From the US patent office:

Who woulda thunk it, the comb-over has been patented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS INVENTION

The method here disclosed uses the remaining hair around the bald area on a person's head. The hair in this area must be extra long to cover the bald area. Generally the hair should be about 3 to 4 inches long.

To use the method of this invention, the hair around the bald area is divided into equal portions, generally three such sections will be used. The sections of hair used by this method generally will be to include equal sections on each side of the head and a third section on the back of the head.

The hair to be used as covering is brushed over the bald area in alternating folds using hair spray to hold the hair in place. The uppermost section can be styled to the person's personal teste.

It is the purpose of this invention to provide a method for covering bald areas using only the hair on a person's head.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method to fold hair in a prearranged design to cover a bald area.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple method to cover bald areas operable by the user on his own head.

These and other objects will appear more fully from the specification below.....