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US 12,414,661 · App. 18/103,550 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Salon or barbershop anti-fatigue mat and broom

Inventor: Tyrone Hutchinson (Florence, SC)
A47L7/0085A47G27/0231A47L9/0606A47L9/248A47L9/32
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,414,661
App. No.
18/103,550
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

The salon and barbershop anti-fatigue mat and broom is a therapeutic device. The salon and barbershop anti-fatigue mat and broom is a cleaning device. The salon and barbershop anti-fatigue mat and broom forms a pedestal on which an individual stands. The salon and barbershop anti-fatigue mat and broom comprises a cushion structure and a cleaning tool. The cushion structure protects the legs of the individual standing on the cushion structure. The cleaning tool cleans the cushion structure and the supporting surface surrounding the cushion structure. The cushion structure is an inflatable structure. The cleaning tool further inflates the cushion structure.

Claims (31)

1. A kit for a salon and barbershop comprising:

an anti-fatigue floor mat, a hose, and a broom;

wherein the anti-fatigue floor mat comprises;

a cushion structure forming a pedestal on which an individual stands, the cushion structure comprising an inflatable bladder structure and an input port configured to connect to one end of the hose;

wherein the broom comprises;

a handle structure forming a grip used to carry and manipulate the broom,

a broom structure configured for sweeping detritus,

a working element configured to pump pressurized air to a discharge port and create a vacuum suction pressure configured to draw the detritus into the broom for storage and subsequent disposal and to pump pressurized air to a discharge port, the discharge port configured to connect to another end of the hose;

wherein the broom is configured to sweep and collect detritus from the anti-fatigue floor mat and the surrounding floor; and

wherein the input port of the anti-fatigue floor mat and the discharge port of the broom are fluidically connectable with the hose allowing the cushion structure to be inflated by the pressurized air from the working element.

2. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 1 ;

wherein the inflated cushion structure forms a pad;

wherein the cushion structure forms an elastic structure when inflated.

3. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 1

wherein the intake port is a fitting.

4. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 1

wherein the hose is a flexible tubular structure;

wherein the hose is a fluid transport structure;

wherein the hose forms a fluidic connection between the discharge port and the input port.

5. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 4

wherein the handle structure is a rigid structure;

wherein the handle structure attaches to the working element and the broom structure.

6. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 5

the broom structure generates a friction used to clean the anti-fatigue floor mat;

wherein the working element generates the vacuum used to remove detritus from the anti-fatigue floor mat;

wherein the working element generates the pressurized air used to inflate the cushion structure.

7. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 6

wherein the broom structure is used to collect detritus that has fallen on the anti-fatigue floor mat and the surrounding floor;

wherein the broom structure brings the detritus to a single location that allows the vacuum generated by the working element to draw the detritus into the broom for storage.

8. The kit for a salon and barbershop according to claim 7

wherein the discharge port is a fitting.

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