Styling station

Abstract

A versatile styling station includes a product retainer, a pair of straps coupled to the product retainer and an attachment mechanism associated with the product retainer and the straps. The attachment mechanism connects the styling station to a corresponding base, comprising a chair back, an armrest or a door. The straps slidingly adjust to level the product retainer after connection of the styling station to the base. The corresponding attachment mechanism may comprise an adjustable hook or a pair of looped extensions formed from the straps.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to a styling station. More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable and interchangeable shelving system capable of adaptively attaching to multiple chair backs.[0002]Professional hairstylists and makeup artists (collectively “professional stylists”) typically require the use of many types of beauty products (e.g. makeup, scissors, styling gel, shampoo, etc.) and electrical hand-held appliances (e.g. blow dryers, curling irons, etc.). Workstations that store these beauty products and electrical appliances are generally known in the art and tend to vary extensively by design. In general, designs include workstations that organize power cords via retractable extension cords, large portable workstations and workstations having rigidly attached styling trays. There are many different types and forms of styling workstations available to professional stylists. But, there are currently no customizable ...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The versatile styling station disclosed herein includes a product retainer, a pair of straps coupled to the product retainer and an attachment mechanism associated with the product retainer and the straps. The attachment mechanism connects the styling station to a base and the straps slidably adjust to level the product retainer once connected. Preferably, the straps comprise a continuous strip of flexible material that encompasses the outer portion of the product retainer. The shape of the product retainer effectively gives the styling station its shape. The s

Problems solved by technology

But, there are currently no customizable and highly portable workstations widely used in the industry that are capable of adaptively storing beauty products and electrical appliances according to the specific needs of the professional stylist.

But, such a tray is not highly portable and is not usable with chairs that do not have brackets mounted thereto.

Mounting a container to larger portable workstations, for example, increases the on-site convenience of the workstation, but can decrease portability of the workstation among multiple locations (e.g. between movie sets).

This significantly increased the possibility of the heating elements coming into contact with the surroundings and, in turn, increased the fire hazard.

Fire hazards were especially problematic when the heating elements were ac

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