CN1919099A

CN1919099A - Ouchless comb

Info

Publication number: CN1919099A
Application number: CNA2006101101768A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·胡齐克; D·维斯塔尔
Original assignee: GUDI PRODUCTS CORP
Current assignee: GUDI PRODUCTS CORP
Priority date: 2005-06-16
Filing date: 2006-06-16
Publication date: 2007-02-28
Also published as: US20060283473A1

Abstract

A comb includes an elongate slender main body, a slot, and a plurality of bristles. The elongate slender main body has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The slot is disposed in the main body and extends substantially along the entire length of the main body. The main body is separated into a rigid handle portion and a flexible spine portion, such that the rigid handle portion is connected to the flexible spine portion at the first and second ends of the main body. The plurality of bristles extend from the spine portion in a direction opposite the handle portion.

Description

Comb with soft spine

Related application data

The application is based on and requires the benefit of priority of the interim series application 60/691,119 of the common pending trial U.S. of submission on June 16th, 2005, and it definitely in this combination as a reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to comb, more especially meet the comb with cushioning or soft spine of user's contouring head.

Background technology

The device of comb and similar comb easily uses and has had a lot of years.Except energy combing and/or making hair style, the device of this comb and similar comb can be configured to have the function of for example removing dandruff and distributing medicine.

For example, people's such as Donley U.S. Patent No. 4,090,522 discloses and a kind of medicine has been coated onto user's hair and the medicine comb on the scalp.Described comb comprises the hollow space that is connected, contains medicine with the hair end.During use, medicine distributes from the end of hollow space by broach, thereby medicinal massage is gone into scalp.

In another embodiment, the U.S. Patent No. 4,362,175 of Garvey discloses the comb that is used to remove dandruff.Described comb comprises two inclination combs that are connected with the shelf of the cutter with non-cutting edge.Described cutter is configured to pressure against spring and extends into cleaning position between the broach.

And in another embodiment, the U.S. Patent No. 6,006,395 of authorizing people such as Tiramani discloses a kind of buffering comb.Described buffering comb comprises hard part and the soft that is located on the hard part.A lot of broach are fixed to and extend from soft.More particularly, soft is connected with hard part by first and second hinges that are arranged on soft first and second ends.Broach contacts with enough hard surface and can cause hinge to pivot and cause soft to curve inwardly, and the broach of a lot of parallel columns is contacted with user's head adaptability.

Summary of the invention

An aspect of of the present present invention provides the comb with a kind of elongation, elongate body, groove and a plurality of broach.Described main body comprise first end and with the first end second opposed end.Described groove is positioned at the main body of comb, extends along its whole length basically.Described groove is divided into hard shank and soft spine with main body.Described hard shank is connected with soft spine with second end at first end of main body.A plurality of broach extend from spine with the direction relative with shank, make when in the direction of described groove when the top of broach applies enough power, soft spine is towards hard shank curved.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of comb with hard shank, soft spine and a plurality of broach.Hard shank and soft spine comprise first and second ends separately, thereby first and second ends separately of wherein hard shank and soft spine are connected groove is provided.A plurality of broach extend from spine in the direction relative with shank, make when in the direction of described groove when the top of broach applies enough power, soft spine is towards hard shank curved.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of comb with main body, a plurality of broach and housing body.Main body comprise have first end and with the hard shank of the first end second opposed end, and have first end and with the soft spine of the first end second opposed end, make first and second ends of hard shank and soft spine be connected respectively, thereby between it, provide groove.A plurality of broach extend from spine in the direction relative with shank, and housing holds main body in withdrawal and extended position slidably.

Investigating following detailed description others and advantage is conspicuous for those of ordinary skills.The present invention admits of various forms of embodiments, and what hereinafter describe is specific embodiment, is appreciated that the disclosure content is illustrative, is not intended to the present invention is limited to specific embodiment described herein.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the side view of a kind of exemplary embodiment of open comb according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the sectional view along the comb of Fig. 1 line 2-2;

Fig. 2 a is that broach is outwardly-bent along the sectional view of the comb of Fig. 1 line 2-2;

Fig. 2 b is the detailed side view that Fig. 1 comprises a plurality of broach of regaining passage;

Fig. 3 is the side view of Fig. 1 comb, and spine is positioned at bending position;

