Headband for active wear

Abstract

A wig clip secures a headwear to a user. It has a quadrilateral frame, a comb formed on the quadrilateral frame and a sheet of flexible material attached to the quadrilateral frame. The quadrilateral frame has a first and second pairs of opposing sides, with ends of the second pair being attached to ends of the first pair sides to form the quadrilateral shape. The comb is formed along a first side of the first pair, such that it extends towards and beyond a second side of the first pair. The quadrilateral frame is of a resilient spring material that flexes between an open position, where the comb is spaced apart from the second side, to a closed position, where the comb lies against the second side. The sheet of flexible material has a width dimension joined to at least second pair of opposing sides of the quadrilateral frame and a length dimension that is longer then the width dimension.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wig clip for securing an item of headwear to a user, comprising:
 a quadrilateral frame having a first and a second pair of opposing sides, with the end of the second pair of opposing sides attached to the ends of the first pair of opposing sides to form the quadrilateral frame;   a comb, formed along a first side of the first pair of opposing sides, such that the comb extends towards and beyond a second side of the first pair of opposing sides;   the quadrilateral frame being formed from a resilient spring material such that the frame flexes between a first or open position, in which the comb is spaced apart from the second side of the first pair of opposing sides, to a second or closed position in which the comb lies against the second side of the first pair of opposing sides; and   a sheet of flexible material, having a width dimension that is joined to at least the two sides of the second pair of opposing sides of the quadrilateral frame and a length dimension that is longer then the width dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The wig clip of  claim 1 , wherein the comb comprises a plurality of tines, comprising a flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . The wig clip of  claim 2 , wherein the tines comprise the same flexible material as the quadrilateral frame. 
     
     
         4 . The wig clip of  claim 1 , wherein the quadrilateral frame is formed from a spring metal. 
     
     
         5 . The wig clip of  claim 4 , wherein the sheet of flexible material is a flexible plastic. 
     
     
         6 . The wig clip of  claim 4 , wherein the sheet of flexible material is a spring metal. 
     
     
         7 . The wig clip of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the sheet of flexible material has a length that is about twice the width.   
     
     
         8 . An item of headwear comprising:
 a headband adapted to be worn around the head of a user, comprising an elongate slit in the nature of a buttonhole; and   a wig clip according to  claim 1 , removably inserted in the elongate slit.   
     
     
         9 . The item of headwear of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the headband is a toroidal band of a stretch fabric and the elongate slit is positioned on a surface facing the wearer.   
     
     
         10 . The item of headwear of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the headband has a pair of spaced apart elongate slits in adjacent relationship, positioned on a surface of facing the wearer, with a corresponding wig clip for each elongate slit.   
     
     
         11 . The item of headwear of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the headband has at least one additional elongate slit, positioned diametrically across from the elongate slit and on the same surface thereof.   
     
     
         12 . A method of securing an item of headwear to the hair of a user, comprising the steps of:
 providing a toroidal headband of a stretch fabric, the headband having an elongate slot in the nature of a buttonhole on a surface thereof;   securing a wig clip according to  claim 1  into the elongate slot by inserting the sheet of flexible material into the elongate slot;   placing the toroidal headband around the head of the user with the wig clip in the open position, such that the comb faces toward the crown of the head of the user; and   engaging the hair of the user into the comb and causing the wig clip to move to the closed position.