EP1272068B9 - Haarbürstensystem mit flüssigkeitsreservoir - Google Patents

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EP1272068B9
EP1272068B9 EP00967253A EP00967253A EP1272068B9 EP 1272068 B9 EP1272068 B9 EP 1272068B9 EP 00967253 A EP00967253 A EP 00967253A EP 00967253 A EP00967253 A EP 00967253A EP 1272068 B9 EP1272068 B9 EP 1272068B9
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/0006—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D24/00—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor
    • A45D24/22—Combs with dispensing devices for liquids, pastes or powders
    • A45D24/24—Combs with dispensing devices for liquids, pastes or powders with provision for free supply; using wicks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
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  • the present invention relates to the liquid-reservoir hairbrushes particularly well designed for dispersing low viscosity water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids over the user's scalp and through the hair.
  • Liquid-reservoir hairbrushes and combs have been available for years. In addition to combing and brushing, these devices allow a user to distribute water and oil-based solutions over the user's scalp and/or through hair. In some of these devices, liquid outlets (viz., nozzles) are mounted at distal ends of teeth or bristles. In other devices, the nozzles are located near proximal ends of the teeth or bristles (usually between them) or at a body of the hair device.
  • liquid outlets viz., nozzles
  • the nozzles are located near proximal ends of the teeth or bristles (usually between them) or at a body of the hair device.
  • these prior art devices have a variety of shortcomings.
  • the nozzle(s) are located at a bristle area of the body of the brush (e.g. U.S. Patent No. 5,927,290 to Thiruppathi) or between the comb teeth (e.g. U.S. Patent No. 3,964,501 to Matchett)
  • the liquid dispensed from the nozzle initially deposits on the user's hair and wets the hair and only thereafter contacts the user's scalp. This can makes the user's hair excessively wet and uncomfortable.
  • the above hair devices allow the user to distribute water-based and other thin and non-viscous liquids through the hair, none of them disperse the liquid evenly. The main reason why the above devices are not able to disperse the liquids evenly through the hair is because it is extremely difficult to control a direct liquid flow through any type of nozzle.
  • a diameter of the nozzle is much smaller than a size of a liquid reservoir.
  • different types of pumps are used to force the liquid flow through the nozzle. Accordingly, a person using this type of device has to adjust the liquid flow dispensed through the nozzle by operating different types of control mechanisms (e.g. U.S. Patent No. 3,721,250 to Walter and U.S. Patent No. 5,927,290 to Thiruppathi). Since the user usually has to perform the above procedure during hair brushing or combing, the prior art liquid-reservoir hairbrushes and combs with pumps are relatively complicated to operate.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,055,195 to Moses discloses a fluid-reservoir hair comb with roller-balls mounted within the end of each comb tooth.
  • the roller-ball installed within the nozzle can partially control a high viscosity liquid flow of the oil-based solutions dispensed from the particular nozzle.
  • the Moses construction is absolutely not acceptable for the low viscosity water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids.
  • a well-known effect previously described for ballpoint pens) of natural outflow of liquid through a gap between the roller-ball and an internal wall of the roller-ball seat.
  • the Moses reference notes that the roller-ball installed within the nozzle of the comb tooth can release the liquid only upon moving contact of the roller-ball with the user's scalp. Since the human head is curved. just a few comb teeth usually contact the user's scalp with each pass of the comb through the person's hair. Therefore. it is very likely that the user of the Moses device will not be able to evenly dispense a sufficient amount of the liquid over the scalp during routine hair combing. Second. because of the high viscosity of the oil-based solutions.
  • the person using the Moses comb has to apply an additional abnormal pressure to the comb to be able move the roller-balls inside of the nozzles while combing.
  • a user will desire to distribute a liquid evenly through his or her hair. for example. for styling purposes.
  • a user would like to be able to disperse at the same time one liquid only over the scalp (e.g. a medicated solution), and another liquid evenly through the hair (e.g. a styling solution). None of the prior art devices allow the person to do either of these effectively. Accordingly, there is a need for a liquid-reservoir hair device that is capable of evenly dispersing water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids through the user's hair and/or over the scalp during routine hair combine or brushing.
  • US 4 585 018 shows a hairbrush with a liquid reservoir filled with absorbent material and bristles exhibiting capillary action for dispensing the liquid on the scalp.
