Abstract: A method for constructing an upraised (elevated) sink system for beard rinsing is disclosed. The system is comfortable for both the client and also the stylist. The system eliminates bending over for the barber partly through constructing a rinse bowl to work somewhat like a shampoo bowl used by stylists use. Using the method for constructing, a system is constructed in which there is no leakage or dripping such as on new clothes or a new shirt. Using the method for constructing, the system tilts back and forth, and the height of the system is adjustable. The system is also constructed with a drain within the rinse bowl as well as a tilt-adjustment, vacuum breaker, and a spray nozzle.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods suitable for application of a curable fluid composition to a bodily organ, such as to a lower portion of a bodily organ. The device comprises a monolithic piece of material having a lower surface, two spaced-apart sides, and two spaced-apart walls connecting the two spaced-apart sides. A receptacle for containing the curable fluid composition is defined by the lower surface, the two sides, and the two walls. At least a portion of the height of the two walls is less than the height of at least a portion of the two sides. The device is deployable underneath the bodily organ such that a lower portion of the bodily organ is supported by at least a portion of each of the two walls.

Abstract: A shampoo support apparatus and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the shampoo support apparatus, a body is configurable between a reclining configuration and a booster seat configuration. In the reclining configuration, the body provides a neck support and a back support. A support structure that may be placed above the body and may be adjustable is configured to accept and secure a smart device thereat and support the smart device at a smart device working distance from the neck support. In the booster seat configuration, the body folds into a rectangular shape to provide a seat.

Abstract: Systems for treating a subject's tissue can include a thermally conductive cup, a tissue-receiving cavity, and a vacuum port. The vacuum port is in fluid communication with the tissue-receiving cavity to provide a vacuum for drawing the submental tissue, or other targeted tissue, into the tissue-receiving cavity. A thermal device can cool and/or heat the conductive cup such that the conductive cup non-invasively controls the temperature of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in the tissue. A restraint apparatus can hold a the conductive cup in thermal contact with the target region.

Abstract: A support apparatus for a head of a user placed in a wash basin maintains the neck of the user in a neutral position, thereby minimizing head or neck injuries. The support apparatus includes a base member with a cushion member to receive the head of the user and a support arm to contact a side wall of the wash basin, a leg member with a shaft rotatably mounted to the base member, the leg member able to adjust so the distance between the base member and the leg member is sufficient to enable the bottom portion of the leg member to be in contact with a drain of the wash basin, and a locking mechanism slidably mounted to the shaft to secure the leg member to the base member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a head care apparatus capable of performing a comfortable head care with a care unit forced on person's head in a suitable manner. The head care apparatus of the invention comprises a first support, a care unit having a contact capable of making contacts with person's head supported by the first support, an arm moving the care unit in a first direction which extends orthogonal to a surface of the person's head and/or a second direction which extends along the surface of the person's head, and a load detector having at least two load sensors arranged in different positions in the second direction for sensing loads applied thereto, the load detector being designed to detect the loads on the contact in the first direction.

Abstract: A head care apparatus includes a unit base having independently rotatable first and second rotating shafts, a first link fixed on the first rotating shaft, a second link pivotally connected to the first link, a third link fixed to the second rotating shaft, a fourth link pivotally connected to the third link, a support shaft pivotally connecting between the second and fourth links, an actuator supported by the support shaft, and an adjustment mechanism adjusting a posture of the actuator relative to person's head.

Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. One embodiment includes a cushioning portion which is curved to fit on top of the indentation, a stabilizing portion which extends downward from the cushioning portion, and a removable cover sheet which is positioned on an upper surface of the cushioning portion. The cushioning portion is rubber having a first durometer and the stabilizing portion is having a second, higher durometer. The stabilizing portion includes front and rear sidewalls, wherein the front sidewall is longer than the rear sidewall. The sidewalls have inner surfaces configured to contact the wall of the sink, wherein the inner surfaces have a traction pattern. One embodiment has a weight of at least one pound.

