Head Dress with an Integrated Shawl

Abstract

The present invention comprises of a head covering having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion contains a tightening band. A shawl operatively attached to the lower portion. The shawl portion may be a square, elliptical or rectangular piece of fabric. A point in the middle of the shawl is permanently or temporarily, but firmly attached to a point along the lower portion of the head adornment.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention is related to a headdress used to gather and contain hair under a hair covering. For many activities, such as food preparation, housekeeping, or work with spinning machinery, keeping hair under a tight wrap and out of the way is either a preferred means of operation, or is a critical safety requirement. Furthermore, users may wish to keep hair covered to protect hair, to hide unwashed or unkept hair, or as a religious rite or requirement.

[0002] A plurality of solutions exist that offer hair covering, however, all solutions offer a narrow application, and each have a downside. The closest alternative to the disclosed device is a shawl that wraps around the head or a cap having an elastic band around its base. A shawl suffers from difficulty of keeping head in a tight bun while the scarf is wrapped, requiring multiple tries, and often an overly tight end result. Alternatively, a shawl that is wrapped loosely offers inferior protection from the hair and suffers from multiple leaching of hair into the surrounding environment. A cap on the other hand, while much easier to slip on, cannot be changed in appearance or placement. A user would need to own several different caps, hats or hair nettings to achieve a particular look.

[0003] Traditionally, users seeking to style their hair or cover their heads must rely on a single piece of fabric that comes in a preset shape or size. While various tying techniques exist, these conventional designs provide limited flexibility in achieving a customized look. The user is often constrained by the material's inherent structure and must rely on skill or additional accessories to secure the desired shape.

[0004] Existing headscarves and wraps typically lack built-in structural elements that would allow users to mold and adjust them to form specific shapes with ease. As a result, individuals wishing to create elaborate or structured styles often struggle to maintain their desired look throughout the day. This limitation poses a challenge for users who desire a more adaptable solution that can provide both convenience and stylistic versatility.

[0005] Therefore, a need exists for an improved headscarf design that enables users to shape and wrap the fabric in a controlled manner, offering greater freedom in styling without requiring extensive tying techniques or additional securing mechanisms.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The present invention comprises of a head covering having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion contains a tightening band. A shawl operatively attached to the lower portion.

[0007] The shawl portion may be a square, elliptical or rectangular piece of fabric. A point in the middle of the shawl is permanently or temporarily, but firmly attached to a point along the lower portion of the head adornment.

[0008] A user may effectively use the head adornment in a plurality of ways. In the first way, the user dons the head netting on one's head. The user then collects one's hair into one ponytail and then rotates the entire head covering until the pony is pulled in beneath the cap, thus securing all hair beneath the cap.

[0009] In the second usage comprises all steps of the first way above, followed by spreading and draping the shawl over the wearer's head from back to front, front to back or from one side to the other. Then wrapping the free ends of the draped shawl into a bun in the front or in the back of the head, thus tightly sealing the hair beneath the scarf.

[0010] In one embodiment, the disclosed device comprises a headdress system including a scarf portion and a cap portion. The cap portion is secured to the scarf portion at a designated attachment point, which may be equidistant from the outer band of the scarf portion or positioned at a selected distance from the outer band. The scarf portion features at least three corners and may take a square or rectangular shape to facilitate versatile wrapping and styling options.

[0011] One disclosed or anticipated method of using the disclosed device involves the user first donning the cap portion over their head. At this stage, a substantial amount of the user's hair, particularly if styled in a ponytail or similar updo, may remain exposed beneath the cap. To address this, the user grasps the scarf portion and rotates the cap, generating centrifugal forces that pull the user's hair fully within the cap. Once the hair is secured, the user proceeds to style the scarf portion by folding, overlapping, braiding, knotting, or interlocking its corners or sections along the outer band. The user may employ a specific method and sequence to achieve the desired headdress shape, allowing for customizable and dynamic styling suited to individual preferences.