  • the first object is achieved by locating at least one absorbent filler unit ( viz ., liquid absorbent) in a chamber of the hairbrush body and absorbent feed rods in bores of the hairbrush bristles.
  • the hairbrush bristles are preferably mounted to a flexible base and the absorbent filler unit(s) are preferably made from a sufficiently spongy and/or springy material.
  • the absorbent filler unit(s) are placed into the chamber of the hairbrush body and covered by the flexible base.
  • Liquid outlets are mounted at distal ends of the hairbrush bristles and have a roller-ball liquid distribution mechanism, in which roller-balls are rotatably mounted within each nozzle to disperse the liquid over the user's scalp only during rolling contact of the roller-ball with the user's scalp.
  • the absorbent feed rods interconnect the absorbent filler unit(s) and the roller-balls, and the liquid from the absorbent filler unit(s) is supplied to the roller-balls, by means of the liquid passing through the absorbent feed rods to feed a surface of each roller-ball.
  • the hairbrush bristles push on the flexible base and pressurize the absorbent filler unit(s).
  • the hairbrush body can have an absorbent filler divider which separates the chamber of the hairbrush body into multiple. hermetically isolated sections. and multiple absorbent filler units can be placed into these sections.
  • a purpose of the separation is to keep the hairbrush in an overall workable condition, even if some of the nozzles and /or the hairbrush bristles leak and the liquid starts to drain or vaporize from the absorbent filler unit(s).
  • the hairbrush can be provided with a removable bristle lid to keep the hairbrush bristles enclosed when the hairbrush is not in use. and to prevent the roller-balls from drying out.
  • a body of the hairbrush will preferably have a filler inlet, so that the user can refill the absorbent filler unit(s) with the liquid with or without an optional liquid refilling unit which can hold a predetermine volume of the liquid.
  • an intermediate transitional absorbent unit is mounted between an absorbent feed rod and a roller-ball.
  • a main purpose of the intermediate absorbent unit is to adjust provide a transition between the absorbent feed rod 50 (with diameter 62) and the roller-ball 44 with a possibly dissimilar sized diameter 47.
  • the major goal of the present invention is to provide a liquid-reservoir hairbrush that will allow a user to conveniently and evenly disperse water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids over the scalp and/or through the hair during routine hair combing or brushing.
  • One great advantage of a hairbrush or comb with liquid outlets (viz., nozzles) located at distal ends of comb teeth or hairbrush bristles and having a roller-ball liquid distribution mechanism is that the liquid from each particular nozzle will be released only upon moving contact of the roller-ball mounted within that nozzle with the user's scalp.
  • the hairbrush construction permits the bristles to be mounted to a base that can be formed from a flexible material.
  • the flexible base moves upwardly, thereby pressurizing the absorbent filler unit (if the absorbent filler unit is made from sufficiently spongy and/or springy material) and helps to move the liquid from the absorbent filler unit down to the absorbent feed rods located in the bores of the hairbrush bristles.
  • FIG. 1 A first embodiment (FIGS. 1 - 5) is shown in general as 1.
  • a second embodiment (FIG. 6) is shown in genera) as 2.
  • a third embodiment (FIGS. 7 - 8) is shown in general as 3.
  • a hairbrush 1 has a body 4, a handle 5 and a bristle lid 26.
  • the body 4 has a chamber 58 (FIG. 4), an absorbent filler unit 6. a hairbrush frame 7 and a bristle frame 8 (FIGS. 4-5).
  • the bristle lid 26 has a catch clip 9 and two holders 10 which engage with the hairbrush body 4 near the handle 5 to permit detachable engagement of the bristle lid 26 with the body 4 of the hairbrush 1.
  • the bristle frame 8 has a flexible base 11 with a plurality of bristles 12.
  • a diameter 56 (FIG. 9) of each bristle 12 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.8 mm.
  • the flexible base 11 is preferably made from a flexible material, such as rubber or plastic.
  • the absorbent filler unit 6 is placed into the chamber 58 and covered by the bristle frame 8.
  • the bristle frame 8 is preferably hermetically attached (e.g. by adhesives. welding, etc) to the hairbrush frame 7.
  • the plurality of the bristles 12 extend Outwardly from the flexible base 11 held in the bristle frame 8.
  • the flexible base 11 is preferably hermetically attached to the bristle frame 8 (e.g. by adhesives, welding, etc).
  • each bristle 12 has a bore 13, a bristle ring 14, an absorbent feed rood 15 and a roller-ball nozzle 16.
