Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Hair washing machine or device or accessory
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-20
2001-04-10
Huson, Gregory L. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Hair washing machine or device or accessory
C004S519000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06212703
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hair washing apparatus used in a beauty salon, a barber's shop or the like and a neck receiving member used therefor, and more particularly, to a hair washing apparatus for washing hair at a neck part of a person.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 8
is a drawing illustrating a construction of a prior art hair washer for washing hair at a neck part of a person. FIG.
8
(
a
) is a perspective view schematically illustrating the construction of the hair washer and FIG.
8
(
b
) is a perspective view illustrating the construction of a hair washer for washing hair at the neck part of the person.
In FIG.
8
(
a
), the hair washer has a cistern
1
having an opening on its upper part. A neck receiving member
51
for receiving neck of a person
6
whose hair is washed while lying on his back, is disposed at an entering edge part la of the cistern
1
. Reference numeral
55
designates a head part washing pipe for washing hair at the head part of the person
6
. Numeral
56
designates a nozzle spouting wash water.
Next, in FIG.
8
(
b
), a groove
57
is provided at the entering edge part
1
a
of the cistern
1
and the neck receiving member
51
is disposed at an upper end of the groove
57
. The neck receiving member
51
is disposed such that a neck receiving part
51
a
receiving the neck part of the person
6
covers the groove
57
. The neck receiving part
51
a
has a wash water through hole
52
for passing wash water. A neck part washing pipe
53
for spouting the wash water from a nozzle
54
thereof toward the wash water through hole
52
of the neck receiving member
51
is disposed at a lower part of the cistern
1
.
A hair washing operation at a neck part by the prior art hair washer described above will now be discussed.
First, the person
6
lies on his back and inserts his head into the opening of the cistern
1
such that the neck part is received by the neck receiving part
51
a
of the neck receiving member
51
.
Then, the hair washer is operated to wash hair at the neck part. The wash water is spouted from the nozzle
54
of the neck part washing pipe
53
toward the wash water through hole
52
of the neck receiving member
51
, thereby washing hair at the neck part of the person
6
.
However, in the above prior art hair washer, the neck part of the person
6
is received by the neck receiving part
51
a
of the neck receiving member
51
, which has one large wash water through hole
52
. While using the prior art hair washer, the person
6
feels something is wrong at the neck part.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hair washer which can make the person under hair washing feel less as if something is wrong at the neck part when washing hair at the neck part using the neck receiving member therefor.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a hair washing apparatus comprises a cistern having an opening on an upper part thereof, into which a person under hair washing inserts his head, lying on his back, and a neck receiving part for receiving a neck part of the person, which is provided at an entering edge part of the cistern, wherein the neck receiving part comprising a board having plural slits or small holes, and the cistern has a wash water spouting means for spouting wash water toward an underside of a part of the neck receiving part, which has the plural slits or small holes. Therefore, in washing hair at the neck part, the neck part of the person can be received by the part of the neck receiving part, which has the slits or small holes, whereby the person feels less something is wrong at the neck part with relative to the prior art.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the hair washing apparatus includes a notch formed at the entering edge part of the cistern, and a neck receiving member comprising a board which is bent in the form of an approximately inverted J and has a neck receiving part formed on a part except for left and right edge parts on its upper surface part, the neck receiving member being arranged at the notch such that a peripheral part except for a lower edge part of its rear surface overlaps with a peripheral part of the notch at the entering edge part of the cistern. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hair washing apparatus which reduces the feeling that something is wrong at the neck part and has a neck receiving part formed independently.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the hair washing apparatus includes wash water spouting means arranged on a part of the notch, which is covered by the neck receiving member. Therefore, it is possible to spout wash water sufficiently, thereby enhancing the detergency.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the hair washing apparatus includes wash water spouting means which can adjust a spouting angle of the wash water. Therefore, it is possible to wash hair at the neck part in the most suitable condition according to figures, hairstyles, or dirt levels of the hair of the person.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the hair washing apparatus of includes a notch which is formed at the entering edge part of the cistern, and a neck receiving member comprising a box body having sides and a bottom which are engaged with sides and a bottom of the notch, an opening at a lower part of its rear surface, and a neck receiving part formed on its upper wall part, the neck receiving member being engaged with the notch and attached to the entering edge part of the cistern. Therefore, it is possible to provide the hair washer which enables reduction of the feeling that something is wrong at the neck part and, also, allows one to attach or detach the neck receiving member easily.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the hair washing apparatus includes wash water spouting means arranged inside of the neck receiving member. Therefore, it is possible to spout wash water sufficiently, thereby enhancing the detergency.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a hair washing apparatus includes a neck receiving member attached to a notch which is formed at an entering edge of a cistern of the hair washer so as to be engaged with the notch, the neck receiving member comprising a box body having sides and a bottom which are engaged with sides and a bottom of the notch, an opening at a lower part of its rear surface, and a neck receiving part for receiving a neck part of a person under hair washing, lying on his back, which comprises a board having plural slits or small holes, on its upper wall part. Therefore, it is possible to provide a neck receiving member which can be attached or detached to the cistern easily.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4901378 (1990-02-01), Reddell
patent: 5906012 (1999-05-01), Sakane et al.
patent: 10-211012 (1998-08-01), None
patent: 350246 (1999-01-01), None
Burr & Brown
Huson Gregory L.
Huynh Khoa
Oohiro Works Ltd.
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