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US 6,029,307 AGranted
Quick connect brush handle and multi-brush kit
OwnerThomas Baudoininventor
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Abstract
A kit for aiding in the drying and curling of hair has a plurality of brushes which may be twisted into the hair and allowed to remain for a period of time to set a curl. Each of the brushes has a connector to which a handle can be removably attached such that a single handle can be used with all of the brushes in the kit.
Claims17
A hairstyling brush kit having individual brushes and a detachable handle for aiding in rolling the brushes into a user's hair, said kit comprising in combination,
- a plurality of said brushes,
- each of said brushes having a central core with a plurality of bristles extending radially therefrom defining a generally round hairstyling brush,
- each of said brushes having a connector at one end of said core,
- a detachable handle for use in connection with said plurality of brushes,
- attachment means including a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers on said handle for removably attaching said handle to each of said connectors of said plurality of brushes, one at a time.
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A kit comprising in combination,
- a plurality of brushes,
- each of said brushes having a core with a plurality of bristles extending radially therefrom,
- each of said brushes having a connector at one end of said core, said connector being generally conical in shape,
- a handle,
- attachment means including a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers on said handle for removably attaching said handle to one of said connectors of one of said plurality of brushes.
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A hair brush comprising,
- a brush core having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom,
- said brush core having a frustoconical end portion, said frustoconical end portion having an annular groove thereon,
- a brush handle having a connecting end for detachably connecting to said frustoconical end portion, said connecting end comprising a plurality of flexible fingers extending axially therefrom, said fingers having inner surfaces,
- a tubular collar slidable around said connecting end and said fingers from a first position wherein said ends of said fingers are retained against being deflected radially outward and a second position wherein said ends of said fingers are not retained against being deflected radially outward, and
- an annular flange on one of said frustoconical end portion and said inner surfaces and a complementary annular groove on the other of said frustoconical end and said inner surfaces, whereby said annular flange is retained in said annular groove for locking said brush handle into said brush core when said tubular collar is in said first position and said fingers are deflected radially outward for disconnecting said brush handle from said core when said tubular collar is in said second position.
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A quick connect-disconnect hair brush comprising:
- a handle sized to be comfortably grasped by a user, said handle having a distal end and an opposing female connection end, said female connection end including an annular sleeve thereover that is movable axially therealong,
- a brush including a central core having a plurality of flexible members extending radially therefrom, and a male connection at one end thereof shaped for mating engagement with said female connection end of said handle, and
- axial movement of said annular sleeve along said handle providing a quick connect-disconnect function for engaging or disengaging said handle on said brush.
A quick connect-disconnect hair brush comprising:
- a handle sized to be comfortably grasped by a user, said handle having a distal end and an opposing end including one of a male and a female connection end,
- a brush including a central core having a plurality of flexible members extending radially therefrom, and the other of a male and a female connection at one end thereof shaped for mating engagement with the other of said male and female connection ends on said handle,
- said female connection end including an annular sleeve thereover that is movable axially therealong, and
- axial movement of said annular sleeve along said female end providing a quick connect-disconnect function for engaging or disengaging said handle on said brush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.