Method and Device to Collect Hair Cuttings

Abstract

A method and device to collect hair cuttings, while the hair is being cut, and dispose of the hair by vacuum means, especially to be used in hairdressing salon to assist hairdressers and their clients by avoiding the problems caused by loose hairs after having been cut from the client's head.An apparatus shaped as a concave tray, circumscribing the customer's neck as a collar, optionally being placed on a conventional hairdresser's cloak, close to the customer's neck. Falling Cut hair would be collected on the concave tray and would be vacuum through holes on the concave tray connected to vacuum means for convenient disposal.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is in the field of haircutting and in particular a method and device to collect hair cuttings with the aid of vacuum.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hair cutting has been done throughout the ages and has always presented a problem with the hair cuttings. The cuttings cause inconvenience to the person whose hair is being cut as they fall onto his clothes and between his neck and his shirt or other clothing. This is the case even when the person having his hair cut wears a robe or cloak type of garment on top of his regular clothing that is often specially designed for this purpose. Where a cloak is used the problem with fallen hair is less but still significant. The cloak can be worn, often closed uncomfortably tightly around the neck, and the hairdresser brushes or blows with the aid of a hairdryer the excess hair from the head and surroundings but nevertheless when the cloak is removed there are hairs causing to the neck to itch and there...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The invention reveals a method and device to collect hair cuttings while the hair is being cut and dispose of the hair by vacuum means, especially to be used in hairdressing salon to assist hairdressers and their clients by avoiding the problems caused by loose hairs after having been cut from the client's head.

[0010]Alternatively, there could be a central vacuum pump for example under the floor of a hairdresser's premises or in an adjacent room with a detachable vacuum pipe connection next to each hair cutting chair. The vacuum pipes from the hair cutting chair to the vacuum making compressor could be under the floor or over-head. This would have the advantage of reducing the amount of unsightly exposed piping and also reduce the noise of the vacuum motor in the vicinity of the haircutting chairs.

Problems solved by technology

Hair cutting has been done throughout the ages and has always presented a problem with the hair cuttings.

The cuttings cause inconvenience to the person whose hair is being cut as they fall onto his clothes and between his neck and his shirt or other clothing.

Where a cloak is used the problem with fallen hair is less but still significant.

The cloak can be worn, often closed uncomfortably tightly around the neck, and the hairdresser brushes or blows with the aid of a hairdryer the excess hair from the head and surroundings but nevertheless when the cloak is removed there are hairs causing to the neck to itch and there are hairs that seem to stick to the persons clothes and are hard to brush or pick off.

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