EP1757201B1 - Brosse à cheveux - Google Patents

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EP1757201B1
EP1757201B1 EP05016727A EP05016727A EP1757201B1 EP 1757201 B1 EP1757201 B1 EP 1757201B1 EP 05016727 A EP05016727 A EP 05016727A EP 05016727 A EP05016727 A EP 05016727A EP 1757201 B1 EP1757201 B1 EP 1757201B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/023—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in hair brushes, e.g. hair treatment, dyeing, streaking
    • 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
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/24—Casings for two or more cosmetics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/028—Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/104—Hair brush

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  • the present invention relates to a hair brush and specifically to a kind of hair brush having an improved structure, specifically regarding the arrangement of the combing bristles and vegetable bristle section.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric drawing of this type of prior hair brush
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional drawing of FIG.
  • the vegetable bristle section 10 combing bristles 11 are of a radial columnar shape and the length of each combing bristle 11 are nominally equal, as shown in the drawings, such that when said structure brushes the hair, only a single surface is groomed and it is not possible to simultaneously brush the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer; the length of each combing bristle 11 in the vegetable bristle section 10 can be unequal and combined into an arrangement, as indicated in FIG. 2-1 , but the effect is extremely limited and it is still not possible to effectively brush the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional drawing of another prior art hair brush of this type, wherein the vegetable bristle section 10 combing bristles 11 and 11' are of a radial columnar shape; since the long combing bristles 11 and the short combing bristles 11' are in an equally crossed over arrangement and simply because the long and short combing bristles 11 and 11' consist of an equally crossed over arrangement illustrated by an invisible line, when said structure is utilized to brush the hair, the short combing bristles 11' still merely brush the single surface layer of the hair such that only said single surface of the hair is groomed whereas the simultaneous brushing of the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair is not possible; in other words, although the combing bristles 11 and 11' are long and short, the short combing bristles 11' portion only provides for the forced temporary application of the long combing bristles 11 against the hair and are incapable, when the hair is brushed, of respectively brushing the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair.
  • WO 88/00446 discloses a hair brush comprising of a grip handle section that provides for embedding of a vegetable bristles section and combining bristles wherein each said combining bristles projects at an unequal height resulting in a stepped multilevel profile.
  • a simultaneously brushing of different layers of the hair is not possible.
  • a hair brush which has a handle segment and a bristle substrate segment.
  • the bristle substrate defines a cylindrical case having a smoothly curved concave central region and radially longer end regions.
  • the bristles have variable lengths and are grouped in series of bundles disposed on the substrate in series of small bundles axially spaced apart in a common radial plane.
  • a hair brush should be capable of simultaneously brushing inclusively the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair and no longer limited to bringing a single layer of hair or any one layer into a flattened state, thereby ensuring hair brushing and grooming effectiveness such that the hair is even more attractive, which is the major theme of the present invention.
  • They are capable of the inclusive brushing of the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair and are no longer only limited to brushing a single layer of hair or any one layer into a flattened state, thereby ensuring hair brushing and grooming effectiveness such that the hair is even more attractive.
  • the vegetable bristle section is of an irregular design and similarly, the vegetable bristle section is divided into a plurality of zones and the combing bristles are embedded in each zone, since the embedded vegetable bristle section utilizes high- and low-point as well as long and short combing bristles, the embedded combing bristles produce a stepped shaped arrangement for multi-level hair brushing effectiveness, they are capable of the inclusive brushing of the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair and no longer only limited to a single layer of hair or any one layer.
  • a hair brush in which the vegetable bristle section is of a semicircular shaped or straight shaped arrangement with the vegetable bristle section still divided into a plurality of zones, wherein each small zonal unit have combing bristles a, b, and c respectively embedded that are of differing length, the differences in height manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile.
