Hairdressing cape

For a hairdressing cape, a round opening is formed at the center of an upper region of at least a front cloth and a back cloth, and a collar portion with an overlapping portion is formed which is sewn to a peripheral edge of the round opening by folding an edge portion. A clasp is mounted to an inner end portion at one side of the overlapping portion of the collar portion, and a ladder tape is mounted from near an end portion at the other side of the collar portion to an upper region of the back cloth. By making the clasp be caught and fastened in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape, the overlapping portion of the collar portion is fastened.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hairdressing cape for use in a hair salon or a barber shop when cutting or washing hair to protect the clothing of a wearer from dirt and so on.

2. Description of Related Art

A hairdressing cape for use when cutting or washing hair to protect the closing of a wearer from dirt and so on is commonly comprised of a sheet of fabric including a front cloth and a back cloth. The fabric includes a round opening at the center of its upper region for receiving a neck, around which is a collar portion. An overlapping section is commonly provided at opposite ends of the collar portion or at the center of the back cloth, vertically, for fastening with a hook-and-loop fastener. Also, in a sleeved cape, as described in JP11-318561A, the sleeves are sewn to opposite sides of an upper region of the front cloth and back cloth.

Meanwhile, this type of hairdressing cape, as described above, usually includes a hook-and-loop fastener provided on the collar portion in order to fasten the overlapping section of the collar portion, and the hook-and-loop fastener is usually provided with a hook-like raised portion raised in a hooking manner and a loop-like raised portion raised in a looping manner.

In a hair salon or a barber shop, the hairdressing cape is used, when cutting or washing hair for a customer to wear, in a manner of fitting the collar portion of the cape around his/her neck part and pressing the hook-like raised portion and the loop-like raised portion of the hook-and-loop fastener provided at opposite sides of the collar portion to be stuck fast so as to close the collar portion.

However, the hook-like raised portion and the loop-like raised portion of a hook-and-loop fastener easily collect lint and the like to be attached to their surface, and particularly while haircutting, cut hair is likely to be attached. Also, even when the hook-and-loop fastener is in a fastened state where the hook-like raised portion and the loop-like raised portion overlap each other, cut hair enters through a gap therebetween the inside of the hook-and-loop fastener of the collar portion, and is attached to the hook-like raised portion or the loop-like raised portion.

Therefore, after repeated use of the hairdressing cape, hair and lint attached to the surface of the hook-and-loop fastener becomes less likely to fall off even when the cape is frequently washed, so that the dirt on the collar portion becomes easily noticeable. Therefore, when there is a desire to use the hairdressing cape for a long period of time in a clean condition, it has been necessary to frequently remove hair and lint attached to the surface of the hook-and-loop fastener.

Also, when a lot of hair and lint are attached to the hook-like raised portion or the loop-like raised portion of the hook-and-loop fastener, the hook-and-loop fastener is reduced in sticking force to result in a lower attaching force of the hook-and-loop fastener. Therefore, there has been a problem that repeated use of the hairdressing cape causes an unstable attaching state of the hook-and-loop fastener to make the collar portion likely to become defective in fastening condition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hairdressing cape a collar portion of which can be satisfactorily fastened and which can be used in a clean condition by preventing hair and the like from being attached.

The object of the present invention will be reached by the following hairdressing cape.

Specifically, a hairdressing cape of the present invention is a hairdressing cape for which a round opening is formed at the center of an upper region of at least a front cloth and a back cloth and a collar portion with an overlapping portion sewn to a peripheral edge of the round opening by folding an edge portion is formed, in which a clasp (Kohaze in Japanese) is mounted to an inner end portion at one side of the overlapping portion of the collar portion, a ladder tape is mounted from near an end portion at the other side of the collar portion to an upper region of the back cloth, and by making the clasp be caught and fastened in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape, the overlapping portion of the collar portion is fastened.

