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US 11,103,050 B2Granted
Hair-shavings collecting sheet
OwnerRandall Lopezinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a hair-shavings collecting sheet that includes at least four peel-back adhesives, in an exemplary embodiment, in each corner on the surface of one side of the sheet to releasably couple the sheet to a surface, such as a bathroom sink, where the adhesive may be optional for use due to the peel-off cover on the adhesives. In an illustrative example, the sheet may be formed of a polymer and made of (oxo-) biodegradable or recycled materials. The sheet may include multiple different adhesive locations disposed around the sheet, for example. In some implementations, the adhesive may have complementary release liners. A sheet with adhesive may securely but releasably keep the sheet in place, thus preventing spillage of shaved hair.
Claims18
A hair shavings collection and disposal system consisting of:
- a pliable sheet (105) that is:
- (1) unitarily formed of a deformable and oxo-biodegradable polymer material, and (2) defined as a solid sheet surface having a first side, a second side, a longitudinal length, a lateral width, and a vertical thickness, the pliable sheet comprising:
- a first edge extending along the longitudinal length;
- a second edge extending along the longitudinal length and laterally opposed to the first edge;
- a third edge extending along the lateral width;
- a fourth edge extending along the lateral width and longitudinally opposed to the third edge;
- and,
- a plurality of adhesive masses (110) that are:
- (1) individually disposed on the second side of the sheet surface defining the pliable sheet, and (2) configured to adhesively and releasably couple the pliable sheet to a sink surface, the plurality of adhesive masses comprising:
- a right-side adhesive mass disposed at a right lateral end of the pliable sheet;
- and,
- a left-side adhesive mass disposed at a left lateral end of the pliable sheet and laterally opposed to the right-side adhesive mass;
- and,
- a dispenser (300A, 300B) comprising:
- a housing (305) that houses the pliable sheet;
- and,
- an opening (315) through which the pliable sheet is configured to be dispensed,
- wherein the pliable sheet is provided with a net non-zero electric charge at least on the second side such that the second side is configured to attract and retainingly couple hair clippings to the second side with an electrostatic force greater than a force on the hair clippings due to gravity.
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A hair shavings collection and disposal system, consisting of:
- a pliable sheet (105) that is:
- (1) unitarily formed of a deformable and oxo-biodegradable polymer material, and (2) defined as a solid sheet surface having a first side, a second side, a longitudinal length, a lateral width, and a vertical thickness, the pliable sheet comprising:
- a first edge extending along the longitudinal length;
- a second edge extending along the longitudinal length and laterally opposed to the first edge;
- a third edge extending along the lateral width;
- and,
- a fourth edge extending along the lateral width and longitudinally opposed to the third edge;
- and,
- a plurality of adhesive masses (110) that are:
- (1) individually disposed on the first side of the sheet surface defining the pliable sheet, and (2) configured to adhesively and releasably couple the pliable sheet to a sink surface, the plurality of adhesive masses comprising:
- a right-side adhesive mass disposed at a right lateral end of the pliable sheet;
- and,
- a left-side adhesive mass disposed at a left lateral end of the pliable sheet and laterally opposed to the right-side adhesive mass,
- wherein the pliable sheet is provided with a net non-zero electric charge at least on the second side such that the second side is configured to attract and retainingly couple hair clippings to the second side with an electrostatic force greater than a force on the hair clippings due to gravity.
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A hair shavings collection and disposal system consisting of:
- a pliable sheet (105) that is:
- (1) unitarily formed of a deformable and oxo-biodegradable material, and (2) defined as a sheet surface having a first side, a second side, a longitudinal length, a lateral width, and a vertical thickness, the pliable sheet comprising:
- a first edge extending along the longitudinal length;
- a second edge extending along the longitudinal length and laterally opposed to the first edge;
- a third edge extending along the lateral width;
- and,
- a fourth edge extending along the lateral width and longitudinally opposed to the third edge;
- and,
- a plurality of means for adhering (110) that are:
- (1) individually disposed on at least one of the first and second sides of the sheet surface defining the pliable sheet, and (2) configured to adhesively and releasably couple the pliable sheet to a sink surface, the plurality of means for adhering comprising:
- a right-side means for adhering disposed at a right lateral end of the pliable sheet;
- and,
- a left-side means for adhering disposed at a left lateral end of the pliable sheet and laterally opposed to the right-side means for adhering,
- wherein the pliable sheet is provided with a net non-zero electric charge at least on the second side such that the second side is configured to attract and retainingly couple hair clippings to the second side with an electrostatic force greater than a force on the hair clippings due to gravity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.