Vanity Pillow

Abstract

A vanity pillow for absorption of liquids, catch of personal-cleaning scatter or splatter, and wipe or cleanup of cosmetics applicators and other personal-hygiene implements is disclosed. The pillow includes a hollow tubular pillow case receptacle having a tubular pillow positioned within to form a ring around the edge of a sink or basin in a bathroom or vanity. Both pillow and pillow case are of absorbent material(s) which are machine-washable. A plurality of fabric fringes may be arranged along the length of the vanity pillow to enhance its absorbency and ability to easily wipe or clean personal-care implements. Pocket(s) may be provided upon the pillow case for accessory storage. Added cleanup cloth material may be provided at the ends of the tubular pillow case to allow for manual cleanup.

Description

PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62 / 437,466 filed Dec. 21, 2016 entitled “Vanity Pillow”, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an absorbent personal care and cleaning product for prevention and clean-up of spills and / or stains occurring in the course of personal-hygiene activities such as face- or hand-washing, (face or neck) shaving, flossing or brushing teeth, and application and cleanup of cosmetics, and more particularly to an absorbent, machine-washable pillow and pillow case which may surround the sink of a bathroom vanity at which such activities may be conducted.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Personal-hygiene activities such as face- or hand-washing, (face or neck) shaving, flossing or brushing teeth, and application and cleanup of cosmetics, which activities generally are conducted over or at a vanity sink or freestanding lavatory bowl, m...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a personal-care, machine-washable vanity pillow and pillow case product that can be used in a vanity, bathroom, or kitchen. This pillow acts as an absorbent buffer to prevent stains and buildup of materials near the vanity. The pillow case is made of a fabric that absorbs spills and can be used for cleaning personal-care tools. The pillow is placed around a sink or basin to provide a convenient space-saving means of cleaning and resting arms or elbows while performing personal-care or hygienic tasks.

Problems solved by technology

Personal-hygiene activities such as face- or hand-washing, (face or neck) shaving, flossing or brushing teeth, and application and cleanup of cosmetics, which activities generally are conducted over or at a vanity sink or freestanding lavatory bowl, may result in spillage or scattering of water, personal-care products, or other detritus on or around the rim of the sink or vanity countertop.

After application any remaining cosmetics are normally left upon the applicators which can lead to caking of the cosmetics, which decreases the ease and effectiveness of future application of cosmetics with the applicator.

This is a time-consuming process which adds to the period required for cosmetics application.

Generally speaking, towels or other cloth materials for which staining and wipe-up are acceptable uses are typically not also suitable for decorative display in the lavatory.

They may be capable of cleaning up some of a liquid spill, but excess may not be adequately contained to prevent spread beyond the vanity.

Further, spills of dry materials, such as powdered makeups, cannot be adequately absorbed or contained in the fibers of a towel.

Wetting such typically dry materials also increases the chances of causing stain formation in vulnerable vanity linens.

Due to the poor ability of towels to address the cleanup needs of spills and scatters around a vanity, there is an increased risk of such unwanted materials accidentally coming into contact with purely decorative lavatory linens, transferring the adherent cosmetics, and thus ruining them.

At present, existent means for maintaining a vanity area from spillage or scattering of liquids and detritus on or around the rim of a sink or freestanding bowl is disadvantageous as it requires additional time and effort in cleanup without a means which may be conveniently implemented at the time of the spill in and around the area of a vanity sink with the necessary ability to clean up both the area of the sink as well as cosmetics applicators.

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