[0012] This invention offers an adaptable and efficient solution for headscarf styling, allowing users to easily secure their hair while creating a variety of aesthetic looks with minimal effort.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG. 1 is a diagram of one embodiment of the disclosed device showing the cap portion coupled with the scarf portion.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a diagram of one embodiment of the disclosed device with a scarf portion completely spread out.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a diagram of a user wearing the cap portion with the scarf portion in a pretied position.

[0016] FIGS. 4-6 demonstrate the device assuming various head adornment forms.

[0017] FIG. 7 is an alternative embodiment of the head scarf.

[0018] FIG. 8 demonstrates a method enabled by the disclosed device.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of the present invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made thereto.

[0020] Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIG. 1 demonstrates the head covering 10 shown having a cap portion 12 secured to a scarf portion 20. The cap portion 12 may be an elastic fabric, a hair netting, or a hat that is integrated for use with the scarf portion 20. The cap portion 12 and the scarf portion 20 are attached at an area 22 marking substantially the central point 24. The cap portion 12 is firmly coupled with the scarf portion 20 at the point 24 using a permanent attachment, such as a permanent seam, rivet, or a unitary or integrated combination, or the coupling may be removable using a button / loop, hook / clasp, hook and loop or snap fastener portions sown at points 16 and 26 of the cap portion 12 and scarf portion 20.

[0021] The scarf portion 20 is shown having an area 22 terminated by a fringe 28, with at least three corners 29. Corners 29 may be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Scarf portion 20 may be made out of solid or lace material, fabric or polymeric materials and may be stretchable. The point 24 may be at the edge. The scarf portion 20 may be used as completely spread out (FIG. 2) or folded (FIG. 1).

[0022] As seen in FIG. 2, the scarf portion 20 is in a geometric shape, such as a square as shown. The scarf portion 20 may also be an ellipse or a triangle or any other shape. The cap portion 12 is preferably attached to a point 24 along the surface 27 of the scarf portion 20 which represents substantially the center 24 of the scarf area 22.

[0023] FIG. 3 demonstrates the cap portion 12 having the upper portion 14 covering the plurality of the wearer's hair. At this point the user would have gathered her hair into a bundle and turned the hear cover clockwise or counterclockwise 30 to gather the hair bundle completely beneath the head cover. The user by holding at points 21, may turn the cap portion 12 by holding on to the scarf portion 20, which would allow the elastic lower portion 13 to form a complete circumferential grip on user hair. The user would rotate the cap portion 12 the direction 30 using the scarf portion 20. The scarf portion 20 may be left to loosely dangle, or may be spread over the wearer's shoulders, where it would not be at risk of falling down since it remains firmly tethered to the head covering 10. As shown in FIG. 3 the scarf portion 20 is shown having three corners 29 with the point of attachment 16 of the cap portion 12 attaching at point 24. The user may let the scarf portion 20 hang loosely suspended from the point of attachment 26, or the user may then continue to wrap, fold and tuck the scarf portion 20 until it assumes a shape desired by the user, such as forming a headband, a neck scarf, a kerchief tied in the back, front or side, or any other wrapping manner, which may be dictated by a user's mood, social setting or manner of dress.

[0024] FIG. 4 demonstrates a method by which the headscarf 10 showing the location of the cap portion 12 and the scarf portion 20 can be utilized to form a multi-application hair covering. In FIG. 4 a user arranges the scarf portion 20 in front 23, or in the back 25. For example, in FIG. 5 user slips all hair under the cap portion 12 by rotating the cap portion 12 in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction 30, then ties the ends 29 in a back knot 32. Similarly, in FIG. 6, the scarf portion 20 is tied in a front knot 34 over the cap portion (12), with the elastic bottom section 13 visible in the figure. It is important to note that the cap portion 12 assists with organizing user's hair beneath the cap portion 12, and then the scarf portion 20 achieves a finish desired by the user using a specific wrapping. As shown in FIG. 6, the shawl may be tightened around the back of a user's head or as shown in FIG. 5 or tied around the front 23 or the side in a turban style.

[0025] FIG. 6 demonstrates the top portion 12 of the head covering, the lower portion 14 that slips over the side of the user's head and an elastic end 16 that retains the head covering 10 over the user's head. The shawl 20 preferably attaches to one or several points that are close together along the lower portion 14.

