Patent ID: 7908700

Claim:
A self-cleaning hair brush comprising, in combination: a brushing element including a body, a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from a central axis of the body, the plurality of bristles being supported by the body and a handle supported by the body; a cleaning element substantially surrounding the body of the brushing element, the cleaning element including a plurality of plates, each plate having a plurality of openings positioned relative to the bristles, a plate lifter and a ring with springs which supports the plurality of plates, and is disposed within the body of the brushing element; and a control element engaged with the plate lifter of the cleaning element which allows for the extraction of the control element at the end of the handle, wherein the plate lifter, ring with springs, and control element are configured and adapted to expand the plurality of plates radially outward from the body of the brushing element to facilitate removal of hairs therefrom when the control element is moved from a brushing position to a cleaning position, and wherein the plate lifter, ring with springs, and control element are configured and adapted to contract the plurality of plates radially inward toward the body of the brushing element to facilitate hair brushing when the control element is moved from the cleaning position to the brushing position.