Patent ID: 8215319
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A hairbrush for brushing and styling hair on a head of a subject person, said hairbrush comprising: a handle portion having a handle sized and shaped for grasping by the hand of a hairstylist; a brush head extending axially outwardly away from a proximal handle end of said handle on an axis defined thereby and having outwardly extending bristles for insertion between strands of the hair and gripping thereof, said brush head being rotatable in a first direction relative said handle by application of a force on said handle towards the head with a plurality of said strands gripped by said bristles proximal respective strand ends thereof to roll said plurality of strands around the brush head to style said plurality of strands; a rod extending axially outwardly from said proximal handle end and rotatably mounted thereon for rotation around said axis, said brush head being mounted on said rod and thereby rotatably connected to said handle; a elongated member extending axially outward from said proximal handle end along said axis and fixedly attached thereto, said rod being rotatably mounted on said elongated member; and a spring connected to and housed entirely within said rod wherein said spring has first and second spring ends, said first spring end being connected to said elongated member and said second spring end being connected to said rod; said spring being resiliently wound in said first direction by said force as said brush head and said rod rotate in said first direction during rolling of said strands towards the head, said spring resiliently unwinding when said force is withdrawn and thereby rotating said brush head and said rod in an opposite second direction and unrolling said plurality of said strands.