Patent ID: 8316466
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. An absorbent elongated hood for upright application onto the wearer's head, requiring no leaning forward of the head for application, for management and drying of wet hair comprising: an absorbent concave form-fitting cap for covering the wearer's head, with said cap having a centering button located at its proximal end, wherein said centering button appears centered directly above the wearer's forehead upon application of said cap; a triangular wing of fabric extending from each of the left and right sides of said concave form-fitting cap of said elongated hood, with the positioning of each triangular wing adjacent the lower left and lower right sides of said form-fitting cap upon placement of said cap on the wearer's head; reciprocal hook-and-loop fabric strips sewn onto each left and right triangular wing of said hood near a tip of each wing, wherein upon placement of said form-fitting cap on the wearer's head, the triangular wings are positioned to be fastened together at the tips thereof via overlapping application of said hook-and-loop fabric strips at the nape of the wearer's neck in a manner such that said triangular wings wrap around the wearer's hair and conform to the back of the wearer's head without requiring the wearer to lean forward; an absorbent elongated tail region of fabric, said elongated tail region being progressively tapered from the tips of the triangular wings to a rounded and concave distal end, said elongated tail region configured to hang freely and vertically down the back of the wearer upon placement of said cap on the wearer's head in a manner such that said elongated tail region drapes over the wearer's hair without enclosing or containing the hair; an elastic loop centered on said concave distal end of said elongated tail region.