Portable shampoo apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus and method for promoting a person's personal hygiene. In particular, the portable shampoo apparatus allows a person to easily wash a person's hair, who is laying in bed, with the least amount of discomfort on the in-bed individual. The portable shampoo apparatus includes a back support ramp which leads to a neck support, wherein an individual's head would be suspended over a shampoo basin. An extending water nozzle disperses water on a person's hair, while drain tubing allows the waste water to release into a drain receptacle.

1 . A portable shampoo apparatus, comprising: 
 a shampoo basin, which includes a drain;    a neck support, which is seated on one side of the shampoo basin;    a back support ramp, which leads up to the neck support;    a drain receptacle, for catching waste water;    drain tubing, which connects to the shampoo basin's drain at a first end and ends at a second end in the drain receptacle; and    an extending water nozzle, for rinsing an individual's hair.    
   
   
       2 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the shampoo basin has a side modified to fit a neck support.  
   
   
       3 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the shampoo basin has a connected back support ramp.  
   
   
       4 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the shampoo basin has a place to temporarily attach the back support ramp.  
   
   
       5 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the back support ramp can be adjusted to different heights.  
   
   
       6 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein there is a back support mat, ergonomically designed to facilitate more back comfort, on the back support ramp.  
   
   
       7 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the drain tubing is flexible.  
   
   
       8 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the drain tubing is retractable.  
   
   
       9 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the drain receptacle has a handle.  
   
   
       10 . The portable shampoo apparatus in  claim 1 , wherein the extending water nozzle has flexible tubing.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the extending water nozzle tubing is retractable.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the water nozzle tubing has the ability to utilize different adapters to connect to various water sources.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the entire assembly is placed on an height adjustable pedestal that is set on wheels.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the pedestal includes a drain receptacle housing.  
   
   
       15 . A method of washing an individual's hair, the method comprising: 
 placing an individual's back and shoulders on the back support ramp;    placing an individual's neck on a neck support;    leaving the head of an individual extended over a shampoo basin;    attaching the extending water nozzle to a water source via an adapter;    utilizing the jet on the extending water nozzle to apply water to the individual's hair; and    draining the shampoo basin with the drain tubing, which leads into the drain receptacle.    
   
   
       16 . The method in  claim 15 , wherein the back support ramp can be adjusted before or after an individual is placed on the back support mat.  
   
   
       17 . The method in  claim 15 , wherein the back support ramp can be attached to the shampoo basin prior to utilizing the portable shampoo apparatus.