Patent ID: 8631522

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 cushioning portion which is curved to fit on top of the indentation in the lip of the sink; a stabilizing portion which is attached to the cushioning portion and extends downward from the cushioning portion; and a removable cover sheet which is positioned on an upper surface of the cushioning portion; wherein the cushioning portion is formed of non-absorbent, voidless rubber of a first durometer and the stabilizing portion is formed of rubber of a second durometer which is greater than the first durometer; wherein the stabilizing portion comprises a front sidewall configured to be positioned against an outside wall of the sink and a rear sidewall configured to be positioned against an inside wall of the sink, wherein a length of the front sidewall from the cushioning portion is greater than a length of the rear sidewall from the cushioning portion, wherein the front sidewall has a first inner surface configured to contact the outside wall of the sink and the rear sidewall has a second inner surface configured to contact the inside wall of the sink, wherein the first and second inner surfaces have a traction pattern which includes a plurality of areas that are raised with respect to the first and second inner surfaces; wherein the front sidewall tapers from a first thickness at an upper end to a second, greater thickness at a lower end and is weighted so that the neck guard has a weight of at least one pound.