  • Each bristle 12 is preferably hermetically attached (e.g. by adhesives, welding, etc) to the flexible base 11 by inserting the bristle ring 14 into the flexible base 11.
  • the roller-ball nuzzle 16 is mounted at a distal end 17 of the bristle 12.
  • the bore 13 is fully filled by the absorbent feed rod 15 and the absorbent feed rod 15 extends into the hairbrush body 4 and into the absorbent filler unit 6 and contacts the absorbent filler unit 6.
  • the absorbent filler unit 6 can be formed from a mass or bundles of fibers with a preferable porosity of about 60%, although other porosities will also function.
  • the absorbent filler unit 6 can also be formed from plastic or other known materials.
  • the absorbent filler unit 6 is preferably made from a sufficiently spongy and/or springy material.
  • the size of the absorbent filler unit 6 may preferably be between 80 cm3 and 120 cm3, so the total amount of the liquid which can be retained by the absorbent filler unit 6 will be approximately between 48 ml and 72 ml, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the absorbent feed rod 15 can be formed from a bundle of resin-bonded fibers, however other known material can be used as well.
  • a diameter 43 of the absorbent feed rod 15 may preferably be between 1 mm and 2.5 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the roller-ball nozzle 16 is mounted at the distal end 17 of the bristle 12 and comprises a roller-ball seat 18 and a roller-ball 19.
  • the roller-ball seat 18 has a rim structure 20 to retain the roller-ball 19 within the roller-ball seat 18.
  • the roller-ball 19 partially extends outwardly beyond the roller-ball nozzle 16 in order to contact the user's scalp during brushing.
  • the roller-ball 19 and the roller-ball seat 18 can be made from stainless steel or other known materials.
  • the roller-ball 19 can also be made from a porous composite material, porous stainless steel or other known porous material.
  • a diameter 22 of the roller-ball 19 is preferably between 1.5 mm - 2.5 mm. however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • An internal diameter 21 of the roller-ball seat 18 is preferably 0.075 mm - 0.15 mm larger than the diameter 22 of the roller-ball 19. however other size difference can be provided as well.
  • An axial hole 23 is formed through the roller-ball seat 18, and a distal end 24 of the absorbent feed rod 15 extends inwardly into the axial hole 23 and contacts the roller-ball 19 for supplying the liquid to a surface 25 of the roller-ball 19.
  • the absorbent feed rod 15 interconnects the absorbent filler unit 6 and the roller-ball 19.
  • the hairbrush 1 can come pre-filled with a liquid 61 (e.g. a water-based medicated solution).
  • a liquid 61 e.g. a water-based medicated solution.
  • the liquid 61 from the absorbent filler unit 6 is supplied to the roller-ball 19 by means of the liquid 61 passing through the absorbent feed rod 15 to feed the surface 25 of the roller-ball 19.
  • the roller-ball 19 is mounted within the roller-ball seat 18 for rotational movement to transfer the liquid 61 from the distal end 24 of the absorbent feed rod 15 to the user's scalp upon rotational contact of the roller-ball 19 with the user's scalp. Since the bristles 12 are connected to the flexible base 11, when the user brushes his or her hair.
  • the bristle lid 26 (FIGS. 1 - 2) is provided to keep the hairbrush bristles 12 enclosed when the hairbrush 1 is not in use and helps prevent the roller-balls 19 from drying out.
  • the bristle lid 26 can be provided with an optional cleaning pad 39 (FIG. 2).
  • the cleaning pad 39 is attached (e.g. by adhesives, welding, etc) to an inside surface 67 of the bristle lid 26.
  • the cleaning pad 39 is preferably made from a sufficiently spongy plastic material with a textured surface.
  • the cleaning pad 39 covers and contacts the roller-ball nozzles 16 when the bristle lid 26 is closed and therefore cleans the roller-ball nozzles 16 after every brushing when the user closes the bristle lid 26 onto the bristles 12.
  • the bristle lid 26 is conveniently removably mounted to the hairbrush body 4 by the catch clip 9 and two holders 10.
  • the second embodiment of the hairbrush 2 is similar to the first embodiment 1 (FIGS. 1 - 5). except that the hairbrush body 27 has a filler inlet 57 and a filler cap 28. so the user can refill the absorbent filler unit 29 with or without an optional liquid refilling unit 30 (FIG. 6a).
