Shampooing unit

Claim 1

A portable shampooing unit comprising lightweight flexible hood means, sealing means extending around the opening in said hood for holding said hood to the scalp area of the head of a person and substantially preventing leakage of air, shampoo and water from said hood when said hood is in position, flexible manifold means in said hood, first conduit means leading into said manifold opening means in said manifold to provide fluids adjacent the scalp area of a person wearing said hood, second conduit means leading out of said hood for venting said hood of liquid or air, water supply means operatively connected to water pump means, shampoo supply means, air pump means and first valve means, said first valve means being movable into a first position for operatively connecting the discharge end of said water pump and said shampoo supply with said first conduit, said first valve being movable into a second position for operatively connecting the discharge end of said water pump with said first conduit, said first valve being movable into a third position for operatively connecting the discharge end of said air pump with said first conduit, said first valve means comprises a rotary valve having first channel means and second channel means simultaneously movable therein, said first valve operatively connected to said first conduit through third conduit means and fourth conduit means leading from said first valve into said first conduit, said first valve being rotatable into a first position for operatively connecting said pump and the inlet end of said shampoo supply through said first channel and simultaneously connecting said second channel with the outlet end of said shampoo supply and said fourth conduit, said first valve movable into a second position for operatively connecting the outlet end of said pump and said third conduit through said first channel, said first valve movable into a third position for connecting the outlet of said air pump to said first conduit through one of said first channel means and said second channel means, and one of said third conduit means and said fourth conduit means, means for preventing said first channel and said second channel from being rotated to operatively connect the outlet of said water pump with the outlet of said air pump, second valve means movable into a first position for operatively connecting said second conduit to the influent end of said water pump, said second valve being movable into a second position for discharging fluids from said second conduit whereby shampoo and water can be delivered under pressure to said manifold through said first conduit and provide an agitating action in said hood after which said shampoo or water may be recirculated through said second conduit into said pump to provide efficient use of shampoo or rinse water after which such shampoo or rinse water may be discharged and an air stream for drying hair can be introduced into the hood and vented from the hood.