Salon cape

Abstract

A salon cape has openings for hands, and when worn by a customer allows the customer to use their hands while they are getting a haircut. This allows the customer to read a newspaper, a magazine, make and receive telephone calls, answer texts and emails on their phone, and much more.

1 . A salon cape for covering an upper body portion of a user, comprising:
 a cape body having a front side and a rear side;   said cape body having an opening adapted to receive the neck of a user;   said cape body having a first opening adapted to enable passage of a first hand of a user therethrough wherein the user can selectively extend said first hand entirely through said first opening; and   said cape body having a second opening adapted to enable passage of a second hand of a user therethrough wherein the user can selectively extend said second hand entirely through said second opening;   a first glove secured to said rear side of said cape body, said first glove being adapted to receive the first hand of the user and extend through said first opening such that said first hand can selectively extend entirely through said first opening while being covered by said first glove;   a second glove secured to said rear side of said cape body, said second glove being adapted to receive the second hand of the user and extend through said second opening such that said second hand can selectively extend entirely through said second opening while being covered by said second glove.   
     
     
         2 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said cape body has a generally rectangular shape when flat, with a round opening near one side, and having a slit extending to said round opening to enable said cape body to be placed about a neck of a user. 
     
     
         3 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first opening is covered by a flap portion. 
     
     
         4 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first glove is secured to said rear side of said cape body by stitching along one side of said first glove, and wherein said second glove is secured to said rear side of said cape body by stitching along one side of said second glove. 
     
     
         5 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a first sleeve member connected about said first opening, and a second sleeve member connected about said second opening. 
     
     
         6 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said cape body is composed of plastic material. 
     
     
         7 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a tab having a snap member, said tab being connected on one side of said round opening adjacent said slit; and further comprising at least one snap member a portion of said cape body on an opposite side of said slit, so that said cape body can be secured about a neck of a user. 
     
     
         8 . A salon cape as claimed in  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of snap members disposed about said round opening, to provide an adjustable fit about a neck of a user.