Hairdressing cape and methods for its manufacture

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hairdressing cape comprising a rectangular fabric piece with a neck opening. The objective is to provide a hairdressing cape that offers improved wearing comfort, is more environmentally friendly to produce, and is easier to handle. According to the invention, a hairdressing cape is provided comprising a rectangular fabric piece with a slit and a neck opening, wherein the neck opening is arranged on a diagonal of the fabric piece and the slit extends along the diagonal from a slit corner of the fabric piece to the neck opening.The problem is further solved by a method for manufacturing the hairdresser's cape according to the invention, which comprises the following steps: providing a rectangular piece of fabric; cutting out a neck opening on a diagonal of the fabric piece; and slitting the fabric piece along the diagonal from one corner to the neck opening.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a hairdresser's cape comprising a square piece of fabric with a neck opening.

[0002] Hairdressing capes are used in hair salons. They are pulled over the upper body and fastened at the neck. Falling hair lands on the cape, preventing the clothing from becoming soiled with hair.

[0003] Hairdressing capes also prevent shampoo or other hairdressing products used for hair care, cleaning or coloring from ending up on clothing.

[0004] Hairdressing capes known from the prior art are made of synthetic textiles. They consist of a square, usually rectangular, piece of fabric with an opening for the neck. In some versions, the corners of the rectangular piece of fabric are rounded. The fabric is slit so that it can be pulled over the torso from the front. The slit runs vertically from the center of one edge of the fabric to the neck opening. The hairdressing cape is placed over the torso from the front and fastened at the neck with a hook and eye or snap fasteners. Because the fabric is slit, it can be placed over the torso without forcing the head through the neck opening.

[0005] This state-of-the-art cutting technique requires a large amount of fabric to adequately cover the upper body. The fabric pieces are therefore very large and cumbersome to handle, which is particularly noticeable when shaking out hair or cleaning and drying the hairdressing capes. The plastic processing involved in manufacturing these large hairdressing capes is also problematic from an environmental perspective.

[0006] Based on this, the object of the present invention is to overcome at least one of the aforementioned disadvantages and to provide a hairdressing cape that offers improved wearing comfort, can be manufactured in a more environmentally friendly way and is easier to handle.

[0007] The problem is solved by a hairdresser's cape with the features of claim 1.

[0008] According to the invention, a hairdresser's cape is provided, comprising a square fabric piece with a slit and a neck opening, wherein the neck opening is arranged on a diagonal of the fabric piece and the slit runs along the diagonal from a slit corner of the fabric piece to the neck opening.

[0009] The slit therefore does not run vertically from the center of an edge of the rectangular fabric piece to the neckline, but rather diagonally from a corner of the fabric piece to the neckline. A hairdresser's cape with such a slit covers the upper body much more efficiently, similar to a poncho. The diagonal slit protects the upper body from falling hair with a diamond-shaped piece of fabric covering the stomach and back. This allows the hairdresser's cape to be made from a smaller piece of fabric than conventional capes. This results in a reduction in weight, which increases wearing comfort.

[0010] Similarly, the smaller fabric cut reduces the amount of fabric required to manufacture the hairdresser's cape and simplifies its handling.

[0011] The slit fabric piece is preferably square or diamond-shaped. This creates a symmetrical hairdresser's cape that covers the left and right sides of the body equally. With a square fabric piece, all four sides are the same length and all angles are 90°. With a diamond-shaped fabric piece, all four sides are also the same length, but not all angles need to be 90°. Opposite angles of a diamond are equal.

[0012] A band is preferably sewn onto the neckline, with a central section of the band forming a stand-up collar along the neckline and the free ends of the band extending towards the slit. This allows the hairdresser's cape to be laced up at the back, enabling stepless adjustment of the neckline's width. The stand-up collar, which can be laced snugly around the neck, prevents cut hair from getting under clothing. The stand-up collar also eliminates the need for an additional strip of crepe paper, which is typically used between the neck and the hairdresser's cape.

[0013] For example, the tape has a length that is less than or equal to the edge length of the fabric cut.