  • the liquid refilling unit 30 has a syringe construction and can hold a predetermine volume of the liquid depending on the particular design of the hairbrush 2 and the liquid capacity of the absorbent filler unit 29.
  • the liquid refilling unit 30 is preferably made from a plastic material and has a body 31 and a cap 32. The liquid refilling unit 30 can be pre-filled with the liquid.
  • the third embodiment of the hairbrush 3 is similar to the second embodiment 2 (FIG. 6), except that a hairbrush body 33 has an absorbent filler divider 34 which separates a chamber 35 of the hairbrush body 33 into multiple (e.g. eight) sections 36.
  • the absorbent filler divider 34 is preferably made from the same material as a hairbrush body 33.
  • Absorbent filler units 37 are placed into each section 36, and when a filler inlet 51 is closed by a filler cap 59, the above sections 36 are preferably hermetically isolated from one another.
  • a purpose of the absorbent filler divider 34 is to keep the hairbrush 3 in an overall workable condition. Even if some of the roller-ball nozzles 16 and/or the bristles 12 leak and the liquid starts to drain or vaporize from the absorbent filler units 37.
  • a second embodiment of a hairbrush bristle 38 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1. 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein the bristle 38 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9). except that the bristle 38 has an optional type of a roller-ball nozzle 40.
  • a diameter 68 of the bristle 38 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and a length 80 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the roller-ball nozzle 40 comprises a roller-ball seat 41, an intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 and a roller-ball 44.
  • the roller-ball seat 41 has a rim structure 45 to retain the roller-ball 44 within the roller-ball seat 41.
  • the roller-ball 44 partially extends outwardly beyond the roller-ball seat 41 in order to contact the user's scalp during brushing.
  • the roller-ball 44 and the roller-ball seat 41 can be made from stainless steel or other known materials.
  • the roller-ball 44 can also be made from a porous composite material. porous stainless steel or other known porous material.
  • the diameter 47 of the roller-ball 44 is preferably between 2.5 mm and 4 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • An internal diameter 46 of the roller-ball seat 41 is preferably 0.075 mm - 0.15 mm larger than a diameter 47 of the roller-ball 44. however other size difference can be provided as well.
  • An axial hole 48 is formed through the roller-ball seat 41, and a distal end 49 of an absorbent feed rod 50 extends inwardly into the axial hole 48 and is adjacent to or contacts the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42.
  • a diameter 62 of the absorbent feed rod 50 is preferably between 1 mm and 2.2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 is mounted within the roller-ball nozzle 40 between the absorbent feed rod 50 and the roller-ball 44 and is adjacent to or contacts the roller-ball 44.
  • the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 preferably has a cylindrical configuration with a preferable diameter 63 equal to the diameter 47 of the roller-ball 44, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • An amount of liquid 52 that the user can disperse over the scalp from the roller-ball nozzle 40 partially depends from the size (viz., the diameter 47) of the roller-ball 44. Since the diameter 62 of the absorbent feed rod 50 is limited by the diameter 68 of the bristle 38 (the brush bristle with a relatively large diameter will be very inconvenient for brushing), the main purpose of the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 is to provide a transition between the absorbent feed rod 50 (with diameter 62) and the roller-ball 44 with a possibly dissimilar sized diameter 47.
  • the liquid 52 from an absorbent filler unit 53 is supplied to the roller-ball 44 by means of the liquid 52 passing through the absorbent feed rod 50 and through the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 to feed a surface 54 of the roller-ball 44.
  • the roller-ball 44 is mounted within the roller-ball seat 41 for rotational movement to transfer the liquid 52 from a distal end 49 of the intermediate transitional absorbent unit 42 to the user's scalp upon rotational contact of the roller-ball 44 with the user's scalp.
  • a third non-claimed proposal of a hairbrush bristle 82 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein the bristle 82 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9) except that the bristle 82 has a distal opening 83 at a distal end 84.
  • a portion 85 of an absorbent feed rod 86 extends outwardly beyond the distal opening 83 to form a first embodiment of a felt-tipped nozzle 87 available for contact with the user's scalp during brushing.
  • a diameter 88 of the bristle 82 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and a length 89 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • a diameter 90 of the absorbent feed rod 86 is preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • Liquid 91 from an absorbent filler unit 92 is supplied to a distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86. by means of the liquid 91 passing through the absorbent feed rod 86 to feed a surface 96 of the distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86.
