Hair styling brush with integral misting device
First Claim
1. A misting styling brush for use with pressurized and non-pressurized cylindrical sprayers of the type having a cylindrical container containing a liquid to be sprayed from the sprayer, a dispensing device connected to the container for effecting movement of the liquid from the container through an outwardly spring biased tubular outlet stem by linear actuation of the stem, and a push button connected to the stem having an internal conduit for receiving the liquid under pressure from the stem and producing a fine spray of the liquid at a spray orifice at a generally right angle to the stem, the misting styling brush comprising:
- a handle assembly having a gripping portion and a brush portion, and having a longitudinal interior chamber disposed therein, a circular cross-section of said interior chamber extending longitudinally inwardly through said brush portion and having of an inner diameter and length sufficient to completely receive the sprayer therein with the push button retained in said brush portion, said handle being adapted to retain the push button in a stationary position during use with the spray orifice radially aligned and inwardly disposed from a spray outlet hole of said handle assembly leading outwardly between a plurality of bristle groups, while the dispensing device and attached container may move along a longitudinal axis of the sprayer to reciprocally actuate the stem of the dispensing device;
a brush assembly which includes said bristle groups that extend outwardly from the brush portion of the handle assembly, said brush assembly having a spray outlet hole that is radially aligned with said spray outlet hole of said handle assembly, said bristle groups being arranged so as not to obstruct said spray outlet holes;
a trigger assembly connected to said handle assembly intermediate respective ends thereof, said trigger assembly having a trigger member movably connected to said handle assembly and operatively associated with the sprayer when inserted within said longitudinal interior chamber to urge the container longitudinally upon application of inwardly-directed pressure thereto to actuate the push button to emit the fine spray of the liquid at said spray orifice through said bristle groups at generally right angle to said stem; and
wherein the misting brush operates by a user depressing said trigger inwardly into said handle assembly using a thumb of the user to cause the fine spray of the liquid to be emitted at said spray orifice outwardly through said spray outlet holes of said handle assembly and said brush assembly onto a person'"'"'s hair.
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Abstract
A misting styling brush is provided for use with pressurized and non-pressurized cylindrical aerosol sprayers. The misting styling brush includes a handle similar to that of a standard cylindrical hair brush but having a longitudinal interior chamber disposed therein. The aerosol sprayer fits within the handle with an end cap retaining the aerosol sprayer from longitudinal movement once admitted therein. A trigger assembly slides the aerosol sprayer toward the restrained end cap to actuate the pump of the aerosol sprayer to spray a liquid contained therein through a lateral spray hole through the handle. A plurality of interchangeable cylindrical brush assemblies of various outer bristle diameters each include a plurality of bristle groups that extend outwardly from a tubular bristle support member which slides over a brushing portion of the handle. The brush assembly includes a longitudinal slot which mates with a longitudinal key of the brushing portion to prevent rotation thereof and is retained by the end cap. The spray hole and the slot ae radially aligned to permit a spray of the liquid to be emitted between the bristle groups during hair styling. Various diameters of the brush assemblies facilitate styling straight and curly portions of hair styles.
