GB2515734A - Hair care device - Google Patents

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GB2515734A
GB2515734A GB1311702.3A GB201311702A GB2515734A GB 2515734 A GB2515734 A GB 2515734A GB 201311702 A GB201311702 A GB 201311702A GB 2515734 A GB2515734 A GB 2515734A
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Claire Elizabeth Hope
Jennifer Katherine Slater
John Bale
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D9/00—Machines for finishing brushes
    • A46D9/06—Impregnating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • 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
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A46D1/02—Bristles details
    • A46D1/0207—Bristles characterised by the choice of material, e.g. metal
    • 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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Abstract

A hair care device 10 includes a handle 52 and a pin support member 14 which supports a plurality of pins 12 projecting from it. The pins 12 are formed of a plastic material such as nylon which has been impregnated with a hair conditioning material. The hair conditional material includes a vegetable oil such as argan oil. The device 10 is arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair. In use, such release is gradual and takes place only when in contact with the hair. The release period could be equivalent to at least 50 hours of contact use.

Description

Hair Care Device The present invention relates to hair care devices.
Conventionally, products such as oils or creams have been used to condition hair, for example, to ease tangles or frizz, add volume or shine or add nutrients to the hair. Typically, the products have been separately applied to the hair before or during use of a hair care device such as a comb, a brush or a hair dryer attachment. However such products are relatively expensive and are commonly over applied, so that much of the product applied is ineffective, and the excess then requires to be cleaned up.
In this specification, the term pin is used to denote a pin, bristle or tooth.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hair care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair.
Possibly, the hair conditioning material includes a vegetable oil, which may include one or more triglycerides. Possibly, the vegetable oil includes argan oil. Possibly, the hair conditioning material includes substantially only argan oil.
Possibly, the impregnated plastics material is formed by an impregnation process, in which a base plastics material is brought into contact with an impregnation liquid which includes the hair conditioning material.
Possibly, the base plastics material is a permeable plastics material, and may include nylon, and may include substantially include only nylon.
Possibly, the pins are formed by a moulding process, in which the impregnated plastics material is formed into the pins. The moulding process may be an injection moulding process.
Possibly, in the impregnation process, the base plastics material is in contact with the impregnation liquid for a predetermined contact time.
Possibly, the contact time is greater than three hours and may be no more than six hours, may be between four and five hours.
Possibly, in the impregnation process, the base plastics material is submerged in the impregnation liquid.
Possibly, in the impregnation process, the impregnation liquid may be heated to or held at an impregnation temperature, which may be greater than 25° C, and may be less than 40° C. Possibly, in use, the release of the hair conditioning material from the impregnated plastics material is gradual and may take place over a release period, which may be at least 50 hours of use.
Possibly, the hair conditioning material comprises at least 1% by weight of the impregnated plastics material, and more desirably may comprise at least 2% by weight of the impregnated plastics material. Possibly, the hair conditioning material comprises no more than 5% by weight of the impregnated plastics material, and more desirably may comprise no more than 4% by weight of the impregnated plastics material. Optimally the hair conditioning material comprises about 3% by weight of the impregnated plastics material.
Possibly, the device includes a plurality of mountings for mounting the pins to the pin support member. Possibly, the mountings are mechanical only.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of conditioning hair, the method including providing a hair care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a hair care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the impregnated plastics material being formed by an impregnation process, in which a base plastics material is brought into contact with an impregnation liquid which includes the hair conditioning material.
Possibly, the hair care device includes any of the features defined in any of the preceding paragraphs.
Possibly, the method includes any of the steps or features defined in any of the preceding paragraphs.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a body care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a body conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with a body, the conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the body.
Possibly, the body care device includes any of the features defined in any of the preceding paragraphs, suitably amended so that any references to hair" are amended to body".
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-Fig. 1 is a side view of a hair care device; Fig. 2 is a relatively enlarged side detail view part of the hair care device of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a process for forming the pins.
Figs. ito 3 show a hair care device'10, the device 10 including a pin support member 14 and a plurality of pins 12 projecting from the pin support member 14. The pins 12 are formed of an impregnated plastics material 16.
The impregnated plastics material 16 includes a hair conditioning material 18.
The device 10 is arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material 18 is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair.
As shown in Fig 1, the hair care device'1O could be in the form of a hair brush and include a handle 52. Desirably the pin support member i4 and/or the handle 52 are formed of a material which is not impregnated with the hair conditioning material 18. It will be realised that in other embodiments (not shown) the hair care device'10 and the pins 12 could be in different forms.