  • the liquid 91 disperses from the distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86 over the user's scalp upon contact of the distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86 with the scalp during brushing.
  • a fourth non claimed proposal of a hairbrush bristle 69 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein the bristle 69 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9) except that the bristle 69 has a second embodiment of a felt-tipped nozzle 70 mounted at a distal end 55 of the bristle 69.
  • a diameter 65 of the bristle 69 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.2 mm, and a length 81 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the felt-tipped nozzle 70 consist of a seat 71, a distal portion 72 of an absorbent feed rod 73 and an absorbent dispersing unit 74.
  • the absorbent dispersing unit 74 preferably has a cylindrical configuration with a preferable diameter 66 between 2.5 mm and 3.5 mm and can be formed from bundles of fiber or other known materials.
  • a diameter 64 of the absorbent feed rod 73 is preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the absorbent dispersing unit 74 is mounted within the seat 71.
  • the distal portion 72 of the absorbent feed rod 73 extends outwardly through a distal opening 75 of the bristle 69 and extends into (adjacent to or into contact) the absorbent dispersing unit 74.
  • a distal end 76 of the absorbent dispersing unit 74 extends outwardly beyond the seat 71 in order to contact the user's scalp during brushing.
  • the seat 71 is preferably made from stainless steel, plastic or other known materials and preferably is hermetically attached (e.g. by adhesives. welding, etc) to the distal end 55 of the bristle 69.
  • Liquid 77 from an absorbent filler unit 78 is supplied to the distal end 76 of the absorbent dispersing unit 74. by means of the liquid 77 passing through the absorbent feed rod 73 to feed a surface 79 of the distal end 76 of the absorbent dispersing unit 74.
  • the liquid 77 disperses from the distal end 76 of the absorbent dispersing unit 74 over the user's scalp upon contact of the distal end 76 with the scalp during brushing. Referring back to FIG.
  • an amount of the liquid 91 that the user can disperse over the scalp from the felt-tipped nozzle 87 partially depends on the size (viz., the diameter 90) of the absorbent feed rod 86 of the bristle 82. Since the diameter 90 of the absorbent feed rod 86 is limited by the diameter 88 of the bristle 82 (the brush bristle with a relatively large diameter will be very inconvenient for brushing), the main purpose of the absorbent dispersing unit 74 (FIG. 12) mounted within the felt-tipped nozzle 70 is to increase a dispersion of the liquid 77 from the bristle 69 without enlargement of the diameter 65 of the bristle 69.
  • the felt-tipped nozzles 70 and 87 have a shortcoming compared to the roller-ball nozzles 16 and 40 (FIGS. 9 and 10), because the liquid from the felt-tipped nozzles 70 and 87 can disperse through the user's hair as well as over the scalp.
  • the liquid 77 (FIG. 12) from the absorbent dispersing unit 74 and the liquid 91 (FIG. 11) from the distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86 will disperse through the user's hair when the distal end 76 (FIG. 12) of the absorbent dispersing unit 74 and the distal end 93 of the absorbent feed rod 86 will contact the hair, and can therefore make the hair uncomfortably wet.
  • the felt-tipped nozzles 70 and 87 may provide a softer feeling brush for users with a sensitive scalp.
  • a fifth non-claimed proposal of a hairbrush bristle 94 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention.
  • the bristle 94 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9) except that the bristle 94 has a plurality of side openings 97 at a side wall 95.
  • Side portions 100 of an absorbent feed rod 98 extend outwardly beyond the side openings 97 to form side nozzles 101.
  • a diameter 102 of the bristle 94 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and a length 103 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm. however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • a diameter 104 of the absorbent feed rod 98 is preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • the side portions 100 of the absorbent feed rod 98 can contact the user's hair during brushing for dispersing liquid 105 through the hair during brushing.
  • the liquid 105 from an absorbent filler unit 106 is supplied to the side nozzles 101, by means of the liquid 105 passing through the absorbent feed rod 98 to feed surfaces 99 of the side portions 100 of the absorbent feed rod 98.
  • a distal end 107 of the bristle 94 is closed. therefore liquid from the side nozzles 101 will generally disperse only through the user's hair. and only thereafter can contact the scalp. This type of bristle's construction can be very useful for users who wish to evenly disperse the liquid (e.g. styling solution) only through the hair during brushing.