Fig. 4 is the side view of another kind of embodiment with comb of crooked limiting part;

Fig. 5 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Fig. 6 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Fig. 7 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Fig. 8 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Fig. 9 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 10 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 11 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 12 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 13 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 14 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 15 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 16 is the side view of the another kind of embodiment of comb;

Figure 17 is the side view of another kind of embodiment that comprises the comb of lid;

Figure 18 is the side view of part from the another kind of embodiment of the comb of housing extension;

To be part extend and have the stereogram of another kind of embodiment of the comb of key chain loop from housing to Figure 19;

Figure 20 is the stereogram of part from the another kind of embodiment of a plurality of combs of housing extension;

Figure 21 is the stereogram of another kind of embodiment that is positioned at housing and has the comb of lid;

To be part extend and have the stereogram of another kind of embodiment of the comb of uncinus from housing to Figure 22;

Figure 23 is the stereogram from the another kind of embodiment of a plurality of combs of single handle extension;

Figure 24 is when being used for carding operation, the stereogram of Fig. 1 comb.

The specific embodiment

Although hereinafter provided the detailed description of a lot of different embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the scope of law of the present invention is limited by the claim wording that patent proposes later.Because it is infeasible to describe each possible embodiment, if not impossible words, detailed specification is construed as merely exemplary, does not describe each possible embodiment of the present invention.Use the submission day technology afterwards of present technology or this temporary patent application, can implement a lot of alternative embodiments, it will drop in the scope that limits claim of the present invention.

Also should understand; unless this temporary patent application uses sentence " term used herein '---' is defined meaning thus ... " or similar sentence; otherwise be not intended to clearly or impliedly limit the implication of this term; exceed its usual or common implication, this term should not be interpreted as being limited in the scope of any statement of making based on any part of this temporary patent application.

Comb disclosed herein comprises in use can softness or the buffering spine of deflection to adapt to user's scalp profile.With reference to figure 1,2 and 3, in one embodiment, comb 20 comprises the main body 22 with the groove 24 that runs through wherein.Described groove 24 can extend lengthwise into the other end 28 of main body 22 from first end 26, so can extend along most of length of main body 22.Groove 24 can be divided into main body 22 hard shank 30 and soft spine 32.Fig. 1 and 3 can see, spine 32 can link to each other with the shank 30 near first and

second ends

26,28 of main body 22.

Most broach 34 with opposite with groove 24 and/or with respect to the horizontal direction of groove 24, hard shank 30 and soft spine 32 from spine's 32 extensions.Groove 24 comprises and is limited by lower surface 36 that is provided with near spine 32 and the upper surface 38 that is provided with near shank 30 to small part.

Towards the axial force " F " of groove 24 directive effects on broach 34, shown in Fig. 3 and 24, can make flexible portion 32 towards hard 30 deflection.More particularly, when power " F " was applied to the end 42 of broach 34, such as being example on the scalp that comb 20 is leaned against the user, the lower surface 36 of groove 24 can be towards hard 30 upper surface 38 crooked extensions.As a result, when the end 42 along spine 32 and broach 34 produced radius (or more obvious radius), the distance between broach 34 ends 42 may reduce.When the end 42 of broach 34 met user's scalp profile, this motion of spine's 32 response force " F " can allow more broach 34 to engage with scalp/hair of user.In addition and/or alternative, this motion of spine's 32 response force " F " can provide the effect of buffering or similar buffering in comb 20 with respect to user's scalp.

Comb 20 can be made of multiple material, include but not limited to natural rubber, cellulose acetate, acrylic acid, timber, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS), polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon, the rare nitrile of styrene-third (SA), polystyrene, Merlon, metal, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) (TPE), siloxanes or its composition.In an exemplary embodiment, comb 20 can by first kind can after with second kind of material for example the material of TPE and siloxanes Overmolded wholly or in part (over mold) constitute (Fig. 9-12).The selection of material can be determined based on the effect of product expectation and/or based on manufacture method.For example, comb 20 can injection moulding, blowing, continuous molding, extruding, vacuum forming, roational molding etc.Can select manufacturing process or technical process based on the other factors of feasibility, cost, process equipment and special-purpose.