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23 Claims
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1. A misting styling brush for use with pressurized and non-pressurized cylindrical sprayers of the type having a cylindrical container containing a liquid to be sprayed from the sprayer, a dispensing device connected to the container for effecting movement of the liquid from the container through an outwardly spring biased tubular outlet stem by linear actuation of the stem, and a push button connected to the stem having an internal conduit for receiving the liquid under pressure from the stem and producing a fine spray of the liquid at a spray orifice at a generally right angle to the stem, the misting styling brush comprising:
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a handle assembly having a gripping portion and a brush portion, and having a longitudinal interior chamber disposed therein, a circular cross-section of said interior chamber extending longitudinally inwardly through said brush portion and having of an inner diameter and length sufficient to completely receive the sprayer therein with the push button retained in said brush portion, said handle being adapted to retain the push button in a stationary position during use with the spray orifice radially aligned and inwardly disposed from a spray outlet hole of said handle assembly leading outwardly between a plurality of bristle groups, while the dispensing device and attached container may move along a longitudinal axis of the sprayer to reciprocally actuate the stem of the dispensing device;
a brush assembly which includes said bristle groups that extend outwardly from the brush portion of the handle assembly, said brush assembly having a spray outlet hole that is radially aligned with said spray outlet hole of said handle assembly, said bristle groups being arranged so as not to obstruct said spray outlet holes;
a trigger assembly connected to said handle assembly intermediate respective ends thereof, said trigger assembly having a trigger member movably connected to said handle assembly and operatively associated with the sprayer when inserted within said longitudinal interior chamber to urge the container longitudinally upon application of inwardly-directed pressure thereto to actuate the push button to emit the fine spray of the liquid at said spray orifice through said bristle groups at generally right angle to said stem; and
wherein the misting brush operates by a user depressing said trigger inwardly into said handle assembly using a thumb of the user to cause the fine spray of the liquid to be emitted at said spray orifice outwardly through said spray outlet holes of said handle assembly and said brush assembly onto a person'"'"'s hair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A misting styling brush, comprising:
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a cylindrical sprayer having a cylindrical container containing a liquid to be sprayed from said sprayer, a dispensing device connected to said container for effecting movement of said liquid from said container through an outwardly spring biased tubular outlet stem by linear actuation of said stem, and a push button connected to said stem having an internal conduit for receiving said liquid under pressure from said stem and producing a fine spray of said liquid at a spray orifice at a generally right angle to said stem;
a handle assembly having a gripping portion and a brush portion, and having a longitudinal interior chamber disposed therein, a circular cross-section of said interior chamber extending longitudinally inwardly through said brush portion and having of an inner diameter and length sufficient to completely receive said sprayer therein with said push button retained in said brush portion, said handle being adapted to retain said push button in a stationary position during use with said spray orifice radially aligned and inwardly disposed from a spray outlet hole of said handle assembly leading outwardly between a plurality of bristle groups, while said dispensing device and attached container may move along a longitudinal axis of said sprayer to reciprocally actuate said stem of said dispensing device;
a brush assembly which includes a fully cylindrical brush having said bristle groups that extend outwardly from the brush portion of the handle assembly substantially three-hundred-sixty degrees radially therearound, said brush assembly having a spray outlet hole that is radially aligned with said spray outlet hole of said handle assembly, said bristle groups being arranged so as not to obstruct said spray outlet holes;
a trigger assembly connected to said handle assembly intermediate respective ends thereof, said trigger assembly having a trigger member movably connected to said handle assembly and operatively associated with said sprayer when inserted within said longitudinal interior chamber to urge said container longitudinally upon application of inwardly-directed pressure thereto to actuate said push button to emit the fine spray of the liquid at said spray orifice through said bristle groups at generally right angle to said stem, said trigger assembly including an actuator member and a trigger, said actuator member being of generally circular cross-section closely slidably fitting within a middle trigger bore of said handle assembly that is coaxial with said longitudinal bore, said actuator member having a container contacting surface and opposing longitudinally angled surface, said trigger having a finger contact portion and a dependent actuating portion having a longitudinally angled surface adapted to matingly engage said angled surface of said actuator member, said trigger being disposed within a mating trigger hole extending radially inwardly through said handle assembly into said longitudinal interior chamber, wherein when said finger contact portion is depressed into said handle assembly, said angled surfaces of said trigger and said actuator member engage to cause movement of said actuator member and said sprayer to actuate the push button which is restrained from moving in said handle assembly producing the spray of the liquid at a spray orifice by linear actuation of the stem;
an end cap that assembles to said handle assembly adapted to retain said push button in a stationary position during actuation of the trigger; and
wherein the misting brush operates by a user depressing said trigger inwardly into said handle assembly using a thumb of the user to cause the fine spray of the liquid to be emitted at said spray orifice outwardly through said spray outlet holes of said handle assembly and said brush assembly onto a person'"'"'s hair. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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