  • a sixth non claimed proposal of a hairbrush bristle 108 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein the bristle 108 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9) except that the bristle 108 has a plurality of side openings 110 at a side wall 109. Side portions 113 of an absorbent feed rod 111 extend outwardly beyond the side openings 110 to form side nozzles 114, and a distal end 115 of the absorbent feed rod 111 extends outwardly beyond a distal opening 116 to form a felt-tioped nozzle 117 at a distal end 118 of the bristle 108.
  • a diameter 119 of the bristle 108 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm. and a length 120 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • a diameter 121 of the absorbent feed rod 111 is preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • Liquid 122 from an absorbent filler unit 123 is supplied to the felt-tipped nozzle 117 and to the side nozzles 114, by means of the liquid 122 passing through the absorbent feed rod 111 to feed a surface 124 of the distal end 115 and surfaces 125 of the side portions 113 of the absorbent feed rod 111.
  • the liquid 122 disperses from the felt-tipped nozzle 117 over the user's scalp upon contact of the distal end 115 of the absorbent feed rod 111 with the scalp during brushing.
  • the liquid 122 also disperses from the side nozzles 114 through the user's hair upon contact of the side portions 113 of the absorbent feed rod 111 with the user's hair during brushing.
  • a seventh non-claimed proposal of a hairbrush bristle 126 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention.
  • the bristle 126 is similar to the bristle 12 (FIG. 9) except that the bristle 126 has a plurality of side openings 128 at a side wall 127.
  • Side portions 131 of an absorbent feed rod 129 extend outwardly beyond the side openings 128 to form side nozzles 132, and a roller-ball nozzle 133 is mounted at a distal end 134 of the bristle 126.
  • the roller-ball nozzle 133 is similar to the roller-ball nozzle 16 (FIG. 9).
  • a diameter 135 of the bristle 126 is preferably between 1.5 mm and 2.2 mm, and a length 136 is preferably between 1.5 cm and 3 cm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • a diameter 137 of the absorbent feed rod 129 is preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm, however other sizes can be provided as well.
  • Liquid 138 from an absorbent filler unit 139 is supplied to the roller-ball nozzle 133 and to the side nozzles 132, by means of the liquid 138 passing through the absorbent feed rod 129 to feed a surface 140 of a roller-ball 141 and to feed surfaces 142 of the side portions 131 of the absorbent feed rod 129.
  • the liquid 138 disperses from the roller-ball nozzle 133 over the user's scalp upon rotational contact of the roller-ball 141 with the scalp during brushing.
  • the liquid 138 also disperses from the side-nozzles 132 through the user's hair upon contact of the side portions 131 of the absorbent feed rod 129 with the user's hair during brushing.
  • the absorbent filler divider 34 separates the chamber 35 (viz., the absorbent filler unit 37) of the hairbrush 3 into eight hermetically isolated sections 36. This allows the different sections 36 to be filled with different liquids. Moreover. depending on what liquid reservoir (viz., absorbent filler unit) is in contact with which type of bristle, different bristles will be able to disperse different liquids over the user's scalp or through the hair during brushing. Thus. it is possible to provide a liquid reservoir hair brush capable of dispersing at the same time one liquid (e.g. a medicated solution) only over the user's scalp (e.g. from the roller ball nozzles mounted at the ends of the hairbrush bristles) and another liquid (e.g. a styling solution) evenly through the user's hair (from the side nozzles located at the sides of the hairbrush bristles).
  • a liquid e.g. a medicated solution
  • another liquid e.g. a styling solution
  • an alternative type of connection between absorbent filler unit(s) and absorbent feed rods can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein the absorbent filler unit partially extends into the bristle's bores.
  • the above connection is shown in FIG. 17. where an absorbent filler unit 143 partially extends into a bore 144 of a bristle 145 and contacts an absorbent feed rod 146.
  • multiple absorbent filler units 147 can be provided for all three embodiments of the hairbrush 1, 2 and 3 of the invention, wherein an absorbent feed rod 148 of a bristle 149 extends inwardly into and contacts the separate absorbent filler unit 147, and can also extend beyond the separate absorbent filler unit 147 into a liquid reservoir 150. Liquid 151 from the liquid reservoir 150 can thus travel through the absorbent filler unit 147 down to the absorbent feed rod 148.
