Hair spray assembly

• US 4,133,486 A
• Filed: 10/28/1977
• Issued: 01/09/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Michael R. Fanella
• Original Assignee: Michael R. Fanella
• Inventors: Fanella, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Saifer, Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US05/846,336
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 239/288.5, 239/499, 239/518, 239/519, 239/602
• US Class Current: 239/499
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/02 Scent flasks, e.g. with evaporator

Abstract

A hair spray assembly is provided to substantially limit and confine the divergence and radial projection of spray emanating from a shower head into a generally cylindrical spray zone and to substantially prevent splashing and dripping of the water spray outside of that spray zone. This invention is particularly useful for professional hair care and treatment, such as permanent waving, frosting of the hair and shampooing and structurally includes a portable nozzle having a body with a diverging mouth that defines an outlet and a tubular inlet that telescopes into a flexible hose. A shower head having an annular flange is secured to the body of the nozzle and includes an apertured disc that covers the mouth of the nozzle and a rigid rim portion that extends axially forwardly of the apertured disc. A waterproof annular skirt engages the shower head and includes a lip portion that extends axially forwardly of the rigid rim portion. Desirably, the lip portion is resilient and substantially more flexible than the rigid rim portion.

Claims

1. A hair spray assembly particularly adapted for permanent waving, shampooing and frosting of the hair, comprising:

a flexible hose;

a portable nozzle having a tubular inlet telescopically coupled to said flexible hose and having a body with a diverging mouth defining an outlet communicating with said tubular inlet;

a shower head having an annular flange for securely engaging said body, a disc extending from said flange and covering said outlet, said disc having a front face, a back face adjacent said flange and defining an array of fluid flow apertures communicating with said nozzle for emanating a spray, and an arcuate rigid rim portion at least partly circumscribing and projecting axially forwardly of said front face; and

an annular skirt circumscribing said shower head and including an engaging portion intimately contacting and fixedly secured to said flange and a lip portion axially extending from said engaging portion to a position forwardly of said rigid rim portion for generally limiting the divergence and radial projection of said spray emanating from said spray head into a generally cylindrical zone, said lip portion being resilient and substantially more flexible than said rigid rim portion for matingly engaging and sealingly conforming to hair and to the contours of portions of a permanent wave rod and a frosting cap to substantially prevent splashing and dripping of said spray outside of said spray zone.

2. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 1 further including means for fixedly bonding said engaging portion to said flange.

3. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said engaging portion is integral with said flange.

4. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said annular skirt includes gripping means extending radially outwardly from said lip portion for facilitating gripping of said lip portion.

5. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said annular skirt is substantially liquid impervious.

6. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said annular skirt comprises a flexible plastic band having an axial length greater than the axial length of said shower head.

7. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said annular skirt is of a thickness for permitting axial resilient deformation of said lip portion.

8. A hair spray assembly particularly adapted for permanent waving, shampooing and frosting of the hair, comprising:

a flexible hose;

a portable nozzle having a tubular inlet telescopically coupled to said flexible hose and having a body with a diverging mouth defining an outlet communicating with said tubular inlet;

a shower head having an annular flange for securely engaging said body, a disc extending from said flange and covering said outlet, said disc having a front face, a back face adjacent said flange and defining an array of fluid flow apertures communicating with said nozzle for emanating a spray, and an arcuate rigid rim portion at least partly circumscribing and projecting axially forwardly of said front face; and

an annular skirt adjacent said shower head and including a lip portion extending axially forwardly from said rigid rim portion for generally limiting the divergence and radial projection of said spray emanating from said spray head into a generally cylindrical zone, said lip portion being resilient and substantially more flexible than said rigid rim portion for matingly engaging and sealingly conforming to hair and to the contours of portions of a permanent wave rod and a frosting cap to substantially prevent splashing and dripping of said spray outside of said spray zone.

9. A hair spray assembly particularly adapted for permanent waving, shampooing and frosting of the hair, comprising:

a flexible hose;

a portable nozzle having a tubular inlet telescopically coupled to said flexible hose and having a hemispherical body axially aligned with and converging towards said tubular inlet, said hemispherical body having a diverging mouth defining an outlet axially opposed from said inlet and having external threads adjacent said mouth;

a shower head having an internally threaded circular flange for threaded engagement with said external threads, a generally planar disc extending perpendicularly from said internally threaded circular flange and covering said mouth, said disc having a front face, a back face adjacent said internally threaded circular flange and defining an array of fluid flow apertures communicating with said nozzle for emanating a spray, a rigid rim circumscribing and projecting generally perpendicularly forwardly of said front face, and a plurality of axial beads extending radially outward from said rigid rim; and

an annular liquid-impervious skirt circumscribing said shower head and including an engaging portion intimately contacting and circumferentially bonded to said circular flange, a lip portion extending axially from said engaging portion to a position forwardly of said rigid rim, and gripping means extending radially outwardly from said lip portion for facilitating gripping of said lip portion, said lip portion being generally concentric and parallel to said rigid rim for generally limiting the divergence and radial projection of said spray emanating from said shower head into a generally cylindrical spray zone and said lip portion being resilient and substantially more flexible than said rigid rim for matingly engaging and sealingly conforming to hair and to the contours of portions of a permanent wave rod and a frosting cap for substantially preventing splashing and dripping of said spray outside of said spray zone.

10. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 9 wherein said lip portion extends from about 1/4 inch to about 3/8 inch forwardly of said rigid rim.

11. A hair spray assembly in accordance with claim 9 wherein said lip portion extends from about 1/2 inch to about 5/8 inch axially beyond said disc.