# US 2012/0073593 A1 · Hair debraider

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- Number: US 2012/0073593 A1
- Document ID: US20120073593A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/924,499
- Filed: 2010-09-29
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-29
- Inventors: Andrea Randolph
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073593A1

## CPC

- A45D 24/14: with handle designed to be attached to the hand of the user
- A45D 24/16: with brushes, pads, or the like whereon the additional devices are operable without more ado
- A46B 5/04: shaped as gloves or finger-stalls {or other special holding ways, e.g. by the tongue}
- A46B 7/042: {Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers}
- A45D 24/38: Comb supports
- A45D 2024/005: {for debraiding hair}
- A46B 15/0059: {Brushes with a comb}
- A46B 2200/104: Hair brush
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)

## Abstract

This invention is a cylindrical device placed on your finger or thumb and contains a 3 piece apparatus that can be detached coming out of the cylinder wither vertically at the apex, or on the sides. There is a pick sticking directly upwards from the finger and a mini comb and a brush between 90 to 180 degrees on each end of the pick (alternative manufacturing methods). The pick is pushed into the center of the braid and will break the braid apart. The comb or brush is used to straighten the hair as the pick breaks the braid apart. The entire process, while usually performed with two hands, can be accomplished with one hand thus making the device easier, less tiring and less expensive than alternative devices currently on the market.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A braid removal tool consisting of a round apparatus that fits on any finger or thumb; a pick consisting of two sharpened points coming out of the center of the round apparatus; and a mini comb and brush forming a 180 degree angle coming off the finger.

### Claim 2

These attachments can be placed either onto a vertical holder at the apex, or along the sides with the pick at the apex.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein said round apparatus is a rubber or leather thimble.

### Claim 3

All other current debraiding tools currently available need to be held with one hand while using the other to grasp the hair. While this tool can be used with both hand, it can also be used with one hand, thus making it much easier for individual use without tiring.