Head and Neck Covering Towel

Abstract

The present invention relates to a head and neck covering towel configured to securely wrap around a user's head and neck to absorb water from their hair. More specifically, the head and neck covering towel is a hooded towel comprised of a hood portion to be worn around the head and a pair of tie panels extending from the hood portion to tie and secure the hood portion around a user's neck. The pair of tie panels secures the towel around a user's head and prevents the towel from falling off onto the floor. The invention offers a novel solution to drying wet hair and can be conveniently used at salons, at home or other similar places.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A head and neck covering to protect a neck and a back of a wearer, the head and neck covering comprising:
 a hood component to cover a head of the wearer;   an exterior surface;   an interior surface;   a bottom edge that conforms and ties around a nape of a neck of the wearer;   a right tie panel that extends from a right base of the hood component; and   a left tie panel that extends from a left base of the hood component, wherein the right tie panel and the left tie panel are tied together and secured around the neck of the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the hood component is manufactured of a water absorbent material. 
     
     
         3 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the hood component is manufactured of a bamboo. 
     
     
         4 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the hood component is a single piece of material. 
     
     
         5 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the hood component comprises a right head cover portion and a left head cover portion secured together. 
     
     
         6 . The head and neck covering of  claim 5 , wherein the right head cover portion and the left head cover portion are sewn together along a longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         7 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface and the interior surface comprise two different materials attached together. 
     
     
         8 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface and the interior surface comprise a single piece of material. 
     
     
         9 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom edge comprises an elastic material to allow the bottom edge to be secured around the nape of the wearer. 
     
     
         10 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the right tie panel and the left tie panel are extensions of the hood component and are sewn to the right base and the left base, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The head and neck covering of  claim 1 , wherein the right tie panel and the left tie panel are secured together via a securing component. 
     
     
         12 . The head and neck covering of  claim 11 , wherein the securing component comprises a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         13 . A head and neck covering to protect a neck and a back of a wearer, the head and neck covering comprising:
 a hood component comprising a right head cover portion and a left head cover portion sewn together along a longitudinal axis;   an exterior surface;   an interior surface;   a bottom edge that conforms and ties around a nape of the neck of the wearer;   a right tie panel that extends from and is sewn to a right base of the hood component; and   a left tie panel that extends from and is sewn to a left base of the hood component,   
       wherein the right tie panel and the left tie panel are configured to be tied together and secured around the neck of the wearer. 
     
     
         14 . The head and neck covering of  claim 13 , wherein the exterior surface and the interior surface comprise two different materials attached together. 
     
     
         15 . The head and neck covering of claim,  14  wherein the exterior surface comprises a layer of satin. 
     
     
         16 . The head and neck covering of  claim 13  further comprising an elastic material positioned around a periphery of the hood component. 
     
     
         17 . A method for absorbing water from a wearer after a shampoo, a salon process, or a hair treatment process, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a head covering device;   applying the head covering device to a back of a head of the wearer;   covering the head and a neck of the wearer with the head covering device; and   securing the head covering device to the head of the wearer.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the head covering device comprises a head and neck covering having a hood component and a right tie panel secured to a left tie panel. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising a step of bringing the right tie panel and the left tie panel together in front of the neck of the wearer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising a step of tying the right tie panel and the left tie panel together by twisting the right tie panel and the left tie panel around each other for securing the head covering device around the head of the wearer.