For example, the hair care device'10 could be a handle-less brush, a flat paddle brush, a radial brush, a comb, or an attachment for a hair drier, and the pins 12 could be in the form of teeth or bristles. The pins 12 could be straight as shown, or curved, or wavy.
The pins 12 are mounted to the pin support member 14 by mountings 54, which could be mechanical only ie not including any adhesive or welding.
Fig. 2 shows an example of the mountings 54 of the pins 12 to the pin support member 14. Each pin 12 includes a body 48, a relatively enlarged rounded head 44 at the free end and a retaining formation in the form of a relatively enlarged flanged foot 46 at the mounted end. The pin support member 14 includes a perforated layer 36 with a plurality of projecting bosses 40, each boss 40 defining a perforation 38. In the assembled condition, one pin 12 extends through each perforation 38, the foot 46 retaining the pin 12 in the assembled condition and preventing pull through of the pin 12. A backing layer 42 holds the pins 12 in the assembled condition. Each mounting 54 is thus comprised by one of the feet 46, one of the bosses 40 and one of the perforations 38. The advantage of this arrangement is that the pins 12 can be formed of the impregnated material 16, while the pin support member 14 is formed of a material which is not impregnated with the hair conditioning material 18.
In one example, each pin 12 could be between 10 and 50 mm long and have a thickness of between 1 and 2 mm.
The hair conditioning material 18 includes a vegetable oil, which includes one or more triglycerides.
Most desirably, the hair conditioning material 18 includes substantially only argan oil.
The impregnated plastics material 16 is formed by an impregnation process, shown in diagrammatic form in Fig. 3, in which a base plastics material 20, such as nylon, which could be permeable, is brought into contact with an impregnation liquid 22 which includes the hair conditioning material 18. Desirably, the base plastics material 20 comprises substantially only nylon. The base plastics material 20 could be in the form of relatively small granules, shreds or pellets.
In the example shown, the base plastics material 20 is submerged in the impregnation liquid 22 in an impregnation vessel 28 for a predetermined contact time which could be greater than three hours and no more than six hours, and desirably is between four and five hours.
During the contact time, the temperature of the impregnation liquid 22 could be controlled by a temperature controller 30 (which could provide heating and/or cooling) at an impregnation temperature, which could be greater than 25° C, and less than 40° C. The impregnation liquid 22 could be stirred by a stirrer 32 to ensure submersion of the base plastics material 20.
After the contact time has elapsed, the impregnated plastics material 16 is formed into the pins 12 by a moulding process 26, which could be an injection moulding process.
In another example, the pin formed by moulding of the impregnated plastics material does not have the relatively enlarged rounded head 44, and the head 44 is added at a later stage by dipping the end of the pin in an epoxy resin.
In one example, the hair conditioning material 18 could comprise at least 1% and no more than 5% by weight of the impregnated plastics material 16. More desirably, the hair conditioning material 18 could comprise at least 2% and no more than 4% by weight of the impregnated plastics material 16.
Optimally the hair conditioning material 18 could comprise about 3% by weight of the impregnated plastics material 16.
In use, the release of the hair conditioning material 18 from the impregnated plastics material pins 12 is gradual and takes place substantially only during contact with the hair. The release takes place over a release period, which could be at least 50 hours of contact use. In fact, the applicant has found the release continues for much longer periods than this.
Argan oil has been found by the applicant to have beneficial effects when applied to the hair in providing nutrients, easing tangling and adding shine. The impregnated pins permit a relatively small amount of oil to be added to the hair in a very precise way, with surprising results. The applicant has found that use of the hair care device of the invention results in an appreciable difference in the condition of the hair, which would not have been expected given the relatively small amount of oil released during brushing.
Advantageously, the precise application of the oil means that no excess oil is applied, so that no cleaning up of the excess oil is required.
Various other modifications could be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The hair care device brush and the various components thereof, including the handle, the bed member and the pins could be of any suitable size and shape, and could be formed of any suitable material. The hair care device could be a brush, a comb or an attachment for a hair drier.
The principle of the invention could equally be utilised in a body care device similar in features to the hair care device 10 for use, for example, in massaging areas of the body. The body care device of the invention could include pins or contact members formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a body conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with a body, the conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the body.
The body conditioning material could include, for example, a massage oil. In another example, the body care device could be for massaging areas of cellulite and the body conditioning material could include caffeine.
There is thus provided a hair care device with advantages over conventional arrangements. The device permits the precise application of hair conditioning material to the hair without requiring separate manual application of the hair conditioning material. The hair conditioning material eases the operation of brushing or combing the hair. There is no waste of relatively expansive hair conditioning material and no cleaning of excess hair conditioning material. The user does not need to purchase, transport or store separate hair conditioning material. The device is long lasting, providing hair conditioning automatically during use over a relatively long period of time.

