U.S. patent application number 10/873203 was filed with the patent office on 2005-12-29 for support base of shampoo basin.
Invention is credited to Cheng, Hsien-Yang.
Application Number | 20050283901 10/873203 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35503883 |
Filed Date | 2005-12-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050283901 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cheng, Hsien-Yang |
December 29, 2005 |
Support base of shampoo basin
Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved support base of a
shampoo basin, and the support base is made of a silicon gel
material to further comply with the comfort pursued by ergonomics
by taking an evacuation measure for the internal structure of the
support base to achieve a more comfortable elasticity of the
support base. The support base comprises a saddle section and a
support section; wherein the saddle section comprises a latch
groove for being latched to the edge of the shampoo basin and the
surface of the latch groove having a plurality of gaps, and an
evacuated space disposed inside the support section, so that the
design of the gaps and evacuated space produces a comfortable
elasticity when our neck and head rest on the saddle section and
the support section.
Inventors: |
Cheng, Hsien-Yang; (Yunlin
County, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH
PO BOX 747
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22040-0747
US
|
Family ID: |
35503883 |
Appl. No.: |
10/873203 |
Filed: |
June 23, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/523 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 44/10 20130101;
A45D 19/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
004/523 |
International
Class: |
A45D 044/10 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An improved support base of shampoo basin, comprising a saddle
section and a support section, and said saddle section having a
latch groove for being latched and fixed to an edge of said shampoo
basin, and said latch groove having a plurality of gaps, and the
interior of said support section being an evacuated space, thereby
said saddle section and said support section of said support base
are elastic.
2. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 1, wherein
said support section comprises an aslant surface.
3. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 1, wherein
said support section at its bottom comprises at least one sucking
disk for fixing said shampoo basin.
4. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 1, wherein
said saddle section comprises a curved surface.
5. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 3, wherein
said sucking disk comprises at least a protruded ear at its
periphery.
6. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 3, wherein
said sucking disk presses against said support base for tightly
fixing said support base.
7. The improved support base of shampoo basin of claim 6, wherein
said sucking disk comprises a connecting end with an accommodating
groove, and said connection end of said sucking disc passes through
said support base, and a connection axle presses against said
connection end to tightly fix said support base.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an improved support base of
a shampoo basin, more particularly to a support base that provides
an elastic comfort to support our neck and head when we shampoo our
hair.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] After the related industry has designed a reclined shampoo
chair to allow users to fully enjoy the comfort when they shampoo
their hair, a design is aimed at trying different ways of giving
better comfort on resting our head in the shampoo basin. When a
user is having a shampoo, the user can lie with face up and lean
the head on the headrest, so that the user can relax the abdomen,
and thus providing a relaxing and comfortable position for the user
having a shampoo.
[0003] The prior-art shampoo basin assembly as disclosed in the
R.O.C. Patent Publication No. 113548 entitled "Improved shampoo
basin assembly" comprises a support base integrally formed at the
front side of a shampoo basin, so that a user can rest his/her head
on the support base to reduce the pressure on his/her neck and
abdomen. Later, another additional R.O.C. Patent Publication No.
209957 entitled "Additional improved shampoo basin assembly"
disclosed an independent support base, wherein a sucking disk
disposed at the bottom of the support base or a hook is extended
from the front end of the support base, so that the support base
can be assembled or removed easily.
[0004] However, the foregoing prior-art patented support bases do
not have the elastic or soft features regardless of their fixed or
removable structure. As a result, when a user rests on the support
base, the user may be injured if his/her head hits on the hard
support base by accident or feel very uncomfortable or painful when
his/her head presses directly on the hard support base. Therefore,
a later designer invented an elastic support base as disclosed in
the R.O.C. Patent Publication No. 224206 entitled "Improved shampoo
basin assembly". The measure taken by such prior-art patent to make
the support base with resilience by adding a compressed spring at
the bottom of the support base, so that the resilience exists
between the support base and the shampoo basin. However, such
patented technology has a shortcoming caused by the structure of
its compressed spring, since the support base has to be fixed onto
the shampoo basin and cannot be removed at will, and the spring may
be rusted easily and may loose its resilience. Such patented
technology still requires further improvements.
[0005] A series of improvements including the R.O.C. Patent
Publication No. 314729 entitled "Improved ceramic support base
assembly" issued to the present inventor in 1997 have been made
thereafter. The R.O.C. Patent Publication No. 314729 disclosed an
improved support base that comprises a positioning groove disposed
at the top of a base body, a cushion and four latch grooves
disposed at the four sides of the positioning groove, thereby the
base body, cushion and support member can be stacked in different
ways to adjust the height. However, the foregoing patent can
overcome the uncomfortable issue by adding a soft cushion on the
support base. Such arrangement not only makes the structure more
complicated, but also cannot solve the long existing problems of
the prior-art support base.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an improved support base of a shampoo basin, so that the user's
neck and head can rest on an elastic comfortable support base. In
order to have such comfortable support base design, the support
base comprises a saddle section and a support section, wherein the
saddle section has a latch groove for being latched onto the edge
of the shampoo basin, and a plurality of gaps disposed on the
surface of the latch groove, and the interior of the support
section being an evacuated space. With the design of the gap and
evacuated space, a comfortable elasticity will be produced when a
user rests his/her head on the support base.