Abstract: The disposable neck pillow for a shampoo basin is formed from one or more bladders joined or otherwise positioned side-by-side to form a single cushioning pillow. Preferably, the bladders are filled with air. In a first embodiment, the neck pillow/pad has a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover is fabricated from a suitable, soft, cloth-like fabric or material. The bottom cover is fabricated from a liquid impermeable or resistant material. The bottom and top covers are arranged to encapsulate the bladders. A layer of adhesive material may be disposed on the outer surface of the bottom cover to secure the pillow to the shampoo basin.

Abstract: A mobile salon chair and work station is described. The work station includes a container with a seat, backrest, and applicable electrical components. Also described is a mobile shampoo bowl. The shampoo bowl includes a container for holding the shampoo bowl. The shampoo bowl has a drain and is attached such that it can extend or telescope from the container. A clean water bladder is attached with the container and has a pump, hose, and spray head to allow a user to pump water from the clean water bladder, through the hose and spray head, and to be spread into the shampoo bowl. Finally, a dirty water bladder is connected with a drain of the shampoo bowl to collect water passing through the shampoo bowl.

Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. The neck guard includes a lower layer, a cushioning layer and a cover layer. The lower layer is flexible and incorporates fasteners such as suction cups configured to removably attach the lower layer to the sink. The cushioning layer is bonded to the lower layer and has a surface that is suitable for having the cover layer attached to it by means such as a low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The neck guard is sufficiently flexible to wrap around and conform to the indentation in the lip of the sink and to enable attachment of the fasteners to the sink, thereby securing the neck guard within the indentation in the lip of the sink.

Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. One embodiment includes a cushioning portion which is curved to fit on top of the indentation, a stabilizing portion which extends downward from the cushioning portion, and a removable cover sheet which is positioned on an upper surface of the cushioning portion. The cushioning portion is rubber having a first durometer and the stabilizing portion is having a second, higher durometer. The stabilizing portion includes front and rear sidewalls, wherein the front sidewall is longer than the rear sidewall. The sidewalls have inner surfaces configured to contact the wall of the sink, wherein the inner surfaces have a traction pattern. One embodiment has a weight of at least one pound.

Abstract: The disposable neck pillow for a shampoo basin is formed from one or more bladders joined or otherwise positioned side-by-side to form a single cushioning pillow. Preferably, the bladders are filled with air. In a first embodiment, the neck pillow/pad has a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover is fabricated from a suitable, soft, cloth-like fabric or material. The bottom cover is fabricated from a liquid impermeable or resistant material. The bottom and top covers are arranged to encapsulate the bladders. A layer of adhesive material may be disposed on the outer surface of the bottom cover to secure the pillow to the shampoo basin.

Abstract: The invention as presently conceived discloses a padded neck support for beauty salon washing sinks. The invention is an apparatus to aid in the support of a user's head during the hair washing process at a sink in a beauty salon. The head and neck support pad is configured as a conformable pad to be removably attached to the head receiving portion of a conventional hair salon sink. If necessary, means exist to removably attach multiple support pads thereon each other for vertical adjustment due to the physical characteristics of the individual user. The apparatus is covered with a waterproof cover for ease in washing after use.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing a baby or a young child's head safely. The apparatus is formed of two tubes or pole-like structures, adjustable in height and connected at a base by a horizontally aligned base strip. The structure has a flexible mesh structure suspended and connected to the two posts into which the child's head can be placed in order to shampoo the child's hair while at the same time safely securing the child's head in place while washing the child's head.

Abstract: The invention provides a shampooing lounge chair for a baby, toddler or small child with a comfortable lounge seat while his or her hair is washed without wetting or messing his or her face, eyes or ears from water and soap. It can be securely placed in a bath tub or on the kitchen counter top. It is contoured for a child's body shape so the child can lie down comfortably. It is comprised of smoothly concave neck part formed on the upper section of the chair, a middle part for supporting the back and buttock with two raised arms and the lower part that extends downwardly to ground level for securing his or her legs.