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  1. Claims 1. A hair care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair.
  2. 2. A hair care device according to claim 1, in which the impregnated plastics material is formed by an impregnation process, in which a base plastics material is brought into contact with an impregnation liquid which includes the hair conditioning material.
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  3. 3. A method of forming a hair care device, the device including a pin support (Q member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the 0 pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated 0 plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the impregnated C) plastics material being formed by an impregnation process, in which a base plastics material is brought into contact with an impregnation liquid which includes the hair conditioning material.
  4. 4. A device according to claims 1 or 2 or a method according to claim 3, in which the hair conditioning material includes a vegetable oil.
  5. 5. A device or a method according to claim 4, in which the vegetable oil includes one or more triglycerides.
  6. 6. A device or a method according to claims 4 or 5, in which the vegetable oil includes argan oil.
  7. 7. A device or a method according to claim 6, in which the hair conditioning material includes substantially only argan oil.
  8. 8. A device or method according to claims 2 or 3 respectively or any claim dependent thereon, in which the base plastics material is a permeable plastics material, and may include nylon, and may substantially include only nylon.
  9. 9. A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which the pins are formed by a moulding process, in which the impregnated plastics material is formed into pins.
  10. 10.A device or a method according to claim 9, in which the moulding process is an injection moulding process.
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  11. 11.A device or method according to claims 2 or 3 respectively or any claim (Q dependent thereon, in which in the impregnation process, the base 0 plastics material is in contact with the impregnation liquid for a 0 predetermined contact time.
  12. 12.A device or method according to claim 11, in which the contact time is greater than three hours and may be no more than six hours, and may be between four and five hours.
  13. 13.A device or method according to claims 2 or 3 respectively or any claim dependent thereon, in which in the impregnation process, the base plastics material is submerged in the impregnation liquid.
  14. 14.A device or method according to claims 2 or 3 respectively or any claim dependent thereon, in which in the impregnation process, the impregnation liquid is heated to or held at an impregnation temperature, which may be greater than 25° C, and may be less than 40° C.
  15. 15.A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which the hair conditioning material comprises at least 1% by weight of the impregnated plastics material, and more desirably may comprise at least 2% by weight of the impregnated plastics material.
  16. 16.A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which the hair conditioning material comprises no more than 5% by weight of the impregnated plastics material, and more desirably may comprise no more than 4% by weight of the impregnated plastics material.
  17. 17.A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which the hair conditioning material comprises about 3% by weight of the impregnated plastics material.-15
  18. 18.A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which (3 the device includes a plurality of mountings for mounting the pins to the pin 0 support member.C)
  19. 19.A device or a method according to claim 18, in which the mountings are mechanical only.
  20. 20.A device or a method according to any of the preceding claims, in which, in use, the release of the hair conditioning material from the impregnated plastics material is gradual and takes place over a release period, which may be at least 50 hours of use.
  21. 21.A method of conditioning hair, the method including providing a hair care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a hair conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with hair, the hair conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the hair.
  22. 22.A body care device, the device including a pin support member, a plurality of pins projecting from the pin support member, the pins being formed of an impregnated plastics material, the impregnated plastics material including a body conditioning material, the device being arranged so that, in use in contact with a body, the conditioning material is released from the impregnated plastics material on to the body.
  23. 23.A body care device according to claim 22, in which the body care device includes any of the features defined in any claims 1 to 22, suitably amended so that any references to hair" are amended to body'.
  24. 24.A hair care device substantially as hereinbefore described and/or with reference to any of the accompanying drawings. *-15(Q
  25. 25.A method of forming a hair care device substantially as hereinbefore 0 described and/or with reference to any of the accompanying drawings.C)
  26. 26.A method of conditioning hair substantially as hereinbefore described and/or with reference to any of the accompanying drawings.
  27. 27.A body care device substantially as hereinbefore described and/or with reference to any of the accompanying drawings.
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DE3426122A1 (en) * 1984-07-16 1986-01-23 Henkel KGaA, 4000 Düsseldorf HAIR TREATMENT TOOL
US4834076A (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-05-30 Millet Jean M Device for treating the external human epithelium, process for its manufacture and process for using such a device
US5483719A (en) * 1991-04-23 1996-01-16 Ikemoto Brush Industries Co., Ltd. Hair brush with porous polytetrafluoroethylene body
GB2387533A (en) * 2002-04-17 2003-10-22 Complementary Health Group Ltd Grooming device
US20080099031A1 (en) * 2006-10-27 2008-05-01 Megan Walters Therapeutic styling brush with infusion delivery
US20080105270A1 (en) * 2006-10-27 2008-05-08 Megan Walters Therapeutic styling brush with infusion delivery
US20120017932A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2012-01-26 Miki Takehana Hair treatment agent-holder, hair styling device and hair styling method

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DE3426122A1 (en) * 1984-07-16 1986-01-23 Henkel KGaA, 4000 Düsseldorf HAIR TREATMENT TOOL
US4834076A (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-05-30 Millet Jean M Device for treating the external human epithelium, process for its manufacture and process for using such a device
US5483719A (en) * 1991-04-23 1996-01-16 Ikemoto Brush Industries Co., Ltd. Hair brush with porous polytetrafluoroethylene body
GB2387533A (en) * 2002-04-17 2003-10-22 Complementary Health Group Ltd Grooming device
US20080099031A1 (en) * 2006-10-27 2008-05-01 Megan Walters Therapeutic styling brush with infusion delivery
US20080105270A1 (en) * 2006-10-27 2008-05-08 Megan Walters Therapeutic styling brush with infusion delivery
US20120017932A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2012-01-26 Miki Takehana Hair treatment agent-holder, hair styling device and hair styling method

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