Water removing hair brush

• US 8,627,829 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Goody Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Goody Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Williams, Roberta Celeste
• Primary Examiner(s): ELGART, VANITHA M
• Application Number:
  US13/341,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20120167323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 132/110, 132/136, 132/129, 132/126, 132/219, 132/120, 132111-116, 132107-109, 132/148, 132/150, 132/212, 132/121, 132/122, 132/125, 132/141, 132/142, 132/155, 132/162, 132/163, 151/049.4, 151/049.3, 151/60, 151/14, 151/06, 151/07, 151/10, 152/072, 152/08, 152/091, 152/101, 152/291.1, 152/291.2, 152/291.3, 152/441, 152/442, 152/443, 152/444, 151/431, 151/87, 428/36.1, 428/36.5, 401/291, 119/600, 119/602, 119/611, 119/612, 119/613, 119/615, 119/618, 119/619, 119/620, 119/621, 119/625, 119/664
• US Class Current: 132/110
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 20/525 by an independent heating source
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/16 with brushes, pads, or the like whereon the additional devices are operable without more ado
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/405 Brush used for purposes that are not conventional brushing, e.g. holder or support
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/0029 Head made of soft plastics, rubber or rubber inserts in plastics matrix
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/02 Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/023 arranged like in hair brushes, e.g. hair treatment, dyeing, streaking
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/06 Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
• CPC Class Codes: A46D 1/0207 Bristles characterised by the choice of material, e.g. metal
• CPC Class Codes: A46D 1/023 Bristles with at least a core and at least a partial sheath

Abstract

A hair brush includes a body having a head and a water absorbent material carried by part of the body. The hair brush can have a plurality of bristles. The body has one or more vents. The water absorbent material can be a foam material, a microfiber fabric, or other suitable material.

Claims

1. A hair brush comprising:

a body having a head;

a plurality of bristles carried by the head and the bristles protruding relative to the head;

a cavity in the head; and

a water absorbent material carried by part of the body, the water absorbent material being a microfiber fabric including a base substrate and a plurality of flexible fabric rods protruding therefrom generally parallel to the bristles, the plurality of flexible fabric rods being lengths of tufted cord woven of the water absorbent material and being interspersed among the plurality of bristles,

wherein the body has one or more vents in communication with the cavity, and

wherein the one or more vents provide air flow through and out of the cavity.

2. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the body has a handle coupled to the head and wherein the water absorbent material is carried by the head.

3. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the head is generally rectangular in shape and defines the cavity within the head.

4. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the head is generally oval in shape and defines the cavity within the head.

5. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of bristles is connected to a bristle pad that is carried by the head, wherein the cavity is formed on a side of the bristle pad opposite the plurality of bristles.

6. The hair brush according to claim 5, wherein the bristle pad has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough and wherein each of the plurality of bristles is interspersed among the perforations.

7. The hair brush according to claim 5, wherein the water absorbent material overlies the bristle pad and the plurality of bristles protrudes through the water absorbent material and from the head.

8. The hair brush according to claim 5, wherein the water absorbent material has exposed edges wrapped over perimeter edges of the bristle pad captured between the head and the bristle pad.

9. The hair brush according to claim 5, wherein the head is paddle shaped and has a front housing section joined to a back housing section and has a retention plate disposed therebetween, and wherein the front housing section has an aperture with the bristle pad and the water absorbent material seated therein.

10. The hair brush according to claim 9, wherein the retention plate has a top section with a serrated ridge on a top surface and has a support leg joined perpendicular to the top section, and wherein the water absorbent material is anchored against the serrated ridge inside the head.

11. The hair brush according to claim 9, wherein the back housing section further includes a plurality of vent holes forming the one or more vents.

12. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of bristles protrudes through the microfiber fabric and are interspersed among the plurality of flexible fabric rods.

13. The hairbrush according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of flexible fabric rods are arranged in rows and columns of a spacing that matches a spacing of the plurality of bristles.

14. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the water absorbent material has antibacterial properties.

15. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the water absorbent material is positioned on one side of the head and the plurality of bristles protrudes from the same side of the head in a ring around a perimeter of the water absorbent material.

16. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the water absorbent material has an exposed surface texture.