Abstract: The invention provides a shampoo lounge chair for a baby, toddler or small child with a comfortable lounge seat to rest while his or her hair is washed without wetting or messing his or her face, eyes or ears from water and soap. It can be securely placed in a bath tub or on the kitchen counter top. It is light weighted, compact and easy to hang or store. It is comprised of the main frame and the frame cover. The main frame is made of steel wire and the frame cover is a fabric mesh cover for supporting the neck, back and hip while the net fabric allows water to pass through.

Abstract: A massaging sink pillow structure disclosed herein designed to be placed over the edge of a standard sink used by a barber or beautician for shampooing or rinsing hair. The sink pillow is a waterproof, saddle-shaped structure with a front section designed to be placed against the front outside surface of the sink and a rear section designed to be placed against the front, inside surface of the sink. The sink pillow includes an upper, U-shaped indented section designed to fit into the U-shaped opening on the sink. Mounted inside the sink pillow is a plurality of page motors aligned in rows that are selectively activated to massage the user's neck in one direction or in alternative directions from front-to-back and back-to-front directions when the user's neck is placed over the U-shaped indented section.

Abstract: The shampoo basin cushioning piece cushions the neck along notch in the shampoo basin, and also securely fastens along the top perimeter of the shampoo basin. The ability of the cushioning device to securely attach along the perimeter of the shampoo basin enables the cushioning device to avoid movement and remain steady when the neck of an end user is placed upon it. The cushioning piece seeks to eliminate the movement and associated neck soreness associated with moving cushions that are designed for the neck notch of a shampoo basin. A sink or porcelain base converter that when placed over the sink or porcelain base will convert it into a shampoo basin.

Abstract: A disposable neck pillow/pad for a shampoo basin is formed from one or more bladders joined or otherwise positioned side-by-side to form a single cushioning pillow. Preferably, the bladders are filled with air. In a first embodiment, the neck pillow/pad has a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover is fabricated from a suitable, soft, cloth-like fabric or material. The bottom cover is fabricated from a liquid impermeable or resistant material. The bottom and top covers are arranged to encapsulate the bladders. A layer of adhesive material may be disposed on the outer surface of the bottom cover to secure the pillow to the shampoo basin.

Abstract: A neck cushion (10) for a hairdressing back-wash basin (28) has the overall shape of an arcuate sausage and has a channel (12) along the cushion to receive a neck-support lip (34) of the back-wash basin. The cushion is moulded from a cross-linked polymer so as to have a compressible closed-cell foam structure. Because of the arcuate sausage shape, the cushion needs less lengthwise bending than a straight cushion in order to fit most conventional back wash basins. Because of the channel, the cushion needs to be opened out less than a slitted tubular cushion in order to fit most conventional back-wash basins. Because of the closed-cell foam structure, the cushion does not absorb any significant amount of water. Because of the compressible foam structure, the cushion is comfortable and not cold to the touch.

Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a person's head above a sink or basin for the purpose of facilitating hair care operations. The apparatus comprises oppositely disposed mounting members so that a mesh band may be suspended between two retaining shafts across the width of a sink or basin used for hair care operations.

Abstract: An existing barber or beauty salon chair, in which each of a chair and a shampoo bowl is formed to the base integrally, has a problem that an practitioner cannot stand behind a customer, thereby being forced to take an uncomfortable posture to prepare shampoo or the like or thereby making it impossible to perform operation other than the shampoo, such as a massage or a beauty operation. To solve the above problems, a barber or beauty salon chair is characterized in that a chair 4 with a backrest 42 allowing a recline angle to be adjustable is attached in a rotatable manner to a base 2 of an elevating device 1 while a shampoo bowl 3 is attached to the base in a position to which an upper surface of the backrest in a deeply reclined condition comes close.

