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US 2013/0340781 A1Published application
Oil absorbing comb
OwnerFrank Thomas Liebel, Anne Younginventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to an oil absorbing comb and methods for its use. The novel comb of this invention is capable of absorbing significant amounts of oil from mammalian hair or other substrates and methods of using said comb.
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A comb capable of absorbing oily residue from hair comprising:
- (a) A body comprising at least one row of at least three comb teeth said teeth being spaced apart from each other and having a distal end and a proximal end in relation to said body;
- (b) Said body comprising an elongated body member to which said comb teeth are attached:
- (c) Said body and comb teeth comprising an absorbent material having a density of less than about 8 gm/mL;
- and a porosity of from about 0.3 to about 0.7 (100 μm to 5 μm, ml/g).
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A method of removing oil from mammalian hair comprising stroking said hair with an oil absorbing comb comprising
- (a) A body comprising at least one row of at least three comb teeth said teeth being spaced apart from each other and having a distal end and a proximal end in relation to said body;
- (b) Said body comprising an elongated body member to which said comb teeth are attached:
- Said body and comb teeth comprising an absorbent material having a density of less than about 8 gm/mL;
- and a porosity of from about 0.3 to about 0.7 (100 μm to 5 μm, ml/g).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.