According to this hairdressing cape, when the cape is fitted on a wearer and the overlapping portion of its collar portion is fastened, by holding the clasp and overlapping the same on the ladder tape and fastening the same to be caught therein allows simply fastening the overlapping portion of the collar portion in a desired fastening condition and closing condition. Moreover, the ladder tape and clasp are much less likely to collect hair or lint to be attached than a hook-and-loop fastener, and can be used for a long period of time in a clean condition.

Here, it is preferable that the collar portion includes an elastic tape arranged by being inserted along its peripheral edge portion. Elasticity can thereby be produced in a contracting direction of the collar portion due to extension of the elastic tape when the clasp on an end portion of the collar portion is held and drawn, and therefore, making the clasp be caught and fastened in the ladder tape in this condition allows simply fastening the overlapping portion of the collar portion closely without a gap produced with respect to the neck, which allows fastening the collar portion easily and reliably.

Moreover, here, the clasp can be configured with an oval main body showing a substantially oval shape in a plan view being integrally molded of a synthetic resin with a mount base projecting from its lower end portion, a sheet-like base portion being fixed to a lower side of the mount base, and a base cloth being attached to a side close to the oval main body of the base portion. This allows easily molding the clasp of a synthetic resin and allows simply attaching the base cloth to the base portion. The clasp can be simply mounted to the collar portion by sewing the base cloth to the end portion of the collar portion.

Moreover, here, the clasp can be configured such that an oval main body showing a substantially oval shape in a plan view is formed of a synthetic resin in a tabular shape, a mount base is provided so as to project from a lower end portion of the oval main body, a sheet-like base portion is provided at a lower side of the mount base in parallel with the oval main body, the oval main body and the base portion are integrally molded of a synthetic resin via the mount base, and during the molding, a base cloth is attached to a plane close to the oval main body of the base portion. This allows easily molding the clasp by injection molding or the like of a synthetic resin and, during the molding, attaching the base cloth to the base portion at the same time. The clasp can be simply mounted to the collar portion by sewing the base cloth to the end portion of the collar portion.

Moreover, it is preferable that the oval main body of the clasp is provided with a tongue-shaped distal end portion and the tongue-shaped distal end portion is in a shape bent in an inclined manner so as to have an increasing interval with the base portion. This allows very easy fastening of the tongue-shaped distal end portion of the oval main body of the clasp in an arbitrary part of the ladder tape.

Moreover, here, the ladder tape can be configured with monofilament yarn being stitched back and forth between two tape-like base cloths disposed at an interval so as to stretch thereacross. This allows simply mounting the ladder tape by sewing the tape-like base cloths to the back cloth, and when using the cape, allows the clasp to be easily caught in the monofilament yarn at an arbitrary length position of the ladder tape for fastening. The collar portion of the hairdressing cape can thereby be satisfactorily fastened according to a wearer's shape.

Moreover, the monofilament yarn deteriorates little due to use, so the ladder tape can be used for a long period of time. Moreover, the ladder tape for which the monofilament yarn is stretched thereacross collects much less lint or hair to be attached than a hook-and-loop fastener, and can be used hygienically for a longer period of time in a cleaner condition.

Moreover, it is preferable that the ladder tape is sewn to the back cloth with an obliquely downward inclination from the collar portion. This allows more simply fastening the clasp on the outer overlapping portion in the ladder tape, allowing fitting the collar portion around the wearer's neck without a gap but in a loose fashion.

Moreover, the hairdressing cape can also be configured such that sleeves are sewn between opposite upper regions of the front cloth and back cloth, a round opening is formed at the center of an upper region of the front cloth, back cloth, and the sleeves, and a collar portion with an overlapping portion is provided which is formed by folding and sewing a peripheral edge portion of the round opening.

As above, the hairdressing cape of the present invention allows satisfactorily fastening its collar portion around a wearer's neck, and can be used in a clean condition by preventing hair and the like from being attached.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein. All modifications within the appended claims and equivalents relative thereto are intended to be encompassed in the scope of the claims.

