VERSATILE ACCESSORY HOLDER FOR A BARBER CHAIR

• US 20160316912A1
• Filed: 05/01/2015
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Morono Hodge
• Original Assignee: Morono Hodge
• Inventors: Hodge, Morono
• Granted Patent: US 9,801,469 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/04 Special adaptations of portable frames or racks
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/11 Accessories not otherwise provided for, e.g. seats for children

Abstract

The invention relates to a versatile accessory holder for a barber chair and method to attach the versatile accessory holder to the back of one of a plurality of barber chair types. Certain embodiments of the invention have a plurality of slots that may be used to receive an appendage in the form of a tongue or one or more sets of pins to attach the versatile accessory holder to the back of a chair. Certain embodiments of the versatile accessory holder have a tray with compartments to receive accessories, such as clipper blades. In some embodiments, the compartments have an opening at the bottom, and some embodiments have compartment stops to enable hair to fall from a blade resting in the compartment onto the floor. In some embodiments, the outer wall of the tray has a strip adapted to fasten a magnet to the outer wall of the tray.

Claims

1. A versatile accessory holder for a barber chair, the chair having one or more appendages adapted to be inserted into at least one opening in a chair back, the versatile accessory holder comprising:

an attachment plate having a plurality of slots, and

an attachment plate tray coupled to the attachment plate, the attachment plate tray having one or more compartments adapted to receive one or more accessories such as a plurality of clipper blades,

wherein one or more of the plurality of slots on the attachment plate are adapted to receive the one or more appendages of the chair to selectively secure the attachment plate to the chair back, thereby facilitating the exchange of accessories stored in one or more of the compartments.

2. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein one or more walls of the attachment plate tray is coupled to a strip adapted to fasten a magnet to the attachment plate tray.

3. The versatile accessory holder of claim 2 wherein the strip is made of metal.

4. The versatile accessory holder of claim 3 wherein the strip is made of stainless steel.

5. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein the bottom of one or more of the one or more compartments of the attachment plate tray has one or more openings.

6. The versatile accessory holder of claim 5 wherein the bottom of the one or more of the one or more compartments of the attachment plate tray has one or more compartment stops.

7. The versatile accessory holder of claim 5 further comprising wherein the one or more compartment stops comprises the entire bottom of the one or more compartments on the attachment plate tray.

8. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 in which the plurality of slots includes a slot adapted to receive the one or more appendages in the form of a tongue.

9. The versatile accessory holder of claim 8 in which the plurality of slots includes a plurality of slots adapted to receive the one or more appendages in the form of a plurality of pins.

10. The versatile accessory holder of claim 9 in which the plurality of slots further comprises one or more slots adapted to receive one or more appendages in the form of a second set of pins.

11. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein one or more of the one or more slots of the attachment plate are circular.

12. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein the attachment plate tray is rectangular.

13. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein the one or more compartments of the attachment plate tray are rectangular.

14. The versatile accessory holder of claim 1 wherein the one or more compartments of the attachment plate tray are square.

15. A versatile accessory holder for a barber chair, the chair having one or more appendages adapted to be inserted into at least one opening in a chair back, the versatile accessory holder comprising:

an attachment plate;

an attachment plate tray coupled to the attachment plate, the attachment plate tray having one or more compartments adapted to receive one or more accessories such as a plurality of clipper blades; and

means for attaching the attachment plate to the chair back, thus facilitating the exchange of accessories stored in one or more of the compartments.

16. The versatile accessory holder of claim 15 in which the attachment plate further comprises:

a slot adapted to receive the one or more appendages in the form of a tongue;

a pair of slots adapted to receive the one or more appendages in the form of a pair of pins; and

a second pair of slots adapted to receive the one or more appendages in the form of a second pair of pins.

17. A method of attaching an attachment plate tray to a barber chair, the barber chair having a headrest with one or more appendages coupled to one or more openings in the barber chair, the method comprising:

removing the headrest from the barber chair by withdrawing the one or more appendages from the one or more openings in the barber chair;

inserting the one or more appendages through one or more slots in an attachment plate, the attachment plate having a plurality of slots and an attachment plate tray coupled to the attachment plate, the attachment plate tray having one or more compartments adapted to receive one or more accessories such as a plurality of clipper blades, wherein one or more of the slots on the attachment plate are adapted to receive the one or more appendages to selectively secure the attachment plate to the chair back, thereby facilitating the exchange of accessories stored in one or more of the compartments; and

inserting the one or more appendages through the one or more slots into the one or more openings in the barber chair.