Tattoo needle and method for making and using same

摘要

A tattoo needle apparatus that may be used in connection with replicating hair follicles on a scalp of a client is disclosed along with a method of constructing the needle. The needle may include a shank and a needle head secured to the shank. The needle head may include a bundle of three pins (needles), with a point (tip or apex) of each pin being bent, deformed, deflected or otherwise curved inwardly toward a longitudinal axis of the bundle of pins. The method for constructing the needling may include securing the pins in a bundle, curving the points, and mounting the bundle to a needle shank.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a tattoo needle having an arm and a needle head secured to the arm, the needle head including three pins, each pin having a point and a shaft and the pins being secured together in a bundle so that the shaft of each pin contacts at least a portion of the shaft of two pins, each pin also having a predetermined shaft diameter; providing a jig including a recess having a conical shaped portion; inserting the bundle into the recess so that each pin is tapered inward toward a longitudinal axis of the bundle by the conical shaped portion and so that the points of all the pins collectively form a needle head; providing a tattoo machine; positioning the tattoo needling on the tattoo machine; applying the tattoo needle to the scalp of a human using the tattoo machine to create the appearance of a hair follicle on the scalp.