Patent ID: 7380555
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A braid separation system for facilitating unraveling braids formed with strands of hair of a person, the braid separation system comprises: a pick member for positioning between the strands of the braids and being pulled through the braid to separate the strands of the braids, said pick member having a length; a reservoir member for holding fluid to be applied to the hair by the pick member to help relax the strands of hair of the braid when said pick member is pulled through the braid, said reservoir member being removably coupled to said pick member, said reservoir member being elongated to permit gripping of the reservoir member to facilitate maneuvering of said pick member by a hand of the user, said reservoir member comprising: a finger member being removably coupled to said reservoir member to provide a rest for a finger of the user to provide further control of said pick member when the pick member is being inserted into and drawn through the braid, said finger member comprising: a plate portion coupled to said ring portion for receiving the finger of the user to provide more precise control of the reservoir member and the pick member when said ring portion is receives said reservoir member, said plate portion having a substantially planar surface for resting the finger on, said plate portion having a pair of angled surfaces extending upwardly from and positioned on opposite sides of said planar surface for cradling the finger of the user and to inhibit the finger of the user from slipping off of said planar surface, said substantially planar surface being oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane in which said ring portion extends.