Backcombing brush
AssigneeTangle Teezer Limited
InventorsShaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
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Abstract
A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
Claims21
A hair care device comprising an array of bristles, each bristle extending from a base to a free end;
- the array of bristles including bristles of at least two lengths, bristles of a first length being less than half of the length of the bristles of a second length, wherein some of the bristles comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end, some of the bristles do not comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end, and the bristles alternate between bristles comprising first and second portions and bristles not comprising first and second portions.
A hair care device comprising an array of bristles, each bristle extending from a base to a free end;
- the bristles being arranged in two or more offset rows wherein:
- some of the bristles in a first row comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end,
- some of the bristles in an adjacent second row do not comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end, and
- the bristles in the rows alternate between bristles comprising first and second portions and bristles not comprising first and second portions;
- wherein the centrelines of the rows are spaced apart such that no part, or substantially no part, of the bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row;
- and/or when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the bristles, or the width of substantially all of the bristles is less than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row, such that no space, or substantially no space between bristles in an adjacent row is occluded.
A hair care device comprising an array of bristles, each bristle extending from a base to a free end;
- the bristles being arranged in one or more rows wherein:
- some of the bristles comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end,
- some of the bristles do not comprise a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end, and
- the bristles in the rows alternate between bristles comprising first and second portions and bristles not comprising first and second portions, and wherein, the array of bristles is arranged such that the tips of the bristles define a surface comprising a concave shape in the longitudinal direction, and a convex shape in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
A hair care device comprising an array of bristles, each bristle extending from a base to a free end;
- the array of bristles being arranged in one or more rows wherein:
- some of the array of bristles comprise an elongate transverse cross section;
- some of the array of bristles comprise a non-elongate transverse cross section, and wherein the array of bristles in the rows alternate between bristles comprising an elongate transverse cross section and bristles comprising a non-elongate transverse cross section, wherein at least half the bristles comprising an elongate transverse cross section are surrounded by at least four adjacent bristles comprising a non-elongate transverse cross section.
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