Patent Application
20230104958
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This invention relates to a face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles”. The technical field is specifically related to a kind of protective shield assembly related to facial shields and more particularly, to facial shields intended to protect the face from water or shampoo during showering and hair washing. The present invention relates to a face mask comprising a protective eye shield dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer.
The face mask is particularly useful for shielding against water or shampoo and applicable in hairdressing for protecting the wearer's eyes from hair tonic, rinse, hair spray, hair color and clippings, or in leisure, for protecting eyes from rain, wind, sun, and bugs. This relates generally to an apparatus for protecting a user's face, eyes, ears, makeup, and skin from the dripping of potentially irritating and unwanted fluids during the process of hair washing or treatments onto the face and its constituting parts. The present invention also relates generally to an apparatus for protecting a user's face, eyes, ears, makeup, and skin from gusts of hot air caused by a hair drying apparatus during the hair drying process. In a general sense, the invention relates to a compact, portable protective screen which provides an effective physical barrier which divides the face portion of the head from the hair portion of the head thus allowing water, shampoo, hair treatment processes or face treatment processes. This relates to a face mask comprising a protective eye shield dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer. The present invention generally relates to a hair washing apparatus, and more specifically to a splash guard for protecting a person's eyes, ears, and nose from soap and other preparations, such as shampoo, conditioner and/or other irritants from entering a person's eyes
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As far as known, there are no face covering devices for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles” or the like. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies. Washing a person's hair, particularly a person not fully developed, such as a child, can be challenging especially when the person is nervous in the water, is afraid of getting water, shampoo and/or conditioner in his eyes, or is otherwise uncooperative. For example, oftentimes a child resists when the adult bathing the child attempts to wet the child's hair, apply shampoo or conditioner, and rinse the child's hair. The adult may attempt to wash the child's hair despite his protests. This response usually results in water, shampoo or conditioner getting into the child's eyes, and the child's hair not getting thoroughly cleaned. The result can be an unhappy child and a frustrated adult.
Use of shampoos, conditioners and hair treatment chemicals often results in residual runoff onto nearby tissues of the face. In hair washing situations such as those typically encountered under a shower nozzle or when washing hair in the sink or bathtub at home with the head tilted back, water inevitably travels down the forehead and cheeks. Thus, this results in bringing shampoos, conditioners, and water into the eyes. This can be quite uncomfortable due to the irritating side effects of most hair washing or treating chemicals.
It is known to cover at least a portion of a person's face when these certain substances are being applied to a person's scalp, such as when the person's hair and/or scalp is/are being treated and/or washed and rinsed. The purpose of doing so is to protect a person's eyes, nose, and/or mouth from liquid or substances which may be carried by a liquid. People have used a variety of devices. Soap guards and face protective shields or visors have been known. They are normally provided to guard against water, soap, or shampoo from entering the eyes, nose, and ears of the person whose hair is being washed. It has also become of interest to protect against irritation, inconvenience and possible detrimental effects of soap or hairdressing preparations entering the eyes, nose, or ears when hair is washed in the home and shampooing fluids, for example, trickle down the face causing unnecessary inconvenience and annoyance, including wetting items of clothing. While a few known splash guards or shields include visors that can in theory be held or gripped by a person doing the washing, these are not designed for that purpose and are difficult to grip, particularly in the presence of water, soap and other hair washing preparations that tend to make them wet and slippery.
Eye goggles and face masks are habitually used to keep the wearer's eyes protected from external environments. For example, swimming goggles are used to protect the wearer's eyes from water. It is important that a face mask properly fit the face of the wearer. The need for a good seal is self-evident, as is the importance of comfort in the fit of the mask. If the mask is not comfortable to wear, it will bother the user and may create feelings of uneasiness. There is a need for a lightweight protective shield to cover and protect the eyes, the eyebrows, and a portion of the face of the wearer during showers to maintain a dry environment.
Traditional eye goggles used alone, and face masks normally comprise a spongy or rubber-like material for providing a seal between a perimeter of the goggles or face masks and a portion of the face surrounding the wearer's eyes. Such goggles and face masks are typically made of a rigid plastic material. This rigid plastic material can make the goggles uncomfortable for the wearer. The eye goggles or face masks may be held in place and are traditionally sealed around the entire eye contour of the wearer. They can physically touch eyelashes and can put undue pressure on side of head causing headaches. The sealing can cause pressure on the skin in the contact zone between the seal and the skin, thereby causing restrictions on eye contour movements.
