HAIR CARE

SOINS CAPILLAIRES

English Abstract

A wrap for a person's head of long hair is formed as a pouch by two elongate
towelling sheet-sections (1, 2) of tapering crescent shape that are stitched
together along an outwardly-curving seam (3). An open-mouth cap portion (6)
receives the crown of the head, and a fillet (10) stitched between inwardly-
curved elasticated edges (4) of the sheet-sections (1, 2) defines a pocket
(11) for receiving and enveloping the hair within a lower tail portion (7) of
the pouch. The tail portion (7) is wound upon itself to twist the enveloped
hair tightly within the wrap, and then folded over the cap portion (6) for
retention there using an elastic loop (12). The mouth of the pocket (11) may
be closed up onto the hair using a draw string (17, Fig. 4), and closed from
use using a press-stud fastening (14, 16).

French Abstract

Un bonnet destiné à une personne ayant les cheveux longs a la forme d'une poche avec des sections allongées absorbantes (1, 2) ayant une extrémité effilée et courbe. Ces sections sont cousues ensemble le long d'une couture externe (3) courbée vers l'extérieur. La tête vient se placer dans une ouverture de la portion en capuchon (6) et une bande (10) cousue entre les bords élastiques (4) courbés vers l'intérieur des sections absorbantes (1, 2) délimite une poche (11) pour recevoir et envelopper les cheveux dans la portion inférieure en queue (7) de la poche. La portion en queue (7) peut s'enrouler sur elle-même en torsadant les cheveux, puis être repliée sur la portion en capuchon (6) où elle est retenue à l'aide d'une boucle élastique (12). L'ouverture de la poche (11) peut être fermée sur les cheveux en utilisant une cordelette à traction (17, Fig. 4) et elle peut être fermée en attente d'utilisation à l'aide d'un système de tige et de manchon (14 et 16).

Claims

Claims:
1. A wrap for use on the head to envelope the hair
comprising an elongate pouch of towelling or other fabric
wherein a cap portion (6) for receiving the crown of the
head is defined within one end (5) of the pouch and the
pouch extends from the cap portion (6) in a further
portion (7) that defines an elongate pocket (11) for
receiving and enveloping hair collected away from the
head, the further portion (7) with the hair enveloped
within it in this way being twistable upon itself and
foldable over the cap portion (6) for securing the hair
wrapped within the fabric.
2. A wrap according to Claim 1 wherein the pouch is
open substantially only within a limited region that
includes the cap portion (6) so that the pocket (11) for
receiving the hair is effectively closed along the length
of the said further portion (7) beyond this region.
3. A wrap according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 including two
substantially identical elongate sheet-sections (1,2) of
towelling or other fabric which each has a first
longitudinal edge that is outwardly curved and stitched
or otherwise secured to the corresponding outwardly-curved
longitudinal edge of the other section, in a seam
(3) running lengthwise of the pouch.
4. A wrap according to Claim 3 wherein the second
longitudinal edge (4) of each sheet-section (1,2) is
substantially straight or inwardly-curved.
5. A wrap according to Claim 3 or Claim 4 wherein the
second longitudinal edge (4) of each sheet-section (1,2)
is elasticated so as to tend to pull the two ends (5,8)
of the pouch in towards one another.

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6. A wrap according to any one of Claims 3 to 5 wherein
a fillet portion (10) of fabric is stitched or otherwise
secured between the second longitudinal edges (4) of the
two sheet-sections (1,2), within part of said further
portion (7) so as effectively to close the said pocket
(11) throughout that part.
7. A wrap according to Claim 6 wherein the fillet
portion (10) is of towelling or of cotton lace.
8. A wrap according to any one of Claims 1 to 7
including a draw string (17) for gathering up the mouth
of the pocket (11) onto the hair entered in the pocket
(11).
9. A wrap according to any one of Claims 1 to 8
including a fastening (14,16) for selectively closing the
mouth of the pocket (11).
10. A wrap according to any one of Claims 1 to 9 wherein
the fabric of the wrap is plural ply sheeting.

Description

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~air Care
This invention relates to care of hair of the head, and
is particularly concerned with the provision of an
enveloping wrap for the hair.
According to the present invention a wrap for use on the
head to envelope the hair comprises an elongate pouch of
towelling or other fabric wherein a cap portion for
receiving the crown of the head is defined within one end
of the pouch and the pouch extends from the cap portion
in a further portion that defines an elongate pocket for
receiving and enveloping hair collected away from the
head, the further portion with the hair enveloped within
it in this way being twistable upon itself and foldable
over the cap portion for securing the hair wrapped within
the fabric.
A wrap according to the invention may be used in the care
of dry or wet hair, but is of especial advantage in the
care of long hair and when the hair is wet. In the
latter regard, the wrap enables water to be absorbed from
the hair into the towelling or other fabric without
splash or drip, while the hair is contained tidily away
from the rest of the person's body until it can be dealt
with to complete drying in the care process.
The pouch may be open substantially only within a limited
region that includes the cap portion so that the pocket
for receiving the hair is effectively closed along the
length of the said further portion beyond this region.
The wrap may involve two substantially identical sheet-
sections of towelling or other fabric which each has a
first longitudinal edge that is outwardly curved and
stitched or otherwise secured to the corresponding
outwardly-curved longitudinal edge of the other section,

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in a seam running lengthwise of the pouch. The second
longitudinal edge of each sheet-section, which may be
substantially straight or inwardly-curved, may be
elasticated so as to tend to pull the two ends of the
pouch in towards one another. A fillet portion of the
same or other fabric may be stitched or otherwise secured
between the second longit~ n~l edges of the two sheet-
sections, within part of said further portion so as
effectively to close the said pocket throughout that
part. The fillet portion may be of towelling or of
cotton lace.
A draw string may be provided for gathering up the mouth
of the pocket onto the hair, and a fastening may be
included for selectively closing the mouth of the pocket
when not in use.
The fabric of the wrap may comprise single or plural ply
sheeting, and one or more loops may be attached to the
pouch for use in securing the twisted or wound-up portion
folded over the cap portion as aforesaid.
A towelling hair-wrap in accordance with the present
invention will now be described, by way of example, with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a view of the wrap from below;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the wrap of Figure 1
from one side;
Figure 3 illustrates at (a) to (c) successive stages in
use of the wrap of Figure~ 1 and 2; and
Figure 4 is a view from below of a modified form of the
wrap of Figures 1 and 2.

