Patent ID: 6842910

Claim:
An apparatus for use as a protective covering for the hair on the head and the body of a user during a hair treatment procedure, comprising: a) a front layer and a rear layer, said front and rear layers having a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides, said front and rear layers being generally rectangular, said top having a U-shaped neck opening therein; b) a pair of straps disposed on said top of said front and rear layers, wherein one strap is disposed on each of said sides; c) wherein said U-shaped neck opening is disposed between said straps; d) means for a fastener disposed on at least one of said straps whereby said straps can be fastened to each other to permit the apparatus to be attached to the neck of the user; e) means for bonding the edges of said front and rear layers whereby the edges of said front and rear layers, said straps and said U-shaped neck opening are bonded together having a cavity formed therein, said neck opening having a lower edge; f) said cavity defined by said front and rear layers and a perforation on said front layer, said cavity having a top portion and a lower portion; and, g) a means for perforating said front layer disposed between said top portion of said cavity and said lower edge of said U-shaped neck opening whereby separation of the perforation will permit entry into said cavity.