Patent ID: 7530961
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A semi-spherical hinged hair washing helmet for use with typical cold and hot water supplies, the helmet comprising: a water inlet valve, the inlet valve controlling the supply of hot and cold water; a flexible water inlet disposed within an upper helmet half, the water inlet connected to the water inlet valve; a hinged helmet of two halves, the upper helmet haft and a lower helmet half; a helmet half seal joining the two halves of the helmet, whereby the helmet is sealed against leakage when closed; a watertight flex seal about an inner edge of an opening of the helmet; a liquid canal within the helmet, the liquid canal communicating with the water inlet the liquid canal substantially throughout an interior periphery of both halves of the helmet; o-rings at a juncture of the two helmet halves, the o-rings disposed at points of contact of the liquid canals of the two helmet halves; a plurality of liquid jets facing the user's head, the liquid jets communicating with the liquid canal; a shampoo inlet hose in the upper helmet half, the shampoo inlet hose communicating with the liquid canal; a shampoo inlet valve controlling the shampoo inlet hose, the shampoo inlet valve disposed at an inlet to the helmet of the shampoo inlet hose; a conditioner inlet hose within the upper helmet half, the conditioner inlet hose communicating with the liquid canal; a conditioner inlet valve controlling the conditioner inlet hose, the conditioner inlet valve disposed adjacent to the conditioner inlet hose; a flexible liquid outlet departing the lower helmet half, the liquid outlet communicating with the user's head; a plurality of pizzo-electric vibrators, the vibrators evenly distributed throughout the interior periphery of the helmet; a plurality of flexible fingers extending from the vibrators, the fingers for contacting the user's head; powering means for the pizzo-electric vibrators; a timer disposed within the helmet, the timer controlling the powering means for the vibrators, the shampoo inlet valve, the conditioner inlet valve, and the water inlet valve; electronic controls within an electronics enclosure disposed within the outer periphery of the helmet, the electronic controls communicating with the timer and the vibrators; an exterior outlet valve disposed separately from the helmet, the exterior outlet valve controlling the liquid outlet.