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Referring to Figures l and 2, the wrap has the
configuration of an elongate pouch and is made up
essentially from two substantially identical sheet-
sections l and 2 of single-ply towelling. The elongate
sections l and 2 are generally of a tapering crescent
shape, and are stitched together along their outwardly-
curved longit~ n~l edges in a seam 3 running lengthwise
of the pouch. The other longitudinal edges 4 of the
sections l and 2 are straighter and inwardly curved and
are free at the wider, upper end 5 of the pouch so as to
define an open-mouthed cap portion 6 of the wrap for
receiving the crown of the head of the person using the
wrap.
A tail portion 7 of the pouch extends from the cap
portion 6 to the other, narrower end 8 of the pouch.
Elasticated trimming 9 stitched to the edges 4 pulls the
two ends 5 and 8 in towards one another, and a towelling
fillet lO is stitched between the two edges 4 beyond the
cap portion 6. The fillet lO (which may or may not be
elasticated along its hemmed, free edge) closes the gap
that would otherwise exist between the edges 4 within
this part of the tail portion 7 down to the narrower end
8. An elongate pocket ll is in this way formed
throughout this lower part of the wrap, to receive and
envelope the long hair of the individual using the wrap.
In the latter respect, and as illustrated at (a) of
Figure 3, a person using the wrap inserts their head
within the cap portion 6 of the pouch and having
collected all the longer strands of hair together by
hand, inserts them into the pocket ll. Once the hair has
been collected and inserted into pocket ll in this way,
the tail portion 7 is wound upon itself tightly, simply
by twisting it, as illustrated at (b) of Figure 3. The
wound tail portion 7 with the hair completely enveloped
and twisted tightly, is then folded forward over the cap

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portion 6 and secured in place as illustrated at (c) of
Figure 3, through an elastic loop 12 stitched to the top
end 5 of the wrap; an elastic loop 13 (or a toggle)
stitched to the narrower end 8 may be used as a tie, if
desired. On the other hand, the tail portion 7 with the
hair enveloped, may be allowed to hang freely h~ah;nrl the
wearer's neck.
With the manner of use illustrated in Figure 3, the wrap
is located with the tail portion 7 exten~ing rearwardly.
This is not essential and the head may be received into
the cap portion 6 with the tail portion 7 extending
forwardly. For this, however, the hair must be brought
over the crown of the head to be inserted into the pocket
11. The tail portion 7 is then twisted to be wound upon
itself, in front of the head, and is folded back over the
cap portion 6 to be secured.
The wrap of Figures 1 and 2 tapers away from the cap
portion 6 to narrow down the tail portion 7; this
facilitates the twisting of the tail portion 7 through
many turns for folding back over the cap portion 6.
However, the taper may be omitted so that when the hair
is collected up and inserted into the wrap, the portion
beyond the cap portion 6 can, with possibly just one
complete turn or twist to secure the cap portion 6
tightly on the head, be opened out and folded back over
the cap portion 6 on the head; in this way the head is
covered twice by the wrap, the hair being sandwiched
between layers of towelling over the head. The pocket 11
may be omitted from use in such circumstances.
A modified form of the wrap of Figures 1 and 2, which
among other things includes provision for selectively
holding the mouth of the pocket 11 closed to facilitate
its omission from use, is shown in Figure 4.

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Referring to Figure 4, the stud 14 of a press-stud
fastening is sewn onto a hem 15 of the fillet 10,
centrally within the mouth of the pocket 11. When the
wrap is to be used with the pocket 11 closed, the stud 14
is engaged with a socket 16 of the fast~ni ng, that is
sewn onto the seam 3 within the wrap.
As a further modification illustrated in Figure 4, the
pocket 11 incorporates a draw-string 17 for tightening or
scrunching the mouth of the pocket 11 up onto the hair
entered in the pocket 11. In particular, and as
illustrated in Figure 4, the draw-string 17 is threaded
through the turned-over margin or hem 15 of the fillet
10. one end 18 of the draw-string 17 is attached to the
sheet-section 2 and the other end 19 is left free where
it emerges from the hem 15 adjacent the sheet-section 1.
By pulling on the end 19 of the string 17, the pocket 11
is gathered up tightly onto the hair where it enters the
pocket 11. A toggle (not shown) incorporating a finger-
actuated spring-release may be threaded on the end 19 of
the string 17 to facilitate tightening of the string 17
when actuated by the finger, and, upon release of the
finger, retention of the pocket 11 in the tightly
gathered-up condition.
Although the wraps described above are of single-ply
towelling, the fabric used may be of two ply, one ply of
towelling, say, and the other of a plastics material. In
particular, where a plastics material is used it may be
in the form of a sheet that is quilted to the other ply,
on the outside of the wrap. It may alternatively be
located on the inside for use, for example, during
permanent waving or tinting of the hair.
The fillet 10 is described above as being of towelling,
but it may with advantage be of cotton lace.

Representative Drawing