Information
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Patent Grant
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6665891
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Patent Number
6,665,891
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Date Filed
Tuesday, September 3, 200221 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, December 23, 200320 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Huson; Gregory L.
- Prunner; Kathleen J.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 004 516
- 004 518
- 004 519
- 004 523
- 004 515
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A portable hair washing apparatus for allowing the shampooing of the hairs of the physically disabled includes a tank member having side, front, back, and bottom walls, and also having a tabletop; and also includes wheels upon which the tank member is mounted; and further includes a hair washing support assembly being attached to the tank member and including a headrest member; and also includes a hair washing assembly being supported by the tank member and including a semi-rigid hose being attached to the tank member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to portable hair washers and more particularly pertains to a new portable hair washing apparatus for allowing the shampooing of the hairs of the physically disabled.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of portable hair washers is known in the prior art. More specifically, portable hair washers heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,255; U.S. Pat. No. 4,512,043; U.S. Pat. No. 3,192,537; U.S. Pat. No. 3,523,306; U.S. Pat. No. 5,966,751; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 333,343.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new portable hair washing apparatus. The prior art includes basins and tank units for cleaning people's hair.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new portable hair washing apparatus which has many of the advantages of the portable hair washers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable hair washing apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art portable hair washers, either alone or in any combination thereof. The present invention includes a tank member having side, front, back, and bottom walls, and also having a tabletop; and also includes wheels upon which the tank member is mounted; and further includes a hair washing support assembly being attached to the tank member and including a headrest member; and also includes a hair washing assembly being supported by said tank member and including a semi-rigid hose. None of the prior art includes the combination of the elements of the present invention.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the portable hair washing apparatus in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new portable hair washing apparatus which has many of the advantages of the portable hair washers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable hair washing apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art portable hair washers, either alone or in any combination thereof.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable hair washing apparatus for allowing the shampooing of the hairs of the physically disabled.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable hair washing apparatus that is easy and convenient to set up and use.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable hair washing apparatus that is fully self-contained and can be maneuvered about to where the user is located.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a new portable hair washing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2
is a top plan view of the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the present invention.
FIG. 4
is a lateral cross-sectional view of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 4
thereof, a new portable hair washing apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral
10
will be described.
As best illustrated in
FIGS. 1 through 4
, the portable hair washing apparatus
10
generally comprises a tank member II having side, front, back, and bottom walls
12
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16
, and also having a tabletop
17
. The tank member
11
also includes an upper compartmental and a lower compartment
19
being separated by one or more impermeable walls
20
being conventionally disposed between the tabletop
17
and the bottom wall
16
. The upper and lower compartments
18
,
19
are adapted to store water therein. The tank member
11
further includes a water outlet port
21
being disposed through the front wall
15
and into the upper compartment
18
, and also includes a water drainage port
22
being disposed through the front wall
15
into the lower compartment
19
for draining water therefrom, and further includes a valve
30
being conventionally connected to the water drainage port
22
for controlling drainage of water from the lower compartment
19
. The tank member
11
also includes a towel rack
25
being conventionally attached to an exterior of the back wall
14
for supporting towels. The tank member
11
further includes an elongate tubular water fill hopper
26
being conventionally mounted to the tank member
11
and through which water is entered into the upper compartment
18
of the tank member
11
. The elongate tubular water fill hopper
26
includes a main portion
27
which extends parallel and adjacent to one of the side walls
12
of the tank member
11
, and also includes a bottom end portion
28
which is conventionally disposed through the side wall
12
and into the upper compartment
18
, and further includes a flared open top end
29
through which water is entered into the tank member
11
. The tabletop
17
includes elongate handhold slots
23
,
24
being disposed therethrough near ends thereof with the tabletop
17
extending outwardly beyond the front and back walls
14
,
15
. The tank member
11
is conventionally mounted upon wheels
31
.
A hair washing support assembly is conventionally attached to the tank member
11
and includes a headrest member
32
. The hair washing support assembly further includes a drainage pipe
36
being conventionally mounted to the tank member
11
, and having a main portion
37
, and also having a first end portion
38
being angled relative to the main portion
37
and being conventionally disposed through the front wall
15
into the lower compartment
19
of the tank member
11
, and further having a second end portion
39
being angled relative to the main portion
37
and upon which the headrest member
32
is mounted. The headrest member
32
is generally a basin having a drainage hole
33
being disposed through a wall thereof with the headrest member
32
having a boss
34
which is securely mounted in an open second end of The drainage pipe
36
and which has a bore
35
disposed therethrough.