[0026] The cap portion 12 may be a hat as shown in the embodiment diagramed in FIG. 7. Shown is the cap portion 12 with the front of the cap portion 23. The cap portion 12 is attached at point 16 to the point 24, which is along the surface 27 of the scarf portion 20 and substantially towards the center thereof. The scarf portion 20 may be folded or wrapped and inserted into the inner cavity 40 of the cap portion or draped or tied around the exterior 42. While the cap portion 12 displayed in FIG. 7 is a nursing cap, any other head adornment may be used, such as a ballcap with or without a bill, kepi, pillbox, ivy or any other type of a hat.

[0027] FIG. 8 demonstrates a method of hair organization supported by the described device. Shown are steps of donning the cap portion on user head. Rotating the cap portion in clockwise or counterclockwise direction to drag hair under the cap. Folding, spreading, braiding, stretching, tucking or tying ends and edge of the scarf portion to over or under the cap portion.

[0028] Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention. While various inventive aspects, concepts and features of the inventions may be described and illustrated herein as embodied in combination in the exemplary embodiments, these various aspects, concepts and features may be used in many alternative embodiments, either individually or in various combinations and sub-combinations thereof. Unless expressly excluded herein all such combinations and sub-combinations are intended to be within the scope of the present inventions. Still further, while various alternative embodiments as to the various aspects, concepts and features of the inventions—such as alternative materials, structures, configurations, methods, devices and components, alternatives as to form, fit and function, and so on—may be described herein, such descriptions are not intended to be a complete or exhaustive list of available alternative embodiments, whether presently known or later developed. Those skilled in the art may readily adopt one or more of the inventive aspects, concepts or features into additional embodiments and uses within the scope of the present inventions even if such embodiments are not expressly disclosed herein. Additionally, even though some features, concepts or aspects of the inventions may be described herein as being a preferred arrangement or method, such description is not intended to suggest that such feature is required or necessary unless expressly so stated. Still further, exemplary or representative values and ranges may be included to assist in understanding the present disclosure, however, such values and ranges are not to be construed in a limiting sense and are intended to be critical values or ranges only if so expressly stated. Parameters identified as “approximate” or “about” a specified value are intended to include both the specified value and values within 10% of the specified value, unless expressly stated otherwise. Further, it is to be understood that the drawings accompanying the present disclosure may, but need not, be to scale, and therefore may be understood as teaching various ratios and proportions evident in the drawings. Moreover, while various aspects, features and concepts may be expressly identified herein as being inventive or forming part of an invention, such identification is not intended to be exclusive, but rather there may be inventive aspects, concepts and features that are fully described herein without being expressly identified as such or as part of a specific invention, the inventions instead being set forth in the appended claims, as currently written or as amended or added in the future. Descriptions of exemplary methods or processes are not limited to inclusion of all steps as being required in all cases, nor is the order that the steps are presented to be construed as required or necessary unless expressly so stated.

Claims

1. A headscarf comprising a scarf portion having an outer band and a scarf area, a cap portion said cap portion connected to a center area of said scarf area; and wherein said headscarf configured to stretching fit over a head of a wearer.

2. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein said outer band is comprised of at least three corners.

3. The headscarf of claim 2, wherein said cap portion is attached to said scarf area in a spot equidistant to said at least 3 corners.

4. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein said scarf portion is square.

5. The headscarf of claim 3, wherein said scarf portion is square.

6. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein said cap portion is a stretchable netting.

7. The headscarf of claim 6, wherein said cap portion is removable.

8. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein said cap portion is removable.

9. A method of utilizing a styling headdress comprised of a head scarf portion and a cap portion; wherein said cap portion is coupled with said scarf portion and wherein said cap portion couples with said scarf portion at a point located at some distance from an outer edge of said scarf portion; comprising the steps of donning the head cap on said user's head; rotating that cap portion until said user's hair is pulled beneath said cap portion.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of said user spreading said scarf portion while said cap portion is securely on said user's head; and interlocking, braiding or knotting said scarf portion until said scarf portion assumes a head dress shape preferred by said user.

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