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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7469430 | Portable shampoo sink The portable shampoo sink is a sterilizable apparatus that permits bedridden individuals to have their hair shampooed while lying down. The apparatus may be used in a hospital or at home. A rolling cabinet on wheels has a sink shaped with a semicircular depression f... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7234176 | Inflatable shampoo basin The inflatable basin (10) comprised of a bottom wall (12) and upwardly extending side walls (14), which extend around the perimeter of the bottom wall (12). The side walls (14), in cooperation with the bottom wall (12), defi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188846 | Mobile safety compliance apparatus A mobile safety compliance apparatus comprising a shell with a plurality of open compartments closed by doors, a self-contained water supply system and a waste water collection system. The water supply system provides drinking water, tepid hand washing water, and wa... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7114201 | Automatic shampoo machine An automatic shampoo machine used in beauty salons and the like, having improved operability and including a manual finish hair rinsing operation. A basin is provided with a hand shower and a hand shower valve to be operated by an operator standing behind, a hood fo... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7028348 | Hair dressing device equipped with hood In order to dress a subject's hair using the two first and second kinds of medicine solutions, a hood must be once taken off. Therefore, in order to apply the second medicine solution, the position of the hood must be adjusted so that the head is centrally located a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6959460 | Portable wash basin device A portable wash basin device is disclosed. The device includes a sink for receiving fresh water therein for permitting a user thereof to wash. The sink defines an open top for the reception therein of the fresh water so that the user thereof is permitted to wash the... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6931674 | Portable shampoo apparatus A portable shampoo bowl secured to a platform is sized to fit over a traditional kitchen sink with depending lugs extending along sink sides and adjustable on the platform around the platform perimeter to accommodate commonly found sinks to prevent the platform from... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929002 | Container for portable heating equipment A container for heating equipment allows the equipment to be stored in a safe and secure environment, and to be easily transported to a wide variety of locations for use. The container is also used to support at least a portion of the equipment during the operation ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6728977 | In-bed shampoo system A portable pump-operated shampoo unit which includes a waterproof inclined body ramp for positioning a person's upper torso and head, a removable reservoir for water storage, a pumping means for pumping water from the reservoir through a spraying means to the person... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6711757 | Portable fluid dispensing device A portable fluid dispensing device suitable for convenient delivery of potable water. The portable fluid dispensing device includes a faucet and sink that can be conveniently located in close proximity to an individual located in a bed or chair. The sink is rotatabl... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6665891 | Portable hair washing apparatus 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 mou... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6609257 | Debridement and irrigation extremity basin A basin generally for use in health-care industries for debridement and/or irrigation of wound areas. The basin is best used for treatment of wounds on extremities and comprises a stable basin having contoured seats on opposing side walls and a filtering ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6408455 | Automatic hair washer An automatic hair washer which performs hair washing by supplying wash water in a hot water storing tank to washing nozzles. The automatic hair washer includes a temperature gauge for measuring the temperature of the wash water. The temperature gauge is p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402776 | Apparatus inducing physical and mental relaxation, by flow of a tempered liquid on the forehead The invention concerns an apparatus for inducing deep physical and mental relaxation, consisting of a housing containing both a collector (4) and a reservoir (5) wherein are housed a pump (1) and a thermostat heater (2). The liquid contained in the reserv... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398062 | Disposable waste fluid containment device An irrigation basin is disclosed for retaining waste fluids, having a support surface and a trough. The support surface is designed so that a patient can rest a head or extremity, such as a hand or foot, on the surface, while medical personnel flush the h... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6233755 | Hair washer A hair washer including a hot water storing tank for storing hot water, a cistern for receiving at least the hair of a person undergoing hair washing, a cistern including shower heads and nozzle heads in an interior thereof, a neck-receiving member provid... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6076202 | Shampoo sink system A shampoo sink system that includes an adjustable base assembly including an anti-tip wall attachment structure that includes an exterior sink structure having a liner structure with an emptying trough hingedly attached thereto. The liner structure is emp... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5966751 | Portable hair washing apparatus There is provided a new and useful portable hair washing apparatus. The apparatus comprises, in combination, a basin defined by a front wall, opposite facing side walls, a rear wall and a floor. The basin has neck support means and head support means, as ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5946745 | Portable shampoo bowl A hair washing or shampooing device includes a pair of interlocking bowls and a drainage tank that eliminate the need for a conventional sink and which further eliminates the need for a client to bend his or her neck backward during a hair cleaning proces... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5940900 | Shampoo chair with filter headrest A shampoo chair with a filter headrest that includes a securing mechanism that is securable to the bottom of a bathtub and that includes a seat for supporting a small child at a comfortable height for a person shampooing the child's hair. The filter headr... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5918323 | Hospital liquid sanitation cart Mobile hospital liquid sanitation cart for convenient and safe collection and ready transport and disposal of liquid waste from patients. A cuplike receptor on flexible tubing is extended to receive waste liquid and convey it to temporary storage in the c... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5862542 | Shampoo bowl headrest A shampoo bowl headrest which supports the weight of the head and lessens pressure on the neck during various hair care techniques. The drain cup of this unit is firmly seated into the bowl drain and is attached to the base with a hand turnable tightening... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5842238 | Movable washstand and associated folding cart A movable washstand comprises a device for supplying water having a spray nozzle, a head rest, a catch basin, drain and bladder for temporarily holding discharge water and effluent and an electrical outlet, all mounted on a C-shaped frame with wheels that... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5784727 | Mobile unit for hair care services in hospitals and similar locations A mobile unit (1) equipped with wheels (3) and a handle (2), on the top portion of which is a tray (13) for hair-washing, the height of which is adjustable and which is equipped with a shower head (14); further equipped with two tanks (12), one for the su... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5692251 | Shampoo bowl headrest A headrest which supports the weight of the head and relieves pressure on the neck during hair treatment procedures. This headrest is made of durable polyethylene with the base anchoring in the sink drain, extending to the front wall, and connecting to a ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5678255 | Portable hair washing system A portable hair washing system that has a collapsible basin table for transporting is provided. The portable hair washing system comprises: a collapsible basin table having a top member supported by a plurality of telescopic legs; a first collapsible cont... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5528776 | Portable pump operated washing basin The invention provides for a portable washing device which can be used to wash a person's hair. The device has a wash basin which is formed of two parts, and upper and a lower portion. The lower portion of the basin has a slanted inner liner which causes ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526539 | Portable washing cart A portable washing cart for facilitating washing of hair at a remote location. The inventive device includes a wheeled main body having a plurality of pivotally mounted doors. An interior counter top is mounted within the main body and includes a fixed si... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5465438 | Mobile nursing station A mobile nursing home unit is formed by an upright cabinet containing an assembly of nursing facilities including a sink and a superposed gray water tank and fresh water reservoir selectively supplying water to and draining from the sink into the gray wat... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5381562 | Contoured basin A portable basin is disclosed which is adapted to receive and support a selected part of a person's body for isolatable cleansing, treatment and the like with minimal discomfort to the person. The disclosed basin is of unitary, continuous sidewall constru... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5343574 | Movable washstand with articulated upper tray A mobile washstand comprises a trolley on wheels, an upper stand integral with the trolley, comprising in the proximity of one of its ends a hollow vessel and a tap associated therewith, a device for supplying water to the tap, and a device for dischargin... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5337429 | Head support for bed-ridden patients A device for supporting the head of a bed-ridden patient off an end of a bed during shampooing and cutting of the patient's hair. The device includes a frame with an open top, a series of straps traversing the open top of the frame, and a watertight colle... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5305481 | Mobile salon station A mobile salon station comprises a cart having two generally upright frame members which are vertically adjustable. The cart further has wheels and feet and two horizontal shelves. Two supporting rods are mounted on the frame members and support a basin h... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5263206 | Portable shampoo basin A Portable Shampoo Basin for providing means for applying a shampoo to bedridden patients, having means for the drainage of the excess shampoo, water, and other liquid residues into a catch basin, thereby preventing the soiling of the bedding of the patie... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5245713 | Hair washing unit A hair washing unit for washing the hair of bedridden patients is formed as a unitary, hollow, rotationally moulded shell. The shell has a peripheral wall surrounding a central recessed well. A U-shaped depression in a front part of the wall merges smooth... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5144701 | Wheel chair shampoo apparatus An apparatus for mounting and positioning a wheel chair in a tilted association to a shampoo basin, wherein the organization includes a housing with spaced side walls defining an upper basin and a floor positioned below the basin for orienting a container... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5099865 | Hair washing aid A hair washing aid 1 comprises a disposable flexible hood 2 having an opening 4 for fitting around the head 5 of an invalid and an inlet 6 at the top of the hood 2 for water and shampoo. The inlet 6 is sized to accommodate an attendant's hands for washing... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5075908 | Hair rinse device A rinse bag is disclosed for rinsing the hair of a wearer. The rinse bag is relatively simple, inexpensive and is relatively compact, such that it does not require a great deal of space for use or storage. The rinse bag consists of a heavy bag having an e... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5022102 | Inflatable bathing devices A bathing device comprises an air inflatable bathtub and shampoo bowl of flexible material. When deflated, the bathing device lies flat for convenient storage and portability. When inflated, it expands to form a bathtub in which a person may sit, a sloped... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5014371 | Portable salon unit A portable salon unit includes a movable cart with a wash basin adjustably attached thereto. The wash basin is adjustable vertically with respect to the cart, horizontally with respect to the cart, rotatably about a vertical axis adjacent the cart, about ... | 05/14/1991 |