  • the hair brush of the present invention is comprised of a grip handle section that provides for the embedding of a vegetable bristle section and combing bristles, wherein said vegetable bristle section is not a round columnar shape but a multisided especially five-petal, plum blossom in shape, the unique feature of which is: Due to the plum flower-shaped exterior structure, the vegetable bristle section is divided into a plurality of zones, each protruding plum flower petal nominally constituting a small zonal unit, with combing bristles embedded in the trough floor, near waist section, and far waist section or ridge section of each small zonal unit, and each combing bristle projects at an unequal height, thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile; in other words, the vegetable bristle section combing bristles are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles are respectively embedded in each zone consisting of a trough floor, near waist section, and far waist section or ridge section, they are disposed at differ
  • the hair brush of the present invention When the hair brush of the present invention is utilized to comb the hair, since the longest combing bristles a along each far waist section or ridge section are separated by a certain distance and, furthermore, the combing bristles along the near waist sections and far waist sections or ridge sections are according to height in a stepped, multilevel arrangement, when hair is combed, it is not brought into a flat state but a tapered shovel-like state consisting of a surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer respectively achieved by the combing bristles disposed at differing high and low points which in addition to grooming hair at the surface layer also brushes hair at the middle layer and the inner layer to effectively achieve hair management tasks.
  • the combing bristle quantity of the present invention can be appropriately increased or decreased, the quantity of plum flower blossom petals can be as few as five or more than six, and the step orientation can be either of a counter-clockwise or clockwise arrangement.
  • the present invention is not limited to a round columnar shape but can be of a semicircular shaped or straight shaped arrangement, and it is only necessary that the combing bristles be of differing height to manifest a stepped, multilevel arrangement to respectively brush the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair, thereby achieving the requirements of the present invention.
  • the vegetable bristle section flower petals of the hair brush of the present invention are not identically curved to the left and the right, but are in an unequally curved left and right arrangement that retains the unique features of the present invention:
  • the vegetable bristle section is still divided into a plurality of zones, each protruding plum flower petal nominally constituting a small zonal unit, and each small zonal unit having combing bristles respectively embedded in its trough floor, near waist section, and far waist section or ridge section, with each combing bristle projecting at an unequal height of thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile; in other words, the vegetable bristle section combing bristles are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles are respectively embedded, they are disposed at differing high and low intervals.
  • the vegetable bristle section of the hair brush can also be of a round columnar shape that is not a flower petal shape and the combing bristles each disposed at different lengths in the vegetable bristle section such that the individual combing bristle intervals form a stepped, multilevel, wave-shaped profile in a graduated arrangement to respectively brush the surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer of the hair.
  • the hair brush 1 is comprised of a grip handle section 12 that provides for the embedding of a vegetable bristle section 10 and combing bristles 11, wherein said vegetable bristle section 10 is not a round columnar shape but a multisided five-petal, plum blossom in shape, the unique feature of which is: Due to the plum flower-shaped exterior structure, the vegetable bristle section 10 is divided into a plurality of zones, each protruding plum flower petal nominally constituting a small zonal unit, with combing bristles a, b, and c embedded in the trough floor 21, near waist section 22, and far waist section or ridge section 23 of each small zonal unit, and each combing bristle a, b, and c projects at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c, thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile, as indicated by the invisible lines in the drawing; in other words, the vegetable bristle section 10 combin
  • the combing bristles a, b, and c along the near waist sections 22 and far waist sections or ridge sections 23 are according to height in a stepped, multilevel arrangement, when hair is combed, it is not brought into a flat state but a tapered shovel-like state consisting of a surface layer, middle layer, and inner layer respectively achieved by the combing bristles a, b, and c disposed at differing high and low points which in addition to grooming hair at the surface layer also brushes hair at the middle layer and the inner layer to effectively achieve hair management tasks.
