge and a bottom edge of the back wall, respectively, and a pair of side walls extending from opposed side edges of the back wall. A retainer portion including a first panel having a top end, a bottom end, and a pair of side edges extending therebetween, wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is attached to the top end of the first panel and the hairs extend along the first panel to its bottom end which is curved upwardly toward the top end of the first panel, and the retainer portion is slidably received within the box portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A package assembly for a hair extension including an attachment element and hairs extending therefrom, comprising:
 a box portion having a back wall, a top wall and opposed bottom wall extending from a top edge and a bottom edge of the back wall, respectively, and a pair of side walls extending from opposed side edges of the back wall, the box portion defining an interior volume; and   a retainer portion including a first panel having a top end, a bottom end, and a pair of side edges extending therebetween,   wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is attached to the top end of the first panel and the hairs extend along the first panel to its bottom end,   the bottom end of the first panel is curved upwardly toward the top end of the first panel, and   the retainer portion is slidably received within the interior volume of the box portion.   
     
     
         2 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a first pair of opposed flaps extending outwardly from the side edges of the first panel, and the first pair of flaps are foldable inwardly so that the hairs are secured between the first pair of flaps and the first panel. 
     
     
         3 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a first insert having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the first insert being curved and disposed adjacent the curved bottom end of the first panel so that a portion of the hairs is disposed therebetween. 
     
     
         4 . The package assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the curved bottom end of the first panel and the curved bottom end of the first insert have substantially same radius of curvature. 
     
     
         5 . The package assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the top wall of the box portion defines a slot that is perpendicular to a longitudinal center axis of the back wall of the box portion, and the top end of the first panel is slidably received therein. 
     
     
         6 . The package assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the first insert is disposed between the first panel and one of the sidewalls of the retainer portion. 
     
     
         7 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is a weaving band, the retainer portion further comprises a pair of opposed slots depending inwardly from the opposed side edges of the first panel adjacent the top end of the first panel, and the weaving band is removably received in the pair of opposed slots. 
     
     
         8 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises:
 a second panel having a top end, a bottom end, and a pair of side edges extending therebetween,   wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is attached to the top end of the second panel and the hairs extend along the second panel to its bottom end, and   the bottom end of the second panel is curved upwardly toward the top end of the second panel.   
     
     
         9 . The package assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the retainer portion further includes a second pair of opposed flaps extending outwardly from the side edges of the second panel, and the second pair of flaps are foldable inwardly so that the hairs are secured between the second pair of flaps and the second panel. 
     
     
         10 . The package assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a second insert having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the second insert being curved and disposed adjacent the curved bottom end of the second panel so that a portion of the hairs are disposed therebetween. 
     
     
         11 . The package assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the curved bottom ends of the first panel and the second panel extend outwardly from opposing sides of the retainer portion. 
     
     
         12 . The package assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a cylindrical first roller, and a portion of the hairs are curled around an outer surface of the first roller. 
     
     
         13 . The package assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first roller is disposed adjacent the curved bottom end of the first panel so that the portion of the hairs is disposed between the first roller and the curved bottom end of the first panel. 
     
     
         14 . The package assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a cylindrical second roller disposed concentrically about the first roller so that the portion of the hair is disposed between the first and the second rollers. 
     
     
         15 . A package assembly for a hair extension including an attachment element and hairs extending therefrom, comprising:
 a retainer portion including a center portion having a first panel and a second panel, both the first and the second panels having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top end, a bottom end, and a pair of side edges extending therebetween, the first inner surfaces of the first and the second panels being adjacent to each other;   wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is attached to the top end of the center portion and the hairs extend along the outer surfaces of the first panel and the second panel to their bottom ends; and   the bottom ends of the first panel and the second panel are curved upwardly toward the top end of the retainer portion.   
     
     
         16 . The package assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a box portion having a back wall, a top wall and opposed bottom wall extending from a top edge and a bottom edge of the back wall, respectively, and a pair of side walls extending from opposed side edges of the back wall, the box portion defining an interior volume,   wherein the retainer portion is slidably received within the interior volume of the box portion.   
     
     
         17 . The package assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the top wall of the box portion defines a slot that is perpendicular to a longitudinal center axis of the back wall of the box portion, and the top ends of the first and the second panels are slidably received therein. 
     
     
         18 . The package assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a first and second pair of opposed flaps extending outwardly from the side edges of the first and the second panels, respectively, and the first and the second pairs of flaps are foldable inwardly so that the hairs are secured between the first and the second pairs of flaps and the first and the second panels, respectively. 
     
     
         19 . The package assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a first and a second insert, each having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end being curved and disposed adjacent the curved bottom end of a corresponding one of the first and the second panels so that a portion of the hairs is disposed therebetween. 
     
     
         20 . The package assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the curved bottom ends of the first and the second panels and the curved bottom ends of the first and the second inserts have substantially same radius of curvature. 
     
     
         21 . The package assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the attachment element of the hair extension is a weaving band, the retainer portion further comprises a pair of opposed slots depending inwardly from opposed side edges of the center portion adjacent a top end of the center portion, and the weaving band is removably received in the pair of opposed slots. 
     
     
         22 . The package assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a cylindrical first roller, and a portion of the hairs are curled around an outer surface of the first roller. 
     
     
         23 . The package assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the first roller is disposed adjacent the curved bottom end of the first panel so that the portion of the hairs is disposed between the first roller and the curved bottom end of the first panel. 
     
     
         24 . The package assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the retainer portion further comprises a cylindrical second roller disposed concentrically about the first roller so that the portion of the hair is disposed between the first and the second rollers.