The improvements and problems solved as to a special A face covering device for children include that the device prevents soapy water, shampoo, or other liquid from intrusion into the eyes that may irritate eyes of children; is comfortable and flexible; is ergonomically shaped; can be made of available and durable materials; permits a free airflow to the eye region, nose, and mouth for free breathing; averts pressure on the skin and eyes.
As far as known, there are no face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles” or the like. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies. A novelty search revealed:
As can be observed, none of the prior art has anticipated or caused one skilled in the art of face masks or shields for splash and water protection render this device by Markelz et al. as obvious or anticipated to a person skilled in the ordinary art of the industry. The face covering device for children the device called “Oggles” provides an answer to a comfortable and easy to use splash and water intrusion mask for use by children.
The preferred embodiment of the special face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe is: a. a waterproof or water resistant mask area with a top having a temple and forehead zone with an interior and exterior surface, a pair of sides and a bottom, and a bottom having a bulbous bottom end portion unglued and free; b. a set of waterproof goggles with a sealing band with a means to secure the sealing band to the goggles, and a lens portion; and c. a means to secure the goggles to the mask wherein a child can grasp the mask area at the pair of sides and hold the sealing band against the forehead of the child while a parent, guardian or babysitter washes with a shampoo and rinses the child's hair without letting the shampoo from irritating e pair or eyes of the child.
The face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles” has various advantages and benefits:
Finally, other advantages and additional features of the present face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art devices to protect children from splashing water such as face masks, it is readily apparent and understood that the features shown in the examples with this product are readily adapted to other types of splash-preventing devices.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of a face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles” that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the face covering device for children. It is understood, however, that the special device is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
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This invention relates to a face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles”. The technical field is specifically related to a kind of protective shield assembly related to facial shields and more particularly, to facial shields intended to protect the face from water or shampoo during showering and hair washing. The present invention relates to a face mask comprising a protective eye shield dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer. The face mask is particularly useful for shielding against water or shampoo and applicable in hairdressing for protecting the wearer's eyes from hair tonic, rinse, hair spray, hair color and clippings, or in leisure, for protecting eyes from rain, wind, sun, and bugs. This relates generally to an apparatus for protecting a user's face, eyes, ears, makeup, and skin from the dripping of potentially irritating and unwanted fluids during the process of hair washing or treatments onto the face and its constituting parts. The present invention also relates generally to an apparatus for protecting a user's face, eyes, ears, makeup, and skin from gusts of hot air caused by a hair drying apparatus during the hair drying process. In a general sense, the invention relates to a compact, portable protective screen which provides an effective physical barrier which divides the face portion of the head from the hair portion of the head thus allowing water, shampoo, hair treatment processes or face treatment processes. This relates to a face mask comprising a protective eye shield dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer. The present invention generally relates to a hair washing apparatus, and more specifically to a splash guard for protecting a person's eyes, ears, and nose from soap and other preparations, such as shampoo, conditioner and/or other irritants from entering a person's eyes.
The advantages for the face covering device 30 for children are listed above in the introduction. Succinctly the benefits are that the device:
The preferred embodiment of the special face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe is: a. a waterproof or water resistant mask area with a top having a temple and forehead zone with an interior and exterior surface, a pair of sides and a bottom, and a bottom having a bulbous bottom end portion unglued and free; b. a set of waterproof goggles with a sealing band with a means to secure the sealing band to the goggles, and a lens portion; and c. a means to secure the goggles to the mask wherein a child can grasp the mask area at the pair of sides and hold the sealing band against the forehead of the child while a parent, guardian or babysitter washes with a shampoo and rinses the child's hair without letting the shampoo from irritating e pair or eyes of the child.
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The anticipated durable materials for the special face covering device 30 include a material which when cured or formed will be rigid but may have a slight degree of flexibility. They should be lightweight, waterproof or water resistant, and paintable or tint-able with safe, non-toxic, and hygienic material. These materials are normally approximately 1 to 3 millimeters (mm) thick. Mask materials include for example and not as limitations: Natural and synthetic rubber, craft foam [from places such as Hobby Lobby or Amazon—like Horizon Group, POYLKJGYT, Houseable Stores, etc.], latex such as Ultra Cal 30 or White Hydrocal, polymers like Polystyrene, Urethane, Polyurethane, Polyester (a strong and durable synthetic fabric with reinforcing fibers), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and composite materials including Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF), material is described as Jute, card stock. The process for making the masks as an example and not as a limitation may be using the various materials as pellets or granules which may be molded as an integral form or as sheets of the materials stamped/heat formed over molds. If not naturally waterproof or water resistant, a light waterproof or water-resistant coating will need to be applied. The lens material is preferably a transparent, plastic material and comprises a clear plastic material such as approximately two (2) mil thick polystyrene.