[0014] The neckline is preferably positioned closer to the slit corner than to a corner of the fabric piece opposite the slit corner. This allows the hairdresser's cape to hang further down the front than the back. The chest and stomach are particularly affected by falling hair, whereas the back, apart from the shoulders, receives hardly any falling hair. With the asymmetrically positioned neckline, a larger portion of the fabric piece is used to cover the chest and stomach, while a smaller, but perfectly adequate, portion covers the shoulders and upper back. This allows for a smaller, and therefore lighter, piece of fabric to be used for the hairdresser's cape.

[0015] Ideally, all edges of the hairdresser's cape are folded over and / or hemmed to prevent the fabric from fraying. The edges can also be topstitched.

[0016] The corners of the fabric cut of the hairdresser's cape according to the invention can be rounded.

[0017] The hairdresser's cape is preferably made of natural fibers.

[0018] For example, the fabric cut consists of a woven or knitted fabric with at least 50% hemp fibers, preferably a woven or knitted fabric with at least 75% hemp fibers, more preferably a woven or knitted fabric with at least 95% hemp fibers, most preferably a woven or knitted fabric with 100% hemp fibers.

[0019] Surprisingly, hairdressing capes made from hemp fibers showed the highest level of comfort.

[0020] It should be noted that comfort increases with a higher hemp fiber content. Therefore, a fabric with the highest possible hemp fiber content should be chosen. The fabric should contain at least 50% hemp fiber by weight and otherwise include other natural fibers, such as cotton, or ideally, consist entirely of hemp fibers.

[0021] Fabric made from hemp fibers is highly breathable. Hemp fibers can also quickly absorb and release large amounts of moisture. This prevents the feeling of moisture accumulating under the cloak, even after prolonged wear.

[0022] The combination of excellent moisture regulation and breathability ensures pleasant temperature and humidity conditions under the hairdressing cape. It remains pleasantly cool under the cape in summer and pleasantly warm in winter.

[0023] With prolonged wear, the fabric becomes increasingly supple and soft.

[0024] A fabric cut with hemp fibers does not become electrostatically charged and is particularly suitable for sensitive skin. Hemp fibers are also very durable and yet completely biodegradable. Therefore, the hairdressing cape according to the invention is much more environmentally friendly than known hairdressing capes made of synthetic textiles.

[0025] The fabric cut consists, for example, of a woven fabric or a knitted fabric, such as a jersey.

[0026] The problem is further solved by a method for manufacturing the hairdresser's cape according to the invention, which comprises the following steps: - Providing a rectangular piece of fabric - Cutting out a neckline on a diagonal of the fabric piece - Slitting the fabric piece along the diagonal from one corner to the neckline.

[0027] Preferably, a strip is cut from an edge of the fabric piece to form a square or diamond-shaped fabric piece, and this strip is sewn to the neckline, so that a middle section of the strip forms a stand-up collar along the neckline and free ends of the strip extend towards the slit.

[0028] This method allows the hairdresser's cape with a stand-up collar to be produced from a single length of fabric without any waste. First, rectangular or parallelogram-shaped pieces of fabric are cut from the fabric. Then, a strip of fabric the length of the shorter edge is cut from the shorter edge of each piece, leaving a square or diamond-shaped piece of fabric.

[0029] This strip, detached from the rectangular or parallelogram-shaped piece of fabric, is then used to form the stand-up collar.

[0030] The invention is described below with reference to the details in the Fig. 1 and Fig. The embodiment shown in 2 is explained in more detail. The illustrations show: Fig. 1 schematically an embodiment of a hairdresser's cape according to the invention; and Fig. 2 schematically a fabric cut for the formation of the hairdresser's cape Fig. 1.

[0031] The in Fig. The hairdresser's cape shown consists of a square piece of fabric 2 and a band 7 sewn onto it.

[0032] Fabric piece 2 as well as band 7 consist of a woven fabric made from 100% hemp fibers.

[0033] Fabrics with a lower hemp fiber content can also be used. If the fabric is not made entirely of hemp fibers, a blend with other natural fibers, such as cotton, should be used if possible. Knitted fabrics like jersey can also be used.

[0034] Instead of being made from natural fibers, the hairdressing cape according to the invention can also be made from synthetic fibers, like conventional hairdressing capes.

[0035] Fabric piece 2 has a neckline 3 and a slit 4. The slit 4 runs diagonally across the square fabric piece 2. The slit 4 extends from a slit corner 5 to the neckline 3.

