Shower cap with hood and headband

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a shower cap that includes various features for protecting users' hair and maintaining user comfort during bathing and other activities. The shower cap includes a waterproof hood that fits over a user's head to cover the user's head and keep the user's head and hair dry. A hair pocket at least partially surrounds or receives a gathered portion of the user's hair. A brim and a skirt may direct a flow of water on the surface of the waterproof hood away from the user's face and downward toward the user's torso. A flexible headband may be positioned between the waterproof hood and the user's head and secures the waterproof hood to the user's head.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shower cap comprising:
 a waterproof hood defining a cavity and comprising:
 an upper shell configured to surround a portion of a head of a user and defining a first portion of the cavity; 
 a hair pocket extending from the upper shell to define a second portion of the cavity and configured to at least partially surround a gathered portion of hair of the user; 
 a brim extending from a front portion of the upper shell and configured to:
 extend at least partially around a face of the user; and 
 direct a flow of water on a surface of the waterproof hood away from the face of the user; and 
 
 a skirt extending from a lower portion of the upper shell and configured to extend at least partially along a neck of the user; and 
   a flexible headband positioned within the cavity and configured to be positioned between the waterproof hood and the head of the user and configured to secure the shower cap to the head of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the waterproof hood defines an opening to the cavity;   the brim defines a first portion of a perimeter of the opening; and   the skirt defines a second portion of the perimeter of the opening.   
     
     
         3 . The shower cap of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the waterproof hood further comprises a drip region;   the drip region is located above a torso of the user when the shower cap is worn; and   the brim is further configured to direct the flow of water on the surface of the waterproof hood to the drip region.   
     
     
         4 . The shower cap of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the drip region is a first drip region;   the brim defines a first corner and a second corner opposite to the first corner;   the first drip region is positioned at the first corner; and   the waterproof hood further comprises a second drip region positioned at the second corner.   
     
     
         5 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein the upper shell, the hair pocket, the brim, and the skirt are formed from a single sheet of material. 
     
     
         6 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein the brim and the skirt extend beyond the flexible headband. 
     
     
         7 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the waterproof hood is coupled to the flexible headband; and   the flexible headband is formed from a flat strip of elastic fabric material that is configured to wrap around the head of the user to secure the waterproof hood to the user.   
     
     
         8 . The shower cap of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the flexible headband or the waterproof hood further comprises a coupling feature that couples the waterproof hood to the flexible headband. 
     
     
         9 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first portion of the cavity is a main cavity at least partially defined by the upper shell; and   the second portion of the cavity defines a hair cavity that is open to the main cavity and configured to receive the gathered portion of the hair of the user.   
     
     
         10 . The shower cap of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the brim comprises a first portion and a second portion;   the waterproof hood comprises a divider defined between the first portion and the second portion; and   the divider is configured to divide a portion of the flow of water between the first portion and the second portion.   
     
     
         11 . A shower cap for protecting hair of a user during bathing, the shower cap comprising:
 a flexible headband configured to be worn around a head of the user; and   a waterproof hood coupled to the flexible headband, covering the flexible headband, and configured to cover the hair of the user, the waterproof hood defining:
 a main cavity approximately conforming to a shape of the head of the user; 
 an opening to the main cavity; and 
 a hair cavity extending from and open to the main cavity and configured to receive a gathered portion of hair; wherein: 
   the waterproof hood defines a brim extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the opening; and   the flexible headband is configured to:
 secure the waterproof hood to the head of the user; and 
 retain a portion of the hair of the user beneath the waterproof hood. 
   
     
     
         12 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the waterproof hood further comprises:
 an upper shell defining at least a portion of the main cavity; and   a hair pocket extending from the upper shell and defining the hair cavity.   
     
     
         13 . The shower cap of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the brim extends from the upper shell along a first portion of the perimeter of the opening; and   the shower cap further comprises a skirt extending from the upper shell along a second portion of the perimeter of the opening.   
     
     
         14 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the brim extends between  1  cm and  3  cm beyond the flexible headband. 
     
     
         15 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible headband has a width between  5  cm and  10  cm. 
     
     
         16 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible headband comprises a coupling feature that is configured to couple the waterproof hood to the flexible headband. 
     
     
         17 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the waterproof hood further comprises a coupling feature that is configured to couple the waterproof hood to the flexible headband. 
     
     
         18 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein the waterproof hood is formed at least partially from a sound-dampening material. 
     
     
         19 . The shower cap of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the perimeter of the opening defines a first corner and a second corner that extend from opposite sides of the waterproof hood; and   the waterproof hood further comprises:
 a first drip point at the first corner; and 
 a second drip point at the second corner. 
   
     
     
         20 . The shower cap of  claim 19 , wherein:
 the brim comprises a first portion and a second portion;   the first portion is configured to direct a flow of water on a surface of the waterproof hood toward the first drip point; and   the second portion is configured to direct the flow of water on the surface of the waterproof hood toward the second drip point.