U.S. patent application number 11/824192 was filed with the patent office on 2008-01-24 for brush.
Invention is credited to Anthony Kit Lun Leung.
Application Number | 20080017217 11/824192 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39033455 |
Filed Date | 2008-01-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080017217 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Leung; Anthony Kit Lun |
January 24, 2008 |
Brush
Abstract
A hair brush (10) has a handle portion (12), a body portion (14)
with a plurality of vent openings (24) passing therethrough, and a
plurality of movable mechanisms (20) for engaging hair in
combination with bristles in order to style the hair.
Inventors: |
Leung; Anthony Kit Lun;
(North Point, CN) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Lawrence Cruz;Conair Corporation
One Cummings Point Road
STAMFORD
CT
06902
US
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Family ID: |
39033455 |
Appl. No.: |
11/824192 |
Filed: |
June 29, 2007 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60818373 |
Jul 3, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
132/313 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A46B 2200/104 20130101;
A45D 20/525 20130101; A46B 9/023 20130101; A46B 9/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/313 |
International
Class: |
A46B 15/00 20060101
A46B015/00 |
Claims
1) A hair styling device comprising a handle; a head connected to
said handle; a plurality of bristles attached to and extending from
said head for engaging hair; and a plurality of selectively
moveable hair-engaging mechanisms adapted to move toward and away
from said plurality of bristles in order to compress hair between
said bristles and said mechanisms.
2) A device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of
vent holes passing through said head.
3) A device according to claim 1, further comprising a trigger for
selectively moving said hair-engaging mechanism.
4) A device according to claim 1, further comprising a spring for
biasing said hair-engaging members toward said bristles.
5) A device according to claim 1, wherein said hair-engaging
members have sloped distal ends.
6) A device according to claim 4, further comprising a manually
adjustable spring tension adjusting mechanism for selectively
adjusting tension in the spring.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional
application 60/818,373 filed 3 Jul. 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to hair brushes and, more
particularly, to hair brushes having bristles for styling hair and
moving mechanisms for engaging hair in cooperation with
bristles.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] Various known hair brushes have bristles in combination with
some type of moving mechanism that engages and manipulates hair in
combination with bristles for achieving a desired styling effect.
Another known device is an attachment for a hand held hair dryer
with a comb-like hair-engaging end having movable hair engaging
mechanisms for styling while applying forced, heated air. Such
known hair brushes and devices do not include a vented brush body
for allowing air to pass through such as, for example, when using a
hand held hair dryer operated in close proximity to the brush
while, at the same time, allowing the brush to be used separately
and apart from a hair dryer.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a hair
brush having bristles, movable hair-engaging mechanisms for
engaging hair in combination with the bristles, and a vented body
allowing forced air such as from a hair dryer to pass through the
brush body past the bristles and into the engaged hair.
[0007] These and other objects are achieved by the present
invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0008] According to the present invention, a hair brush has a
handle portion, a body portion having a plurality of vent openings
passing therethrough, and a plurality of movable mechanisms for
engaging hair in combination with bristles in order to style the
hair.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATION FIGURES
[0009] FIG. 1 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a first perspective view.
[0010] FIG. 2 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a second perspective view.
[0011] FIG. 3 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a top view.
[0012] FIG. 4 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a first end view.
[0013] FIG. 5 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a third perspective view.
[0014] FIG. 6 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a fourth perspective view.
[0015] FIG. 7 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a bottom view.
[0016] FIG. 8 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a first side view.
[0017] FIG. 9 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a partial side view.
[0018] FIG. 10 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a partial top view.
[0019] FIG. 11 is an image of a brush according to the present
invention, shown in a second end view.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE
INVENTION
[0020] Referring to FIGS. 1-11, a brush (10) according to the
present invention has a handle portion (12), a head portion (14), a
plurality of first bristles (16), a plurality of second bristles
(18), a plurality of movable hair-engaging parts (20), a trigger
button (22), a plurality of first vent openings (24) on a top side
(26) of the head portion (14), a plurality of second vent openings
(28) on a bottom side (30) of the head portion (14), and a
spring-tension dial (32).
[0021] The handle (12) and head portion (14) may be unitary or
multi-part, constructed of any suitable material such as plastic,
wood, or other known materials. The first bristles (16) may be of
any known type including, but not limited to, flexible plastic
bristles. The second bristles (18) may also be of any known type
and are preferable shaped and sized relatively wide to cooperate
with movable hair-engaging parts (20). The hair-engaging parts (20)
are spring-biased toward an adjacent second bristle (18) so that
hair may be pinched and gently squeezed between the respective
hair-engaging part (20) and adjacent second bristle (18) so that as
the brush is pulled through the hair during styling the
hair-engaging parts (20) and the second bristles (18) straighten
and pull on the hair to shape or style it, optionally while
applying heated air from a dryer. The hair-engaging parts (20) may
be individually spring-biased or, preferably, attached to a common
carriage (not shown) mounted in the interior of the head (14) so
that they move in unison. A trigger button (22) activating a simple
mechanism such as a toggle (not shown) can selectively move the
carriage such as to open a gap between the hair-engaging parts (20)
and second bristles (18) to facilitate hair engagement. The
hair-engaging parts (20) may have sloped or curved distal ends to
facilitate easy sliding of hair into engagement between the
hair-engaging parts (20) and the second bristles (18). This feature
could enable such hair engagement to be achieved without a trigger
button (22) if desired. A spring-tension dial (32) enables a user
to selectively adjust spring tension in the carriage controlling
the pinching force between the hair-engaging parts (20) and the
second bristles (18).
[0022] While the preferred embodiment of the present invention is
disclosed herein, various modification can be made without
departing from the scope of the claimed invention.
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