Patent ID: 6925660

Claim:
A cushioning device adapted for attachment to a shampoo bowl including a front wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a U-shaped, neck-receiving notch in the front wall, the cushioning device comprising: a flexible cushion constructed of a matrix of formed cushioning pockets separated by seams, the flexible cushion including an inner face, an opposing outer face, and opposing enlarged proximal and distal extremities and a narrowed waist therebetween; the cushioning pockets projecting outwardly from the outer face and the seams located at the outer face; the waist adapted to overlie a segment of the U-shaped, neck receiving notch, the proximal extremity adapted to overlie a portion of the inner surface of the front wall, and the distal extremity adapted to overlie a portion of the outer surface of the front wall; first means for detachably securing the proximal extremity of the cushion to the inner surface of the front wall; and second means for detachably securing the proximal distal extremity of the cushion to the outer surface of the front wall; wherein the cushioning pockets provide a cushioning effect at the outer face of the cushion, and the seams provide fluid conducting channels at the outer face of the cushion for conducting water away from the waist of the cushion.