Patent ID: 8112830

Claim:
A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck, the neck guard comprising: a flexible lower layer having one or more fasteners configured to removably attach the lower layer to the sink; a flexible cushioning layer bonded to the lower layer, wherein the cushioning layer has a surface configured to enable a cover layer to be removably attached thereto; and a cover layer attached to the cushioning layer; wherein the neck guard is sufficiently flexible to wrap around and conform to the indentation in the lip of the sink and to enable attachment of the fasteners to the sink, thereby securing the neck guard within the indentation in the lip of the sink, wherein the cover layer is removable from the cushioning layer and replaceable on the cushioning layer, and wherein the cover layer comprises a disposable paper material.