Abstract:
A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.

Description:
[0001]    The Ultimate Brush is a convenient, economical and new development in the hair care industry. Very stylish and innovative while achieving multiple curl sizes and a root lifter with the use of only one brush.  
         FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    The present invention concerns a method and device for acquiring a multiplicity of hair curl diameters, pinpoint root lifting and hairstyles, in particular a cone shaped brush head that allows for a range of small to large curls.  
         DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART  
         [0003]    It is known that persons with straight hair wish to temporarily curl and style their hair through techniques such as blow-drying damp hair with hot air and a brush. It is common to gently wind a plurality of strands of hair on a cylindrical brush head in an effort to curl the hair.  
           [0004]    However, the curl developed by a typical cylindrical brush head is limited to the constraints of a constant-diameter. Also, cylindrical brush heads are cumbersome and hardly achieve a pinpoint root lifter for the hair. Small cylindrical heads produce small helixes and large cylindrical helixes produce large helixes.  
           [0005]    It is therefore an object of the present invention to surpass the disadvantages associated with conventional hairbrushes, and to provide a plurality of curl diameters and pinpoint root lifter for styling hair into shapes that cannot be achieved using conventional brushes.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0006]    The present invention aims an improved method and device for acquiring a multiplicity of diameters and pinpoint root lifter to achieve more body to the hair at the root which is new and which moreover offers several advantages.  
           [0007]    To this end, the invention aims a method for achieving a plurality of curl diameters, whereby curls are formed once a damp section of hair is wound gently around the cone brush head and onto a pre-selected diameter, which is provided with the cone shaped brush head accompanied by a hot-air blow dryer for rapid results in setting the curl.  
           [0008]    As the small end of the brush head makes contact with the root, gently pulling the towel dried hair through the bristles, this offers the advantage that one does need to achieve a select and isolated root lifter to achieve more body for a specified lock of hair accompanied by a hot-air blow dryer for rapid results.  
           [0009]    Also according to the invention, the time-consuming intermediate treatment of changing from one cylindrical brush head to another, which is necessary in known embodiments in order to allow the hair to be quickly set into the various-diameter helix, is excluded.  
           [0010]    Another ensuing advantage consists in that the cone shape brush head obtains a variety of diameters along its length, which provides convenient, quick and easy curl sizes.  
           [0011]    Additional objects and advantages of the various aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.  
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0012]    [0012]FIG. 1 shows a front view of a person using the cone brush head  10  of the Parent Application.  
         [0013]    [0013]FIG. 2A illustrate an embodiment of a hot-air brush with an improved cone brush head  10  of the present invention.  
         [0014]    [0014]FIG. 2B illustrate a top end view embodiment of the improved cone brush head  10  of the present invention.  
         [0015]    [0015]FIG. 2C illustrate an exploded top end view embodiment of the cone brush head  10  of the present invention.  
         [0016]    [0016]FIG. 3A illustrate an exploded side view embodiment excluding said metal material of the cone brush head  10  of the present invention.  
         [0017]    [0017]FIG. 3B illustrate another embodiment of the cone brush head  10  excluding said bristles of the present invention.  
         [0018]    [0018]FIG. 4 illustrate still another exploded side view embodiment of the cone brush head  10  of the present invention.  
         [0019]    FIGS.  5 A- 6  illustrate an alternate embodiment of the cone brush head  200  of the present invention.  
         [0020]    FIGS.  7 A- 8 A illustrate another alternate embodiment of the cone brush head  300  of the present invention.  
         [0021]    [0021]FIG. 8B illustrate a vertex top end view embodiment of the cone brush head  300  of the present invention.  
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0022]    With general reference to the drawings a cone brush head for styling hair is identified at reference numeral  10  and includes a rigid body  12  ideally molded from plastic and metal material.  
         [0023]    FIGS.  1 - 4  illustrate one embodiment of the cone brush head  10  of the present invention. With initial reference to FIGS.  1  is a front view of a person with a view of the cone brush head (as viewed by the viewer). Brush  10  of the present invention is illustrated to generally include a main body  12  having a handle portion  14  and a head portion  16 . FIG. 2A illustrate an embodiment of the cone brush head  10  of the present invention. FIG. 2B illustrates a top end view at the vertex of the cone brush head  10 . FIG. 2C illustrates an exploded view of the top end of the cone brush head  10  with and without a portion of the bristles  30  to better define the details of the invention  10 . FIG. 3A illustrates an exploded side view of the present invention  10  showing only the inside portion. FIG. 3B illustrates the metal hollow cavity  16  excluding the bristles  30 . FIG. 4 illustrates an additional exploded side view of the brush head embodiment  10  that includes the metal material  16  in a flat form.  
