Patent ID: 8127393

Claim:
A retracting hair brush comprising: a tubular brush case; a retracting brush element including a brush base, a brush body and a plurality of bristles, one end of said brush base extending from one end of said brush body, said plurality of bristles extending radially from around a perimeter surface of said brush body, an inner perimeter of said tubular brush case being sized to slidably receive said brush base, a lift base extends from the other end of said brush base, a handle cavity is formed in said lift base; a pivoting handle is pivotally retained in said handle cavity; and a spring loaded projection extending from an outer perimeter of said brush base, at least one opening being formed through a wall of said tubular brush body to receive said spring loaded projection, said spring loaded projection locking said retracting brush element in an extended position, wherein said pivoting handle is used to pull said brush body from a retracted position to the extended position.