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US 5,911,226 AGranted
Temperature indicating hair brush
OwnerMichael Victor Vecchiola, Patricia M. Coyneinventors
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Abstract
A hairbrush, the surface of which changes colour with temperature, is used to improve the set of human hair during a grooming process. The bristles of the brush may be of a colour temperature dependent nature as well as the surface on which the bristles are mounted or protrude.
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A hairdressing brush for curling hair comprising a handle and an associated brush head,
- said head being attached to said handle and being in the form of a foraminous member having an outer shell which is a surface of revolution and wherein,
- bristles protrude from said foraminous member and, said surface of said shell exhibits a colour change when said shell is heated to a temperature in the range of about 100.degree.-110.degree. F.
A method of treating human hair comprising,
- providing a human head with hair growing therefrom,
- wetting said hair with water,
- selecting suitable locks of said hair for treatment,
- progressively winding said selected locks of hair about a hairbrush, the surface of which changes colour when said surface reaches a temperature in the range of about 100.degree.-110.degree. F. and
- heating said hair and hairbrush with a hairdryer until the surface of said brush changes colour, and
- subsequently blowing unheated air on said previously heated hair and brush until the hair and brush have cooled sufficiently to "set" said hair.
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A method of treating human hair comprising,
- providing a human head with hair growing therefrom,
- wetting said hair with water,
- selecting suitable locks of said hair for treatment,
- progressively winding said selected locks of hair about a hairbrush, the surface of which changes colour when said surface reaches a temperature in the range of 150.degree.-160.degree. F., and
- heating said hair and hairbrush with a hairdryer until the surface of said brush changes colour, and
- subsequently blowing unheated air on said previously heated hair and brush until the hair and brush have cooled sufficiently to "set" said hair.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.