Patent ID: 7310827
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A splash guard for protecting a person's face and ears from soap and other hairdressing preparations, such as shampoo, applied to a person's hair comprising a generally crescent shaped member formed and dimensioned to generally conform to and circumferentially encircle a part of the head of a first person while exposing the first person's hair to be washed and having a central portion positioned on the first person's forehead above the person's eyes and having first and second opposed arcuate side portions each extending along the lateral sides of the head from said central portion to a position above and rearwardly of the first person's ears, said portions generally defining upper and lower edges when supported on the first person's head; sealing means secured to an inner surface of said member proximate to said lower edge and at least partially spaced from said upper edge and extending substantially along the entire peripheral distance of said member for providing a seal about said peripheral distance with the skin of the first person along the entire length of contact and having a thickness to form a trough about said peripheral distance to direct water and soap and hair preparations laterally and rearwardly away from said central portion and not downwardly drip towards the eyes, nose and ears of the first person along the area of contact of said sealing means; and a handgrip on said central portion dimensioned to be easily gripped by a second person washing the hair of the first person, whereby the second person can secure the splash guard on the head of the first person in a desired position to prevent excessive shifting of the splash guard while the first person's hair is being washed and can apply suitable pressure on said member to insure that hair washing preparation flow through the trough and be discharged along regions behind the first person's ears.