Toilet – Hair device – Comb
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-15
2001-06-12
Wilson, John J. (Department: 3732)
Toilet
Hair device
Comb
C132S112000, C433S080000, C601S165000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06244273
ABSTRACT:
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention was first described in Disclosure Document Number 448153 filed on Dec. 4, 1998. There are no previously filed, nor currently any co-pending applications, anywhere in the world.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to hair care products and, more particularly, to a comb with internal conduits for delivering water and dispensing hair care products from the tips of the comb.
2. Description of the Related Art
Personal hair styles are as unique as one's personality. In the world of hair styling, there are literally thousands of styles from which to choose. While the styles are many, most stylists and beauticians agree that proper grooming and maintenance of one's hair is just as important as styling hair. As a result, most people undergo a regimen of washing and rinsing their hair, applying conditioners and treatments that maintain not only the hair but the scalp as well. After properly shampooing, rinsing and conditioning the hair, it is dried and combed in order to maintain it in a tangle-free condition, ready for styling. While this process is necessary in maintaining one's hair style, it also can become a burden. Accordingly, there is a constant need for new and innovative products that will serve to aid and enhance the process of maintaining ones hair. The development of the Water Comb fulfills this need.
The Water Comb is a device that serves to combine several of the steps required in the hair grooming process. Consisting of an otherwise conventional comb structure, the device includes a system of internal water delivery conduits that dispense water from the tips of the comb teeth. The water is delivered to the comb via a hose that includes a variety of interchangeable attachment devices for connecting to a shower head or bathtub spigot. Arranged in-line with the hose is a reservoir that meters in shampoo or conditioner as the water passes therethrough. During use, the user simply passes the comb through their hair as they would normally do when using a conventional comb or brush. The comb applies the shampoo/conditioner while massaging the scalp and combing the hair, washing, rinsing and grooming the hair and thus performing the required tasks simultaneously in a quick and convenient fashion. As a result, use of the Water Comb allows one to follow proper hair care practices, free of the burdens associated with traditional methods.
In the related art, there exists many patents for similar hollow core to comb/product dispensers with internal conduits that deliver hair care products such as dyes, perfume, water, treatment solutions and the like to the hair. These products generally have a reservoir for holding the dispensed product or are connected to a conventional container holding the product. However, none of these patents disclose connecting a water source via a flexible hose to the comb in addition to being able to dispense a hair care product. U.S. Pat. No. 3,754,557, issued on Aug. 28, 1973 to Moore discloses a hollow comb having conduits for delivering fluids to the scalp. The comb has a threaded aperture for receiving the threaded necks of fluid containers such as shampoo bottles and the like, or, selectively, the threaded coupling end of a flexible hose. The present invention is distinct from this invention in that the Moore invention is not designed to deliver both a hair care product and water to the scalp simultaneously. The present invention is specifically designed to receive a water source and dispense a hair care product to the scalp at the same time.
A search of the prior art did not disclose any patents that read directly on the claims of the instant invention; however, the following references were considered related:
U.S. Pat. No.
Inventor
Issue Date
5,803,093
Romano
September 8, 1998
5,483,979
Bertieri
Jan. 16, 1996
3,754,557
Moore
August 28, 1973
5,365,880
South
November 22, 1994
5,289,835
Harlan et al.
March 1, 1994
5,725,130
Kluge et al.
March 10,1998
5,339,839
Forcelledo et al.
Aug. 23, 1994
5,311,887
Ramsey
May 17, 1994
5,056,480
Murray, Sr.
Oct. 15, 1991
3,147,757
Hofmann
Not Available
1,667,631
Mach
April 28, 1928
841,175
Phinney
Not Available
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved hair grooming device with the combined functionality of a hair care product dispenser and water applicator.
It is a feature of the present invention to provide water conduits to deliver water to the scalp.
It is another feature of the present invention to store and automatically meter shampoo and conditioner.
It is yet another feature of the present invention to provide universal/interchangeable connections to allow connection to the shower head, faucet, or spigot.
It is still yet another feature of the present invention to enable one to wash and rinse hair.
It is yet still another feature of the present invention to enable one to comb hair.
It is another feature of the present invention to enable one to massage the scalp.
Briefly described according to one embodiment of the present invention, a Water Comb is provided comprised of an otherwise conventional comb structure, a system of internal water delivery conduits for dispensing from the tips of the comb teeth, a flexible hose with a variety of interchangeable attachment devices for connecting to a shower head or bathtub spigot, a valve located in the handle for controlling water flow, and an internal reservoir for receiving and dispensing conventional hair care products. One simply connects the device to a suitable water source such as the shower head, fills with the desired hair care product, and opens the valve on the handle to allow water and the hair care product to be dispensed from the tips of the comb.
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patent: 3593707 (1971-07-01), Pifer
patent: 3754557 (1973-08-01), Moore
patent: 3854489 (1974-12-01), Doyle et al.
patent: 4376441 (1983-03-01), Duncan
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patent: 5934902 (1999-08-01), Abahusayn
patent: 6089865 (2000-07-01), Edgar
Corrigan Michael J.
Doan Robyn Kieu
Gugliotta John D.
Higgins Lieutenant
Wilson John J.
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