  • combing bristle a, b, and c step orientation is counter-clockwise, as indicated by the orientation of the arrowheads; in other words, the combing bristle quantity of the present invention can be appropriately increased or decreased, the quantity of plum flower blossom petals can be as few as five or more than six, and the step orientation can be either counter-clockwise or clockwise.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional drawing of the third embodiment of the present invention in which the vegetable bristle section 10 flower petals are not identically curved to the left and the right, but are in an unequally curved left and right arrangement that retains the unique features of the present invention:
  • the vegetable bristle section is still divided into a plurality of zones, each protruding plum flower petal nominally constituting a small zonal unit, and each small zonal unit having combing bristles a, b, and c respectively embedded in its trough floor 21, near waist section 22, and far waist section or ridge section 23, with each combing bristle a, b, and c projecting at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile, as indicated by the invisible lines in the drawing; in other words, the vegetable bristle section combing bristles are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles a, b, and c are respectively embedded in each zone consisting of
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional drawing of the third embodiment of the present invention in which the vegetable bristle section 30 is of a semicircular shaped or straight shaped arrangement that retains the unique features of the present invention:
  • the vegetable bristle section is divided into a plurality of zones, each protruding plum flower petal nominally constituting a small zonal unit, and each small zonal unit having combing bristles a, b, and c respectively embedded in its trough floor 31, near waist section 32, and far waist section or ridge section 33, with each combing bristle a, b, and c projecting at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile, as indicated by the invisible lines in the drawing; in other words, the vegetable bristle section 30 combing bristles 11 are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles a, b, and c are respectively embedded in each zone consisting of a trough floor 31, near waist section 32
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional drawing of the fifth embodiment not being covered by the invention in which the vegetable bristle section 40 differs from the each of said embodiments and is of a round columnar shape without petals that retains the unique features of the present invention:
  • the vegetable bristle section is divided into a plurality of zones, each small zonal unit having combing bristles a, b, and c respectively embedded therein, with each combing bristle a, b, and c projecting at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile; in other words, the vegetable bristle section 40 combing bristles are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles a, b, and c are respectively embedded in each zone , they are disposed at differing high and low intervals; as such, in terms of general exterior form, as indicated by the invisible lines in the drawing, the arrangement still appears to be a petal-shaped stepped, multilevel profile.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional drawing of the sixth embodiment not being covered by the present invention in which the vegetable bristle section 50 is similar to the fifth embodiment in FIG. 9 , a round columnar shape without petals that retains the unique features of the present invention:
  • the vegetable bristle section is divided into a plurality of zones, each small zonal unit having combing bristles a, b, and c respectively embedded therein, with each combing bristle a, b, and c projecting at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c thereby manifesting a stepped, multilevel profile; in other words, the vegetable bristle section 50 combing bristles are divided into a plurality of zones such that after the combing bristles a, b, and c are respectively embedded in each zone , they are disposed at differing high and low intervals; as such, in terms of general exterior form, as indicated by the invisible lines in the drawing, the arrangement still appears as a petal-shaped stepped, multilevel profile.
  • each other differently shaped hair brush only needs to have combing bristles disposed at differing high and low intervals or have embedded combing bristles a, b, and c projecting at an unequal height of a ⁇ b ⁇ c to thereby manifest a stepped, multilevel profile, all configurations of which shall remain included under the patent claims of invention herein.

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  1. Brosse à cheveux comprenant une partie formant poignée (12) dans laquelle sont insérés une partie à poils végétaux (10) et des poils (11), ces poils dépassant à des hauteurs différentes, formant ainsi un profil étagé à plusieurs niveaux, caractérisée en ce que la partie à poils végétaux a la forme d'une fleur à plusieurs pétales saillants, en étant divisée en plusieurs zones qui ont chacune la forme d'un pétale saillant constituant une petite unité de zone, les poils étant insérés dans le creux (21), dans la partie courbe proche (22) et dans la partie courbe éloignée ou crête (23) de chaque petite unité de zone, et la zone de surface étant disposée à des hauteurs différentes, de sorte que la couche centrale et la couche intérieure des cheveux sont brossées respectivement par les poils et que les cheveux ne forment pas de noeuds, moyennant quoi les cheveux ne s'emmêlent plus sur leur partie intérieure.
  2. Brosse à cheveux selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la quantité de pétales peut être de cinq seulement ou de plus de six.
  3. Brosse à cheveux selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle les poils (11) peuvent être disposés suivant un profil étagé, orienté dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre ou dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre.
  4. Brosse à cheveux selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la forme de pétales de la partie à poils végétaux (10) peut être conçue pour présenter des courbes identiques vers la gauche et vers la droite, ou pour présenter des courbes différentes vers la gauche et vers la droite.
  5. Brosse à cheveux comprenant une partie formant poignée dans laquelle sont insérés une partie à poils végétaux (30) et des poils, la partie à poils végétaux ayant une forme semi-circulaire ou une forme droite, caractérisée en ce que la partie à poils végétaux (30) est divisée en plusieurs zones, chaque zone ayant la forme d'un pétale saillant qui constitue une petite unité de zone, et chaque petite unité de zone comportant des poils insérés respectivement dans son creux, dans sa partie courbe proche et dans sa partie courbe éloignée ou crête, et chaque poil dépassant suivant des hauteurs différentes et présentant ainsi un profil étagé à plusieurs niveaux.
  6. Brosse à cheveux selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle les poils donnent dans l'ensemble une forme de pétale.
  7. Brosse à cheveux selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle les zones sont définies par trois pétales.
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