Patent ID: 8414818

Claim:
A method for the production of a bristle ( 10 ) for use in a hairbrush ( 40 ), in which moldable material is introduced into a multi-part mold that can be separated, and a bristle ( 10 ) with a bristle head ( 12 ), a bristle shaft ( 14 ), and a bristle foot ( 16 ) is produced, said method comprising a bristle shaft ( 14 ) is molded with a first mold part ( 30 ), wherein moldable material is introduced into a first mold cavity ( 40 ) of the first mold part ( 30 ) and is subsequently removed from the first mold cavity ( 40 ) of the first mold part ( 30 ), wherein the first mold cavity ( 40 ) of the first mold part ( 30 ) is maintained and the bristle foot ( 16 ) is molded in a second mold part ( 32 ) and a third mold part ( 34 ), wherein the second and third mold parts together form a second mold cavity ( 42 ) whose shape essentially corresponds to the shape of the bristle foot ( 16 ) to be molded, and the second mold cavity ( 42 ) is filled with the moldable material, and the second and the third mold parts are subsequently separated, and the bristle head ( 12 ) is molded in a fourth mold part ( 36 ) and a fifth mold part ( 38 ), wherein the fourth and fifth mold parts together form a third mold cavity ( 44 ) whose shape essentially corresponds to the shape of the bristle head ( 12 ) to be molded, and the third mold cavity ( 44 ) is filled with the moldable material, and the fourth and the fifth mold parts are subsequently separated prior to removing the bristle from the mold.