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US 6,279,582 B1Granted
Hairbrush having a brush seat provided with slidable bristles thereto
OwnerHuo-Pia Wanginventor
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Abstract
A hairbrush includes a handle body formed with a hollow brush seat on one end. The brush seat has a bottom wall, and defines a bristle accommodating space above the bottom wall. The bottom wall is formed with a row of bristle holes therethrough. A flexible bristle retention member is disposed on the bottom wall inside the bristle accommodating space. Each of a plurality of bristles has a head portion connected to the bristle retention member, a middle portion that passes slidably through a respective one of the bristle holes, and a tip portion disposed outwardly of the bristle accommodating space.
Claims3
A hairbrush comprising:
- a handle body formed with a hollow brush seat on one end, said brush seat having a bottom wall and defining a bristle accommodating space above said bottom wall, said bottom wall being formed with a row of bristle holes therethrough;
- a flexible bristle retention member disposed on said bottom wall inside said bristle accommodating space;
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- a plurality of bristles, each of which has a head portion connected to said bristle retention member, a middle portion passing slidably through a respective one of said bristle holes, and a tip portion disposed outwardly of said bristle accommodating space, wherein said bristle retention member is formed as a flexible plate having a longitudinal slit, and a plurality of bristle retaining holes are disposed along said slit and aligned respectively with said bristle holes of said bottom wall.
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A hairbrush comprising:
- a handle body formed with a hollow brush seat on one end, said brush seat having a bottom wall and defining a bristle accommodating space above said bottom wall, said bottom wall being formed with a row of bristle holes therethrough;
- a flexible bristle retention member disposed on said bottom wall inside said bristle accommodating space;
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- a plurality of bristles, each of which has a head portion connected to said bristle retention member, a middle portion passing slidably through a respective one of said bristle holes, and a tip portion disposed outwardly of said bristle accommodating space, wherein said brush seat further has a looped surrounding wall that extends upwardly from a periphery of said bottom walls so as to confine said bristle accommodating space therewith, and a top cover mounted on an upper end of said surrounding wall opposite to said bottom wall to close said bristle accommodating space, said hairbrush further comprising a biasing unit disposed in said bristle accommodating space for biasing said bristles to extend outwardly of said bristle accommodating space, wherein said biasing unit includes a curved leaf spring having a convex intermediate portion that abuts against said top cover, and two distal end portions that pressaid bristle retention member against said bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.