FIG. 1depicts an overall configuration view of a hairdressing cape. The cape includes a front cloth1, a back cloth2, and sleeves3, all of which have water repellency, and as shown inFIG. 2, a round opening7is provided at the center of an upper region of the front cloth1, back cloth2, and sleeves3, and a collar portion6with an overlapping portion5is formed on a peripheral edge portion of the round opening7.

For the hairdressing cape, each of the sleeves3is sewn to upper regions of the front cloth1and the back cloth2. The back cloth2is longitudinally halved such that the cape is openable/fastenable at the back. That is, the back cloth2has an overlapping portion5. The front cloth1, the back cloth2, the sleeves3, and the collar portion6are fabricated from a water-repellent cloth fabric such as nylon taffeta. Alternatively, the material of the cape may be other water-repellent fabric such as polyester taffeta and polyester tricot.

By using such water-repellent material as the cape cloth, the cape will be freed from infiltration of such liquid as water when such liquid adheres to the cape. Nylon taffeta and polyester taffeta can be crinkled to have irregularity on the surface. If the cape cloth is crinkled and has irregularity on the surface, cut hair will not likely stay on the cape surface and the hair will likely fall off.

If the cape is used for shampooing and so on, a waterproof cloth fabric is preferably used to fabricate the front cloth1, back cloth2, the sleeves3, and the collar portion6. By way of example, a polyester tricot cloth laminated with a thin polyethylene film or a polyester tricot cloth coated by a synthetic resin film layer can be used as such a waterproof cloth fabric.

As shown inFIG. 1, the hairdressing cape is formed by sewing the front cloth1, the back cloth2, and the right and left sleeves3together such that the round opening7is provided at the center of an upper end region of the cloths1,2and sleeves3as shown inFIG. 2. The round opening7can be opened by separating the back cloth2longitudinally, thereby providing at the center of the upper end region a collar portion6openable at the back. The collar portion6is formed by sewing up an edge portion of the peripheral edge of the round opening7, and a narrow elastic tape8is inserted through the inside of the collar portion6such that a moderate elastic contraction force is produced when one end of the round opening7of the collar portion6is held and drawn.

In addition, the elastic tape8of the collar portion6is arranged in the collar portion excluding a part to which a ladder tape20to be described later is sewn such that the ladder tape20is not deformed by the elastic tape8. The collar portion6is formed with a narrow width on the order of, for example, 10 mm for suppressing the collar portion6from standing up when the overlapping portion5is overlapped and fastened, so as not to obstruct cutting scissors.

As described above, the back cloth2is halved longitudinally so the collar portion6is openable at the back as shown inFIG. 3andFIG. 4, at which the overlapping portion5is formed. The collar portion6includes at one side of the overlapping portion5an outer overlapping portion5aand at the other side of the overlapping portion5an inner overlapping portion5b.

The overlapping portion5made up of the outer overlapping portion5aand the inner overlapping portion5bis fastened in such a manner that the outer overlapping portion5aoverlaps the inner overlapping portion5bfrom outside, and for fastening the overlapping portion5, a clasp10and a ladder tape20are sewn near the overlapping portion5so as to make the clasp10be caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20such that the overlapping portion5is fastened.

Specifically, as shown inFIG. 3andFIG. 4, in the overlapping portion5, for fastening by overlapping over the opening therein, the clasp10is sewn to an inner side of the outer overlapping portion5aof the collar portion6and the ladder tape20is sewn to an outer side of the inner overlapping portion5bof the collar portion6. The clasp10and the ladder tape20are structured such that the clasp10can be easily caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20for fastening.

As shown inFIG. 8A, the clasp10is formed including an oval main body11showing a substantially oval shape in a plan view, and the oval main body11is integrally molded of a hard synthetic resin with a mount base12projecting from a lower side. As the hard synthetic resin, for example, a polyacetal resin (POM) can be used, which has sufficient strength and is excellent in spring-like resilience. As shown inFIG. 8AandFIG. 8B, the oval main body11is integrally formed on the mount base12so as to project substantially horizontally and forwardly, and at the distal end of the oval main body11, a tongue-shaped distal end portion11ais formed in a slightly bent manner so as to be oriented obliquely upward from a plane. That is, as shown inFIG. 8B, the oval main body11is formed at the distal end with the tongue-shaped distal end portion11ain an inclined manner so as to have an increasing interval with a base portion13. With this configuration, the clasp10has such a shape that allows the oval main body11to be easily caught in monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20.

