Patent ID: 6530378
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
A liquid-reservoir hairbrush adapted for dispersing water-based solutions and other thin and non-viscous liquids over a user's scalp during hair brushing, comprising:(a) a hairbrush body having a chamber; (b) at least one absorbent filler unit adapted to retain liquid and placed into the chamber; and (c) a plurality of hairbrush bristles, each having a proximal end and a distal end, the hairbrush bristles being mounted in a vicinity of their proximal ends to the hairbrush body, wherein at least some of the hairbrush bristles comprise; an elongate body with a sidewall and with at least one bore formed therethrough, at least one absorbent feed rod, each absorbent feed rod having a proximal end and a distal end, and placed into the at least one bore, a distal opening located at the distal end of the hairbrush bristles, wherein the distal end of the absorbent feed rod extends outwardly beyond the distal opening to form a nozzle available for contact with the user's scalp during brushing, and wherein the proximal end of the absorbent feed rod contacts the at least one absorbent filler unit wherein the at least one abosrbent filler unit partially extends into the bores of the hairbrush bristles and contacts the abosrbent feed rods located therein.