Abstract:
A toy barber shop assembly allows a user to imitate cutting and styling hair within the setting of a simulated barber shop environment. The assembly includes a playhouse having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each of the top wall, the bottom wall and the perimeter wall define an interior of the playhouse. A chair and at least one hairstyling implement are provided and are sized for positioning within the interior of the playhouse.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to toy devices and more particularly pertains to a new toy device for allowing a user to imitate cutting and styling hair within the setting of a simulated barber shop environment. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a playhouse having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each of the top wall, the bottom wall and the perimeter wall define an interior of the playhouse. A chair and at least one hairstyling implement are provided and are sized for positioning within the interior of the playhouse. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top front side perspective view of a playhouse of a toy barber shop assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a detailed view of a plurality of hair styling implements of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a top front side perspective view of a chair of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of a cape and an apron of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of an interior of the playhouse of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a detailed view of an interior of the playhouse showing a first side wall of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new toy device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the toy barber shop assembly  10  generally comprises a playhouse  12  having a top wall  14 , a bottom wall  16  and a perimeter wall  18  coupled to and extending between the top wall  14  and the bottom wall  16 . Each of the top wall  14 , the bottom wall  16  and the perimeter wall  18  define an interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . The perimeter wall includes a front wall  22 , a rear wall  24 , a first side wall  26  and a second side wall  28 . The playhouse  12  has an interior surface  30  opposite an exterior surface  32 . A hinge  33  is coupled to the playhouse  12 . The hinge  33  is selectively pivotable to provide access to the interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . 
     A roof  34  is coupled to the exterior surface  32  of the top wall  14 . The roof  34  includes a front panel  36 , a back panel  38  and a pair of side panels  40  coupled to and extending between the front  36  and back  38  panels. Each of the side panels  40  shares an apex  42  and slants downwardly and outwardly therefrom. The roof  34  may be spaced inwardly from a perimeter edge  44  of the top wall  14 . The playhouse  12 , including the roof  34 , may have a height between approximately 120.0 centimeters and 180.0 centimeters and a width between approximately 120.0 centimeters and 215.0 centimeters. Thus, the assembly  10  will help to realistically simulate a barber shop environment. 
     Pole indicia  46  is positioned on the exterior surface  32  of the playhouse  12 . The pole indicia  46  is configured to resemble a barber pole having a staff  48  with a helix of stripes  50  positioned thereon. Door indicia  52  is positioned on the exterior surface  32  of the playhouse  12 . The door indicia  52  is positioned on the perimeter wall  18  of the playhouse  12 . The door indicia  52  is configured to resemble a door. A plurality of window indicia  54  positioned on the perimeter wall  18  of the playhouse  12 . The window indicia  54  may be positioned on each of the interior surface  30  and the exterior surface  32  of the playhouse  12 . Each of the window indicia  54  is configured to resemble a window. Letter indicia  56  is positioned on the exterior surface  32  of the playhouse  12  and may indicate a name of the playhouse  12 , such as “Barber Shop” or the like. 
     Sink indicia  58  is positioned on the interior surface  30  of the playhouse  12 . More specifically, the sink indicia  58  is positioned on the perimeter wall  18  and is configured to resemble a salon sink. The sink indicia  58  may be positioned approximately 90.0 centimeters and 120.0 centimeters above the bottom wall  16 . A mirrored surface  60  is positioned on the interior surface  30  of the perimeter wall  18 . The mirrored surface  60  may be positioned above the sink indicia  58 . Television indicia  62  is positioned on the interior surface  30  of the perimeter wall  18  and is configured to resemble a flat-screened television. Vending machine indicia  64  is positioned on the interior surface  30  of the playhouse  12 . More particularly, the vending machine indicia  64  is positioned on the perimeter wall  18  and extends upwardly from a bottom edge  66  of the perimeter wall  18 . The vending machine indicia  64  is configured to resemble a vending machine. Flower indicia  68  is positioned on the interior surface  30  of the playhouse  12 . In particular, the flower indicia  68  is positioned on the perimeter wall  18  and extends upwardly from the bottom edge  66  of the perimeter wall  18 . The flower indicia  68  is configured to resemble a bouquet of flowers positioned within a flower pot and supported by a table. 
     A plurality of hairstyling implements  70  is provided. The hairstyling implements  70  are sized for positioning within the interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . The plurality of hairstyling implements  70  may include a simulated razor  72 , a comb  74  and a scissors  76 . The simulated razor  72  includes a housing  78  and a simulated blade  80  positioned on a front end  82  of the housing  78 . A vibration unit  84  is mounted within the housing  78  and is configured to cause the simulated razor  72  to vibrate. A power supply  86  is coupled to the housing  78 . The power supply  86  is electrically coupled to the vibration unit  84  to selectively provide power to the vibration unit  84 . The power supply  86  may comprise at least one rechargeable battery. A power actuator  88  is mounted on the housing  78  and is electrically coupled to the vibration unit  84 . The power actuator  88  is actuated to an on position to turn on the vibration unit  84  and cause the simulated razor  72  to vibrate. The comb  74  is generally conventional and has a plurality of teeth  90  and a shaft  92 . Each of the teeth  90  is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from the shaft  92 . The scissors  76  is also conventional and includes a pair of handles  94  coupled to a pair of blades  96 . The blades  96  are pivotally coupled together to allow the blades  96  to slide against each other. The blades  96  are dulled and may be constructed from plastic or the like so that the scissors  76  are safe for play by children. 
     A chair  98  is provided and is sized for positioning within the interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . The chair  98  has a bottom portion  100 , a leg portion  102  and an upper portion  104 . The bottom portion  100  comprises a post  106  and a base  108 . The base  108  is coupled to a bottom end  110  of the post  106 . The leg portion  102  has a pair of spaced support members  112  and a footrest  114 . The footrest  114  is coupled to and extends between a lower end  116  of each of the spaced support members  112 . The upper portion  104  includes a seat bottom  118  and a back rest  120  coupled to and extending upwardly from the seat bottom  118 . Arm rests  122  may be provided and positioned adjacent to the seat bottom  118 . A bench  124  is also positionable within the interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . The bench  124  has a seating panel  126  and a plurality of legs  128  coupled to and extending downwardly from the seating panel  126 . A back rest  130  may be coupled to and extend upwardly from a rear edge  132  of the seating panel  126 . 
     A plurality of protective garments  134  is configured for positioning within the interior  20  of the playhouse  12 . The protective garments  134  may include an apron  136  and a hairstyling cape  138  that are both generally conventional. The apron  136  has a main body  140  and a strap  142 . The strap  142  has a first end  144  coupled to a first side  146  of the main body  140  and a second end  148  coupled to a second side  150  of the main body  140 . The strap  142  has a break therein defining a pair of strap sections  152 . An aperture  154  is positioned in the apron  136  proximate a top end  156  of the main body  140 . The hairstyling cape  138  has an opening  158  positioned therein. 
     In use, as stated above and shown in the Figures, the playhouse  12  is opened via the hinge  33  to provide access to the interior  20 . The chair  98 , the protective garments  134 , the bench  124 , and the hairstyling implements  70  are all positioned within the interior  20 . Children may then play with the assembly  10  in such a manner that a first child may be seated on the chair  98 , while a second child uses the hairstyling implements  70  to pretend to cut and style the hair of the first child. The children can wear the protective garments  134  to further simulate a realistic barber shop environment. Additional children can sit on the bench  124  while waiting for a seat in the chair  98 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.