         [0024]    The main body  12  is ideally made of plastic and metal material. The handle portion  14  is generally cylindrical in shape. A distal end  22  of the handle portion  14  includes an aperture  20  so that the brush  10  can be hung from a peg.  
         [0025]    The head portion  16  of the brush  10  is specifically cone in shape and made of thin metal material with a cone shaped hollow cavity  16  along its length and has defined thereon a number of holes  17 . These holes include circular holes  17  that allow the air from the hot-air brush to pass through the cone brush head  10 , thereby aiding in the drying and shaping of the hair.  
         [0026]    With particular reference to FIG. 2C, FIG. 3A and FIG. 4, the bristled element  30  of the brush  10  of the present invention is constructed in a conventional manner to include a pair of metal wires  40 . The wires  40  are twisted one to the other in an elongated fashion and capture a plurality of bristles  30  protruding through the round air vents  17  of the cone brush head  10  portion. A retainer cap  18 , preferably made of plastic material, is located at the vertex top end view of the cone brush head  10 .  
         [0027]    FIGS.  5 A- 6  illustrate an alternate embodiment of the cone brush head  200  of the present invention. FIG. 5A illustrates a frontal view of hair brush  200 . FIG. 5B illustrates a top view of hair brush  200 . FIG. 5C illustrates an additional top view with a small exploded view of hair brush  200 . FIG. 6 illustrates an exploded frontal view of hair brush  200 . As shown in FIG. 5A, hair brush  200  includes a handle  214 , a cone brush head  216 , and bristles  230 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5A, the cone brush head  200  is hollow and has a defined number of holes  217  that aide in the drying process. The difference between hair brush  10  and hair brush  200  is that the materials used in hair brush  10  contain metal and plastic while hair brush  200  is made of plastic material. Also, in hair brush  10  the bristles  30  protrude through the air vent holes  17  of the cone brush head while the bristles  230  of hair brush  200  are attached to the surface and radiate outward of hair brush  200 .  
         [0028]    FIGS.  7 A- 8  illustrate still another alternate embodiment of the cone brush head  300  of the present invention. FIG. 7A illustrate a frontal view of the hair brush  300 . FIG. 7B illustrate a top end view of the brush head  300 . FIG. 7C illustrate an additional top end view with a small exploded view of hair brush  300 . FIG. 8A illustrate an exploded frontal view of hair brush  300 . As shown in FIG. 7A, hair brush  300  includes a handle  314 , a cone brush head  316 , and bristles  330 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7A, the cone brush head  300  is hollow and has a defined number of holes  317  that aide in the drying process. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8B, one difference between hair brush  200  and hair brush  300  is the root lifting tip  319  which is a continuation of bristles  330  located at the vertex top end of hair brush  300 . Due to the unique shape of the cone brush head, different portions of hair are wrapped around a single area of the diameter and the resulting curls will vary, depending upon the diameter portion of the cone brush head onto which each part of hair is wound. For example, various curl sizes can be achieved by the use of this one present invention by simply wrapping the hair around a smaller or larger diameter of the cone brush head. The hair can start out having a small diameter, then progress to a larger diameter, then again to a larger diameter. Thus, the use of the cone brush head provides the advantage of producing a helical curl with a continuum of differing diameters. Also, the cone brush head provides an unexpected advantage of a root lifter due to the small size diameter located at the vertex of the brush head. Root lifting can be achieved by selecting a portion of damp hair at the roots touching the scalp and partially drying the hair before wrapping it around the diameter of choice, then blow drying the hair for rapid curl results.  
         [0029]    Conventional hot-air brushes are unable to provide the advantages and/or hair styling shapes and techniques obtained by using the cone brush head of the present invention. This is the result of the hair being wrapped around a cylindrical curler having a single diameter. Also there would be a need for multiple hairbrushes to produce similar curl diameters that this one present invention provides. Additionally, the unique shape of the cone brush head allows the hairbrush of the present invention to be used in a manner which can not be duplicated using conventional, cylindrical hairbrushes. For example, the cone brush head can provide small to large size curls with a single lock of hair that achieves a unique spiral curl technique in one setting. While several preferred embodiments of this invention have been described in the specification and illustrated in the drawings with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to these precise embodiments and that it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.