A hair washing assembly is conventionally supported by the tank member
11
and includes a semi-rigid hose
40
being conventionally attached over the water outlet port
21
of the tank member
11
. The hair washing assembly further includes a water pump member
41
being conventionally disposed in the upper compartment
18
of the tank member
11
, and also includes a conduit
42
being conventionally attached to the water pump member
41
and to the water outlet port
21
of the tank member
11
, and further includes a battery
43
being disposed in a battery compartment
44
in the tank member
11
and being connected with wires
49
to the water pump member
41
, and also includes a pump activation switch
45
being connected with wires
49
to the battery
43
, and further includes a spray nozzle
48
being conventionally attached to a free end of the semi-rigid hose
40
for spraying water onto a user's hair. The pump activation switch
45
includes a housing
46
and a foot pedal
47
being depressibly and conventionally mounted upon the housing
46
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In use, the user pushes or pulls the tank member
11
to the desired location where a particular person wants or needs to have one's hair shampooed, and the user situates the person's head upon the headrest member
32
, and grasps and positions the semi-rigid hose
40
over the person's hair, and then presses upon the foot pedal
47
which energizes the water pump member
41
which pumps water contained in the upper compartment
18
of the tank member through the conduit
42
and through the semi-rigid hose
40
and through the spray nozzle
48
onto the person's hair. The waste water drains from the headrest member
32
through the drainage pipe
36
and is stored in the lower compartment
19
of the tank member
11
. The waste water is emptied through the water drainage port
22
using the valve
30
.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the portable hair washing apparatus. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
Claims
- 1. A portable hair washing apparatus comprising:a tank member having side, front, back, and bottom walls, and also having a tabletop, said tank member also including an upper compartment and a lower compartment being separated by one or more impermeable walls being disposed between said tabletop and said bottom wall, said upper and lower compartments being adapted to store water therein, said tank member further including a water outlet port being disposed through said front wall and into said upper compartment, and also including a water drainage port being disposed through said front wall into said lower compartment for draining water therefrom, and further including a valve being connected to said water drainage port for controlling drainage of water from said lower compartments; wheels upon which said tank member is mounted; a hair washing support assembly being attached to said tank member and including a headrest member; and a hair washing assembly being supported by said tank member and including a semi-rigid hose being attached to said tank member.
- 2. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said tank member also includes a towel rack being attached to an exterior of said back wall for supporting towels.
- 3. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 2, wherein said tank member further includes an elongate tubular water fill hopper being mounted to said tank member and through which water is entered into said upper compartment of said tank member.
- 4. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 3, wherein said elongate tubular water fill hopper includes a main portion which extends parallel and adjacent to one of said side walls of said tank member, and also includes a bottom end portion which is disposed through said side wall and into said upper compartment, and further includes a flared open top end through which water is entered into said tank member.
- 5. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 3, wherein said tabletop includes handhold slots being disposed therethrough near ends thereof, said tabletop extending outwardly beyond said front and back walls.
- 6. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 5, wherein said hair washing support assembly further includes a drainage pipe being mounted to said tank member, and having a main portion, and also having a first end portion being angled relative to said main portion and being disposed through said front wall into said lower compartment of said tank member, and further having a second end portion being angled relative to said main portion and upon which said headrest member is mounted.
- 7. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 6, wherein said headrest member is generally a basin having a drainage hole disposed through a wall thereof, said headrest member having a boss which is securely mounted in an open second end of said drainage pipe and which has a bore disposed therethrough.
- 8. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 7, wherein said hair washing assembly further includes a water pump member being disposed in said upper compartment of said tank member, and also includes a conduit being attached to said water pump member and to said water outlet port of said tank member, and further includes a battery being disposed in a battery compartment in said tank member and being connected with wires to said water pump member, and also includes a pump activation switch being connected with wires to said battery, and further includes a spray nozzle being attached to a free end of said semi-rigid hose for spraying water onto a user's hair.
- 9. A portable hair washing apparatus as described in claim 8, wherein said pump activation switch includes a housing and a foot pedal being depressibly mounted upon said housing.
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