Patent ID: 7320148

Claim:
A hair brush apparatus comprising: an elongated first cylinder having a first end and a second end; an elongated second cylinder being positioned on and being rotatable with respect to said first cylinder, said second cylinder having a distal end and a proximal end with respect to said first end of said first cylinder, said second end extending outwardly from said distal end of said second cylinder, said second cylinder having a plurality of rows of aligned apertures extending from said proximal end and toward said distal end, said first cylinder having a first portion positioned adjacent to said first end and a second portion positioned adjacent to said second end, said first portion having a greater diameter than said second portion and a lip being defined at a juncture of said first and second portions, said second cylinder having a first section positioned around and substantially covering said first portion and a second section positioned around said second portion, said first section having a greater diameter than said second section such that a shoulder is defined between said first and second sections, said shoulder being positioned adjacent to said lip and inhibiting movement of said second section over said first portion; a plurality of bristle assemblies, each of said bristle assemblies being positioned between said first and second cylinders and being adjacent to said first end of said first cylinder, each of said bristle assemblies being selectively positioned in an extended position extending outwardly of said apertures when said first cylinder is rotated in a first direction with respect to said second cylinder or in a retracted position positioned within an interior space defined between said first and second cylinders when said first cylinder is rotated in a second direction.