Patent ID: 7647933

Claim:
A hair coloring applicator for coloring a user's hair using a container of a hair coloring solution, the container having a neck with an opening, the hair coloring applicator comprising: an applicator body having a top surface and a bottom surface; a neck receiving bore in the bottom surface for engaging the neck of the container; a plurality of solution application prongs extending upwardly from the top surface to a proximal end in a linear arrangement, each of the plurality of solution application prongs being laterally spaced from the other solution application prongs; a plurality of solution application ducts communicating between the neck receiving bore and the proximal ends of each of the plurality of solution application prongs; a plurality of comb elements adapted to frictionally grip the user's hair, each of the plurality of comb elements extending upwardly from the top surface in a linear arrangement, each of the plurality of comb elements being laterally spaced from the other comb elements; and a plurality of distribution brushes, each of the plurality of distribution brushes extending upwardly from the top surface in a linear arrangement, each of the plurality of distribution brushes being laterally spaced from the other comb elements, wherein each of the plurality of comb elements is in proximity to one of the plurality of solution application prongs, opposite one of the plurality of distribution brushes, such that each of the plurality of solution application prongs forms a linear solution application and distribution arrangement with one of the plurality of comb elements and one of the distribution brushes, and such that linear movement of the hair coloring applicator through the user's hair causes the plurality of comb elements to grip the user's hair so that the plurality of solution application prongs are positioned to inject the hair coloring solution into roots of the user's hair, and the plurality of distribution brushes spread the hair coloring solution through the user's hair.