As shown inFIG. 8B, under the oval main body11, a space is formed by the mount base12, and the monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20is inserted in the space under the oval main body11to allow easy fastening. Further, at a lower side of the mount base12, a tabular base portion13is fixedly attached in parallel with the oval main body11. The base portion13is molded of the same hard synthetic resin as that for the oval main body11, and is fixedly attached to the lower side of the mount base12by thermal bonding or gluing.

In the fixedly attaching step of the base portion13, a rectangular shaped base cloth14is attached to an upper side of the base portion13, that is, an upper face close to the oval main body11of the base portion13. The base cloth14is formed using, for example, a polyester fabric, and is fixedly attached to the base portion13by gluing or thermal bonding.

This way, the base cloth14is fixedly attached to the upper face of the base portion13as shown inFIG. 8AandFIG. 8B, the mount base12penetrates through the base cloth14, and the oval main body11is fixedly attached via the mount base12in parallel with the base portion13. For the base cloth14, a chemical fiber fabric such as a polyester fabric is used as a woven or knitted fabric. The base cloth14of a woven or knitted fabric can be permeated with a glue or molten resin, so the fixed attachment of the base portion13and the end portion of the mount base12may also be by fixedly attaching these by gluing or thermal bonding with the base cloth14interposed therebetween.

As shown inFIG. 5, the clasp10thus configured is sewn by stitching its base cloth14to an inner side of the outer overlapping portion5aof the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6. This sewing is performed by stitching the base cloth14of the clasp10with an inner side of the outer overlapping portion5aof the collar portion6, thereby reliably attaching the base portion13of the clasp10in a state of being sandwiched between the collar portion6or the back cloth2and the base cloth14and thus not easily dropping.

It is noted that the clasp10may also be integrally molded in the oval main body11, mount base12, and base portion13described above by injection molding of a synthetic resin. In this case, a cavity for molding a clasp is formed in an injection molding die, and during molding, the synthetic resin such as a polyacetal resin is injected to the interior of the injection molding die with the base cloth14disposed at a fixed position in the cavity thereof.

The molten synthetic resin injected to the interior of the cavity permeates through the base cloth14between the base portion13and the mount base12to flow inside the cavity. For the clasp10, the oval main body11, mount base12, and base portion13are thereby integrally molded of a synthetic resin, and during the molding, the base cloth14is also integrated by the permeating synthetic resin with the mount base12and the base portion13.

As shown inFIG. 6andFIG. 7, the ladder tape20is formed by disposing two long tape-like base cloths21in parallel at an appropriate interval and sewing the monofilament yarn22between the pair of tape-like base cloths21so as to be stretched back and forth thereacross. The tape-like base cloth21is formed as a knitted fabric by knitting a relatively thick synthetic fiber yarn into a band shape, thereby allowing easily weaving the monofilament yarn22into the tape-like base cloth21.

For the monofilament yarn22, monofilament yarn of, for example, nylon or polyethylene terephthalate is preferably used. The monofilament yarn22has such a thickness so as to have moderate rigidity, and for which one or two threads of yarn are stitched back and forth between the opposite tape-like base cloths21so as to draw arcs while stretching between the long base cloths. The pair of tape-like base cloths21are formed at an interval therebetween, that is, with a length of the monofilament yarn22stretched thereacross on the order of approximately 1.5 times the width of the oval main body11of the clasp10such that the clasp10can be easily caught in the monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20.

The ladder tape20can have an arbitrary length, but as shown inFIG. 4, setting the length to approximately five to six times the length of the clasp10allows satisfactorily latching the clasp10in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20so as to make the collar portion6of the hairdressing cape fit a wearer's shape.