The details mentioned here are exemplary and not limiting. Other specific components and manners specific to describing a face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe may be added as a person having ordinary skill in the field of masks and shield devices to prevent splashing and water intrusion from irritating the eyes of the child.
The face covering device 30 for children to make hair washing fun and safe has been described in the above embodiment. The manner of how the device operates is described below. One notes well that the description above and the operation described here must be taken together to fully illustrate the concept. The preferred embodiment of the special face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe is: a. a waterproof or water resistant mask area with a top having a temple and forehead zone with an interior and exterior surface, a pair of sides and a bottom, and a bottom having a bulbous bottom end portion unglued and free; b. a set of waterproof goggles with a sealing band with a means to secure the sealing band to the goggles, and a lens portion; and c. a means to secure the goggles to the mask wherein a child can grasp the mask area at the pair of sides and hold the sealing band against the forehead of the child while a parent, guardian or babysitter washes with a shampoo and rinses the child's hair without letting the shampoo from irritating e pair or eyes of the child.
The face covering device 30 for children to make hair washing fun and safe is operated by taking the face covering device 30 and holding it at the sides with the sealing band 41 pressed against the forehead and face 108 of the user or child 100. The shampoo and rinse water 115 of the hair is poured over the hair from a container 114. The shampoo is then agitated and washed by the parent, guardian, or babysitter 110. Once clean, the container 114 can use plain water to rinse or a water spay in the shower or bath can provide pressured water to rinse the hair of the child 100.
Many uses are anticipated for the special face covering device for children to make hair washing fun and safe. Some examples, and not limitations, of the anticipated games are shown in the following Table.
With this description it is to be understood that the face covering device 30 for children to make hair washing fun and safe the device called “Oggles”—is not to be limited to only the disclosed embodiment of product. The features of the device 30 are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the description.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, this is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which these inventions belong. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present inventions, the preferred methods and materials are now described above in the foregoing paragraphs.
Other embodiments of the invention are possible. Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the inventions. Various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another to form varying modes of the disclosed inventions. Thus, it is intended that the scope of at least some of the present inventions herein disclosed should not be limited by the disclosed embodiments described above.
The terms recited in the claims should be given their ordinary and customary meaning as determined by reference to relevant entries (e.g., definition of “plane” as a carpenter's tool would not be relevant to the use of the term “plane” when used to refer to an airplane, etc.) in dictionaries (e.g., widely used general reference dictionaries and/or relevant technical dictionaries), commonly understood meanings by those in the art, etc., with the understanding that the broadest meaning imparted by any one or combination of these sources should be given to the claim terms (e.g., two or more relevant dictionary entries should be combined to provide the broadest meaning of the combination of entries, etc.) subject only to the following exceptions: (a) if a term is used herein in a manner more expansive than its ordinary and customary meaning, the term should be given its ordinary and customary meaning plus the additional expansive meaning, or (b) if a term has been explicitly defined to have a different meaning by reciting the term followed by the phrase “as used herein shall mean” or similar language (e.g., “herein this term means,” “as defined herein,” “for the purposes of this disclosure [the term] shall mean,” etc.). References to specific examples, use of “i.e.,” use of the word “invention,” etc., are not meant to invoke exception (b) or otherwise restrict the scope of the recited claim terms. Other than situations where exception (b) applies, nothing contained herein should be considered a disclaimer or disavowal of claim scope. Accordingly, the subject matter recited in the claims is not coextensive with and should not be interpreted to be coextensive with any embodiment, feature, or combination of features shown herein. This is true even if only a single embodiment of the feature or combination of features is illustrated and described herein. Thus, the appended claims should be read to be given their broadest interpretation in view of the prior art and the ordinary meaning of the claim terms.
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers or expressions, such as those expressing dimensions, physical characteristics, etc. used in the specification (other than the claims) are understood as modified in all instances by the term “approximately.” At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the claims, each numerical parameter recited in the specification or claims which is modified by the term “approximately” should at least be construed considering the number of recited significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques.
The present invention contemplates modifications as would occur to those skilled in the art. While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the figures and the foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only selected embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes, modifications. and equivalents that come within the sp spirit of the disclosures described heretofore and or/defined by the following claims are desired to be protected.
