Claims
- 1. A portable hair washing apparatus comprising, in combination,
- a basin defined by a front wall, opposite facing side walls, a rear wall and a floor, said front wall having an upper portion angled outwardly and upwardly relative to said basin to serve as a shoulder and back support;
- said basin having a neck support, a head support and drainage openings for draining waste water and debris from said basin;
- a flexible drainage hose releasably connectable to said drainage openings;
- a receptacle for receiving waste water and other debris from said hose;
- a cover releasably securable to said basin and, when in position secured thereto, said cover and basin constituting a carrying case; and
- wherein said neck support, said head support and said back and shoulder support are contiguous with said upper portion and relatively positioned so as to comfortably maintain the head of a person whose hair is being washed elevated above water and other material within said basin during the hair washing operation while that person is lying on his or her back.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said neck support means comprises an elongated U-shaped opening in an upper portion of said front wall.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a lower portion of said front wall is angled outwardly and downwardly relative to said basin.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said floor is downwardly sloped towards said drainage openings.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein back and shoulder support is sloped outwardly and downwardly relative to an outside face of said front wall.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each corner where said side walls meet said front and rear walls is rounded so as to facilitate cleaning of an inside portion of said basin.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said drainage openings comprises at least one drainage aperture positioned in a lower, forward portion of each of said side walls.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising means for selectively individually capping said drainage apertures.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cover includes a handle at a forward portion thereof.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a basket releasably attachable to said side walls or said rear wall.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said receptacle includes an aperture in an upper portion of an upstanding wall thereof, a handle at a lower portion of said upstanding wall and a removable cover.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said removable cover is transparent.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a portable water supply means.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said water supply means comprises a pitcher having a handle and an output means.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a splash-reducing interior baffle of an elongated, downwardly disposed member within said pitcher.
- 16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said water supply includes a perforated cap over said output such that the water flowing therefrom is in the form of a spray.
- 17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said water supply is of a size to permit storage in said receptacle, when the apparatus is not in use.
- 18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said receptacle is of a size to permit storage within said basin when the apparatus is not in use or when said apparatus is being transported when the cover means is secured to the basin to form said carrying case.
- 19. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the pitcher is of a size so as to be able to hold sufficient water to complete the washing process with the need to refill the pitcher, and wherein the receptacle is of a sufficient size to to accomodate an entire amount of waste water shampoo residue and other debris from the hair wash in the basi.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/634,935 filed on Apr. 19, 1996 abandoned.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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