Patent ID: 7234190

Claim:
A hair brush comprising: an elongate handle including a main body portion having an annular rim defining a circular recessed portion therein; an elongate tube having a first end extending from an end of the handle and further including a second free end; a plurality of disk-shaped members attached to said tube at spaced locations along the length thereof, one of the disk-shaped members defining a tapered docking station at the end of the tube adjacent the handle, each of the disk-shaped members further including a plurality of protruding nibs, the diameter of the disk-shaped members decreasing from the first to the second end of the tube; a hollow head portion having a conical shape, said head portion including a plurality of bristles on an exterior surface thereof and further including a plurality of vent holes permitting air from a dryer to pass through the head and thus aiding in drying and shaping hair, each of the bristles having substantially the same length such that the free ends thereof define the same conical shape as the head portion, said head portion comprising: a flat panel including a narrow top, a wide bottom and opposite tapered sides, the bottom of the panel including a plurality of tabs with each of the tabs including a hole, one of the sides of the panel including a plurality of protruding nibs and the opposite side including a plurality of holes, the protruding nibs on the one side of the panel engaging respective holes in the opposite side of the panel to secure the panel sides to each other and to form the flat panel into the conical shape, the holes in the tabs at the bottom of the panel engaged with respective protruding nibs of the tapered docking station, the protruding nibs of the other disk-shaped members engaged with respective holes in the flat panel intermediate the top and bottom thereof; and a retainer cap fixed to the second end of the hollow tube, said retainer cap having a rounded end portion and an annular step portion with a side wall of the retainer cap being substantially flush with the outer surface of the conical head portion.