Sanitary disposable cape

Abstract

The present invention is a sanitary disposable hair dressing apparatus for use in barber shops and hair dressing salons. The hair dressing apparatus comprises a neck strip being made of a man-made polymer fabric and being defined by a lower edge, an inner section, and an outer section. The apparatus further comprises a cape portion being defined by an upper portion having a centrally located opening and a lower portion having a sealed peripheral edge. The cape portion also is made of a man-made polymer fabric. The central opening of the cape portion is securely attached to the lower edge of the neck strip. A fastener is attached to the neck strip which is a means for securely fastening the neck strip around the customer's neckline such that the cape portion covers the customer's front upper torso area and protects the excess hair clippings from falling into the customer's neckline and onto the customer's clothing.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A sanitary disposable hair dressing apparatus for providing professional hair care services to a customer, the hair dressing apparatus comprising: 
 a collar being made of a man-made polymer material and being defined by a lower edge, an inner section, and an outer section;    a cape portion being made of a man-made polymer material and being defined by an upper portion having a centrally located opening and a lower portion having a sealed peripheral edge;    the central opening being securely attached to the lower edge of the collar; and    a fastener means for securely fastening the collar around the customer's neckline wherein the cape portion covers the customer's front upper torso area and protects the customer from excess hair clippings from falling into the customer's neckline and onto the customer's clothing.    
     
     
         2 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the collar is between 1 to 2 inches in width.  
     
     
         3 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the collar is 1 yard in length.  
     
     
         4 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the man-made polymer is preferably polypropylene.  
     
     
         5 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 3  wherein the polypropylene is a woven material.  
     
     
         6 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 3  wherein the polypropylene is a non-woven material.  
     
     
         7 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the fastener means further comprises: 
 a tape member and an adhesive catch;  
 the tape member being attached to the inner section of the collar at one end;  
 the adhesive catch being attached onto the outer section of the collar at the opposite end such that the tape member attaches to the adhesive catch whereby the collar is securely held in place around the customer's neckline.  
 
     
     
         8 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the man-made polymer material is a multi-layered polymer tissue.  
     
     
         9 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the multi-layered polymer tissue further comprises: 
 a first thin layer of water absorbent layer and an opposite thin water absorbent layer;  
 and a third thin water impermeable layer sandwiched between and bonded to the first and the opposite second layer.  
 
     
     
         10 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the first and opposite second layer is made of thin tissue paper.  
     
     
         11 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the third layer is a thin flexible plastic.  
     
     
         12 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the third layer is preferably a polyethylene film.  
     
     
         13 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the third layer is a plurality of colors.  
     
     
         14 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cape portion has a rectangular shape.  
     
     
         15 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cape portion has a width between 15 and 41 inches and a length between 30 and 50 inches.  
     
     
         16 . A sanitary disposable hair dressing apparatus for providing professional hair care services to a customer, the hair dressing apparatus comprising: 
 a collar being made of a man-made polymer material and being defined by a lower edge, an inner section, and an outer section;    a cape portion having a rectangular shape and being defined by an upper portion having a centrally located opening and a lower portion having a sealed peripheral edge;    the upper portion being made of a thin flexible plastic material;    the lower portion being made of a man-made polymer material;    the central opening being securely attached to the lower edge of the collar; and    a fastener means for securely fastening the collar around the customer's neckline wherein the cape portion covers the customer's front upper torso area and protects the customer from excess hair clippings from falling into the customer's neckline and onto the customer's clothing.    
     
     
         17 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the man-made polymer material is preferably polypropylene.  
     
     
         18 . The hair dressing apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the man-made polymer material is a multi-layered polymer tissue.  
     
     
         19 . A sanitary disposable hair dressing apparatus for providing professional hair care services to a customer, the hair dressing apparatus comprising: 
 a collar being made of a man-made multi-layered polymer tissue and being defined by a lower edge, an inner section, and an outer section;    a cape portion being made of a multi-layered polymer tissue, the cape portion having a rectangular shape and being defined by an upper portion having a centrally located opening and a lower portion having a sealed peripheral edge;    the central opening being securely attached to the lower edge of the collar; and    a fastener means for securely fastening the collar around the customer's neckline wherein the cape portion covers the customer's front upper torso area and protects the customer from excess hair clippings from falling into the customer's neckline and onto the customer's clothing.