Abstract: A massaging sink pillow structure disclosed herein designed to be placed over the edge of a standard sink used by a barber or beautician for shampooing or rinsing hair. The sink pillow is a waterproof, saddle-shaped structure with a front section designed to be placed against the front outside surface of the sink and a rear section designed to be placed against the front, inside surface of the sink. The sink pillow includes an upper, U-shaped indented section designed to fit into the U-shaped opening on the sink. Mounted inside the sink pillow is a neck massaging mechanism designed to massage the user's neck in one direction or in alternative directions from front-to-back and back-to-front directions when the user's neck is placed over the U-shaped indented section. Located inside the sink pillow is a printed circuit board, which is connected to a D.C. motor that rotates the eccentric element against the elongated member.

Abstract: An automatic hair washing device including a basin having a hollow interior, a plurality of rotating nozzle assemblies rigidly connected to the interior of the basin for spraying a plurality of selected liquids onto the hair of the user of the automatic hair washing device of the invention, and a hood rotatably connected to basin, the hood having flexible face cover therein for covering the hair and ears of the user of the automatic hair washing device of the invention.

Abstract: An automatic shampoo machine used in beauty salons and the like, having improved operability and including a manual finish hair rinsing operation. A basin is provided with a hand shower and a hand shower valve to be operated by an operator standing behind, a hood for covering and uncovering the top of the basin and an open/close unit for opening/closing and moving the hood. The open/close unit guides the hood to a closing position, a first opening position and a second opening position. In the first position the hood is in an upright state behind the basin, and in the second position the hood is positioned on the left side of the basin. In the second position, the hood uncovers the rear side of the basin, whereby the operator can perform operations from the rear side of the basin without the hood interfering.

Abstract: The rearward wash basin has a neck cutout (5) for performing a rearward head or hair washing and a soft elastic neck seal (6) lining the neck cutout. In order to fit the neck of the individual whose head or hair is being washed, the soft elastic neck seal (6) is in the form of a first bellows (8) with folds (9), the neck seal (6) is provided with a hollow chamber (7) and the folds (9) have a curvature essentially corresponding to that of the neck cutout (5). The neck seal (6) can be equipped with an expansive displacement device (10, 10.1), which adjusts the neck seal to the user's neck.

Abstract: A cushioning device fur use with a shampoo bowl including a front wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a U-shaped, neck-receiving notch in the front wall. The cushioning device includes a flexible cushion constructed of a matrix of formed cushioning pockets separated by seams. The flexible cushion includes opposing proximal and distal extremities and a waist therebetween. The waist is adapted to overlie a segment of the U-shaped, neck receiving notch, the proximal extremity is adapted to overlie and secure a portion of the inner surface of the front wall, and the distal extremity is adapted to overlie a secure portion of the outer surface of the front wall.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing the hair of a person reclining on a chair comprising, a platform (12), a washbasin (10) mounted on the platform having a forward pointing lip (32) to receive the person's head or neck, and translation means (14, 16, 18) for moving the washbasin from a higher position (33) closer to the chair to a lower position more remote from the chair.

Abstract: An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a standard configuration salon or barbar's sink for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a light weight foam or resilient material being water resistant, chemical resistant and washable and sanitizable, the upper surface of the neck support having a double arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of the individual's spine and neck, the support also providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual, the neck and head support having suction means secured thereto for secure engagement with the inner and outer surfaces of the front wall of a salon sink.

Abstract: A head and neck support for salon shampoo bowls is disclosed. The device is constructed and arranged to support a client's head and neck over a shampoo bowl in order to reduce the likelihood of strains and discomfort to the client and the hair stylist. The head and neck support is constructed to be received within a shampoo bowl and suspended by a strap provided with grasping elements for being passed over the sides of the bowl, and a hook like extended tongue passed through and supported by a neck depression defined within a front wall of the bowl.

Abstract: A head support device comprised of adjustable occipital pads which provide cranial support through placement on the mastoid process of the skull. The support device is vertically and laterally adjustable so that the complete weight of the skull is supported by the pads placed over the mastoid process.