As shown inFIG. 6, the ladder tape20thus configured is sewn to an outside face of the back cloth2with the opposite tape-like base cloths21inclined, on an outer face of the inner overlapping portion5bin the overlapping portion5of the back cloth2, obliquely downward from a portion under the collar portion6. The monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20sewn to the back cloth2is slightly floating over the back cloth2, which is a state in which the clasp10can be easily caught in.

The monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20is in itself monofilament yarn to which lint or hair is unlikely to be attached, and one or two continuous threads of monofilament yarn are continuously weaved between the tape-like base cloths21and yarn end portions therefore do not appear at the surface, so lint or hair is very unlikely to attach. The monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20is thus continuously weaved so as to be stretched back and forth between the tape-like base cloths21and does not have yarn end portions or hooked bent portions appearing as in a hook-and-loop fastener, and is therefore in a form in which lint or hair is very unlikely to be attached.

The hairdressing cape having the configuration described above is used in a beauty salon or a barber shop while haircutting and so on. When the cape is worn, the cape is firstly opened at the back cloth2and the sleeves3are put on the arms of the wearer, and then the collar portion6is fitted around the neck of the wearer, and as shown inFIG. 9A, the outer overlapping portion5awith the clasp10in the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6is held and overlapped on the inner overlapping portion5bat the other side.

At this time, the outer overlapping portion5ais held and slightly drawn obliquely downward, and in this state, the oval main body11of the clasp10is caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20. As shown inFIG. 9B, the oval main body11of the clasp10is thereby caught in the monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20.

At this time, a user slightly draws the clasp10obliquely downward and makes the clasp10on the inner side of the outer overlapping portion5abe caught in the ladder tape20located in an upper region of the back cloth2near the wearer's shoulder, and therefore can make the clasp10be caught therein very simply and according to the wearer's shape. Also, at this time, due to the action of the elastic tape8placed in the collar portion6, the clasp10is weakly drawn to be biased to a side to open the collar portion6, and the clasp10is therefore simply latched in an arbitrary position of the long ladder tape20to be retained.

By the clasp10being thus caught in the ladder tape20in the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6, as shown inFIG. 9B, the collar portion6of the cape is closely fitted around the wearer's neck without a gap. Also, because the clasp10has the oval main body11and the oval main body11can be simply caught in the monofilament yarn22at any part on the long ladder tape20, the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6can be simply fastened according to the collar portion6and the wearer's shape or the fitting condition around the neck.

Also, when a barber or hairdresser cuts the wearer's hair, as shown inFIG. 9B, the collar portion6is closely fitted around the wearer's neck in a narrow shape without a standing-up part, and therefore, cutting scissors do not contact the collar portion6, which allows the barber or hairdresser to satisfactorily perform a haircut without caring about the collar portion6.

When unfastening the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6, by holding the outer overlapping portion5awith the clasp10and drawing the same slightly in an oblique direction, the collar portion6is extended slightly, so that the oval main body11of the clasp10comes out of the monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20to allow easily unfastening the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6.

Thus, with the hairdressing cape having the configuration described above, when fastening the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6, holding the clasp10and placing the same in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20and fastening the same to be caught therein allows simply fastening the overlapping portion5of the collar portion6in a desired fastening condition and closing condition. Moreover, hair or lint is unlikely to be attached to the ladder tape20, not to mention the fact that hair or lint is not attached to the clasp10, so the cape can be used for a much longer period of time in a much cleaner condition than a cape using a hook-and-loop fastener.

FIG. 10toFIG. 12depict a hairdressing cape of another embodiment. As shown inFIG. 10, the hairdressing cape is a sleeveless type and does not include the sleeves described above, and only a front cloth31and back cloths32and33compose the hairdressing cape. A round opening37is provided at the center of an upper region of the front cloth31and back cloths32and33having water repellency or water proofing property. On a peripheral edge portion of the round opening37, a tape-like cloth is stitched in a covering manner to form a collar portion36with an overlapping portion. As shown inFIG. 12, in the collar portion36, a narrow elastic tape38is inserted.

