Hair care basin head support apparatus

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.

1 . Apparatus useful in supporting a person's head above a basin or sink to facilitate hair care operations, the apparatus comprising:
 mounting apparatus, said mounting apparatus further comprising two clamping members, said clamping members being oppositely disposed across a sink or a basin and being further adapted to fit snugly upon the rim of said sink or basin at opposite sides, each said clamping member being further adapted with means to receive and support a shaft member and being further adapted to securely maintain its position and communication with said rim of said sink under the weight of a person's head as may be further burdened by the need to perform hair care operations and to contain hair care chemicals;   mesh band positioning apparatus, said mesh band positioning apparatus further comprising a means of connection between each said shaft member at opposite ends of said mesh band and each said clamping member in order to maintain the position of each said shaft member generally parallel to said sink or basin rim and to permit said shaft member to receive a sleeve or channel at each end of said mesh band; and   a mesh band, said mesh band further comprising a generally elongated and rectangular swath of a substantially waterproof mesh material, said mesh band further being of adequate length to be suspended across said sink or basin, said mesh band being further of adequate width to comfortably and reliably support a person's head, said mesh band being further of adequate strength to securely and reliably support a person's head, and said mesh band being further made or protected with a material which will not absorb or suffer degradation when exposed to a variety of hair care fluids and chemicals; and   said mesh band being further adapted with and securely fastened to a shaft receiving channel at each end of said mesh band, each said shaft receiving channel being adapted to receive one of said shaft members and each said shaft receiving channel being further adapted to position such shaft member to be generally perpendicular with the length of said mesh band and parallel with the width of said mesh band.   
   
   
       2 . The invention described in claim one in which each said shaft receiving means comprises an array of two or more hook members protruding from each said clamping member on the interior side of said sink or basin and position relative to each other so that each said shaft member will rest within and be supported by the array of hook members and the position so as to support and maintain each end of said mesh band to be suspended across said sink or basin. 
   
   
       3 . The invention described in claim one in which each said shaft receiving channel comprises a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       4 . The invention described in claim one in which each said shaft receiving channel is formed by folding over an end of said mesh band and securing said mesh band end upon the width of said mesh band so as to form a channel of adequate dimension to receive a said shaft member. 
   
   
       5 . The invention described in claim one in which each end of said mesh band is adapted with two or more shaft receiving channels, each said shaft receiving channel further comprising a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       6 . The invention described in claim one in which each end of said mesh band further comprises two or more shaft receiving channels, said shaft receiving channels being further formed by folding over a substantial and of said mesh band so and as to permit the folded over end of said mesh band to be divided into and fastened back upon said mesh band so as to form two or more parallel shaft receiving channels at the end and add desired distances from one or both bands of said mesh band. 
   
   
       7 . The invention described in claim one in which each end of said shaft member is further adapted with means of connection with a line, said line being further adapted to be secured to two or more places near opposite end of each said shaft member and to further be secured upon one or more receiving members of each said clamping member so as to hold said shaft members in a position which is generally parallel with the top of said sink or basin rim and the width of said mesh band and generally perpendicular with the length of said mesh band. 
   
   
       8 . The invention described in claim two in which each said shaft receiving channel comprises a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       9 . The invention described in claim two in which each said shaft receiving channel is formed by folding over an end of said mesh band and securing said mesh band end upon the width of said mesh band so as to form a channel of adequate dimension to receive a said shaft member. 
   
   
       10 . The invention described in claim two in which each end of said mesh band is adapted with two or more shaft receiving channels, each said shaft receiving channel further comprising a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       11 . The invention described in claim two in which each end of said mesh band further comprises two or more shaft receiving channels, said shaft receiving channels being further formed by folding over a substantial and of said mesh band so and as to permit the folded over end of said mesh band to be divided into and fastened back upon said mesh band so as to form two or more parallel shaft receiving channels at the end and add desired distances from one or both bands of said mesh band. 
   
   
       12 . The invention described in claim seven in which each said shaft receiving channel comprises a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       13 . The invention described in claim seven in which each said shaft receiving channel is formed by folding over an end of said mesh band and securing said mesh band end upon the width of said mesh band so as to form a channel of adequate dimension to receive a said shaft member. 
   
   
       14 . The invention described in claim seven in which each end of said mesh band is adapted with two or more shaft receiving channels, each said shaft receiving channel further comprising a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       15 . The invention described in claim seven in which each end of said mesh band further comprises two or more shaft receiving channels, said shaft receiving channels being further formed by folding over a substantial and of said mesh band so and as to permit the folded over end of said mesh band to be divided into and fastened back upon said mesh band so as to form two or more parallel shaft receiving channels at the end and add desired distances from one or both bands of said mesh band. 
   
   
       16 . Apparatus useful in supporting a person's head above a basin or sink to facilitate hair care operations, the apparatus comprising:
 mounting apparatus, said mounting apparatus further comprising two clamping members, said clamping members being oppositely disposed across a sink or a basin and being further adapted to fit snugly upon the rim of said sink or basin at opposite sides, each said clamping member being further adapted with means to receive and support a shaft member and being further adapted to securely maintain its position and communication with said rim of said sink under the weight of a person's head as may be further burdened by the need to perform hair care operations and to contain hair care chemicals, said clamping members further being adapted to be moved and positioned as desired along the sink or basin rim and then to be snugly fit upon said sink or basin rim as desired to achieve an appropriate distance and generally perpendicularly from an open area in one portion of said sink for basin adapted to permit the passage of a person's head or neck;   mesh band positioning apparatus, said mesh band positioning apparatus further comprising a means of connection between each said shaft member at opposite ends of said mesh band and each said clamping member in order to maintain the position of each said shaft member generally parallel to said sink or basin rim and to permit said shaft member to receive a sleeve or channel at each end of said mesh band; and   a mesh band, said mesh band further comprising a generally elongated and rectangular swath of a substantially waterproof mesh material, said mesh band further being of adequate length to be suspended across said sink or basin, said mesh band being further of adequate width to comfortably and reliably support a person's head, said mesh band being further of adequate strength to securely and reliably support a person's head, and said mesh band being further made or protected with a material which will not absorb or suffer degradation when exposed to a variety of hair care fluids and chemicals; and   said mesh band being further adapted with and securely fastened to a shaft receiving channel at each end of said mesh band, each said shaft receiving channel being adapted to receive one of said shaft members and each said shaft receiving channel being further adapted to position such shaft member to be generally perpendicular with the length of said mesh band and parallel with the width of said mesh band.   
   
   
       17 . The invention described in claim sixteen in which each said shaft receiving means comprises an array of two or more hook members protruding from each said clamping member on the interior side of said sink or basin and position relative to each other so that each said shaft member will rest within and be supported by the array of hook members and the position so as to support and maintain each end of said mesh band to be suspended across said sink or basin. 
   
   
       18 . The invention described in claim sixteen in which each said shaft receiving channel comprises a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band. 
   
   
       19 . The invention described in claim sixteen in which each said shaft receiving channel is formed by folding over an end of said mesh band and securing said mesh band end upon the width of said mesh band so as to form a channel of adequate dimension to receive a said shaft member. 
   
   
       20 . The invention described in claim sixteen in which each end of said mesh band is adapted with two or more shaft receiving channels, each said shaft receiving channel further comprising a pliable sleeve member which may be adapted with means of connection with each end of said mesh band.