Wigs and Wig Elements and Related Methods

Abstract

Wigs include a cloth member, having hairs attached thereto and shaped into a dome for receiving a user's head, and a polymer flexible member adhered to an underside of the cloth member using an adhesive which extends upwards through the cloth member to a topside of the cloth member to form a realistic scalp-like appearance at the topside of the cloth member and to more securely secure the hairs of the wig. Methods of wig modification include adhering a flexible polymer member to an underside of a cloth member of a wig with a flesh-toned adhesive which extends upwards through the cloth member and covers a portion of the topside of the cloth member. Methods of wig construction include providing a cloth member, forming at least one flexible polymer member and coupling hairs thereto, and coupling the flexible polymer member to the cloth member using a flesh-toned adhesive.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wig, comprising:
 a cloth member having hairs attached thereto, the cloth member shaped into a dome-like shape for receiving a user's head, and;   a polymer flexible member adhered to an underside of the cloth member using an adhesive;   wherein the adhesive extends upwards through the cloth member to a topside of the cloth member to form a realistic scalp-like appearance at the topside of the cloth member and to more securely secure the hairs of the wig.   
     
     
         2 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the topside of the cloth member is covered with the adhesive so that the topside of the cloth member is not visible. 
     
     
         3 . The wig of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable strap coupled with the cloth member and allowing a size adjustment of the wig. 
     
     
         4 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the polymer flexible member comprises silicone. 
     
     
         5 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the polymer flexible member is sized to cover less than half of the underside of the cloth member. 
     
     
         6 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises silicone. 
     
     
         7 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the polymer flexible member and the adhesive are formed of a same material. 
     
     
         8 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the cloth member comprises a lace. 
     
     
         9 . The wig of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is flesh-toned. 
     
     
         10 . The wig of  claim 1 , further comprising loops couple with the cloth member for receiving hair extensions. 
     
     
         11 . A method of wig modification, comprising:
 providing a wig, the wig comprising a cloth member having hairs attached thereto, the cloth member shaped into a dome-like shape for receiving a user's head;   providing a polymer flexible member shaped and sized to cover less than half of an underside of the cloth member;   adhering the polymer flexible member to the underside of the cloth member using an adhesive, and;   causing the adhesive to extend upwards through the cloth member to a topside of the cloth member so that at least a portion of the topside of the cloth member is covered with the adhesive and is not visible;   wherein the adhesive is flesh-toned and creates a realistic, scalp-like appearance at the topside of the cloth member.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing the polymer flexible member comprises pouring and shaping a liquid polymer and allowing the liquid polymer to solidify. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the polymer flexible member comprises silicone and wherein the adhesive also comprises silicone. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the polymer flexible member is shaped and sized to cover less than one-third of the underside of the cloth member. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the polymer flexible member is shaped and sized to cover less than one-quarter of the underside of the cloth member. 
     
     
         16 . A method of wig construction, comprising:
 providing a cloth member having a dome-like shape for receiving a user's head;   forming at least one polymer flexible member;   coupling hairs with the at least one polymer flexible member so that a majority of each hair extends outwards from a first surface of the at least one polymer flexible member, and;   coupling a second surface of the at least one polymer flexible member with a topside of the cloth member using an adhesive, forming a wig.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the adhesive is applied at an underside of the cloth member and seeps through to the topside of the cloth member to couple the at least one polymer flexible member with the cloth member. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein coupling the hairs with the at least one polymer flexible member comprises punching the hairs through the at least one polymer flexible member, wherein the hairs are not secured to the wig using knots, and wherein the hairs are not angled to form return hairs. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one polymer flexible member comprises a plurality of polymer flexible members, the plurality of polymer flexible members together covering more than 50% of the topside of the cloth member. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein gaps are formed between the polymer flexible members for breathability through the cloth member.