Patent ID: 11857066
Assignee: OUIDAD LICENSING LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A hairbrush comprising:
a base with an elongated end portion, wherein the elongated end portion of the base includes:
a body with a front side surface and a lateral side surface;
a plurality of slots separated from one another and extending from the front side surface in a first direction inside of the body;
a cavity extending from the lateral side surface in a second direction inside of the body, wherein the first and second directions cross one another, and wherein the cavity intersects the plurality of slots inside of the body of the elongated end portion;

a locking bar disposed in the cavity and configured to slide between a first position and a second position within the cavity, wherein the locking bar includes a bar body with a first end and a second end, wherein the bar body has a length in the second direction between the first and second ends thereof, a width in a third direction that crosses the first and second directions, and a thickness in the first direction, wherein the bar body includes a plurality of through openings extending through the bar body in the first direction, and a wall portion bordering a side of a respective one of the through opening of the bar body; and
a plurality of bristle structures configured to be selectively coupled to the elongated end portion of the base,
wherein each one of the bristle structures includes:
a body with a plurality of bristle elements; and
an elongated member connected to the body the bristle structure, wherein the elongated member of each bristle structure extends in the first direction and includes a first end opposite to the body of the respective bristle structure, a second end connected to the body of the respective bristle structure, and a first notch disposed between the first and second ends of the elongated member,
wherein, when the locking bar is in the first position with the elongated member of each bristle structure of the plurality of bristle structures inserted in a respective slot of the plurality of slots and extending through a respective through opening of the plurality of through openings of the bar body, a respective wall portion of the plurality of wall portions of the bar body of the locking bar is positioned inside of the first notch of each bristle structure in order to maintain the plurality of bristle structures selectively connected to the base, and
wherein, when the locking bar is in the second position, the wall portions of the bar body of the locking bar are positioned outside of the first notches in order to allow the plurality of bristle structures from being removed from the slots.