Patent ID: 8413263

Claim:
A cape for positioning over a user during a hair cut, said cape comprising: a securable collar portion at a top end of said cape for positioning said cape around a neck of the user; a cape body portion; and a pouch associated with said cape body portion, the pouch being accessible from an inside surface of said cape body portion and comprising a transparent portion such that an object may be held by the user in said pouch and viewed through said transparent portion during said hair cut, wherein said pouch comprises a pouch flap portion, said pouch flap portion comprising a plurality of segments, where each segment is separated from an adjacent segment by a respective fold within said pouch flap portion, wherein said pouch is expandable from a fastened position, wherein said pouch flap portion is secured against said cape body portion with a selective amount of pouch material sealed interior within said pouch flap portion, to an expanded position, wherein said selective amount of pouch material is unfurled, and wherein said pouch flap portion is fastened to the cape body portion by a fastener associated with the cape body portion adjacent to the expandable pouch; wherein upon selectively actuating the fastener, the expandable pouch is permitted to assume said expanded position.