  • Each absorbent filler unit 147 is preferably formed from a high-porosity plastic material. but can also be formed from other known materials. Multiple absorbent filler units 147 retain the liquid 151 from the liquid reservoir 150 and keep the hairbrush in an overall workable condition. Even when the liquid 151 is not in contact with the absorbent feed rods 148 and/or the absorbent filler unit(s) 147.
  • the aforementioned embodiments of the hairbrush of the present invention are relatively inexpensive to produce and can provide a convenient and efficient hairbrush device that is capable of evenly dispersing low viscosity water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids over the user's scalp and/or through the user's hair during routine hair brushing.

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  1. Eine Haarbürste mit einem Reservoir, das dafür geeignet ist, wasserlösliche Flüssigkeiten und andere dünnflüssige Lösungen beim Haare bürsten über die Kopfhaut des Benutzers zu verteilen. Es hat die folgenden Komponenten:
    (a) eine Haarbürste, die mit einer Kammer versehen ist;
    (b) die mindestens eine absorbierende Füllvorrichtung hat, die so konzipiert ist, dass sie die Flüssigkeit, die in die Kammer gefüllt worden ist, staut; und
    (c) eine Vielfalt von Borsten der Bürste, die jeweils ein nahes und ferneres Ende aufweisen. Die Borsten sind an ihrem näheren Ende an dem Haarbürstenkörper angebracht, wobei wenigstens einige der Borsten wie folgt ausgebildet sind:
    ein länglich ausgebildeter Hohlkörper (oder Röhrchen) mit mindestens einem Kanal, der hindurchführt,
    mindestens ein Belieferungsstab, der in mindestens einem Kanal plaziert ist und eine Düse, die an jedem ferneren Ende der Borste angebracht ist und mindestens eine rollbar angebrachte Kugel hat, wobei die Flüssigkeit von mindestens einer absorbierenden Füllvorrichtung durch mindestens einem absorbierenden Belieferungsstab in Richtung von mindestens einer rollbaren Kugel beliefert wird, und wobei die Flüssigkeit aus der Düse austritt, wenn die rollbare Kugel durch eine rollende Bewegung Kontakt mit der Kopfhaut des Benutzers hat.
  2. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, wobei die absorbierende Füllvorrichtung mit der Flüssigkeit im voraus aufgefüllt ist
  3. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, die des weiteren mit einer flexiblen Unterseite mit dem Haarbürstenkörper in Verbindung steht, wobei die Borsten der Bürste an der flexiblen Unterseite angebracht sind.
  4. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, die des weiteren eine Schutzabdeckung aufweist, um die Borsten zu schützen, wenn die Haarbürste nicht in Gebrauch ist und um die rollbaren Kugeln vor dem Austrocknen zu schützen.
  5. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 4 beschrieben, wobei die Borstenschutzabdeckung ein Säuberungskissen aufweist, das eine Säuberung der Düsen bietet, wenn die Borstennschutzabdeckung über den Borsten geschlossen ist.
  6. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, wobei die Kammer mindestens 2 separate Unterteilungen aufweist, und wobei diese Unterteilungen vorzugsweise hermetisch von einander getrennt sind, und wobei mindestens eine absorbierende Füllvorrichtung in jeder Unterteilung plaziert ist.
  7. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, wobei der Körper der Haarbürste eine Füllaufnahme aufweist wodurch der Benutzer die absorbierende Füllvorrichtung mit Flüssigkeit füllen kann.
  8. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 7 beschrieben, die des weiteren eine Füllvorrichtung für Flüssigkeit aufweist, die so konzipiert ist, dass eine Flüssigkeit in die absorbierende Füllvorrichtung eingefüllt werden kann, wenn die Füllvorrichtung offen ist.
  9. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 8 beschrieben, wobei die Füllvorrichtung im voraus mit der Flüssigkeit gefüllt ist und so konzipiert ist, dass sie mit dem Haarbürstenkörper in Verbindung kommt, wenn die Öffnung der Füllvorrichtung offen ist.
  10. Die Haarbürste wie in Anspruch 1 beschrieben, wobei mindestens eine vorübergehend absorbierende Vorrichtung zwischen mindestens einem absorbierenden Füllstab und mindestens einer rollbaren Kugel angebracht ist, und wobei die Flüssigkeit von mindestens einem absorbierenden Füllstab durch mindestens einer vorübergehend absorbierenden Vorrichtung geliefert wird, u. zwar in Richtung von mindestens einer rollbaren Kugel.
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