Salon garment having a clear viewing window

Abstract

A salon garment including a cape having a sufficient size and shape to substantially cover shoulder, torso and lap portions of a wearer to protect said portions, an adjustable collar; and a viewing window constructed from optically clear material positioned in a location down on the cape corresponding to about the lap of the wearer, such that a communications or other device can be viewed through the garment.

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TECHNICAL FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of barber and salon protective garments, and more particularly, to a protective cape having a clear viewing window provided in a location on the cape about corresponding to the waist of a wearer such that the wearer can view a communications or other device through the cape during a procedure without sacrificing the protection that the cape provides.[0003]2. Background of the Invention[0004]Known to those skilled in the art, capes and other garments are typically worn by a client at a barbershop or salon during a procedure to protect their clothing and skin from falling products and hair. Conventional protective garments, such as barber capes and robes, are typically constructed from lightweight, soil-resistant and washable materials chosen for their comfort, durability and repeated use. Materials having these desired properties are typically knitt...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]To achieve the foregoing and other aspects and advantages, a salon garment is provided herein including a cape having a sufficient size and shape to substantially cover shoulder, torso and lap portions of a wearer to protect said portions from falling hair and product, a collar associated with the cape and having an adjustable fastener to provide tight-fitting engagement of the collar around a neck of the wearer, and a viewing window constructed from generally optically clear material positioned in spaced-apart relation from the collar in a location down on the cape corresponding to about the lap of the wearer, such that a communications or other device can be viewed through the garment.

[0017]In a further embodiment, the generally optically clear material prevents falling hair and hair products from passing therethrough.

Problems solved by technology

Materials having these desired properties are typically knitted from synthetic materials to provide sufficient flexibility in the material to allow it to generally conform to the wearer's shape and allow it to “drape.” While synthetic yarns and other knittable materials may be used to produce opaque or slightly translucent garments, allowing general shapes to be deciphered therethrough, they are typically not capable of producing optically transparent garments, making deciphering text from a communications device therethrough nearly impossible.

Wearing a conventional opaque or slightly translucent cape, operating a communications device requires the device to be held outside of the protection of the cape or the cape to be moved to view the device, leaving the device and consequentially exposed portions of skin and clothing unprotected and susceptible to falling product and hair.

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