Patent ID: 6968848
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A retractable bristle brush comprising: a handle adapted for grasping by a user; an elongated, cylindrical inner mandrel extending from said handle; a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from said inner mandrel; a cylindrical external mandrel slidably mounted on said inner mandrel, said external mandrel forming at least one bristle orifice through a top surface thereof in connection with a bristle cavity formed by said external mandrel wherein each said orifice and said bristle cavity disposes at least one said bristle; and a means for controlling bristle extension in connection between said external mandrel and said internal mandrel limiting longitudinal movement of said external mandrel between an open position wherein said bristles extend though said orifice and a closed position wherein said bristles are retracted to a position within said bristle cavity proximate said top surface of said external mandrel: wherein said bristle cavity is defined by a first angled wall section extending from said orifice to said inner mandrel and a second wall section extending substantially perpendicular from said orifice to said inner mandrel.