[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to fix the
support base by latching the saddle section onto the shampoo basin
and the sucking disk at the bottom of the support base. Such
arrangement allows users to install or remove the support base
easily and quickly.
[0008] To make it easier for our examiner to understand the
objective of the invention, its structure, innovative features, and
performance, we use a preferred embodiment and the attached
drawings for the detailed description of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the support base according
to the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom of the support
base according to the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 3 is an illustrative view of the application of the
support base being installed to the shampoo basin according to the
present invention.
[0012] FIG. 4 is an illustrative view of the support base being
pressed by the user's head according to the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 5A is a view of the support base not being pressed
according to the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 5B is a view of the support base being elastically
pressed according to the present invention
[0015] FIG. 6 is a view of the internal structure of the support
base being coupled with the sucking disk according to the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 for the improved support base
of a shampoo basin being installed to the shampoo basin according
to the present invention. The invention comprises a support base 10
made of a silicon gel material, and thus has a special softness and
elasticity and meets the comfort requirement when being touched by
a human body. The support base 10 already has a certain elasticity
to support the user's head since it is made of a silicon gel
material. To further comply with the ergonomic requirements for
pursuing a comfortable design, the interior of the support base 10
made of a silicon gel material is evacuated to provide a more
comfortable elasticity. The support base 10 comprises a saddle
section 11 and a support section 12; wherein the saddle section 11
is in the shape of a curved hook and defines a curved surface 111
thereon for allowing the rest of our neck; and the support section
12 is in a protruded cylindrical shape and defines an aslant
surface 13 on one end surface, and the support section 12 is
primarily for supporting our head. Viewing from the bottom of the
support base 10, we can see that the saddle section 11 has a latch
groove 14 for latching and being fixed onto the edge of the shampoo
basin 30 (referring to FIG. 3), and the surface of the latch groove
14 has a plurality of gaps 15. By means of the gaps 15, the
original elasticity of the silicon gel material is changed, so that
the curved surface 111 of the saddle section 11 can produce a
better and more comfortable elasticity to support our neck when we
rest our neck on the support base 10. The interior of the support
section 12 is an evacuated space 16. Similarly, with the design of
such space 16, the original elasticity of the silicon gel material
is changed, so that a comfortable elasticity will be produced when
our head rests on the support base 10. Such arrangement supports
the user's neck and head with an elastic and soft support section
12. Furthermore, a sucking disk 20 having two protruded ears 21 is
disposed between the saddle section 11 and the support section 12
for being sucked and fixed onto the shampoo basin 30. If we pull
the protruded ear 21 out to let air come in, the sucking disk 20
will detach from the shampoo basin 30 easily.
[0017] Since the support base 10 is installed to the shampoo basin
30, the surface of the support base 10 is preferably flat and
smooth to prevent the hair being pulled by the support base 10 when
the user is having a shampoo. Therefore, the connection between the
sucking disk 20 and the support base 10 should be kept flat and
smooth without any protrusion. Please refer to FIG. 6 for the
connection between the sucking disk 20 and the support base 10. The
sucking disk 20 has a connecting end 22 protruded from one end, and
the connecting end 22 has an accommodating groove 23 therein. The
sucking disc 20 is coupled with the support base 10 by the
connecting end 22. Since the diameter of the accommodating groove
23 is slightly larger than the diameter of a connecting axle 24,
the connecting end 22 and the support base 10 are pressed tightly,
so that the surface of the support base 10 is kept smooth, and the
connecting axle 24 made of metal gives sufficient support for the
support base 10 being fixed onto the shampoo basin 30.
[0018] Please refer to FIG. 3 again for the practical use of a
shampoo basin 30 according to a preferred embodiment of the present
invention. The support base 10 latches into a curved opening 31 of
the shampoo basin 30 by the latch groove 14 of the saddle section
11, and fixes into a position by the sucking disk 20 at the bottom,
so that the support base 10 can attach onto the surface of the
shampoo basin 30 to give the effects of installing or removing the
support base 10 quickly according to the present invention. For
users with long hair who rinse their skull at the position close to
the neck, the support base 10 can be removed easily and quickly.
The support base 10 can be installed immediately after the rinse is
completed. Such arrangement facilitates the user's operation.
[0019] Please refer to FIG. 4 again for the invention. If a user
lies on the shampoo chair, the user's head rests on the support
base 10 as shown in FIG. 4. The head rests on the support section
12 of the support base 10, and the neck presses on the curved
surface 111 of the saddle section 11. Therefore, the design of the
support base 10 allows the head and neck to be supported by the
evacuated space 16 and the gaps 15 respectively, which strengths
the softness and elasticity at the two positions for the support,
so that the support section 12 and the saddle section 11 can
produce the most comfortable curvature when the user's body rests
on these sections 11, 12 as shown in FIGS. 5A and SB. The aslant
surface 13 of the support section 12 produces an elastic
deformation according to the pressure from the head, and the curved
surface 111 of the saddle section 11 also produces a change to the
curvature according to the pressure from the neck. The user can
have the most comfortable lying position to avoid the risk of
pressing the blood vessels at the neck if the elasticity is
insufficient or the supporting curvature does not fit the user.
[0020] While the invention has been described by way of example and
in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended
to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and
procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should
be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such
modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
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