U.S. patent application number 11/284191 was filed with the patent office on 2007-05-24 for hairbrush and styling composition dispenser.
Invention is credited to Mason Cole Kresley, Tracy Marie Kresley.
Application Number | 20070113865 11/284191 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38052282 |
Filed Date | 2007-05-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070113865 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kresley; Tracy Marie ; et
al. |
May 24, 2007 |
Hairbrush and styling composition dispenser
Abstract
A hairbrush and styling preparation reservoir, the reservoir
being removable or permanently fixed to a handle portion of the
brush with a dispensing end of the reservoir projecting into the
bristle portion of the hairbrush.
Inventors: |
Kresley; Tracy Marie;
(Allentown, PA) ; Kresley; Mason Cole; (Allentown,
PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RATNERPRESTIA
P O BOX 980
VALLEY FORGE
PA
19482-0980
US
|
Family ID: |
38052282 |
Appl. No.: |
11/284191 |
Filed: |
November 21, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/148 ;
132/120 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 19/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/148 ;
132/120 |
International
Class: |
A45D 24/00 20060101
A45D024/00; A45D 24/16 20060101 A45D024/16; A45D 24/10 20060101
A45D024/10 |
Claims
1. A device for styling hair comprising in combination: a hairbrush
having a handle end and a bristle end, said handle end and said
bristle end lying substantially in the same plane; and a removable
reservoir positioned on said handle portion of said hairbrush and
adapted to hold a hair styling preparation, said reservoir having a
dispensing end adapted to extend into a portion of said bristle end
of said hairbrush adjacent said handle end.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reservoir is bonded
to said handle.
3. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reservoir is
removably fixed to said handle.
4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reservoir has a
dispensing end with a general conical shaped bottom dispensing
tips.
5. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reservoir contains a
hair styling gel.
6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said hairbrush contains
elongated spaced apart bristles.
7. A device according to claim 6 wherein said bristles are
fabricated from a polymeric material.
8. A device according to claim 6 wherein said bristles project from
said brush end of said hairbrush and terminate in generally
spherical projecting ends.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a hairbrush in combination
with a dispenser for providing a styling composition within the
bristles of the hairbrush as it is being used.
[0002] One method of styling hair is to apply a styling
composition, e.g. a gel or a mousse, to the hair prior to combing,
brushing the hair. Application by hand of the styling preparations,
of necessity, requires that the groomer or the person using the
preparation wipe or wash their hands after the application is
made.
[0003] One solution to the problem of applying the styling
preparation to the hair simultaneously with the brush has been the
use of a brush containing a hollow handle which is adapted to
contain the styling composition which then can be introduced to the
brush through passages in the brush extending from the hollow
handle to the bristle portion of the brush. These types of devices
are exemplified by the following prior art D318,180; D324,777;
D341,718; D447,635; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,289,153; 4,893,957; 4,938,621;
5,443,321; 5,746,531; 5,927,290; 5,975,089; 6,022,163; 6,047,703;
6,065,891; 6,071,029; 6,325,070; 6,390,101; 6,662,811 and
6,675,812.
[0004] As shown in the prior art most efforts have been
concentrated on utilizing a combination dispenser and brush device.
However, such devices are extremely expensive to manufacture and
must be refilled with the styling composition, clearly a
disadvantage. Therefore, there is a need for a more readily usable
brush/dispenser device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the
prior art by providing a hair brush in combination with a removable
dispenser. The dispenser can be any of the those that are sold over
the counter so that the user need not have to refill the dispenser
but can just buy a new one and affix it to the handle of the
hairbrush. While the dispenser can be removably fixed to the handle
of the hairbrush it can also be semi permanently mounted by a
releasable adhesive or permanently mounted by a permanent
adhesive.
[0006] Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is a device
for styling hair comprising in combination: a hairbrush having a
handle end and a bristle end, the handle end and the bristle end
lying substantially in the same plane; and a removable squeezable
reservoir positioned on the handle portion of the hairbrush and
adapted to hold a hair styling preparation, the reservoir having a
dispensing end adapted to extend into a portion of the bristle end
of the hairbrush adjacent the handle end.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the present
invention.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus of the present
invention.
[0009] FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the apparatus of the present
invention.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the apparatus of the
present invention.
[0011] FIG. 5A is a view of the apparatus of the present invention
taken from the left side of FIG. 4.
[0012] FIG. 5B is a view of the apparatus of the present invention
taken from the right side of FIG. 4.
[0013] FIG. 6 is a exploded plan view of the apparatus of the
present invention illustrating placement of the dispensing
reservoir.
[0014] FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the device of the
present invention illustrating one method of fixing the reservoir
to the brush portion of the device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0015] Referring to FIG. 1 device 10 according to the present
invention includes a brush portion 12 and a dispensing hair
composition reservoir 14.
[0016] As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5B the dispensing
reservoir 14 which includes a closed reservoir portion 16 and a
dispensing end 18 is placed on a handle portion 20 of brush 12. The
reservoir portion 14 has a dispensing end 22 which project inwardly
of the bristles 54 of the brush portion 12. The reservoir end 22
can be in the shape of a tapered conical nozzle 26 as is well known
in the art.
[0017] As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A the reservoir portion 14 can
be fixed to the handle portion 20 of brush 12 by means of either
permanent or semi-permanent adhesive 28, which may be disposed in a
ridge like section 30 of handle 20. The reservoir can, as shown in
FIG. 4, project rearwardly on the handle and be coextensive with
the handle or not as determined by the length and overall shape of
the reservoir 14.
[0018] Referring to FIG. 6 the reservoir portion 14 can be made to
be removable from the brush 12 for either replacement by a full
reservoir or refilling of the reservoir, which will be dictated by
the user.
[0019] Referring to FIG. 7 the reservoir 14 can be removably
connected to the brush 12 by a strap like device 32. Strap like
device 32 can be a "Velcro" type fastener or any other type of
clamping device that would be readily apparent to a worker skilled
in the art.
[0020] As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5B the reservoir 14 is
positioned so that a user can dispense the styling fluid from the
reservoir 14 into the area of the bristles 24 of the brush 12. If
the reservoir 14 is rigid and the dispensing fluid is readily
flowable the user need only tilt the brush to cause the fluid to
exit the reservoir and flow into the bristle area of the brush. In
this case the dispensing end or cap 26 of reservoir 14 would be
made to be closed so that when the brush portion is in use no
further liquid would exit the reservoir 14.
[0021] Alternatively, reservoir 14 can be made in the form of a
squeeze bottle to dispense the styling material from the reservoir
14 by a mere squeeze of the bottle.
[0022] Any of the well known gels or mousse preparations would be
usable with a device of the present invention.
[0023] The brush portion of the present invention can contain
various bristle arrangements, e.g., a widely spaced bristle
arrangement being shown in the drawings for purposes of
illustration. It is also conceivable that the bristles can
terminate in other than cylindrical ends having thereon spheres or
other shapes to aid in styling of the hair.
[0024] Having thus described the invention what is desired to be
secured by Letters Patent of the United States is set forth in the
appended claims.
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