System and method for increasing hair volume

摘要

A system, comprising: a sleeve having a circumscribing sidewall formed of elastic, compliant material, the sleeve having an internal axial bore sized to have an inside diameter equal to or less than an outside diameter of a host hair to be received in the bore, the sidewall formed of thermoplastic resilient, compliant material, and at least one supplemental hair embedded in the sidewall or attached to the sidewall of the sleeve.

主权项

1. A system to increase the appearance of volume of existing hair, the system comprising:
a sleeve having a cylindrical body with an interior surface and opposing exterior surface, the body including first and second ends and a longitudinal slit formed in the body and entire length of the sleeve from the first end to the second end, the slit having a width defined by a distance between a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the sleeve body, the interior surface of the body having at least one edge configured to engage the shaft of hair and permit sliding of the sleeve on the shaft of hair in a first direction and resist sliding of the sleeve on the shaft of hair in a direction opposite the first direction; a plurality of hair strands integrally embedded in the body; and a clamp structured to clamp the sleeve to the shaft of hair, the clamp structured to remain on the sleeve and enable the sleeve to slide in the first longitudinal direction on the shaft of hair.