Abstract: An automatic hair washer comprises a hair washing cistern into which the head of a person whose hair is to be washed can be inserted, and hair washing means for spouting hot water into the hair washing cistern to wash the hair of the person, and further, a head support for supporting the head of the person in the hair washing cistern. Therefore, the automatic hair washer can wash the back of the neck of the person sufficiently, without putting a big burden on the neck.

Abstract: An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a standard configuration salon or barbar's sink for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a light weight foam or resilient material being water resistant, chemical resistant and washable and sanitizable, the upper surface of the neck support having a double arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of the individual's spine and neck, the support also providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual.

Abstract: A cradle for supporting a user's head relative to a wash basin includes a brace adapted to support a user's neck. The brace has a first end positioned adjacent the head of the user and a second end disposed toward the user's shoulder area. The brace is secured to the wash basin by a hinge that allows pivoting motion of the brace relative to the wash basin between a first, upright position in which the first end of the brace is vertically above the second end, and a second position in which the first and second ends of the brace are horizontally aligned over the basin. The brace is biased toward the upright position such that the user may bring her neck against the brace while it is in the upright position and the brace will support the neck as the user's head is moved into the basin for washing.

Abstract: A seat supporting table for a barber of beauty chair which can slide a barber or beauty chair even when the barber or beauty chair is provided with no sliding function. A sliding plate, to which the barber or beauty chair is attached, is slid forward and backward to a desired position along a guide rail for guiding a slide of the sliding plate. A sliding power controlling bolt for controlling a sliding power required for sliding the sliding plate is also provided and a slider controls the sliding of the sliding plate.

Abstract: This invention provides an automatic hair washer that is capable of preventing the hairs of the person under hair washing from being attached to the internal wall of the cistern as well as the hairs of the person under hair washing being tangled with each other during the hair washing. By providing a hair receiver having an arch-shaped or ring-shaped hair receiving part, which collects and hangs the hair of the person under hair washing, it is possible to prevent the hair of the person under hair washing from being attached to the internal wall of the sink. Since they are collected by the hair receiver, the tangling of the hair of the person under hair washing by the showers spouted during the hair washing can be prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a seat supporting table for a barber or beauty chair which can slide a barber or beauty chair even when the barber or beauty chair is provided with no sliding function, or a hair washer with the seat supporting table. A sliding plate 11, to which a barber or beauty chair 20 is attached, is slid forward and backward to a desired position toward a seat back face of the attached barber or beauty chair along a guide rail 14 for guiding a slide of the sliding plate 11, wherein a sliding power controlling bolt 15 for controlling a sliding power required for sliding the sliding plate 11 and a slider 16.

Abstract: A hair washer including a hot water storing tank for storing hot water, a cistern for receiving at least the hair of a person undergoing hair washing, a cistern including shower heads and nozzle heads in an interior thereof, a neck-receiving member provided on the cistern for supporting the back of the neck of a person undergoing hair washing, a conduit running below the neck-receiving member and connecting the hot water storing tank to the shower heads and nozzle heads in the cistern whereby the hot water passing through the conduit heats the neck-receiving member and thus the back of the neck of the person undergoing hair washing.

Abstract: An arrangement for the washing or other treatment of hair of a person which comprises a sink having a rim with an indentation, as is conventional. The rim indentation receives and supports the neck of the person. A flexible, resilient pad is carried on the rim within the indentation. The pad has a first end portion extending downwardly from the rim within the sink and a second end portion extending from the rim outside of the sink. The pad also has a central portion between the first and second end portions, which central portion rests in the indentation. The central portion has a width that is less than the respective widths of the first and second end portions.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a head support that is comfortably resilient and adjustable to fit around the neck and under the lower jaw of the wearer to support the head in a generally erect posture enabling the wearer to relax, and perhaps sleep, while stabilizing the head to permit, for example, coiffuring and drying the hair without active participation or attentiveness on the part of the wearer.

