Combination wetness prevention cape / neck guard

Abstract

A cape/neck guard that does not cover the entire upper body and only the back and a portion of the sides of the neck of a customer about to undergo shampooing or other beauty care treatment, comprising: a) a unitary fabric comprised of structural means to provide imperviousness to liquid water and permeability to water vapor or perspiration; the fabric having a raised collar section semi-circular in shape and a planar section in front of the collar capable of being tucked inside of a customer's clothing, and a planar section in back of the collar capable of being folded outside of a customer's clothing.

1 . A cape/neck guard that does not cover the entire upper body and only the back and a portion of the sides of the neck of a customer about to undergo shampooing or other beauty care treatment, comprising:
 a) a unitary, non-fastening wetness prevention cape/neck guard fabric comprised of structural means to provide imperviousness to liquid water and permeability to water vapor or perspiration; said fabric having a raised collar section semi-circular in shapes, a planar section in front of said collar capable of being tucked inside of a customer's clothing, and a planar section in back of said collar capable of being folded outside of a customer's clothing; wherein said fabric is an elastomer composite assembly comprising at least two sections of fabric elastic composite joined together by a watertight joint, each section of the fabric elastomer composite being composed of a stretchable fabric material joined to a vulcanizable silicone elastomeric membrane layer, the elastomeric membrane layer being sufficiently thin to permit passage of water vapor therethrough while preventing flow of water in liquid form therethrough, and the watertight joint being formed at least in part by a bond between the elastomeric component of one of the sections bonded to an elastomeric component of another section of elastomer fabric composite.   
   
   
       2 . A method of preventing a customer's clothing from getting wet during shampooing or other beauty salon treatments employing a cape/neck guard, comprising:
 placing a unitary non-fastening prevention cape/neck guard fabric comprised of structural means to provide imperviousness to liquid water and permeability to water vapor or perspiration, said fabric having a raised collar section in a semi-circular shape around the back and sides of the neck of a customer, a front planar section of said fabric inside of the back of the clothing and a back planar section of said fabric outside of the back of the clothing; wherein said fabric is an elastomer composite assembly comprising at least two sections of fabric elastic composite joined together by a watertight joint, each section of the fabric elastomer composite being composed of a stretchable fabric material joined to a vulcanizable silicone elastomeric membrane layer, the elastomeric membrane layer being sufficiently thin to permit passage of water vapor therethrough while preventing flow of water in liquid form therethrough, and the watertight joint being formed at least in part by a bond between the elastomeric component of one of the sections bonded to an elastomeric component of another section of elastomer fabric composite.   
   
   
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       5 . The cape/neck guard of  claim 1  in the shape of an ellipse. 
   
   
       6 . The process of  claim 2  wherein the cape/neck guard is in the shape of an ellipse.