Patent ID: 6022163
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
A gel dispensing hair brush comprising:a handle portion having an open end, a closed end defined by an end wall, and an elongated cavity centrally formed therein;a brush portion attachable to the handle portion open end and having a reservoir in communication with the elongated cavity, the brush portion further comprising a bottom wall, the bottom wall having a plurality of spaced hollow bristle members in communication with the reservoir;an end portion attachable to the handle portion closed end;a means for dispensing the gel from the elongated cavity through the hollow bristle members comprising a threaded rod axially disposed in the elongated cavity and having a first end and a second end, the threaded rod first end being rotatably receivable in a recess formed in a brush portion back wall and the threaded rod second end being receivable in a coupling disposed in the elongated cavity proximate the end wall, a piston sealingly receivable within the elongated cavity, the piston having a retaining projection formed along a peripheral portion thereof, the retaining projection being closely receivable in a longitudinal groove formed along an inside surface of the handle portion, the piston further having a central bore formed therethrough, the threaded rod being threadingly engageable to the central bore, and a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixedly attached to a coupling rear wall, the shaft rotatably extending through the end wall, and the shaft second end being drivingly engageable to an electric motor mounted in the end portion; andwherein the threaded rod first and second ends are interchangeably receivable in the recess formed in the brush portion back wall and the coupling.