In addition, comb 20 can comprise further feature or material.For example, in broach 34 or on have a Teflon additive nylon the frosting of " smooth " can be provided, pass user's topknot in order to slip, it can have the feature of " elimination hair knotting ".Similarly, other additive can mix with the plastics of expectation, thereby provides other benefit to the user.For example, carbonaceous additive can have the ability of removing the smell on the hair.Similarly, pyrithium zinc (zinc), copper or salicylic acid additive can have the ability of anti-dandruff to user's scalp.

Thereby above-mentioned exemplary embodiment can change obtain and/or produce other or optional characteristic.For example, the comb described in Fig. 1-3 20 is small-sized comb.Yet comb 20 can include but not limited to the comb of other type, and for example " mouse tail " combed, tonsorial comb, standard comb, super comb, (detangling) comb that goes to tangle, other small-sized comb and/or shower comb.Comb 120 also can comprise limiting part shown in Figure 4 140.Outer surface 138 limiting parts 140 with respect to groove 124 can limit the amount that moves between the inner surface 136, perhaps can limit the elasticity of spine 132.In addition, limiting part 140 can provide the zone that trade mark or sign are set, and the surf zone that increase can be provided is in order to catch comb 20.The size and dimension of broach 34 also can change and can comprise other or optional characteristic.For example, as shown in figs. 1 and 3, the size of broach 34 and interval can change.As shown in Figure 4, the end of broach 34 can comprise for example spherical tips (Fig. 4) of different tops, covers the top (Fig. 9) of TPE and the top (Figure 11) of epoxy impregnation.Broach 34 can be very thin, medium and stratification broach or its combination.In addition, shown in Fig. 2 a, broach 34 can be soft to being enough to archwise, bending or outside warpage, and this can help to remove the entanglement of user's hair.

Broach 34 in this exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 2 b, can comprise the maintenance passage or the groove 35 that are positioned on one or more broach 34.More particularly, keep passage 35 can be along the whole length of broach 34, extend to the bottom from the top of broach 34, or can only be positioned on the part broach.Keep passage 35 can be rectangle, square, triangle or circular cross section type usually.The whole shape that keeps passage 35, shown in Fig. 2 b, scope from straight line to curve.Preferably, keep passage 35 to be positioned at the outer part of broach 34, shown in Fig. 2 b, thereby the opening surface that keeps passage 35 is to away from broach 34.Passage 35 can be fit to hold and keep multiple liquid, comprises hair dye, medicine and other product relevant with hair, but will use with the hair care agent as described herein.

In particular, when the user is coated onto on the comb 20 by the agent of directly will taking care of hair, or apply indirectly, for example comb 20 combings are by the top hair that the hair care agent is arranged, and when the hair care agent being coated onto on user's the hair, passage 35 can hold and keep some hair care agent.As a result, when the user spurred comb 20 by hair, passage 35 meetings were in the agent of the excessive or unwanted place accumulation of the agent of taking care of hair hair care, and the agent of will taking care of hair is assigned to the place of need the take care of hair agent or the agent of not taking care of hair, for example far-end of close hair.

The being seen comb 220 of Fig. 5 also can comprise handle extension 244, and at least one end from first and second ends 226,228 of main body 222 prolongs.Comb 220 also can comprise uncinus 246.Uncinus 246 can place first and/or second end of main body 222 and/or can place an end of handle extension 244.More particularly, as shown in Figure 5, uncinus 246 can place on the end of the handle extension 244 relative with second end 228 of main body 222.Alternative, as shown in Figure 8, uncinus 546 can place on first end 526 of main body 522, and main body 522 has the handle extension 544 that extends from second end 528.Uncinus 246 can have various uses and comprise the aesthetic appearance that strengthens comb 220 and/or provide a kind of comb 220 is suspended on jobbie, such as, for example, the mode on the instrument of shower or other bathroom parts.

Shown in Fig. 6-12 and 14-16, handle extension 344,444,544,644, alternative embodiment of 744,844,944,1144,1244 and 1344 can place comb 320,420 respectively, on 520,620,720,820,920,1120,1220 and 1320.Similarly, shown in Fig. 6 and 7, uncinus 346 and 446 alternative embodiments can place respectively on

comb

320 and 420.

