Patent ID: 6250312
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A hair-coloring tool suitable for use in applying hair treatment preparations comprising at least hair coloring and highlighting products to selected strands of hair, the hair-coloring tool comprising:a tong-like flexible handle having a first handle portion, a second handle portion and a connecting member, the first and second handle portions each having a proximal end, a distal end and a region for gripping between the proximal and distal ends, the connecting member movably connecting the proximal ends of the first and second handle portions so that the distal ends of the first and second handle portions can be moved with respect to one another;a brush having a plurality of bristle rows attached to the distal end of the first handle portion, the plurality of bristle rows extending in at least two orthogonal directions, a first direction and a second direction, the plurality of bristle rows having a proximal end and a distal end in the first direction of extent, the brush for receiving a hair treatment preparation; anda hair guide attached to the distal end of the second handle portion, the hair guide comprising a base portion extending, in part, in the first direction and a grooved guide member extending outward from the base portion, the grooved guide member having an open-ended groove facing generally in the direction of the distal end of the first handle portion, wherein when the first and second handle portions are squeezed together during operation, the grooved guide member overlaps the proximal end of the plurality of bristle rows in the first direction of extent, wherein the overlapping grooved guide member and plurality of bristle rows form an enclosed guide for separating the selected strands of hair from those not being treated, for retaining the selected strands of hair during the treatment procedure, and for guiding the selected strands of hair over the bristles of the brush during the treatment procedure.