Patent ID: 6631831
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
A self-cleaning hairbrush system comprising, in combination:a housing fabricated of a rigid metallic material in a generally cylindrical configuration with a wall formed with apertures and with a hollow interior with an open end and a closed end with the closed end providing a circular abutment surface; a core fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material in a cylindrical configuration having an interior end positionable adjacent to the abutment surface and having an exterior exposed end extending through the open end of the housing; a plurality of resilient nylon bristles having fixed ends extending radially outward from the core and free ends extending through the apertures of the housing for use in brushing hair; an optional coil spring positioned within the housing, between the core and the abutment surface, the spring having an extended orientation wherein the bristles extend radially outwardly from the core and through the apertures of the housing, the spring having a compressed orientation achieved through the depression of the exterior exposed end of the core toward the housing whereby the bristles are withdrawn through the apertures of the housing so that the extraneous hair and other matter located in the bristles will be stripped therefrom as the bristles are moved inwardly through the apertures and cleaned; a handle coupled to the closed end of the housing and extending coaxially with the housing and core in a direction away from the core for being held by a user during operation and use; and a styling tip in a cone-shaped configuration with a free pointed end and a cylindrical end, and with a cylindrical recess in the exterior end of the core for removable receipt of the tip.