The size and dimension of groove 24 also can change.For example, as shown in figs. 1 and 3, the

surface

36 and 38 of qualification groove 24 generally can be parallel and is generally straight, thereby produces the groove 24 that a straight line prolongs.Yet groove 224 as shown in Figure 5, is included in the ripple or the curve that produce ripple or bubble effect in the groove 224.Shown in Figure 7, groove 424 can be cheese, and shown in Figure 10, and groove 724 can comprise one or more parts, and wherein this part is not straight and parallel to each other entirely.Groove 1024 as shown in figure 13, can comprise a plurality of parts that form a kind of design or feature that combine once more, and this design or feature are Fig. 1 and the alternative of 3 being seen relative straight grooves 24.Except the shape of groove 24, groove 24 also can be filled the elastomeric material that maybe can comprise elasticity or other type.For example, groove 24 can completely or partially be filled with rubber or TPE material, thereby spine 32 keeps its crooking ability with respect to shank 30.

Soft spine 32 and/or comb 20 can be overall structures, thus for example hard 30 of the parts of comb 20, and spine 32 and broach 34 can monolithic moldings.Alternative, Figure 14 as seen, spine 1132 can be pivotally and/or the spoke shape be connected on the hard shank 1130.Figure 16 as seen, comb 1320 can comprise also and be used for the separately device of user's hair line that for example the parting sharp shaped material 1350.Parting element 1350 can be positioned at any position of comb 1320, but as Figure 16 finding, is preferably placed on the end and/or handle extension 1344 of comb 1320.

In another exemplary embodiment, comb 1420 can comprise and places the cover on the slit 1424 or cover 52, thereby for example, cover 52 prevents that user's banjo splint is between upper and lower surperficial 1438,1436.Cover 52, as shown in figure 17, can be slidably with comb 1420 engagements and can will cover 52 with slit 1424 engagements by other structure and remain on the comb 1420, for example thrust or crosspiece (not having demonstration).Cover 52 can be connected on first and second ends 1426,1428 of hard shank 1430 and/or main body 1422, thereby allows soft spine 1432 in use crooked.

In another exemplary embodiment, comb 1520 can place to slide and hold the housing 54 of comb 1520.Housing 54 can comprise groove or the guide rail 56 that knob or slide block 58 can cross therein.More particularly, as shown in figure 18, slide block 58 can be fixedly attached on the comb 1520 near second end 1526 of main body 1522.Near being arranged on housing first end 62 the opening 60, housing 54 can seal comb 1520 fully, stretches out and retraction housing 54 to allow comb 1520.The user can promote slide block 58 towards the second end 56b by the first end 56a from groove 56, stretches out comb 1520 from housing 54.When doing like this, slide block 58 will move along groove 56, and stretch out comb 1520 from housing 54 simultaneously.

In another exemplary embodiment, comb 1620 can comprise housing 1654, and this housing has the annulation 66 that close one end is provided with.For example, as shown in figure 19, first end 1644 of housing 1654 can comprise the slit 68 that forms annulation 66, can be in conjunction with key chain or other annex by described slit.

In another exemplary embodiment, a plurality of combs 1720 can be set in single housing 1754.For example, as shown in figure 20, housing 1754 can comprise first comb 1720a and second comb 1720b.Comb 1720a, 1720b can, for example broach size, length and/or width aspect are different.In this exemplary embodiment, housing 1754 can comprise that a pair of groove 1756 that places on housing 1754 opposite sides and slide block 1758 are to hold comb 1720a, 1720b.Slide block 1758 in this exemplary all is connected to comb 1720a separately, and one among the 1720b is on the comb, but each can be connected to two comb 1720a, on the 1720b.

In another exemplary, as shown in figure 21, housing 1854 housings can comprise the cap 70 near first end, 1862 settings of housing 1854.Described cap 70 can be made by the TPE material, but can be made by any suitable material.Cap 70 can be pivotally connected on the housing 1854 by hinge 71, and described hinge can be mechanical hinge or hinges, makes housing 1854 and hinge 71 can be used as a single integral member manufacturing.

In another exemplary embodiment, as shown in figure 22, housing 1954 can comprise the uncinus 1946 that is provided with near housing 1,954 second ends 1964.

In another exemplary embodiment, a plurality of combs 2020 can be connected on the single handle 72.More particularly, as shown in figure 23, comb 2020a, 2020b and 2020c can be connected respectively near 2028b and the 2028c on the handle 72 at they second end 2028a separately separately.Comb 2020a, the general location parallel to each other of 2020b and 2020c, each comb 2020a, the broach 2020a of 2020b and 2020c, 2020b, 2020c each other can be different.

