Patent Publication Number: US-2020297104-A1

Title: Wearable hair-grooming device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/822,260, entitled “Wearable Hair-Grooming Device,” which was filed on Mar. 22, 2019. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The present general inventive concept relates generally to a hair-grooming device, and particularly, to a wearable hair-grooming device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     For many individuals, hair brushing can be a tedious task that is often avoided altogether. Hairbrushes are cumbersome and usually require a user to orient a hand in an uncomfortable position. 
     Therefore, there is a need for a wearable device that helps the user groom hair, but in a comfortable manner. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present general inventive concept provides a wearable hair-grooming device. 
     Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept. 
     The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a wearable hair-grooming device, including a main body to receive a hand of a user therein, a plurality of bristle-receiving sections disposed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the main body, and a plurality of bristles disposed on at least a portion of each of the plurality of bristle-receiving sections to brush hair of the user in response to moving at least one of the hand and at least one finger of the user thereon. 
     The main body may be a glove. 
     The plurality of bristle-receiving sections may be removable. 
     The wearable hair-grooming device may further include a liquid-holding container removably disposed within at least a portion of the main body to store at least one liquid therein, and a button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to dispense the at least one liquid from the liquid-holding container through the plurality of bristles in response to depressing the button. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a bottom perspective view of a wearable hair-grooming device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity. 
     Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description. 
     It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.). 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a bottom perspective view of a wearable hair-grooming device  100 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept. 
     The wearable hair-grooming device  100  may be constructed from at least one of vinyl coated, vinyl coated synthetic fiber mesh, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane coated waterproof ripstop nylon, canvas, duck cloth, neoprene, rubber, metal, and plastic, cotton, wool, polyester, etc., but is not limited thereto. Moreover, the material may be quick drying after exposure to a liquid, such as water. 
     The wearable hair-grooming device  100  may include a main body  110 , but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the main body  110  is illustrated to be a glove. However, the main body  110  may be a fingerless glove, a mitten, a plastic handle to slide a hand inside that wraps between a pinky and any pointer finger, etc., but is not limited thereto. The main body  110  may be of any predetermined size, such as small, medium, large, and/or one size fits all. 
     The main body  110  may include a hand-receiving aperture  110   a , a plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111 , a liquid-holding container  112 , and a button  113 , but is not limited thereto. 
     The plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  may include a plurality of bristles  111   a , but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  are illustrated to be disposed on at least a portion of a center of a bottom surface of the main body  110  and at least a portion of each of a plurality of finger portions. In other words, the plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  may be disposed on a palm portion of the main body  110  and each of the plurality of finger portions. However, the plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  may be disposed at any feasible location on the main body  110 , such as an entire surface of the main body  110 . 
     The plurality of bristles  111   a  may include a plurality of short bristles, a plurality of long bristles, a plurality of soft bristles, a plurality of hard bristles, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto. 
     The plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  may be removably disposed on the main body  110 . Specifically, a user may remove any one of the plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  to replace and/or connect an alternative of the plurality of bristles  111   a  as desired. For example, the palm portion may have short and/or soft bristles and the plurality of finger portions may have long and/or hard bristles. 
     The plurality of bristles  111   a  may be applied against a portion of a surface of a head of the user. Specifically, the plurality of bristles  111   a  may be move laterally across the head of the user to style hair as desired by the user. Moreover, the user may use any finger to brush hair without orienting at least one hand of the user in an uncomfortable position. 
     The hand-receiving aperture  110   a  may receive the at least one hand of the user therein when the user inserts the at least one hand inside the main body  110 . As such, the user may apply pressure using the at least one hand more effectively than using a brush. Furthermore, the user may use the plurality of bristles  111   a  on a certain finger to isolate that portion to brush the hair. 
     The liquid-holding container  112  may include at least one tube  112   a , but is not limited thereto. 
     The liquid-holding container  112  may be removably disposed within at least a portion of the main body  110 . The liquid-holding container  112  may contain any type of a liquid as desired by the user, such as water, hair gel, shampoo, conditioner, hair stimulant, hair fragrance, and/or any combination thereof. When the liquid-holding container  112  is empty, the user may insert another liquid-holding container  112  therein and/or replenish the liquid within the liquid-holding container  112 . Alternatively, the user may exchange the type of liquid to another liquid as desired by the user. For example, the user may replace the liquid-holding container  112  having shampoo to another liquid-holding container  112  having hair-gel. 
     The user may press the button  113  to release the liquid within the liquid-holding container  112 , such that the liquid moves through the at least one tube  112   a  and may be dispensed from the plurality of bristles  111   a.    
     As such, the user may apply the liquid during usage of the wearable hair-grooming device  100 . 
     Also, the wearable hair-grooming device  100  may be waterproof. As such, the wearable hair-grooming device  100  may be used in a water environment, such as a bath, a shower, a pool, and an ocean, etc., but is not limited thereto. 
     The present general inventive concept may include a wearable hair-grooming device  100 , including a main body  110  to receive a hand of a user therein, a plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  disposed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the main body  110 , and a plurality of bristles  111   a  disposed on at least a portion of each of the plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  to brush hair of the user in response to moving at least one of the hand and at least one finger of the user thereon. 
     The main body  110  may be a glove. 
     The plurality of bristle-receiving sections  111  may be removable. 
     The wearable hair-grooming device  100  may further include a liquid-holding container  112  removably disposed within at least a portion of the main body  110  to store at least one liquid therein, and a button  113  disposed on at least a portion of the main body  110  to dispense the at least one liquid from the liquid-holding container  112  through the plurality of bristles  111   a  in response to depressing the button  113 . 
     Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.