Apparel – Head coverings – Toilet
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-17
2001-12-18
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Head coverings
Toilet
C002S067000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06330721
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates broadly to a shower cap, but more particularly to a novel suspension device for a shower cap whereby the shower cap may be conveniently stored on a towel rack, shower curtain rod, doorknob, or hook
ail in the wall and dried after use.
BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
Consumers worldwide commonly use shower caps to protect the hair while bathing or showering. Such shower caps are sold to consumers in grocery stores, drug stores, convenient stores, beauty supply stores, and mail-order catalogs.
Shower caps were never made with any means of convenient suspension or storage. The common complaint of most consumers is that after use, there is no convenient way or a convenient place to store the shower cap. Some complain of not being able to locate the shower cap when it is time to use it because it is not always stored in the same place. If it is placed on the doorknob it often falls to the floor; if placed on the shower head it usually gets wet before its use; if placed on a dresser or table top it will leave water stains.
Although there have been attempts to solve this problem, it still exists today. U.S. Pat. No. 3,051,960 to Rendulich (1959) discloses a complex and bulky suspension device that can be attached to the shower cap to allow for suspension and storage; however, this device requires that the shower cap's crest be strengthened by a reinforcing patch. The device is also made from rubber and is heavier in weight than contemporary shower caps. The requirement of a reinforced patch renders this suspension device comparatively non-economical to manufacture. Also, many items today are made in a more lightweight and compact manner. Although this patent came closest to the subject matter, its complicated features fail to solve the problem in an efficient and economical way. The major disadvantage of the shower cap suspension device heretofore mentioned is:
(a) The requirements of a reinforcing patch at the crest of the crown is not economical in its manufacture.
(b) The suspension device is made from rubber and is heavier in weight than contemporary shower caps.
Other types of suspension devices have been proposed—for example U.S. Pat. No. 366,477 to Guiley (1887), U.S. Pat. No. 361,577 to Culver (1887), U.S. Pat. No. 1,345,547 to McDonald (1920), U.S. Pat. No. 2,240,407 to Masters (1941), and U.S. Pat. No. 2,515,959 to Johnson (1950). These patents include a hat hook, hat holder, woman's hat with a holder, exercising headpiece apparatus, and a shower bath helmet respectively. None of these patents suggest the novel features of this present invention.
SUMMARY
In accordance with the present invention a shower cap with an elastic strap suspension device comprises a shower cap, an elastic band, a hook-and-loop fastener, and an elastic strap.
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES
Accordingly, several objects and advantages of the invention are:
(a) to provide a convenient way to store and dry a shower cap when it is not in use;
(b) to provide easier access to a shower cap from its storage place;
(c) to provide an opportunity to not misplace a shower cap after its use;
(d) to provide a variety of convenient storage places for a shower cap which will allow the cap to dry thoroughly.
Further objects and advantages are to provide a shower cap with a means of suspension that can be used easily, without damage to the shower cap, which is simple to make and inexpensive to manufacture.
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Parker Matilda Y.
Wallace Deborah
Calvert John J.
Moran Katherine
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