Sealed neck support for shampoo bowls

A sealing neck rest for seating in an indentation in the wall of a hairdresser's shampoo bowl, said neck rest having an arcuate central region proportioned to fit into said bowl indentation to form a lining therefor and which forms a notch into which a person's neck may be entered, said neck rest further having a front lip region that extends downward from said central region at one end of said notch and a back lip region that extends downward from said central region at the opposite end of said notch, and a membrane positioned to extend across said notch and to form a fluid flow barrier therein, said membrane being an elastic material which distends to enable entry of said person's neck into said notch.

A sealing neck support for seating at an indentation in the wall of a shampoo bowl, said neck support having a central cushion region with a configuration conforming to that of said bowl indentation and which defines a notch into which a person's neck may be entered, said neck support further having a front lip that is integral with said central region and which extends sidewardly and downwardly therefrom at one end of said central region and having a drain apron that is also integral with the central region and which extends sidewardly and downward therefrom at the opposite end of the central region and which is of greater area than the front lip, a lining of cushion material secured to said central region within said notch which cushion material is more resilient than the material of which said central region is formed, and an elastic membrane secured to said central region and extending across said notch in position to form a fluid flow barrier therein.