Hair extension device with mesh sheet

Abstract

A hair extension for integration with a person's head of hair is described in this disclosure. The hair extension illustratively includes a plurality of supplemental hairs and an attachment band that provides means for removably coupling the plurality of supplemental hairs to natural hairs included in the person's head of hair. The attachment band is illustratively flexible and couples to natural hairs included in the person' s head of hair mechanically.

1 . A hair extension for integration with a person's head of hair, the hair extension comprising
 a plurality of supplemental hairs,   an attachment band coupled to the plurality of supplemental hairs and configured to be secured to the person's head of hair, the attachment band being flexible to conform to the shape of a person's head of hair, and   a mesh sheet that extends over at least a portion of an outwardly facing surface of the attachment band to hide the attachment band, the plurality of supplemental hairs extending from the mesh sheet so that the mesh sheet provides a textured background from which the plurality of supplemental hairs emanate.   
     
     
         2 . The hair extension of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh sheet comprises lace material with an open pattern having apertures formed therethrough and at least some of the supplemental hairs extend through the apertures. 
     
     
         3 . The hair extension of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh sheet defines a plurality of apertures and at least some of the plurality of supplemental hairs extend through the apertures. 
     
     
         4 . The hair extension of  claim 3 , wherein the attachment band comprises air-impermeable polymeric materials. 
     
     
         5 . The hair extension of  claim 3 , wherein the mesh sheet is substantially all arranged within a footprint of the attachment band when the attachment band is viewed looking toward the outwardly facing surface of the attachment band. 
     
     
         6 . The hair extension of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of supplemental hairs includes a plurality of short supplemental hairs and a plurality of long supplemental hairs. 
     
     
         7 . The hair extension of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of short supplemental hairs extend away from the plurality of long supplemental hairs so to blend in with the person's head of hair. 
     
     
         8 . The hair extension of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment band includes a flexible connector strip and a flexible engagement strip that overlays the flexible connector strip when the attachment band is coupled to the person's head of hair so that the flexible engagement strip provides the outwardly facing surface of the attachment band, the flexible connector strip includes a plurality of lock teeth, and the engagement strip includes a plurality of catches each arranged to engage the corresponding plurality of lock teeth when the attachment band is coupled to the person's head of hair. 
     
     
         9 . The hair extension of  claim 8 , wherein the attachment band includes a flexible tether that extends from the flexible connector strip to the flexible engagement strip, and the attachment band is a single monolithic flexible component. 
     
     
         10 . The hair extension of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible connector strip includes a plurality of apertures configured to receive the plurality of lock teeth. 
     
     
         11 . The hair extension of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of catches includes a plurality of posts spaced apart from each other and arranged on all sides of the plurality of apertures in the flexible connector strip. 
     
     
         12 . The hair extension of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lock teeth are arrow-shaped and include a plurality of stems extending from the connector panel and a plurality of caps extending from the stems so that the outermost edges of the plurality of caps extend beyond the outermost edges of the plurality of stems. 
     
     
         13 . A hair extension comprising
 a plurality of supplemental hairs,   an attachment band coupled to the plurality of supplemental hairs and configured to be secured to the person's head of hair, and   a mesh sheet that extends over an outwardly facing surface of the attachment band while remaining substantially all arranged within a footprint of the attachment band when the attachment band is viewed looking toward the outwardly facing surface of the attachment band.   
     
     
         14 . The hair extension of  claim 13 , wherein the mesh sheet further includes a plurality of apertures and at least some of the plurality of supplemental hairs extend through the apertures. 
     
     
         15 . The hair extension of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of supplemental hairs includes a plurality of short supplemental hairs and a plurality of long supplemental hairs. 
     
     
         16 . The hair extension of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of short supplemental hairs extend away from the plurality of long supplemental hairs. 
     
     
         17 . The hair extension of  claim 13 , wherein the attachment band includes a flexible connector strip and a flexible engagement strip that overlays the flexible connector strip when the attachment band is coupled to the person's head of hair so that the flexible engagement strip provides the outwardly facing surface of the attachment band, the flexible connector strip includes a plurality of lock teeth, and the engagement strip includes a plurality of catches each arranged to engage the corresponding plurality of lock teeth when the attachment band is coupled to the person's head of hair. 
     
     
         18 . The hair extension of  claim 17 , wherein the flexible connector strip includes a plurality of apertures each configured to receive a corresponding lock tooth. 
     
     
         19 . The hair extension of  claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of catches includes a plurality of posts arranged on all sides of a corresponding aperture in the flexible connector strip. 
     
     
         20 . The hair extension of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of lock teeth are arrow-shaped, each lock tooth includes and include a stem extending from the connector panel and a cap extending from the stem to provide the head of the arrow-shaped lock tooth, and each head included in a lock tooth is formed to include a plurality of hair-receiving channels sized to receive natural hairs from a person's head of hair.