Shower Cap

Abstract

A shower cap designed to prevent hair extensions from getting wet during showers or other exposure to water such as rain or mist. The hair is secured in a waterproof body, held up at the bottom by a nape scoop, with waterproof seals provided at the top and sides of the body through an adjustable headband and right/left functional linings. The headband is adjustable through two or more adjustment holes, and additionally has a bridge to deflect water away from the seals. The headband leaves open the scalp of the user for shampoo during showers.

Claims

1. A device for keep hair extensions dry when showering, consisting of: a headband, where the headband comprises a silicon bead with a cover, two or more adjustment holes, where the two or more adjustment strip are located on the headband, two or more adjustment bands, two or more die-cut holes, where one of the two or more adjustment strips passes through one of the two or more die-cut holes and adjustably attaches to one of the two or more adjustment bands, and a body, where the headband comprises a forehead clasp, a back portion where the back portion comprises a body and a nape scoop.

2. The device of claim 1, additionally comprising an interior layer and an extension window, where one or more hair extensions is passed through the extension window and secured in the nape scoop during a shower.

3. The device of claim 2, where the number of adjustment bands is four, the number of adjustment strips is four, and there is a left forehead adjustment band that adjustably connects to a left forehead binding strip, there is a right forehead adjustment band that adjustably connects to a right forehead binding strip, there is a left temple adjustment band that adjustably connects to a left temple binding strip, there is a right temple adjustment band that adjustably connects to a right temple binding strip.

4. A device for keeping hair extensions dry when showering, comprising: a headband, two or more adjustment holes, where the two or more adjustment holes are located on the headband, an extension window, and a body.

5. The device of claim 4, where the headband comprises a bridge, a back, a bottom bridge, a forehead functional lining, a right functional lining, a left functional lining, and a body seam.

6. The device of claim 5, where the body additionally comprises a nape scoop, where the nape scoop functions to secure the hair extensions within the body.

7. The device of claim 6, where the head defines a scalp portion of the user's head, and where the scalp portion of the user's head can be washed during a shower, but where the device keeps the hair extensions dry during the shower.

8. The device of claim 7, where the two or more adjustment holes located on the headband are mating snaps.

9. The device of claim 8, where the headband comprises a base layer and a covering layer, where the two or more adjustment holes located on the headband comprise two or more prongs on the base layer, and two or more corresponding holes on the covering layer.

10. The device of claim 9, where the two or more adjustment holes located on the headband are two or more mating snaps.

11. The device of claim 4, where the headband comprises a bridge, a back, a bottom bridge, a forehead functional lining, a right functional lining, a left functional lining, and a body seam.

12. The device of claim 11, where the body additionally comprises a nape scoop, where the nape scoop functions to secure the hair extensions within the body.

13. The device of claim 12, where the head defines a scalp portion of the user's head, and where the scalp portion of the user's head can be washed during a shower, but where the device keeps the hair extensions dry during the shower.

14. The device of claim 13, where the headband comprises a base layer and a covering layer, where the base layer has an outer surface, and the outer surface is one of hook-and-loop fasteners, and where the covering layer has an inner side, and the inner side is the other of hook-and-loop fasteners.

15. A method of showering without getting hair extensions wet, comprising the steps of, first, obtaining a shower cap, where the shower cap comprises an adjustment mechanism, and a body, where the headband comprises a bridge, a back, a bottom bridge, a forehead functional lining, a right functional lining, a left functional lining, and a body seam, where the body additionally comprises a nape scoop.

16. The method of claim 15, where the adjustment mechanism is two or more adjustment holes, where the two or more adjustment holes are located on the headband

17. The method of claim 15, where the adjustment mechanism on the headband is two or more mating snaps.

18. The method of claim 15, where the adjustment mechanism on the headband is a base layer and a covering layer, where the base layer has an outer surface, and the outer surface is one of hook-and-loop fasteners, and where the covering layer has an inner side, and the inner side is the other of hook-and-loop fasteners.

19. The method of claim 18, additionally comprising a second step of securing the shower cap to the head of the user.

20. The method of claim 19, additionally comprising the step of securing the hair extensions in the body of the shower cap, additionally comprising the step of adjusting the headband to secure the top of the shower cap against water.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0023] One preferred form of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] FIG. 1 is a right-side view of the invention showing how it fits on the head of a user of the invention.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a left-side view of the invention.

[0026] FIG. 3 is a front view.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a back view.

[0028] FIG. 5 is a front view of the invention not attached to a person's head.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0029] Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with references made to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearly illustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts through the several views in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not limited in their application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of the invention are capable of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0030] As a basic description of the invention, the shower cap has been designed to prevent hair extensions from getting wet during showers or other exposure to water. The hair is collected and secured in a waterproof body, held up at the bottom by a nape scoop, with waterproof seals provided at the top and sides of the body through an adjustable headband and right/left functional linings. The headband is adjustable through two or more adjustment holes, and additionally has a bridge to deflect water away from the seals.

[0031] FIG. 1 is a right-side view of the invention showing how it fits on the head of a user of the invention. A 4 mm silicon bead covered by lightweight silicon material 1 forms a watertight seal between the invention and the head of the user, thereby providing an improvement over the prior art. Several adjustment bands (3, 6, 9 and 11) allow the user to adjust the circumference of the silicon bead 1 to allow for a snug fit on a variety of sizes and shapes of heads. Attached to the silicon bead 1 is a body 4, which provides a watertight covering for the hair, and a nape scoop 5 into which the hair extensions fall. The watertight capabilities of the invention depend in no small part on the interior liner (17 in other figures), which is a strip of semi-malleable material that creates watertight seals between the various parts of the invention and the head of the user. In this view, the left temple adjustment band 6 adjustably attaches to the left temping binding strip 7, allowing the user to adjust the tightness of the device on his/her head. This figure also shows how the Left forehead adjustment band 3 can be adjustably secured to the left forehead binding strip 8.

[0032] FIG. 2 is a left-side view of the invention, showing how the right temple adjustment band 9 can be adjustably secured to the right temple binding strip 10. This figure also shows how the right forehead adjustment band 11can be adjustably secured to the right forehead binding strip 12..

[0033] FIG. 3 is a front view of the invention. A forehead clasp 13 allows for easy installation and removal of the device.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a back view showing how the hair extensions can be “scooped up” into the nape scoop 5.

[0035] FIG. 5 is a front view of the invention not attached to a person's head. This figure illustrates how the adjustment bands (6 and 9) pass through die-cut holes (15 and 16) to removably adjust the diameter of the device, and thereby, its tightness over the head of the user. An extension window 18 is where the hair extensions are pushed so that they are scooped up in the nape scoop (5 in other figures).

[0036] It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.

[0037] All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all other copyright rights whatsoever are reserved.

REFERENCE NUMBERS USED

[0038] 1. Lightweight silicone material over (elastic binding) [0039] 2. 4 mm silicon bead [0040] 3. Left forehead adjustment band [0041] 4. Body [0042] 5. Nape scoop [0043] 6. Left temple adjustment band [0044] 7. Left temple binding strip [0045] 8. Left forehead binding strip [0046] 9. Right temple adjustment band [0047] 10. Right temple binding strip [0048] 11. Right forehead adjustment band [0049] 12. Right forehead binding strip [0050] 13. Forehead clasp [0051] 14. User [0052] 15. Right die cut hole [0053] 16. Left die cut hole [0054] 17. Interior liner [0055] 18. Extension window