As shown inFIG. 11, the front cloth31and the back cloths32and33are continuous at their upper regions, the back cloths32and33have a construction longitudinally halved from the round opening37such that the cape is openable/fastenable at the back, and an overlapping portion35is formed near the collar portion36of the back cloths32and33. As shown inFIG. 12, at one side of the overlapping portion35near the collar proton, an outer overlapping portion35ais formed, and at the other side of the overlapping portion5, an inner overlapping portion35bis formed.

The overlapping portion35made up of the outer overlapping portion35aand the inner overlapping portion35bis fastened in such a manner that the outer overlapping portion35aoverlaps the inner overlapping portion35bfrom outside. Similar to the above, for fastening the overlapping portion35, a clasp10and a ladder tape20shown inFIG. 6toFIG. 8are sewn so as to make the clasp10be caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20for fastening.

As shown inFIG. 12, in the overlapping portion35, for fastening by overlapping over the opening therein, the clasp10is sewn to an inner side of the outer overlapping portion35aof the collar portion36and the long ladder tape20is sewn to an outer side of the inner overlapping portion35bof the collar portion36. The clasp10can be easily caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20for fastening.

Similar to the above, the clasp10is formed including an oval main body11showing an oval shape, and the oval main body11is integrally molded of a hard synthetic resin with a mount base12projecting from a lower side. The oval main body11is integrally formed on the mount base12so as to project substantially horizontally and forwardly, and at a lower side of the mount base12, a base portion13is fixedly attached in parallel with the oval main body11. Further, a base cloth14is attached to an upper face of the base portion13.

It is noted that the clasp10can be integrally molded in its oval main body11, mount base12, and base portion13by injection molding of a synthetic resin, and during the molding, the base cloth14can also be attached in an integrated manner at the same time. As shown inFIG. 8B, at the distal end of the oval main body11, a tongue-shaped distal end portion11ais formed in a slightly bent manner so as to be oriented obliquely upward from a plane, which makes the oval main body11be easily caught in monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20. The clasp10is sewn by stitching its base cloth14to an inner side of the outer overlapping portion35aof the collar portion36.

Similar to the above, as shown inFIG. 6andFIG. 7, the ladder tape20is formed by disposing two tape-like base cloths21in parallel at an appropriate interval and weaving the monofilament yarn22between the pair of tape-like base cloths21so as to be stretched thereacross. As shown inFIG. 12, the ladder tape20thus configured is sewn to an outer face of the inner overlapping portion35bin the overlapping portion35of the back cloth32by stitching the opposite tape-like base cloths21to an outside face of the back cloth32so as to be inclined obliquely downward from the collar portion36.

The hairdressing cape having the configuration described above is fitted on a wearer for use, and for which the outer overlapping portion35awith the clasp10in the overlapping portion35of the collar portion36is held and overlapped on the inner overlapping portion35bat the other side, and the outer overlapping portion35ais held and slightly drawn obliquely downward, and the oval main body11of the clasp10is caught in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape20.

At this time, the oval main body11of the clasp10is caught in the monofilament yarn22of the ladder tape20and due to the action of the elastic tape8placed in the collar portion36, the clasp10is weakly drawn to be biased to a side to open the collar portion36, and the clasp10is thereby simply latched in an arbitrary position of the long ladder tape20to be retained.

Thus, with the hairdressing cape having the configuration described above, when fastening the overlapping portion35of the collar portion36, holding the clasp10on the outer overlapping portion35aand overlapping the same on the inner overlapping portion35bat the other side and fastening the oval main body11of the clasp10to be caught in the ladder tape20allows simply fastening the overlapping portion35of the collar portion36in a desired fastening condition and closing condition. Moreover, hair or lint is unlikely to be attached to the ladder tape20, not to mention the fact that hair or lint is not attached to the clasp10, so the cape can be used for a much longer period of time in a much cleaner condition than a cape using a hook-and-loop fastener.