Long Hair Shampooing and Washing Bowl

Abstract

The present invention relates to a long hair shampooing and washing bowl having a hair washing cavity/basin defined by a plurality of walls. The bowl is taller than conventional bowls/sinks, and has a greater depth to accommodate long hair and prevent hair from clogging the drain and getting tangled. The bowl has an integrated drain outlet connected to a drainage pipe to drain out the rinsed water, and a notch for supporting the neck of a user. The walls of the cavity are slanted, thereby allowing a stylist to effectively work on a user's hair and effectively rinse the hair without hair gathering at the drain outlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A long hair shampooing and washing bowl device for washing and rinsing a user's hair at a salon, the long hair shampooing and washing bowl device comprising:
 a pair of opposing side walls;   a front wall; and   a rear wall, wherein the pair of opposing side walls, the front wall, and the rear wall are integrally molded to form a single piece cavity, and further wherein the front wall comprises a U-shaped notch for supporting a user's neck during a shampooing.   
     
     
         2 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 1 , wherein the rear wall comprises a deep U-shaped cut-out allowing easy access to the user's hair. 
     
     
         3 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped notch comprises a soft cushioning material. 
     
     
         4 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 3 , wherein the soft cushioning material comprises foam or soft silicon. 
     
     
         5 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 1 , wherein the long hair shampooing and washing bowl device is portable. 
     
     
         6 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 1  further comprising a bottom drain outlet. 
     
     
         7 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 6 , wherein the front wall is a slanting front wall. 
     
     
         8 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 7 , wherein the slanting front wall slants upward and outward from the bottom drain outlet and towards the U-shaped notch, thereby allowing the shampoo and washing bowl device to be placed next to or behind a salon chair. 
     
     
         9 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 8 , wherein each of the pair of opposing side walls, the slanting front wall, and the rear wall slant at approximately thirty degrees from a virtual longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         10 . The long hair shampooing and washing bowl device of  claim 9 , wherein a vertical distance between the U-shaped notch and the bottom drain outlet is at least three feet.