Neck Cushion for Hairdressing Back-Wash Basin

A neck cushion (10) for a hairdressing back-wash basin (28), wherein:

• the cushion is moulded from a cross-linked polymer so as to have a compressible closed-cell foam structure;
• the cushion has an overall shape, when relaxed, of an arcuate sausage having a radius of curvature (A) of no more than 120 mm about a centre of curvature and extending through an angle (B) of between 150 and 180 degrees around the centre of curvature;
• the cushion has a channel (12) extending therealong to receive a neck-support lip (34) of the back-wash basin, the channel facing in a direction generally away from the centre of curvature inclined at an angle (F) of between 25 and 55 degrees with respect to a radial plane containing the centre of curvature;
• and
• the channel has sides which, when the cushion is viewed in cross-section and is relaxed, converge from a maximum spacing (C) adjacent the centre of the cushion to a minimum spacing (E) adjacent an opening of the channel.