[0036] The neckline 3 is not centered, that is, not located above the intersection of the surface diagonals, but rather positioned acentrically on the diagonal along which the slit 4 runs. The neckline 3 is located closer to the slit corner 5 than to a corner 6 diagonally opposite the slit corner 5.

[0037] The hairdresser's cape 1 is pulled over the upper body from the front, so that the slit 4 runs along the back. Through the diagonally running slit 4, the upper body is covered by a fabric diamond, similar to a poncho. In the illustrated embodiment, due to the asymmetrically arranged neck opening 3, the fabric piece 2 hangs down further on one side of the stomach than on the other side of the back when worn. That is, the stomach is covered by more fabric than the back.

[0038] The band 7 is sewn to the neckline 3 in such a way that a central section of the band forms a stand-up collar 8 along the circumference of the neckline 3. The free ends of the band 7 hang beyond the slit 4, extending beyond the circumference of the neckline 3 and extending towards the slit 4. They thus hang down the back of the neck and can be used to tie the hairdresser's cape 1 at the neck. Once tied, the stand-up collar 8 fits snugly against the neck, preventing hair from getting under the clothing in the neck area.

[0039] Based on Fig. 2. The production of the in Fig. The hairdresser's cape shown in section 1 will be explained.

[0040] A 144 cm long piece of fabric (slice 2) was cut from a 140 cm wide roll of fabric. Therefore, piece 2 has dimensions of 140 cm x 144 cm.

[0041] A 4 cm wide strip was cut from fabric piece 2 for band 7. This results in a square fabric piece 2 measuring 140 cm x 140 cm and a band 7 that is 140 cm long and 4 cm wide.

[0042] The square piece of fabric 2 was cut approximately 75 cm deep, starting at corner 5, and then an oval approximately 16 cm long and 10 cm wide was cut out for the neckline 3. All fabric edges were folded over by about 1 cm and sewn. The strip of fabric for the band 7 was also folded over and sewn.

[0043] The band 7 was sewn onto the neckline 3 in the manner of a stand-up collar 8, with the free ends of the band 7 extending out at the back, that is, along the slit 4.

[0044] Volume 7 can be shortened if necessary.

[0045] The production method for a hairdresser's cape according to the invention, as described for this embodiment, offers excellent fabric yield with minimal waste. It can easily be adapted to fabric widths other than the 140 cm mentioned here as an example.

[0046] An equally good fabric yield is achieved if fabric cuts in the form of parallelograms are separated from the fabric roll and a strip is cut from each of these, leaving a diamond-shaped fabric cut. Reference symbol list 1 hairdresser's cape 2. Fabric cutting 3 Neckline 4 slots 5, 6 corner Volume 7 8 stand-up collars

Claims

Hairdressing cape comprising a square piece of fabric with a slit and a neck opening, wherein the neck opening is arranged on a diagonal of the fabric piece and the slit runs along the diagonal from a slit corner of the fabric piece to the neck opening. Hairdressing cape according to claim 1, characterized in that the fabric cut is square or diamond-shaped. Hairdressing cape according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a band is sewn onto the neckline, wherein a central band section forms a stand-up collar along the neckline and free ends of the band extend towards the slit. Hairdressing cape according to claim 3, characterized in that the band has a length which is less than or equal to an edge length of the fabric cut. Hairdressing cape according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the neck opening is arranged closer to the slit corner than to a corner of the fabric cut opposite the slit corner. Hairdressing cape according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that all edges of the hairdressing cape are sewn over. Hairdressing cape according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fabric cut consists of a woven or knitted fabric with at least 50% hemp fibers, preferably of a woven or knitted fabric with at least 75% hemp fibers, more preferably of a woven or knitted fabric with at least 95% hemp fibers, most preferably of a woven or knitted fabric with 100% hemp fibers. A method for manufacturing a hairdresser's cape according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising the following steps: - providing a rectangular piece of fabric; - cutting out a neckline on a diagonal of the fabric; and - slitting the fabric from one corner to the neckline Method according to claim 8, characterized in that a band is cut from an edge of the fabric blank to form a square or diamond-shaped fabric blank, and this band is sewn to the neckline, so that a central band section forms a stand-up collar along the neckline and free ends of the band extend towards the slit.

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