17. The hair brush according to claim 16, wherein the exposed surface texture is a heat stamped pattern on the microfiber fabric.

18. The hair brush according to claim 16, wherein the exposed surface texture is a sewn quilted pattern on the microfiber fabric.

19. The hair brush according to claim 16, wherein the exposed surface texture is formed of relatively narrow strips of microfiber fabric woven together.

20. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of bristles and the water absorbent material are arranged in alternating concentric rings.

21. The hairbrush according to claim 1, wherein the microfiber fabric that overlies a bristle pad carrying the plurality of bristles, wherein the microfiber fabric has a thickness that is less than a length of the bristles, and wherein the bristles protrude through the fabric.

22. The hair brush according to claim 1, further comprising:

rows or columns of the plurality of bristles protruding from a bristle surface on the head; and

elongate slots arranged between the rows or columns,

wherein the water absorbent material underlies the bristle surface and the rods protrude through the elongate slots forming alternating rows or columns of bristles and rods.

23. The hair brush according to claim 1, wherein the head is a cylinder and the body has a handle extending from an end of the cylinder, and wherein a plurality of bristles protrude radially outward from a surface of the cylinder.

24. The hair brush according to claim 23, wherein the water absorbent material is arranged on the surface of the cylinder.

25. The hair brush according to claim 23, wherein the water absorbent material spirals around the outer surface of the head, and wherein the water absorbent material and the plurality of bristles form alternating spirals along a length of the cylinder.

26. A hair brush comprising:

a body having a paddle shaped head;

a plurality of bristles protruding relative to the head; and

a water absorbent material carried by the body,

wherein the water absorbent material is a foam material, a portion of the foam material including a plurality of vanes also protruding from a surface of the head in the same direction as the plurality of bristles.

27. The hair brush according to claim 26, wherein the body has a handle coupled to the head, and wherein the foam material is carried on the head.

28. The hair brush according to claim 26, wherein the plurality of vanes are not all of the same length.

29. The hair brush according to claim 26, wherein the plurality of bristles includes one or more rows or columns of bristles arranged at or near perimeter edges of the head, and wherein the foam material is at least partially surrounded by the rows or columns of teeth and protruding from the same side of the head as the rows or columns of teeth.

30. The hair brush according to claim 26, wherein the vanes are in the form of serpentine waves or loops arranged in aligned rows or columns on a side of the head.

31. The hair brush according to claim 26, wherein the head is a cylinder and a handle extends from an end of the cylinder.

32. A hair brush comprising:

a body having a head, the head having a back side, a recess formed in the back side, and a front side;

a plurality of bristles protruding relative to the head;

a plurality of perforations formed through the head within the recess; and

a water absorbent material carried by the body,

wherein the water absorbent material is a foam material, a portion of the foam material also protruding relative to the head in the same direction as the plurality of bristles, and

wherein the foam material has a block seated in the recess and the plurality of bristles protrudes therefrom and extends through corresponding ones of the plurality of perforations to protrude from the front side of the head.

33. A hair brush comprising:

a body having a head and a support plate with a bristle face on one side;

a plurality of bristles protruding relative to the head;

a water absorbent material carried by the body, the water absorbent material being a foam material;

a bridge spaced from the support plate on the side opposite the bristle face; and

a core of the foam material captured between the bridge and the support plate,

wherein the plurality of bristles protrude from the bristle face,

wherein the plurality of bristles each have a center core of a non-absorbent material covered by the foam material, and

wherein a portion of the foam material also protrudes relative to the head in the same direction as the plurality of bristles.

34. The hair brush of claim 33, wherein the bridge has an arc shape and connects to opposed ends of the support plate.

35. A hair brush comprising:

a body having a head;

rows or columns of bristles protruding from a bristle surface on the head;

elongate slots arranged between the rows or columns;

a cavity in the head;

a water absorbent material carried in the cavity of the body;

a plurality of flexible fabric rods protruding from the water absorbent material and interspersed among the plurality of the bristles; and

one or more vents in the body and in communication with the cavity,

wherein the one or more vents provide air flow through and out of the cavity, and

wherein the water absorbent material underlies the bristle surface and the rods protrude through the elongate slots forming alternating rows or columns of bristles and rods.