Patent ID: 7597106

Claim:
A combination hair treatment and hair treatment applicator for applying said hair treatment to hair comprising: a hair treatment applicator comprising: a handle; a first retaining structure connected to said handle, said first retaining structure comprising: a first head comprising a first base, a first plurality of tines extending from said first base, and at least one first baffle extending from said first base, which together are configured to hold said hair treatment, receive a first strand of hair, and apply said hair treatment to said first strand of hair; a second head comprising a second base, a second plurality of tines extending from said second base, and at least one second baffle extending from said second base, which together are configured to hold said hair treatment, receive a second strand of hair, and apply said hair treatment to said second strand of hair; a passage extending between said first and second baffles, wherein said passage is substantially free of said hair treatment and is configured to receive a third strand of hair without exposing said third strand of hair to hair treatment contained in said first and second heads; a second retaining structure connected to said handle and disposed at an opposite end of said handle from said first retaining structure, said second retaining structure comprising: a third head comprising a third base and a third plurality of tines extending from said third base, which together are configured to hold said hair treatment, receive a strand of hair, and apply said hair treatment to said strand of hair; and a hair treatment contained in the first or second retaining structures of the hair treatment applicator.