CN105029879A - Water Removing Hair Brush - Google Patents

Abstract

A hair brush has a body with a head, a plurality of bristles carried by and protruding relative to the head, and a water absorbent material carried by part of the body and dispersed among at least some of the plurality of bristles.

Description

Dewater hair brush

related application data

Subject application relates to and advocates that on April 15th, 2014 files an application and the sequence number that title is " dewater hair brush " is the benefit of priority of the U.S. Provisional Application case of 61/979,971.The full content of this application case of previously having filed an application is incorporated herein by reference hereby.

Technical field

The present invention generally relates to hair styling tool, and more particularly relates to the hair styling tool that dewaters, such as hair brush.

Background technology

Reduce and the time that the hair fixing of a people spends is generally desirable.Usually, even until hair drying could by hair fixing in fact, send out can not keep or retain through modular shapes this is because wet.Make the drying of the hair of a people be a thing consuming time, therefore it increases the time spent by hair fixing significantly.Hair dryer, hair-dryer and similar device are for well-known in the technical field in the hair drying making a people.These drying devices usually utilize and are directed into accelerating to make hair dry run through adding hot-air of wet place.But, especially when the hair of people extremely wets, use the device of these types to spend the plenty of time.The device of these types also may cause unacceptable impact to the sizing of hair, or worse, may damage and carry out dry hair.

In many instances, people will use towel to absorb water from wet sending out.Towel is configured to scarf sometimes to increase the amount with the contact surface of hair.But towel can not make hair fully dry to shape usually however.Some or stylist by trial by with towel friction hair or make towel and hair relative to each other move and increase the drying effect of towel or scarf.This also may cause unacceptable impact to the sizing of hair, or worse, also may damage hair.

Other people has attempted creating the product that can remove more water than conventional towel.Produced other side traditional there is the comb that can move on wet sending out and serve as the tooth of squeegee.Other people has developed chemical addition agent to the comb of dissipate moisture or decomposition water molecule.Not yet find that this type of comb improves water significantly and removes, dissipate fully and wet the moisture in sending out or reduce dry and/or shaping time significantly.

Also create the hair adding material of intending to a people to carry out the hair brush of shaping and other shaping tool.This type of hair brush and other instrument have developed apply to hair and scalp or scatter hair oil, hair dye, hair conditioner, and carry out similar operations.Other people has attempted developing the hair brush that can absorb water from the hair of user.This type of brush up to now not yet success or realize this set objective satisfactorily.

Develop and there is absorbability ability to carry out absorbing and then to scatter other shaping tool and the hair fixing product of setting agent or coloring agent to the hair of user.For example, see the the 5th, 002, No. 075 United States Patent (USP), the 5th, 261, No. 426 United States Patent (USP)s, the 5th, 301, No. 695 United States Patent (USP)s, sequence number are 2008/014504, the U. S. application case of EP1272068 and EP0497080.

Summary of the invention

In an example of teaching according to the present invention, a kind of hair brush has: main body, and it has head; Multiple bristle, it is by described carrier of head and give prominence to relative to described head, and water-absorbing material, and it is carried by the part of described main body and be scattered in the middle of at least some bristle in described multiple bristle.

In an example, described water-absorbing material dispersible in described multiple bristle some but and not all bristle in the middle of, this can make some bristles in described bristle expose.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise along described head at least one lateral edges be exposed to outside described water-absorbing material two or more row through expose bristle.Described is be exposed because not having water-absorbing materials through exposing in the middle of bristle of being scattered in two or more row described through exposing bristle.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise the bristle of two or more row along at least one lateral edges of described head.Two or more row described can comprise row of or the skew staggered relative at least another row in two or more row described in two or more row described.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise can provide along each in two of a described head opposite side edge three row through expose bristle.Described is be scattered in the water-absorbing material of described three row through exposing in the middle of bristle because not having and be exposed through exposing bristle.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise can relative to each other interlock and be outwards exposed to outside described water-absorbing material two or more row described bristles.Described is be exposed because not having water-absorbing materials through exposing in the middle of bristle of being scattered in two or more row described through exposing bristle.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise three row along each in two opposite side edges of described head.Each in described three row bristles can be interlocked relative to the contiguous one in described three row.

In an example, described hair brush can comprise by described carrier of head, the basalis of contiguous described water-absorbing material, back sheet or carrier layer and layers of absorbent material under underlying described each layer.

In an example, described hair brush can comprise can be non-woven textile material, underlie described water-absorbing material under layers of absorbent material.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise along at least one lateral edges of described head two or more row through expose bristle.Described absorbent material to dispersible in the middle of described multiple bristle and between but be not scattered in two or more row described through exposing in the middle of bristle.The remainder comparing described multiple bristle through exposing bristle on described head of two or more row described can be arranged more thick and fast by per unit area.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise along each in two opposite side edges of described head two or more row through expose bristle.Described absorbent material to dispersible in the middle of described multiple bristle and between but be not scattered in two or more row described through exposing in the middle of each in bristle.The remainder that the described each in exposure bristle that two or more arrange compares described multiple bristle on described head can be arranged in more thick and fast by per unit area.

In an example, described water-absorbing material can be micro fibre material.

In an example, described water-absorbing material can be included in described multiple bristle between some bristles from multiple fabrics rods that described head is outstanding.

In an example, described water-absorbing material can be in described multiple bristle between some bristles from multiple micro fibre material rods that described head is outstanding.Described hair brush can comprise by described carrier of head, the backing of contiguous described multiple fabric rod or carrier layer and absorbent material basalis under underlying described layer.

In an example, described hair brush can comprise the absorbent material basalis that can be the viscose glue with synthetic.

In an example of teaching according to the present invention, a kind of hair brush has: main body, and it has head; Multiple bristle, it is by described carrier of head and give prominence to relative to described head; Water-absorbing material, its by described main body part carry and at least some be scattered in described multiple bristle but and not all bristle in the middle of; And absorbent material basalis, it is by described carrier of head, the backing of contiguous described water-absorbing material or carrier layer.

In an example, described layers of absorbent material can be non-woven textile material.

In an example, described layers of absorbent material can be the viscose glue with synthetic.

In an example, described multiple bristle can comprise the bristle of two or more row along each in two opposite side edges of described head.Described absorbent material to dispersible in the middle of described multiple bristle and between, be not scattered in the middle of it between the bristle being scattered in two or more row described in each in described two opposite side edges.

In an example, each that described multiple bristle can be included in two opposite side edges of described head is exposed to three row bristles outside described water-absorbing material.Described is be scattered in the water-absorbing material of described three row through exposing in the middle of bristle or between it because not having and be exposed through exposing bristle.

In an example, each that described multiple bristle can be included in two opposite side edges of described head is exposed to three row bristles outside described water-absorbing material.Described is be scattered in the water-absorbing material of described three row through exposing in the middle of bristle or between it because not having and be exposed through exposing bristle.At least one row in described three row bristles can the staggered or skew relative at least another row in described three row bristles.

In in the illustration being described any one, described main body can have the handle that is coupled to described head and described water-absorbing material can by described carrier of head.

In in the illustration being described any one, described head can define a chamber and can have through described head and one or more pore be communicated with described chamber.

In in the illustration being described any one, described multiple bristle can be connected to by the bristle pad of described carrier of head.

In in the illustration being described any one, described multiple bristle can be connected to bristle pad.Described bristle pad can have the multiple perforation formed through it.Each in described multiple bristle can intersperse among in the middle of described perforation.

In in the illustration being described any one, described water-absorbing material can be micro-fibre fabric.

In in the illustration being described any one, described water-absorbing material can be the multiple flexible micro-fibre fabric rod that can extend from described backing or carrier layer.Described backing or carrier layer can be micro fibre material.Described fabric rod can extend on the direction being in substantially parallel relationship to described multiple bristle.

In in the illustration being described any one, described water-absorbing material can be the micro-fibre fabric with antibacterial properties.

In in the illustration being described any one, described water-absorbing material dispersibles in the middle of a subgroup of described multiple bristle.

In in the illustration being described any one, described water-absorbing material dispersibles in the middle of a subgroup of described multiple bristle.The described subgroup of described multiple bristle can account for described bristle roughly 5% and 90% between, maybe can account for described bristle roughly 5% and 75% between, maybe can account for described bristle roughly 25% and 75% between.

Accompanying drawing explanation

After illustrating below reading together with drawing, target of the present invention, feature and advantage will become apparent, in figure:

Fig. 1 shows the perspective view according to an example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows the length direction cross section intercepted along the line X-X of the hair brush of Fig. 1.

The exploded view of the hair brush of Fig. 3 exploded view 1.

The front view of the hair brush of Fig. 4 exploded view 1.

The rearview of the hair brush of Fig. 5 exploded view 1.

Fig. 6 shows the part through manufacturing blank of the absorbent material of the hair brush being used for Fig. 1.

The perspective view of the segmentation of the absorbent material of Fig. 7 exploded view 1.

Fig. 8 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Fig. 9 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 10 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 11 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 12 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 13 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 14 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 15 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 16 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 17 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 18 is illustrated in the opposite side perspective view of the hair brush of the Figure 17 in unassembled situation.

Figure 19 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 20 shows the details cross section intercepted along the line XX-XX of the bristle part of the hair brush of Figure 19.

Figure 21 shows the perspective view according to another example of the hair brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 22 shows an example of the underneath side elevation view of the back sheet of water-absorbing material demonstrated in Figure 7.

Figure 23 shows an example of the top view of the water-absorbing material of Figure 22.

Figure 24 A shows the bristle of two parts row being arranged to un-offset or noninterlace matrix pattern.

Figure 24 B shows the bristle of two parts row being arranged to skew or interlaced pattern.

Figure 25 shows the illustrative example according to the brush bristle pattern of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 26 shows according to teaching of the present invention and adopts the plan view from above of an example of the brush of the bristle pattern of Figure 25.

Figure 27 shows the end-view of the brush of Figure 26.

Figure 28 shows the end-view according to another example of the brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 29 shows the plan view from above according to an example of the brush of teaching of the present invention.

Figure 30 shows the cross section intercepted along the line XXX-XXX of the brush of Figure 29.

Detailed description of the invention

According to foregoing teachings, need a kind of hair styling tool that can help during shaping that hair drying is accelerated.Hair fixing brush disclosed herein is very suitable for helping hair dry run.Disclose hair brush and brush configuration and solve or improve one or many person in the shortcoming of mentioned problem above and/or other problem and previous known and existing hair brush.Disclose hair brush and brush configuration also to solve or improve on December 13rd, 2013 sequence number of filing an application be the head embodiment disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. patent application case coexisted in application of 14/106,375.Sequence number be 61/979,971 aforementioned provisional application case intend to serve as the priority application of subject application, subject application for described in coexist the part continuation application of the application case in application.

As mentioned above, a kind of common consumer's disappointment is the hair fixing routine that hair that is wet or humidity significantly slows down consumer.Further, as mentioned above, other people has attempted by making hair dry and the hair fixing routing of consumer is accelerated.Previously by the conventional solution head it off of hair drying such as making a people simply with towel.Also attempted meticulousr solution, the head such as providing outward appearance to be applicable to consumer and hair are to increase the absorbability towel with the contact surface district of hair.

Disclose shaping tool (that is, hair brush and brush configuration) remove water by adopting absorbent material and incorrect cause damage.Disclose hair brush and brush configuration by using brush configuration to remove water from the hair of consumer and solve or improve foregoing problems by one or more through Curve guide impeller criterion.In an example, brush can adopt the balanced combination of this type of design criteria, such as: 1) machinery or bristle water remove; 2) absorbent material, such as micro fibre material or other applicable material, in the middle of the part being scattered in bristle; And 3) absorbent material basalis, under it underlies the absorbent material be scattered in the middle of bristle, such as non-woven textile material layer.

Translate into now graphic, Fig. 1 shows an example according to hair styling tool of the present invention or hair brush 10 to 7.As demonstrated in Figure 1, hair brush 10 comprises the main body 12 with handle 14 and head 16.Hair brush 10 also has multiple bristle 18 and the water-absorbing material 20 in order to absorb water from wet.Handle 14 extends from one end 15 of head 16.In this example, head 16 be paddle and slightly rectangular, but other nose shape can be used.

Hair brush 10 is to be used as at grooming hair and also can making the hair styling tool of hair drying while of hair fixing.Water-absorbing material 20 on brush 16 absorbs water from hair and removes water during shaping.Water-absorbing material 20 is placed in close to bristle 18 place.In Fig. 1 this example to 7, bristle 18 is from the side of head 16 and extend through described water-absorbing material.User does not need to change it by the usual mode of its hair fixing or its hair of grooming when using this brush.Wet sending out pull brush to cause the hair of fibring to be separated by bristle.Therefore, the hair of wet fibring will contact water-absorbing material 20, and described water-absorbing material will absorb water from hair and remove water, reduce whereby and make hair drying and the time quantum spent of shaping.

In this example, handle 14 has the shape of the shape being transitioned into head 16 by neck 21.The relatively narrow width of handle 14 broadens at neck 21 place the width mating head 16.As in the cross section of Fig. 2 show, head 16 has a degree of depth.The degree of depth of head 16 can have tapered profile, neck 21 and handle end 15 place slightly thick and relatively thin at top 17 place of head 16.As shown in FIG. 2, neck 21 profile has step or the rear side 22 towards hair brush 10 is angled.

As shown in FIG. 2, hair brush 10 to be included in further on head 16 and to be connected to the bristle pad 24 of the front side of described head.Bristle pad 24 has multiple perforation 26 and supports multiple bristle 18.In this example, water-absorbing material 20 overlies in bristle pad 24.Water-absorbing material 20 is placed in and is adjacent to bristle pad 24 place, and wherein multiple bristle 18 projects through described bristle pad completely.

Body of the brush 12 can be constructed by one or more part and form.In this example, body of the brush 12 has two parts (as shown in fig. 3), comprises front casing section 28 and rear casing section 30.Front casing section 28 comprises the handle portion of the part defining handle 14 and defines the head portion of part of head 16.Front casing section 28 has outer surface 38 and inner surface 40, and in head portion, have the aperture 42 of receiving bristle pad 24.The edge of front casing section 28 between outer surface 38 and inner surface 40 comprises matching surface 44.Matching surface 44 around front casing section 28 circumference and locate.

Rear casing section 30 also comprises the handle portion of the part defining handle 14 and defines the head portion of part of head 16.Rear casing section 30 has outer surface 46 and inner surface 48.Rear casing section 30 also comprises matching surface 50 in the edge of the circumference around rear casing section 30 between outer surface 46 and inner surface 48.Inner surface 48 also can comprise from it outstanding with the support member 51 supporting bristle pad 24 forward.Support member 51 is in the form through spaced apart thin-walled of stretching out in the angle of the longitudinal axis of body of the brush 12 from inner surface 48 with roughly normal direction.The width of the incomplete laterally extending leap body of the brush 12 of support member 51.Show two these type of support members 51, but the number of this type of support member, shape, orientation and position changeable.In this example, support member 51 has the jagged or jagged free edge 52 helping fixing water-absorbing material 20 in position during use.

Matching surface 44 on front casing section 28 is suitable for the matching surface 50 of the engagement rear casing section 30 when assembling main body 12.As in the exploded view of Fig. 3 show, front casing section 28 has setting element or guide hole 53, and rear casing 30 has corresponding setting element or pilot pin 54.Guide hole 53 is suitable for receiving pilot pin 54 to make two shroud segment aim at rightly when assembling.Guide hole 53 and pilot pin 54 can respectively from the circumferences of rear casing section 30 and front casing section 28 to inner position.Relative positioning and the position of guide hole on front casing section or rear casing section and pilot pin can be put upside down.

Chamber 56 below bristle pad 24 defining through assembling head portion by front casing section 28 and rear casing section 30.Rear casing section 30 has the opening that is provided to chamber 56 to be provided in chamber 56, through described chamber and multiple ventilation perforation 58 of air stream out from described chamber.In instant example, ventilation perforation 58 is arranged in the lateral sidewalls 59 of rear casing section 30.The number of ventilation perforation and arrange and can change in position and can be uniform, random and/or can change in size.

As in Fig. 2 and 3 show, bristle pad 24 is formed by the powerful but material of flexibility (such as nylon).Bristle pad 24 also defines the front side in chamber 56 by the aperture 42 covered in the head portion of front casing section 28.Bristle pad 24 comprises front surface 60 and rear surface 62 and for substantitally planar.Bristle pad 24 supports in the multiple bristles 18 of row with the geometric grid of row.In this example, bristle 18 is arranged on the front surface 60 of bristle pad 24.Multiple bristle 18 on the direction contrary with rear surface 62 from the front surface 60 of bristle pad 24 outwards and be generally perpendicular to described front surface and extend.Multiple bristle 18 integrally can be formed by same flexible material with bristle pad 24 or be molded.

In the middle of each of perforation 26 in bristle pad 24 in bristle 18 and between be arranged to several rows and some row.In this example, perforation 26 has square shape.Perforation 26 forms the grid network with crosspoint, and each in bristle 18 is integrally molded to the crosspoint place of grid in bristle pad.Can use perforation 26 other arrange, shape and size and its remain within the scope of teaching of the present invention.Perforation 26 allows additional air to flow in chamber 56, through described chamber through bristle pad 24 and from described chamber out.Air also can flow through described chamber via the ventilation perforation 58 in rear casing section 30.

Bristle pad 24 can have around its perimeter and the multiple interlocking extensions 66 radially outward given prominence to from its circumference.Interlocking extension 66 can have the circumference predetermined shape outwardly from bristle pad 24.Bristle pad extension 66 can interlock with the corresponding interlocking notch 67 in the aperture on inner surface 40 before contiguous front casing section 28 and sit and close in wherein.At assembly process, extension 66 is aimed at recess 67 and positioning brush pulvinus 24.Extension and recess also can be replaced to use other alignment pin, hole and mechanism etc.

Also be showed in Fig. 2 and 3, hair brush 10 comprises in order to help the holding board 68 bristle pad 24 and absorbent material 20 are immobilizated in appropriate location in the chamber of head 16.Holding board 68 has top section 70 and leg 72.Leg 72 extends from the bottom side of top section 70 and arranges perpendicular to top section 70.The top section 70 of holding board 68 has top surface 74.Jagged or jagged protrusion 77 is arranged on the top surface 74 of top section 70.Top section 70 also can have multiple perforation 80 so that the air strengthened between the operating period of hair brush 10 through chamber 56 flows.Holding board 68 is sat and is closed in chamber 56, and wherein leg 72 is directed perpendicular to the inner surface 48 of rear casing 30.This section 70 of the top of holding board 68 also has pilot pin 78 and guide hole 79 to be immobilizated in securely in the appropriate location in chamber 56.

Fig. 1 is only to the hair brush 10 of 7 example configured according to the spendable hair brush of the present invention.The shape of hair brush 10 is not necessarily limited to the paddle brush as demonstrated with slightly rectangular head, but can comprise the brush of other shape, including but not limited to other example disclosed herein.

In an example, water-absorbing material 20 can be micro-fibre fabric 80.As in Fig. 6 and 7 show, micro-fibre fabric 80 has continuous base substrate 82 and embarking on journey and flexible fabric rod 36 in column of extending from described base substrate and formed.Micro-fibre fabric 80 can manufacture the multiple thin slice or the blank that do not cut micro-fibre fabric segmentation.Flexible fabric rod 36 can be chenille (that is, in an example, softness, flocking rope for relatively short length), and can be formed by micro fibre material braiding.To embark on journey and fabric rod 36 in column is manufactured in base substrate 82.The row of fabric rod 80 can have the width identical with the width of the layout of the multiple bristles 18 in bristle pad 24.The row of fabric rod 36 can be spaced apart by the base substrate section it without fabric rod on continuous blank or thin slice.This can simplify the process of the segmentation 84 (as shown in fig. 7) micro-fibre fabric thin slice being cut into suitable sizing and allow to assemble as described below.Thin slice or blank can have through design to be accurately applicable to the length of bristle pad 24 or the width of width.The spacing of the segmentation of fabric rod can through design with applicable length or width.Can then along line of cut C-C across the blank of cutting fabric or thin slice (for example) to be applicable to the width of bristle pad 24 when essentially no waste.The assembling of brush 10 can then need: on the side only base substrate 82 being wound on bristle pad 24 and any fabric rod keep freely along the side of head 16.

Micro-fibre fabric 80 alternately manufactures to be had continuous substrate and wherein omits discontinuously embark on journey and the blank form of flexible fabric rod in column to correspond to the length of bristle pad and the interval of width.When therefore micro-fibre fabric being manufactured the thin slice of multiple non-cutting section, once cut, just base substrate material can be wound on both the side of bristle pad 24 and end.

Micro-fibre fabric 80 can have antibacterial properties.Other water-absorbing material that microbicidal additives (such as, triclosan or applicable substitute) can be applied to described micro-fibre fabric or can use when the making of disclosed hair brush.

At assembly process, first the blank segmentation 84 of micro-fibre fabric 80 is cut into suitable size from larger thin slice.Then, being often positioned over above bristle pad 24 once cutting blank segmentation 84 by micro-fibre fabric 80.Then, multiple bristle 18 can pierce through and project through base substrate 82, and described base substrate can be micro-fibre fabric.Therefore, the fabric rod 36 on substrate 82 to be arranged in the middle of bristle 18 and between.On the edge that the edge 86 of micro-fibre fabric base substrate 82 (it is through cutting side or remaining limit) can be wound on bristle pad 24 and itself and described imbricate.Bristle pad 24 and micro-fibre fabric 80 are inserted into jointly in the aperture 42 in front casing 28.Holding board 34 is positioned between the rear surface 62 of bristle pad 24 and the inner surface 48 of rear casing section 30.The edge 86 being wound on the micro-fibre fabric blank segmentation 84 in bristle pad 24 will bear holding board 34, and the jagged edge 52 of support member 51 is by the fabric inside the chamber 56 of the head 16 of fixing hair brush 10.

At the assembly process of body of the brush 12, pilot pin 54 allows front casing section 28 and rear casing section 30 to be accurately assembled together, wherein micro-fibre fabric blank segmentation 84 and bristle pad 24 in position in and fall into stay between it.When connecting matching surface 44,50 of front casing section 28 and rear casing section 30, between the inner surface 48 and the inner surface 40 of front casing section 28 of rear casing section 30, form chamber 56.Chamber 56 may extend in the handle 14 of body of the brush 12, as in the example of Fig. 1 to 7.

Body of the brush 12 can be formed and have the various difference structures comprising extra and/or alternative features by other different modes.In instant example, engage front casing section 28 and rear casing section 30 by sonic welded.Or described front casing section and rear casing section can have the complementary characteristic snapped over together.In another replacement scheme, useful binders or engage described front casing section and described rear casing section with removable securing member.In another replacement scheme, hair brush main body can be constructed by single single piece and form.

Hair brush 10 can be identical with typical hair brush mode be used for by hair fixing.Water-absorbing material can draw water and compare independent typical hair brush and more promptly make hair dry from wet sending out.Only just can reduce drying and shaping time, this is because water-absorbing material compares independent evaporation more promptly draw water from hair with wet the sending out of hair brush 10 grooming.

Another advantage that hair brush 10 surpasses typical hair brush is, except hair style is created in help, it also can reduce the time making hair drying during shaping when using together with the hair-dryer for hair.When using together with typical hair-dryer, water is drawn out and warm air to be forced to above hair and through hair from hair by absorbent material.Then, warm air by perforated bristle pad, enter into chamber and exit from the pore of main body, or vice versa.This air stream can make water continuously from water-absorbing material evaporation, makes water evaporate from hair simultaneously.This allows water-absorbing material to continue to draw water from hair, thus reduces drying time further.Various disclosed brush can allow user in fact to complete originally will to use shape quite but any hair fixing step of completing of the brush without water-absorbing material.Therefore, user does not need to change brush during shaping and will learning curve do not needed to shape by the one in institute's announcement brush.

In another example as illustrated in fig. 8, hair brush 100 has main body 102, and described main body has the handle 104 joining head 106 to.In this example, head 106 has the paddle shape slightly in flattened rectangular, is similar to head 16.Head 106 has through cavetto turning and has a degree of depth or thickness.Head 106 can have aperture in the front portion of head 106, is similar to aperture 42.Head 106 carries the multiple bristles 108 and an absorbent material 110 sitting and close in aperture 107.In this example, the ring of the perimeter of multiple bristle 108 in vicinity and around water-absorbing material 110.Described water-absorbing material is positioned in described bristle rings completely, and this is contrary with the example that wherein bristle above projects through micro-fibre fabric.Bristle 108 can with substrate or bristle pad 114 integrally molded, or can individually be installed in substrate.Water-absorbing material 110 can be provided as absorbent material block or micro-fibre fabric.

In the example of Fig. 8, micro-fibre fabric can have texture 112 through exposed surface 111.Can apply in micro-fibre fabric 111 in a number of different ways, add or create texture 112.By by texture 112 hot padding or be sewn onto on micro-fibre fabric surface 111 and apply described texture.In another replacement scheme, by being woven together relatively narrow micro-fibre fabric band to be formed the larger sheets of fabric with relatively large thickness and the texture 112 applying micro-fibre fabric.This braiding can increase the effective thickness of micro-fibre fabric, increases its absorbability characteristic whereby.The object of adding texture to absorbent material or micro-fibre fabric is the absorbent surfaces district of the contact surface 111 increasing water-absorbing material 110.

As demonstrated in Figure 8 and as described above, multiple bristle 108 can be supported in the bristle pad 114 around water-absorbing material.Described water-absorbing material can overlie in a part for bristle pad 114.Bristle pad or base substrate 114 can through sizing to fill the aperture in head 106, can be formed and can have in order to allow air stream through body of the brush chamber during hair fixing and afterwards for making the perforation of water-absorbing material drying by flexible material.Optionally, the mode that body of the brush 102 can be substantially identical with the main body 12 of brush 10 constructs and forms.

In another example illustrated in such as Fig. 9, hair brush 200 has main body 202, and described main body has the handle 204 extended from paddle head 206.In this example, head 206 has and is exposed to multiple bristles 208 on the same surface of described head and a water-absorbing material 210.In this example, bristle 208 is arranged to a series of concentric rings of replacing with a series of concentric rings of absorbent material 210.Described alternately ring is gradual change in size, and the center 214 of headward 206 diminishes gradually.In this example, minimum bristle rings is around the center 214 covered by water-absorbing material 210.Water-absorbing material 210 can be micro-fibre fabric.In this example and in other example, this micro-fibre fabric can have texture (as discussed above), and maybe the mode that can be similar to as being usually used in the towelling in cotton towel weaves.Bristle 208 can be supported on bristle substrate or pad 212.Water-absorbing material 210 or its can be placed at least partially below bristle substrate 212, wherein absorbent material texture or segmentation project through described pad or substrate.Or water-absorbing material ring can overlie on pad or substrate 212 separately.Bristle pad or substrate 212 can have in order to allow air stream through the perforation of brush during the drying and sizing of hair.Independent supporting component can underlie one or both in bristle pad 212, water-absorbing material 210 or both under, but this teaching for this example or other example any is non-essential.

Figure 10 shows the example with the hair brush 300 of cylindrical head or circular brush.Hair brush 300 has main body 302, and described main body has the handle 304 extended from one end of cylindrical head 306.Handle 304 can through shaped so that comfortable by holding, and any one as disclosed herein and in other handle described also can be like this.Described main body has the neck 305 of the transition provided from the shape of handle 304 and diameter to the shape of head 306 and diameter.Neck 305 compares handle 304 or head 306 can diametrically narrower.The diameter of cylindrical head 306 can change based on desired hair fixing effect.Considerable larger diameter cylindrical head is for the formation of larger curly hair, and relative small diameter cylindrical head is for the formation of less curly hair.

In the example of Figure 10, head 306 be cylinder and have project through head 306 outer surface, be installed on described outer surface or integrally molded multiple bristles 308 to described outer surface.Bristle 308 extends radially outwardly relative to the length-wise axis Y-Y of main body 302.Head 306 has the absorbent material 310 on the another part being installed on described head.Bristle 308 and water-absorbing material 310 can be arranged to alternately helix or spiral pattern in the length of the cylinder form of head 306.When watching from the side of head 306, multiple bristle 308 and water-absorbing material 310 can be revealed as and form helical strips in the mode of barber's pole bar or candy cane around head.

In the example of Figure 10, water-absorbing material 310 can be micro-fibre fabric again.Bristle 308 to be supported in substrate on head 306 or substrate 312 times to underlie by the part that described micro-fibre fabric could support and be wound on head 306.Or, water-absorbing material 310 can overlie support the substrate of bristle, the outer surface of brush or both on.The part of head 306 or substrate or bristle substrate 312 (even between bristle 308) can perforated to allow air stream further through described head to reduce shaping time and help makes water-absorbing material 310 dry during use.

Figure 11 shows another example of hair brush 400, and described hair brush is had main body 402 and joined to the handle 404 of head 408 by neck 406.Head 408 has and is positioned multiple bristles 410 on the same surface of described head and a water-absorbing material 412.In this example, described water-absorbing material not have in the example as Fig. 1 the fabric rod that discloses, but there is superficial makings 414.Bristle 410 extends through described water-absorbing material.Water-absorbing material 412 overlies in bristle substrate, pad or substrate (displaying).Described water-absorbing material can be micro-fibre fabric again.Described micro-fibre fabric can have usually use in cotton towel material but woven by microfibre or formed loose through texturizing surfaces (surface of such as terry cloth material).In other side, the structure of the example of Figure 11 can be similar to the example of Fig. 1.In this example, bristle 410 is arranged to several rows and some row again, but equally closely not spaced apart.

Figure 12 shows another example with the hair brush 500 of main body 502, and described main body has the handle 504 extended from head 506.In this example, head 508 for the summary being similar to the example of Fig. 1 be the paddle head of flattened rectangular.The water-absorbing material that head 508 has multiple bristle 510 and provided by the multiple absorbability rods 512 being attached to base substrate 514.Bristle 510 to be supported in substrate, substrate or bristle pad 516 and to be arranged to several rows and some row.Absorbability rod 512 and base substrate 514 can be formed by micro-fibre fabric.Bristle substrate or pad 516 can have the elongate groove 518 between the bristle 510 being arranged in several rows or some row.Upon assembly, bristle substrate or pad 516 can overlie in the base substrate 514 of water-absorbing material, allow rod 512 anteriorly to extend through elongate groove 518 from rear portion between the bristle of several rows or some row simultaneously.Elongate groove 518 also can be configured to during shaping, allow air by bristle substrate or pad 516.Body of the brush 502 can have the chamber be defined in described body of the brush.The side of body of the brush 502 or rear portion can comprise break-through to described chamber with the passage 520 or the perforation that allow air to flow through brush during drying and sizing, as any one in previous case.

Figure 13 and 14 shows the additional examples of water suction hair styling tool 600,700.In these examples, hair styling tool 600,700 adopts the absorbent material of foam structure.In the example of Figure 13, shaping tool 600 has main body 602, and described main body has the handle 604 being connected to head 608 by neck 606.Head 608 has the water suction foam sheet joining described head with snakelike ripple or circle 610 forms to.Ripple or circle 610 can become and join head 608 to through the isolated row form be arranged on head 608.Described row can be longitudinally spaced apart and can the width of respective laterally extending leap head 608 along the longitudinal axis Z-Z of main body 602.Ripple or circle 610 can be configured to maximize the contact with wet during shaping.In instant example, the change and compared with the axis Z-Z place head close to head 608 in length of foam ripple or circle 610.The length of each circle can be consistent, or can relative to other person change in described circle or row.In this example, width of each circle is consistent with other person, but alterable and being held in teaching of the present invention.The hair styling tool 600 of Figure 13 each also in two of head 608 longitudinal sides comprises a row comb teeth 612.Absorbent foam material is placed between the tooth of several rows.Tooth 612 can help to make detangle, is guided on foam circle 610 by some thread hairs simultaneously.Can omit tooth 612, but shaping tool 600 is still held in teaching of the present invention.

Figure 14 shows this type of example of hair styling tool.The shaping tool 700 of Figure 14 has main body 702, and described main body has the handle 704 being connected to head 708 at neck 706 place.Head 708 has the water suction foam sheet formed from the outstanding blade 710 in a surface 712 of described head.Blade 710 any applicable mode can join the surface 712 on head 708 to or can extend across the groove in surface 712.Blade 710 edge-to-edge is arranged to some row of the longitudinal axis W-W parallel orientation relative to main body 702.Or blade 710 can be oriented to the longitudinal axis W-W that laterally crosses over main body 702 and relative to the several rows of described longitudinal axis orthogonal.Described blade need not be embarked on journey or in column, but alternatively can be arranged in randomly on surface 712.In another replacement scheme, comb teeth can be added to the another location on the side of head or head to help wet sending out to be guided on absorbability blade.In each in these examples, bristle also can intersperse among in the middle of ripple or circle 610.

Figure 15 and 16 shows the additional examples of water suction hair brush.In fig .15, hair brush 800 has main body 802, and described main body has the handle 804 joining head 808 at neck 806 place to.In this example, head 808 is omit in flattened rectangular or the paddle head of ellipse.Head 808 carries multiple bristle 810 and a water-absorbing material.Described water-absorbing material is arranged to the some parallel ridges 812 formed by foamed material (such as little open celled foam).Body of the brush 802 has longitudinal axis A-A.Bristle 810 is arranged to the some row being parallel to longitudinal axis A-A.Protrusion 812 is parallel to the row of bristle 810 and arranges and be arranged to some row of replacing with described row.Foam protrusion 812 can the length of extension head 808 in fact.Absorbent foam protrusion 812 can attach on the top of the front surface 814 on head 808.Or the front surface 814 of head 808 can comprise for receiving from the rear side of front surface 814 by with the groove 816 from head 808 foam protrusion 812 outwardly.Therefore protrusion 812 can be connected to comparatively macrofoam substrate or block (displaying) by the chamber of head 808.Bristle 810 can be attached to or extend through the front surface of head 808.Bristle 810 can individually be installed on front surface 814.Or bristle 810 can be integrally molded with the front surface 814 of head.Bristle also can be carried on as on front surface 814 or the bristle pad below described front surface.

In figure 16, hair brush 900 has main body 902 and joins the handle 904 of head 908 at neck 906 place to.In this example, head 908 is omit in flattened rectangular or the paddle head of ellipse.Head 908 carries multiple bristle 910 and a water-absorbing material again.Described water-absorbing material has the protrusion 912 of absorbent foam.Body of the brush 902 has longitudinal axis B-B.Bristle 910 is crossed over head 908, is arranged to several rows perpendicular to longitudinal axis B-B.Absorbability protrusion 912 is parallel to the row of bristle 910 and alternately arranges with described row.Protrusion 912 can the width of extension head in fact.Be similar to Figure 15, absorbent foam protrusion 912 can attach on the top of front surface 914.Or front surface 914 can comprise groove 916, and foam protrusion 912 can project outwardly through described groove from the rear side of front surface 914 from head 908.Bristle 910 can individually be installed on front surface 914, or be carried on to be separated with described front surface or for described front surface substrate or pad.Or bristle can be integrally molded with the front surface of head.

As previous case, the body of the brush shown in Figure 15 and 16 can form by a part or by two or more parts structure.Can be formed by the material identical with body of the brush or different materials (such as relative more flexible material) above.

Figure 17 and 18 shows another example according to the water suction hair brush of teaching of the present invention.Hair brush 1000 comprises main body 1002 and water-absorbing material.In this example, described water-absorbing material has foam block 1003.Main body 1002 has the head 1004 being connected to handle 1008 at neck 1006 place, but can omit handle and be held in teaching of the present invention.Main body 1002 have front side 1010 (as in Figure 17 show) and rear side 1012 (as in Figure 18 show).The head 1004 of main body 1002 has the recess 1014 be formed in rear side 1012.Main body 1002 have further in recess 1014 through rear side 1012 arrive front side 1010 (as in Figure 18 show) perforation 1015.Foam block 1003 has the foam extension forming excessive or thick bristle 1016.Foam block 1003 through sizing to be assemblied in recess 1014 closely or inimically.When in the recess 1014 block 1003 being positioned over head 1004, bristle 1016 is through sizing and through arranging to fit through perforation 1015.Bristle 1016 extends through perforation 1015 and from front side 1010 outwardly.In addition, the rear side 1012 of head 1004 has rectangular recess 1018 at top end.Foam block 1003 has the fixing tab 1020 of the complementary sizing given prominence to from one end.When being positioned over by foam block 1003 in the recess 1014 on the rear side 1012 of head 1004, fixing tab 1020 is sat and is closed in recess 1018 to help foam block 1003 to be immobilizated in recess 1014 and to help user firmly grasp water-absorbing material block 1003 and optionally remove described water-absorbing material block from it.The number of recess and fixing tab or fixing and release component, size, position and arrange alterable and be held in teaching of the present invention.

Block 1003 is integrally formed by water-absorbing material (such as little open celled foam) together with bristle 1016.Foam block 1003 integrally can be formed with bristle 1016 or be molded.Wet sending out can be separated the foamed material support sent out and combing is wet by having sufficient rigidity to permit bristle by foam block 1003 and bristle 1014.The main body 1002 of brush 1000 can be formed by a part or more than one part be assembled together, other example as described in this article.Described main body can be made by through injection molded.The material of main body and foam block and arrange alterable and be held in teaching of the present invention.The ability removing water-absorbing material from main body can allow user from bristle and block water of compaction, allows easily to replace or both.Even when being still immobilizated in recess, block 1003 being exposed and also will greatly help when not using moisture is evaporated from water-absorbing material.

Hair brush 1100 to be showed in Figure 19 and to have main body 1102, and described main body has the handle 1104 extended from cylindrical head 1106.Main body 1102 has longitudinal axis V-V.Handle 1104 joins head 1106 at neck 1107 place.Cylindrical head 1106 has multiple excessive bristle 1108.Bristle 1108 is through arranging to extend radially outwardly relative to longitudinal axis V-V.Head 1106 can be hollow, and can have the openend 1114 contrary with handle end.Bristle 1108 have center part 1110 (as in Figure 20 show), described center part has the coating 1112 of water-absorbing material.The center part 1110 of bristle can be made up of nylon or the material with similar strength and flexible quality.The center part 1110 of bristle 1100 can apply or be encapsulated in water-absorbing material layer 1112 (such as little open celled foam).Bristle can individually be installed on head 1106.Or, water-absorbing material layer 1112 can coatedly be molded into there is integral bristles plastics or nylon sleeve on.Brush can comprise the cylinder substrate (displaying) for receiving this sleeve replaced in removable mode.

Figure 21 shows another example according to hair brush 1200 of the present invention.Hair brush 1200 has main body 1202, and described main body has bristle face 1204 and gripping surface 1206.Main body 1202 has absorbent core or block 1208 and carrier 12 09.Carrier 12 09 can be plastics, timber, metal or analog, and has core or block 1208 and shelve gripper shoe 1211 thereon.In this example, brush 1200 does not have independent handle.Multiple bristle 1210 is installed in bristle face 1204 or projects through described bristle face.Carrier 12 09 has the arc bridge part 1212 contrary with bristle face 1204.Bridge part 1212 extends between one end of main body 1202 and the end opposite of described main body.The mid point 1214 of bridge part 1212 is spaced apart with the space formed in order to receive absorbent core 1208 with the rear side of plate 1211.Absorbent core 1208 falls into and stays below bridge part 1212 and on the rear side contrary with bristle face 1204 of plate 1211.Absorbent core 1208 can be formed by absorbent foam material.Bridge part 1212 can have and is placed in mid point 1214 and sentences to user's Creating Comfort by the handle 1216 held.One end of bridge part 1212 or the other end can be attached to one end of plate 1211 or the other end to releasably to allow remove in main body 1202 and replace absorbent core.Optionally, user can discharge bridge part 1212 and replace with dry core the core wet.In an example, bridge part 1212 can be formed with the material discharging water to extrude absorbent core 1208 to allow user to press bridge part 1212 towards plate 1211 by the sufficient flexibility of tool.

Bristle 1210 has the center part (displaying) of non-absorbent, relative rigid or rigid material (such as nylon), is similar to previous case.Each in center part is coated with absorbent foam material again, such as, shown in Figure 20.Water capillarity from bristle can be sent to absorbent core 1208 by the foam be coated on bristle 1210.Bristle face 1204 can have perforation for be attached bristle 1210 with foam coating and permission bristle 1210 on foam coating contact foam core 1208.This between foam coating with foam core 1208 contacts permits being sent to absorbent foam core 1208 by bristle 1210 from the wet water capillarity absorbed of sending out by during shaping.Whether foam core 1208 can be removable, and no matter remove and all can be extruded to discharge the water received by described wicking.Carrier can make core and bristle be formed as a part through structure, and wherein bristle projects through the perforation (displaying) in gripper shoe.The open side of carrier 12 09 allows water evaporation and makes absorbent core 1208 dry.

The hair brush 10 that dewaters as described above has main body 12 or shell, and described main body or shell have multiple pores 58 of the inner chamber 56 leading to described shell along the side of described shell.Bristle pad 24 is installed to shell and carries multiple bristle 18.Described bristle one-tenth is arranged on brush 16 through aiming at rows and columns.Absorbent web material 20 possesses the outstanding fabric rod 36 away from brush.It is central and substantially directed abreast with bristle that fabric rod is scattered in bristle.In the middle of substantially all bristles that fabric rod is scattered on hair brush 10, and the first row bristle on every one end of first row bristle on every side of tightly contiguous brush and brush locating after it.

The object of hair brush 10 makes absorption fabric rod 36 absorb water during grooming hair.Pore 58 intends to allow air stream to evaporate to allow the moisture absorbed by fabric rod through enclosure or chamber 56, makes absorbent material can rapidly and effectively dry.Remove water by the hair from consumer during grooming, hair brush 10 can make hair dry run accelerate and the hair fixing routine of consumer therefore can be made to accelerate.

In an example, fabric rod 36 can be formed by micro fibre material and through braiding to produce described rod from the backing of its outstanding (see Figure 23) or carrier layer (see Figure 22).In other example, fabric rod can be formed by other applicable absorbent material, even non-woven material.Described rod can be formed as also having other non-club shaped structure.For example, absorbent material can replace discrete rod and have protrusion or ripple between the bristles.Described rod also can be formed as having any number structure.Described rod or other absorbent material can be chenille, Woven textiles, non-woven backing material, foam, the some thread fabrics being wound around or twisting together or other applicable material and structure.Water-absorbing material is not limited to be only fabric or be only club shaped structure in this article.Described material should be absorptive, and should to be positioned in the middle of at least some bristle in the bristle on brush and between and outstanding from the surface of brush on the direction of bristle.

One of hair brush 10 is potential to be restricted to when grooming hair, and the hair of fibring always may not realize the full degree of depth of the length along bristle.The fabric rod 36 be scattered in the middle of all bristles 18 can suppress the hair of fibring to be engaged by bristle completely, that is, fabric rod can stop that the hair of fibring is completely in bristle and in the middle of it.Therefore, fabric rod also may engage the hair of fibring by halves along its length.This can reduce or suppress the water yield absorbed by fabric rod during grooming.Fabric rod only can absorb water at its most advanced and sophisticated place, makes described tip become water saturation, and the stem of rod or dry unsaturation.This can slow down the effect of brush, until water vertically capillarity transmission along the length of fabric rod from tip.

Another potential fabric rod 36 entering hair engagement edge place being restricted to brush of hair brush 10 can become water saturation rapidly, but fabric rod below may unsaturation.Therefore, only the part in brush district can absorb most of water from the hair of consumer during grooming.Equally, first water must be sent to backing or substrate layer 82 (see Figure 22) along the length capillarity of fabric rod 36, and described backing or substrate layer then also only can become saturated in the district through saturated rod.All the other districts of backing may non-water saturation.Water alternatively must transmit to make the remainder of absorption fabric rod, back sheet saturated along backing capillarity in the horizontal direction.Depend on the structure of backing, this Horizontal capillary effect transmission (crossing over backing or the width of substrate layer 82 fiber or the lines against described fiber) may can not occur (see Figure 23) very efficiently.In revealed instance, backing or substrate layer 82 have the lines be sewn onto in described layer.Water can along the relatively efficiently capillarity transmission of described lines, but it is much smaller to cross over the efficiency that described lines or the capillarity reverse with described lines transmit.

As the result of these potential restrictions, hair brush 10 can become rapidly saturated in the most frequently used district of brush.Once these districts become saturated, brush then can absorb additional water as in order to increase effort that absorbability does effectively, such as, hereafter disclose further.Used by business and by test illustrate fabric rod 36 on its length direction or vertical direction towards carrier or back sheet or base substrate 82 and brush 16 reasonably well capillarity transmit water.But, shown the back sheet of hair brush 10 or base substrate 82 in the horizontal direction along the material of back sheet quite bad ground capillarity transmit water, and against the fiber of back sheet lines or cross over described fiber even worse (see Figure 23).

According to teaching of the present invention, consider and tested several design criterias to improve the water-scavenging capability of hair brush when the hair of grooming consumer.At test period, consider technology that the mechanical water for improvement of hair brush removes, method and design and change.For example, consider and test bristle alignment change.Prove that the hair of staggered bristle better from consumer during grooming of the edge of brush mechanically removes water.Also consider and test bristle orientations.The verified edge at brush make bristle expose (that is, being scattered between bristle without contiguous fabric rod) allow better during grooming hair along the overall length of bristle instead of only tip engage brush bristle completely.Also consider and test bristle stem or dry varying cross-section shape.The verified stem along bristle or dry length interpolation flow channel do not affect in fact mechanical water and remove during grooming.But except smooth circular bristle, although specifically do not test other bristle shape, it is also provably effectively (such as non-circular bristle shape or analogous shape), this is certainly in spirit of the present invention and scope.The change of this feature combine herein one or more other design criteria of disclosing and/or discussing also be provably effectively, this is also possible.

Also consider and test the change of the flexible and pad curvature of bristle pad.Find that the effect changing the flexibility of bristle pad and the curvature in bristle pad face is insignificant.But other bristle pad of not testing bristle pad curvature that is flexible and/or that do not test also is provably effectively, and this is certainly in spirit of the present invention and scope.The change of these features combines one or more other design criteria disclosing and/or discuss and is also provably effectively, and this is also possible.

Also can adopt bristle spacing, density (the per unit area bristle on brush), to arrange and mechanical water that the change of counting (total number of the bristle on brush) improves bristle during grooming removes.Arrange about bristle, Figure 24 A shows through arranging the brush bristle 1310 making the bristle of adjacent column aligned with each other.Figure 24 B shows through arranging the bristle 1320 that the bristle making adjacent column relative to each other interlocks or offsets.Can in conjunction with herein one or more other design criteria of disclosing and discussing adopt this type of change to remove through improving water to produce this together.

Also contemplate the water absorbing capacity improving absorption fabric rod or water-absorbing material.Consider and test different absorbent material.Verifiedly do not prove and significantly increase water suction for the good microfibre of performance and other Material selec-tion.The per unit volume that can there is material absorb more water costly or foreign material.For cost consideration, this type of material or itself and non-commercial choose reasonable can not be selected.Also consider and test the material being particularly suitable for using together with drying up.Also consider and test the material comprising absorbability additive.Again, the effect of the change of these types does not prove the absorbability or effect that significantly increase brush.But the selection of other absorbent material, the even non-woven material of not testing also are provably effective and can be similarly used as absorbent material to realize impact described herein, and this is certainly in spirit of the present invention and scope.The change of these features combines one or more other design criteria disclosing and/or discuss and is also provably effectively, and this is also possible.

Also consider and test the Horizontal capillary effect transfer capability improving absorbent material.The known back sheet against water imbibition fabric bar material adopts the basalis of absorption fabric or other absorbent material significantly to improve the water capillarity transmission of crossing over brush.Test or consider different materials, comprising braiding and non-woven textile.Also contemplate and transmit effect through combination cost and capillarity.Cheap non-woven textile fabric is verified for providing applicable layers of absorbent material.Costly or foreign material also can be applicable.Against the backing of water imbibition bar material or carrier layer location this layer verified for cross over brush away from back sheet and flatly capillarity transmit water.But the selection of other layers of absorbent material, the even non-woven material of not testing also are provably equally effective with Horizontal capillary effect transport layer, and this is certainly in spirit of the present invention and scope.The change of this feature combines one or more other design criteria disclosing and/or discuss and is also provably effectively, and this is also possible.

Also consider and test to remove and/or reorientate absorbability rod or excellent at least part of of fabric.Shown from the forward edge of absorbent material or lateral edge remove or wipe off fabric rod in case along brush leading edge or two lateral edges expose some bristles or even row or some row bristles add the water-taking efficiency of water imbibition textile material.The mechanical water that this is also shown as increases through exposing bristle relative to the brush in fact in the middle of all bristles with the covering of complete absorbability rod removes.This result is astonishing, this is because people will increase the absorbability of brush by trending towards expecting providing compared with tool absorbent material.People will expect, by reducing the amount of absorbent material, brush will be more ineffective in absorption water, but not more effective.But other bristle do not tested and fabric rod layout mechanically remove and absorb water aspect during being also provably and being grooming is effective, and this is certainly in spirit of the present invention and scope.The change of this feature combines one or more other design criteria disclosing and/or discuss and is also provably effectively, and this is also possible.

Figure 25 shows an example of the brush 1330 that teaching according to the present invention constructs to 27.In this example, solve mechanical water with various ways to remove.As an enhanced scheme, the bristle 1334 of two or more row 1332 can expose along forward edge or along each in the opposite side edge 1336 of brush 1330.Figure 25 shows the schematic diagram of the bristle 1334 on brush 1330.Figure 26 shows to have the plane of the brush 1330 of bristle 1334 and water-absorbing material, and described water-absorbing material comprises both the fabric rod 1338 of described water-absorbing material and backing or carrier layer 1340.Fabric rod 1338 to be scattered on brush 1330 only bristle 1334 at bristle through exposing in the middle of the remainder between row 1332.In this example, backing or carrier layer 1340 are also only provided on brush in the bases of fabric rod 1338, and be not provided on brush in the bases being in bristle 1334 that there is not fabric rod through exposing in row 1332.Water imbibition fabric rod or carrier layer materials is there is not through exposing in area of bristles or row 1332 at these.

As another enhanced scheme, these bristles 1334 in exposed region or row 1332 are staggered (that is, non-linear alignment) during use on lateral edges to lateral edges grooming direction.See Figure 24 B and 25, it shows the interlaced arrangement of the bristle 1334 in these regions or row 1332.Therefore, first row bristle 1334 is contiguous or secondary series bristle skew relative to next, and next is contiguous or the 3rd row bristle is same and described secondary series offsets.

As another enhanced scheme, there is more bristle 1334 (that is, larger bristle density) at these per unit areas in exposed region or row 1332, to form more hair with forward edge 1336 place on brush 1330 mutual.Bristle 1334 through expose essence allow during grooming hair first time run into brush 1330 time engage bristle completely.Therefore, more hair can contact bristle 1334 in bristle lengths.Bristle 1334 be staggered to form the nonlinear path that the hair for fibring follows, this strengthen from the water of described fibring hair remove and increase hair with excellent 1338 and the more mutual ability of the water-absorbing material of backing or carrier layer 1340.

In revealed instance, there are three row 1332 through exposing and the 4th row of staggered bristle 1334 and then contiguous water imbibition fabric rod 1338 and back sheet 1340 along each lateral edges 1336 on brush 1330.But, should be appreciated that, other number any without absorbent material rod 1338 (no matter being consider or do not consider basalis 1340) can being comprised individual through exposing bristle, and being not intended to be limiting property of aforementioned exemplary embodiment.In other example, may be that only first row bristle 1334 is exposed, wherein first and second row between without fabric rod 1338.In other example, row 1332 can comprise two or more row through expose bristle 1334.In addition, should be appreciated that, make the staggered or skew of bristle 1334 may and non-essential or need to come in scope of the present invention described in this article, to realize institute and will remove through strengthening water.Similarly, any number bristle layout, density and orientation can be adopted.

As another enhanced scheme, in the zone line of brush 1330, still can comprise water imbibition fabric rod 1338 or other applicable water-absorbing material and structure, described zone line comprises the remainder of bristle 1334.In an example, water-absorbing material can be micro fibre material again.Water is absorbed by micro fibre material during grooming.The hair of fibring will due to aforementioned mechanical enhanced scheme more complete contact rod 1338, thus cause hair to become being embedded in more completely in bristle 1334 and with described bristle engaging.The hair of fibring then also will become to be embedded in completely in fabric rod 1338 and with described fabric rod in complete excellent length and engage.Therefore, more surface contact will be there is between the hair and water-absorbing material (such as fabric rod) of fibring.This causes in the major part length of rod, and more water is absorbed by the major part of rod.

In this example, in the zone line of brush 1330, there are five row absorbability rods 1338.But, should be appreciated that, other number any absorbability rod, row, column and analog can be comprised, and being not intended to be limiting property of aforementioned exemplary embodiment.In addition, should be appreciated that, in certain embodiments, other water-absorbing material or its replacement absorbability rod can be comprised.In addition, should be appreciated that, brush can have the difference configuration of water-absorbing material, for example in the not same district or part of brush (namely, in being expert at, in the adjacent portion freely through exposing bristle row with slot milling between inside or carry out aiming at or locating, or form circular or elliptical shape in the middle region, bristle around it is exposed etc.), and being not intended to be limiting property of previous embodiment.Therefore, around the whole circumference of brush or can exist in the top and/or bottom margin of brush through expose bristle.Water-absorbing material (such as fabric rod or other applicable absorbent material) may potentially for occupying less than whole brush district thus any configuration making some bristles expose.

As another enhanced scheme, the bristle 1334 in the zone line of brush 1330 compares more not intensive and and the noninterlace of those bristles in exposed region or row 1332.Alternatively, zone line bristle 1334 is matrix arrangements and in bristle pad, aims at (see Figure 25 and 27) on both length direction and width.This can allow further mechanical water to remove by fabric rod 1338 absorption, allows the hair of fibring relatively easily through zone line simultaneously.Consumer's comfort level is considered during the example embodiments of exploitation Figure 25 to 27.Too many bristle/hair can cause uncomfortable because being applied to the tension force of the hair of fibring alternately.If hair has the too many surface interaction with bristle, so it can be increased in the motive force on the hair of fibring, thus causes consumer uncomfortable.In water-absorbing material region, (in this example, in the middle region) has less bristle density and has linear matrix bristle and arrange that the bristle/hair that can reduce in this region is mutual.This also can allow the more water-absorbing material/hair in this region mutual, and this can increase water and absorb.

As an enhanced scheme again, layers of absorbent material 1342 or capillarity are transmitted material layer (such as non-woven textile or fabric substrate layer) and be positioned to underlie the carrier of water-absorbing material or back sheet 1340 (namely, in this example, micro-fibre fabric rod 1338) under.Layers of absorbent material 1342 water capillarity can be transmitted away from through saturated microfibre water-absorbing material and the surface region can crossing over described layer equably capillarity transmit water.In this example, the non-woven materials of layers of absorbent material 1342 can be viscose glue and synthetic material.But again, should be appreciated that, any number absorbent material can be used as absorbent material or capillarity transmits material layer 1342, and being not intended to be limiting property of aforementioned exemplary embodiment.Following situation is also possible: a kind of absorption component (such as fabric rod) of material can adhere to or be attached to carrier or the back sheet 1340 of another different materials, and contiguous layers of absorbent material or capillarity transport layer 1342 can be a material again of the one or both be different from those absorbent materials.Layers of absorbent material 1342 almost can fill the whole chamber in shell, as in the cutaway portion in Figure 27 on the end of shell describe.In this example, bristle 1334 bristle pad be attached to is positioned at shell bottom on against the rear wall 1346 of shell.This will need the relatively long bristle 1334 extending through layers of absorbent material 1342.

As another enhanced scheme, provide gap or free space 1344 at bristle 1334 through exposing between row 1332 and the remainder of the bristle in the centre portion of brush 1330.Gap or free space 1344 can help the water-absorbing material drying making to comprise fabric rod 1338 and back sheet 1340 between use.Gap or free space 1344 also can allow hair easily to pass through between the remainder through exposing row 1332 and the bristle in the centre portion of brush 1330 and water-absorbing material of the comparatively dense filling of bristle 1334.

Figure 28 shows the simplification cross section of the brush 1350 being very similar to the brush 1330 of Figure 25 to 27.In this example, layers of absorbent material or capillarity transport layer 1348 are shown as and underlie absorbent material carrier or back sheet 1352 times.Fabric rod 1338 is shown as in the middle of the bristle 1334 in the zone line of brush 1350 and projects upwards, but again, does not show bristle pad.Bristle 1334 be shown as have higher density interlock bristle through exposed edge region or row 1332 and compared with low-density through aiming at the zone line of bristle.In this embodiment, difference comprises the backing of water-absorbing material or carrier layer 1352 overlies on the whole surface of layers of absorbent material or capillarity transport layer 1348, instead of only direct below the fabric rod 1338 of water-absorbing material.Therefore, the whole surface on brush 1350 surface is covered by substrate or carrier layer 1352, and layers of absorbent material or capillarity transport layer 1342 are in its lower section and completely capped.In the example of Figure 25 to 27, the surface that layers of absorbent material or capillarity transmit material layer 1342 is exposed to higher density through exposing in area of bristles or row 1332, except directly except below absorbability rod 1338, there is not water-absorbing material backing or carrier layer 1340.In this embodiment, another difference is the whole chamber that layers of absorbent material 1348 does not almost fill in shell.Described layer is thinner, and this allows bristle 1334 length extending through thinner layer 1348 shorter.Layers of absorbent material 1348 is clipped between the back sheet 1352 of water-absorbing material and bristle pad 1354 and by the section of shell and is clamped in appropriate location, as in the example described by comparatively early.

As another enhanced scheme, in arbitrary brush embodiment, bristle pad 1354 can be flexible pad.This can allow bristle tips 1356 during grooming with the shape of the head of user and profile conformal.This can increase comfort level and not reduce moisture removal property during grooming.

Figure 29 and 30 shows an example again of brush 1360.In this example, brush has the structure identical with the brush in Figure 28, and just this brush possesses a pair pore 1362 of the thickness extending through shell.In this example, each in pore 1362 is positioned in gap between the remainder through exposing the bristle in row 1332 and centre portion of bristle 1334 or free space 1344.Pore 1362 is elongated hole through each in back sheet 1352, layers of absorbent material 1348 and bristle pad 1354 and is formed via the elongated hole 1364 in the rear side 1346 of shell.In this example, pore 1362 may be provided in and uses hair-dryer by the air stream through brush 1360 during hair fixing.Air arrives the scalp of user and hair to help to make hair dry during shaping by the pore 1362 in brush 1360.Pore 1362 also can then help to allow in free air flow to the chamber of brush 1360 to help absorbent material and layer drying between use.

As mentioned above, can individually or with herein one or more other enhanced scheme of disclosing and discussing and design criteria adopt each in aforementioned hair brush enhanced scheme in combination.Described in Figure 25 to 27 and in the particular instance of showing, brush head configurations to utilize in brush the higher density through exposing skew on bristle lateral edges or staggered bristle compared with low density matrix and brush of bristle in the heart.This can increase with the surface contact of hair and therefore remove more water.The antimicrobial microfibre of high-absorbable can be arranged in zone line and placed in the middle on brush by Cheng Wulie.Described micro fibre material can be limited to center to prevent the contact between bristle and hair in the whole perimeter edge of lateral edges or brush.

Layers of absorbent material or capillarity transport layer can be and scatter hang oneself saturated microfibre rod and the too much water of backing or carrier layer to allow the non-woven basalis of the more absorption be from the beginning dealt in microfibre rod.Finally, to ventilate and draining is helping to make brush dry and recovering for the another aspect used next time of brushhead designs.In bristle pad and in shell, brush itself can comprise some holes to help prevent bacterial growth and to guarantee that brush is as far as possible promptly dry between use.Optionally can discharge from shell and mechanically remove but unabsorbed too much water.

Found the revealed instance of Figure 25 to 27 be consider effect, design, can manufacturing capacity and cost time for the effective especially solution of hair brush product.Bristle and bristle pad can be made up of to produce the mixture of nylon enough hard to remove water and enough flexible so that comfortable hardometer.It can in fact be the plastic material of any type to the substitute of nylon.In addition, coating can be applied to promote removing of water to bristle.Round-shaped epoxy resin coating can be had most advanced and sophisticated to realize the scalp comfort level increased during grooming.Can similar plastics adhesive replace epoxy resin.

Micro fibre material can be mixing of polyimides and synthetic.Microfibre can have anti-microbial properties.Water-absorbing material need not be microfibre and must not be even fabric.Rod can be replaced by other absorption component in the middle of bristle or feature.Water-absorbing material is intended to absorb large water gaging and is formed exhibiting high surface district with maximum absorption.Therefore, therefore other material can be used for certain.For example, non-woven materials, viscose glue, wood pulp additive, polyester, absorbability additive, artificial silk, PVA, other absorbent textile and/or its combination can be used for absorbability rod and back sheet.Rod can be replaced by protrusion, ripple, ripple pattern, other outstanding element or shape or the analog carried by back sheet.In fabric or base material, comprise microbicidal additives can be high desirability with mould fungus inhibition and bacterial growth.

Layers of absorbent material, basalis or capillarity transport layer can be non-woven textile, viscose glue such as mentioned above and synthetic, such as aforementioned artificial silk.Potential substitute can be similar to the material just enumerated above.Again, absorbability basalis or capillarity transport layer intend to absorb water in the volume of described floor and the district Jiang Shui crossing over described floor flatly shifts with HI SA highly saturated part water capillarity transmitted away from brush.Therefore, other material is utilized affirmably.Again, also comprise in basalis or capillarity transport layer microbicidal additives or in can be desirable.Absorbent material basalis also need not cover whole brush district.Alternatively, described layer only can cover a part for head, such as, only make the rod part of water-absorbing material and/or backing or carrier layer part underlie.

The brush 16 of hair brush 10 can comprise the bristle pad be covered in completely in microfibre.This significantly can increase the cost of product and also can suppress bristle and hair and the contact between rod and hair.Hair brush 10 is also shown as the saturation degree causing the per unit area of material inconsistent.High saturation concentration after being illustrated between test and business operating period in for some districts of brush, and leave some districts almost bone dry.

In all previous examples, body of the brush can be formed by plastics (such as acronitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) or similar material) or be molded.Bristle material can comprise nylon, plastics, neutral hard animal wool or other material.In particular instances, disclose bristle pad, support member or substrate and can be made up of the material identical with bristle or different materials.This type of material can comprise the plastic material that must require met intensity and flexible combination.

The basalis or substrate and fabric or flexible rod be made up of 85% polyester and 15% nylon can be comprised according to micro-fibre fabric of the present invention.If other material and chemical combination have wanted characteristic as described above, so this type of material can be used.

Can use together with micro-fibre fabric as described above and/or absorbent foam microbicidal additives (such as, triclosan) with give announcement hair brush and shaping tool anti-microbial properties.

The special characteristic of any one in embodiment described herein can be adopted to any one in other embodiment when feasible.For example, any one had handle in body of the brush or not there is handle, there is texture or not there is texture.Brush can have foam absorbent material, fabric or other applicable absorbent material.Applicable fabric can comprise and be not limited to various fabric type and braiding, such as plain weave, towelling, through cutting or do not cut fine hair braiding or analog.Any one in hair brush can comprise through applying bristle, separately bristle, through Unitarily molded bristle and/or absorbability rod etc. and be held in teaching of the present invention.

For the material of brush described herein and the combination alterable of material.For example, can use on body of the brush the material of ornamental feature (such as have or not the veined ornamental gripping surface of tool), such as timber and plastics combination or through coated molded plastics or other material.This type of material can be made into complementation or compare color and/or texture or combination, and any one in hair brush described herein is held in teaching of the present invention.

Although described the configuration of the particular brushhead design criteria according to teaching of the present invention, brush enhanced scheme and hair brush and structure herein, the covering scope of this patent has been not limited thereto.On the contrary, this patent contain belong to institute's permissible equivalents completely scope in all embodiments of teaching of the present invention.

Claims (31)

1. a hair brush, it comprises:

Main body, it has head;

Multiple bristle, it is by described carrier of head and give prominence to relative to described head; And

Water-absorbing material, its carried by the part of described main body and be scattered in described multiple bristle some but and in the middle of not all bristle, thus a part for described multiple bristle is exposed.

2. hair brush according to claim 1, wherein said multiple bristle comprise along described head at least one lateral edges be exposed to outside described water-absorbing material two or more row through expose bristle.

3. hair brush according to claim 2, at least one row in the bristle of two or more row wherein said are staggered relative at least another row in two or more row described or offset.

4. hair brush according to claim 2, wherein said two or more row comprise along each in two opposite side edges of described head three row described through expose bristle.

5. hair brush according to claim 2, the staggered bristle of two or more row wherein said is outwards exposed to outside described water-absorbing material.

6. hair brush according to claim 5, the staggered bristle of two or more row wherein said comprises three row along each in two opposite side edges of described head, and the bristle of each row interlocks relative to the contiguous one in described three row.

7. hair brush according to claim 1, it comprises by described carrier of head further, the basalis of contiguous described water-absorbing material, back sheet or carrier layer and absorbent material basalis under underlying described each layer.

8. hair brush according to claim 7, wherein said layers of absorbent material is non-woven textile material.

9. hair brush according to claim 8, wherein said non-woven textile material is the viscose glue with synthetic.

10. hair brush according to claim 1, wherein said multiple bristle comprise along at least one lateral edges of described head two or more row through expose bristle, wherein said absorbent material to be scattered in the middle of described multiple bristle and between but be not scattered in two or more row described through exposing in the middle of bristle, and the remainder comparing described multiple bristle through exposing bristle of two or more row wherein said is arranged on described head more thick and fast by per unit area.

11. hair brushes according to claim 10, its be included in further on each lateral edges of described head two or more row described through expose bristle.

12. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said water-absorbing material is micro fibre material.

13. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said water-absorbing material is included in multiple fabric rods outstanding from described head between some bristles in described multiple bristle.

14. hair brushes according to claim 13, wherein said multiple fabric rod is formed by micro fibre material.

15. hair brushes according to claim 13, it comprises by described carrier of head further, the backing of contiguous described multiple fabric rod or carrier layer and absorbent material basalis under underlying described layer.

16. hair brushes according to claim 15, wherein said absorbent material basalis is the viscose glue with synthetic.

17. hair brushes according to claim 11, wherein said multiple bristle comprises the bristle of two or more row along each in two opposite side edges of described head, and wherein said absorbent material is scattered in the middle of described multiple bristle and between, be not scattered in the middle of it between the bristle being scattered in two or more row described in each in described two opposite side edges.

18. hair brushes according to claim 17, each that the bristle of two or more row wherein said is included in described lateral edges are exposed to three row bristles outside described water-absorbing material.

19. hair brushes according to claim 18, at least one row in wherein said three row bristles are staggered relative at least another row in described three row bristles or offset.

20. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said main body has the handle being coupled to described head, and wherein said water-absorbing material is by described carrier of head.

21. hair brushes according to claim 11, wherein said head defines a chamber and has through described head and one or more pore be communicated with described chamber.

22. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said multiple bristle is connected to by the bristle pad of described carrier of head.

23. hair brushes according to claim 22, wherein said bristle pad has the multiple perforation formed through it, and each in wherein said multiple bristle intersperses among in the middle of described perforation.

24. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said water-absorbing material is micro-fibre fabric.

25. hair brushes according to claim 24, wherein said micro-fibre fabric has from extending for the described backing of micro fibre material or carrier layer and the multiple flexible fabrics rods extended in the direction being in substantially parallel relationship to described multiple bristle.

26. hair brushes according to claim 24, wherein said micro fibre material has antibacterial properties.

27. hair brushes according to claim 1, wherein said water-absorbing material is scattered in the middle of the subgroup of described multiple bristle.

28. hair brushes according to claim 27, the described subgroup of wherein said multiple bristle account for described bristle roughly 5% and 90% between.

29. hair brushes according to claim 27, the described subgroup of wherein said multiple bristle account for described bristle roughly 5% and 75% between.

30. hair brushes according to claim 27, the described subgroup of wherein said multiple bristle account for described bristle roughly 25% and 75% between.

31. hair brushes according to claim 1, it to be included in further in the middle of described multiple bristle and to extend through described head, comprises one or more pore of the rear side through shell.