Can adopt diverse ways to finish following operation, will describe a kind of method wherein here.Therefore, can comprise other or the alternative step of the operation of describing in detail below maybe can delete or finish in conjunction with some step.

During operation, as shown in Figure 24,, the user places thereby can holding the end 42 close or contiguous users' of comb 20 broach 34 scalp.Can and/or prolong shank 44 by hard shank 30 and hold comb 20, thereby spine 32 can curve inwardly towards shank 30.As Fig. 3 and 24 findings, since comb 20, the broach 34 of especially contiguous user's scalp, and spine 32 can be crooked, thereby produce the end 42 of the circular or crooked shape of circular or crooked spine 32 and broach 34.Therefore crooked and curvature can produce cushioning effect and/or produce better carding operation when broach 34 can meet user's scalp profile broach 34.

Giving aforementioned description only is in order clearly to understand, should not to be interpreted as unnecessary restriction thus, because the improvement in the scope of the invention is conspicuous to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. comb comprises:

Have first end and with the main body of the elongation of the first end second opposed end;

The groove that be positioned at the main body of comb, extends basically along its whole length, thus main body is divided into hard shank and soft spine, and wherein said hard shank is connected with soft spine with second end at first end of main body; And

The a plurality of broach that extend from spine with the direction relative with shank, wherein when in the direction of described groove when the top of broach applies enough power, soft spine is towards hard shank curved.

2. the comb of claim 1 further comprises the limiting element that is positioned at groove, and it is configured to mesh to limit the bending of soft spine on the shank direction with shank.

3. the comb of claim 2, wherein one the inner surface of limiting element from hard shank and soft spine extends into groove.

4. the comb of claim 1 is integrally formed comprising the main part of hard shank, soft spine and broach.

5. the comb of claim 1, the partially filled at least elastomeric material of its further groove.

6. the comb of claim 5, a kind of in whole filled rubbers of its further groove and the TPE material.

7. the comb of claim 1 further comprises the handle extension on the end of first and second ends that place main part, and wherein the length of handle extension is at least 2/3 of principal length.

8. the comb of claim 7 further comprises a plurality of combs that extend from the handle extension.

9. the comb of claim 1 further comprises uncinus on the end of first and second ends that are arranged in main part and of sharp shaped material.

10. the comb of claim 1, further comprising slides holds the housing of comb, wherein comb regain and extended position between slide.

11. the comb of claim 1 further comprises the passage of at least one broach that is arranged in a plurality of broach.

12. a comb comprises:

Have first end and with the hard shank of the first end second opposed end;

Have first end and with the soft spine of the first end second opposed end, thereby each first and second end of hard shank and soft spine is connected separately groove is provided; And

A plurality of broach extend from spine in the direction relative with shank, wherein when in the direction of described groove when the top of broach applies enough power, soft spine is towards hard shank curved.

13. the comb of claim 12, the crooked and contiguous shank of spine when wherein using.

14. the comb of claim 12, wherein hard shank, soft spine and broach are integrally formed.

15. the comb of claim 12, the partially filled at least elastomeric material of its further groove.

16. the comb of claim 12 further comprises the passage that places at least one broach of a plurality of broach.

17. a comb comprises:

A main body comprises a hard shank and a soft spine, described hard shank have first end and with the first end second opposed end, described soft spine have first end and with the first end second opposed end, each first and second end of wherein hard shank and soft spine is connected, thereby provides groove between it;

At a plurality of broach of the direction relative from spine's extension with shank; And

Regaining and extended position holds the housing of main body slidably.

18. the comb of claim 17, wherein main body comprises slide block, and slide block is held by the guide rail in the housing outer surface, and slide block can mesh, when comb at retrieving position with the slip comb to extended position.

19. the comb of claim 18 wherein can be near slide block from the outer surface of housing.

20. the comb of claim 17, wherein when at retrieving position, housing surrounds main body fully.

21. the comb of claim 20, its middle shell comprises the lid that seals opening, and by described opening, main body enters and leave housing.

22. the comb of claim 17, wherein when being positioned at retrieving position, housing covers groove and exposes broach.

23. the comb of claim 17 further comprises the passage of at least one broach that is arranged in a plurality of broach.