Hair brush cleaner and sanitizer

Abstract

A hair brush cleaner and sanitizer, having a hair remover section for removing hair from hair brushes placed into it. The hair remover section includes a pair of shafts with hair removing tines thereon, the shafts being mounted to rotate in opposite directions in such manner that the tines move between the hair brush bristles during operation, a motor for rotating the shafts, a drive train connected between the motor and the shafts to rotate the shafts in opposite directions, and switch means for actuating the motor for a predetermined period of time when it is desired to clean a hair brush located in the hair remover section by the moving tines contacting or moving between the bristles of a hair brush to remove hair therefrom. The device also includes a sanitizing section for sanitizing the hair brush and including a removable jar with a sanitizing solution disposed therein with an opening at the top of sufficient size to allow a hairbrush to be placed therein. The device further includes an ultra violet drying and sanitizing section including at least one light and switch means for actuating the light for a predetermined period of time when it is desired to sanitize a hair brush located therein. Also, means can be provided for mounting the device slidably under a counter so that it can be slid out from under the counter so an operator can obtain access thereto.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.