Abstract: An anatomically correct chair back for a barber of beautician salon chair for anatomically correctly positioning the head and neck when the individual is placed in a reclining position, the apparatus being a chair back incorporating an arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of the individual's spine, the chair back providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual.

Abstract: A neck cushioning device is adapted for use with a shampoo basin having a neck-receiving notch and includes a cushioning pad formed of a gel-based material. The shape of the cushioning pad is configured in such a way that the neck cushioning device conforms to a variety of different-shaped neck-receiving notches in shampoo basins. The shape of the cushioning pad is symmetrical about two orthogonal axes, with the first of these axes being generally transverse to a person's head and neck. The first dimension of the cushioning pad along the first axis is greater than a second dimension of the cushioning pad along the other of the two axes. The neck cushioning device includes a covering for housing the cushioning pad which is formed of a flexible, water-repellent material. The covering includes a pair of flap portions on opposed sides of the first axis of the cushioning pad. The flap portions include components for releasably securing the neck cushioning device to the shampoo basin.

Abstract: A child support for supporting the head of a child for bathing purposes comprises a base having a top face, a bottom face, a pair of elongated side faces and a pair of short end faces. One of the end faces has a first gear fixedly coupled thereto in coplanar relationship with one of the side faces. The bottom face of the base has a plurality of suction cups mounted thereon. A reclining head rest has a top face, a bottom face, a pair of side faces and a pair of end faces. A bottom one of the end faces has a pair of tabs integrally coupled thereto and extending therefrom in coplanar relationship with the side faces of the reclining head rest for pivotally coupling with the side faces of the base adjacent to the end face to which the first gear is coupled.

Abstract: There is provided a new and useful portable hair washing apparatus. The apparatus comprises, in combination, a basin defined by a front wall, opposite facing side walls, a rear wall and a floor. The basin has neck support means and head support means, as well as drainage openings. There is also provided a flexible drainage hose releasably connectable to the drainage openings and a receptacle for receiving waste water and other debris from the hose. There is further provided cover means releasably securable to the basin and, when in position secured thereto, the cover means and basin constitute a carrying case.

Abstract: An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a standard configuration salon or barbar's sink for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a light weight foam or resilient material being water resistant, chemical resistant and washable and sanitizable, the upper surface of the neck support having a double arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of the individual's spine and neck, the support also providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual.

Abstract: A shampoo rinse bowl having a first neck support member and a separate second upper torso support member, where the first support member supports the neck of a person several inches below the hairline and the second support member supports the upper torso below the junction of the neck with the torso. An open area is provided between the two support members. The bowl may be raised vertically and tilted, either independently or simultaneously by hydraulic or pneumatic pistons or the like. Preferably the bowl is tilted by raising the rear of the bowl while the height of the forward portion of the bowl remains the same. Also preferably, the bowl will be tilted about five degrees for each inch change in height.

Abstract: A shampoo bowl headrest which supports the weight of the head and lessens pressure on the neck during various hair care techniques. The drain cup of this unit is firmly seated into the bowl drain and is attached to the base with a hand turnable tightening knob, said base running along the bowl basin to the front wall of the bowl, and affixing to a support post which adjusts for length laterally from said front wall. A disk adjoins the post for comfortability and adjustable height capabilities above the basin of the bowl. The disk overlaps the post to decrease any chance of hair entanglement at the connection point, and allows use of both bands during hair care techniques.

Abstract: A supporting device is disclosed which is intended to be attached to a hair washing basin or sink commonly employed in beauty salons, and is specifically directed to such a support which will comfortably prop the neck and the head of a person while that person is in a supine position yet leave substantially all of the hair area free to be worked.

Abstract: An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a barber, beautician or salon chair for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a lightweight foam or resilient material covered with a water-resistant, chemical-resistant, washable, sanitizable covering, the upper surface having a double arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of an individual's spine and neck, the support providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual.