Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1994-09-12
1996-10-15
Scherbel, David
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
15186, 152072, 132271, A46B 100, A46B 902
Patent
active
055641539
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a brush element for hair care, in particular for a heat-emitting and/or air-moving hair care appliance, comprising a body and a plurality of bristles arranged on the body at an angle of inclination to a surface normal of the brush element.
PRIOR ART
A brush element for hair care of this type is already known from applicant's printed specification EP 0 103 205 A1. In this specification, the bristles are arranged on several parallel rib members at varying angles of inclination to a surface normal. Two bristles combine to form an integral part located at the root of the bristles, causing a slight offset of the two bristles resulting in a somewhat slanting position. This brush element is intended to find useful application in combing hair, the slight slanting position of the bristles being intended to improve guiding of the hair, while the offset of the bristles is to enable a greater amount of hair to be picked up.
Printed specification DE 25 08 951 A1 discloses a brush element for a hot-air hair care and hair styling appliance comprising comb teeth or bristles protruding from the body at an angle of inclination to the surface normal of the body. Blasts of hot air discharged through nozzles in the body are directed to the bristles at right angles or at an angle deviating from the angle of inclination of the bristles, in order to provide for improved drying of the hair, in particular the lower hair layers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
By contrast, it is an object of the present invention to improve upon a brush element incorporating the features initially referred to in such a manner that hair of any density, thickness, form and length can be subjected to an increased pulling action as it is combed, and that the hair pick-up action can be improved. This object is essentially accomplished in that the angle of inclination of the bristles to the surface normal is between 15.degree. and 75.degree., and that the bristles are arranged in a row extending in the direction of a brush element longitudinal axis, with adjacent bristles of a row forming V-shaped bristle pairs. This bristle arrangement enables the hair to be grasped effectively and to be guided in the direction of the body, that is, towards the root of the bristles, whereby a pulling action is exerted on the hair resulting particularly in an effective smoothing of the hair. Due to the hair being directed down to the root of the bristles, a good heat transfer to the hair is accomplished in cases where heat-emitting hair care appliances are used, while in air-moving hair care appliances an undesired upsetting of the hair by the air stream is avoided. By giving the brush element a turning or tilting motion, the picked up hair can be lifted for thorough drying in the region of the scalp, in addition to building in volume. The inclination of the bristles preferably made from a flexible material provides a spring effect conveying a pleasant feeling to the user's scalp during combing and effecting a massage beneficial to the circulation of blood in the scalp.
Advantageously, several rows of bristles are arranged on the body, enabling a larger section of hair to be picked up as a result of which the time the user spends on hair care can be reduced, improving at the same time the massage effect.
By combining at least two rows to form a pair of rows and by arranging adjacent bristles of a pair of rows in relative parallel orientation, hair is received readily in the space between the bristles, and the guiding of individual strands of hair to the bristle root is improved.
In an advantageous further feature of the present invention, the bristles of a pair of rows are arranged on the body so their forward ends are oriented towards and away from each other alternately. As a result of this arrangement, the bristles oriented towards each other cause the hair to be directed towards the root of the bristles as it is combed, drawing it over the body between the bristles, whereby a smoothing effect occurs.
Advantageously
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Braun Aktiengesellschaft
Chin Randall E.
Podszus Edward S.
Scherbel David
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