Combined Patents (Class 132/148)
  • Patent number: 5449006
    Abstract: A hair treatment appliance having improved dispensing capable of multi-faceted operation in the care and treatment of human hair. A body is provided having generally a hollow chamber therein to receive an aerosol container. An opening in a wall of the chamber permits a dispensing valve of the aerosol container residing therein to dispense the contents of the container therethrough. A comb is secured to an end of the body and extends outwardly therefrom, with an optional brush attachment removably secured thereto, while at the opposite end, hair lifters, which are a plurality of spaced apart elongated members, are optionally provided. A cap is generally provided adjacent one end of the hollow body and acts as a closure for the hollow chamber that receives the aerosol container. The aerosol container is actuated by a linear moving trigger secured to the body on the opposite side of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: KB Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Hogan, Kathryn B. Park
  • Patent number: 5402805
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-directional hairstyling adjustable level barrette device. It includes a barrette member which has a first elongated frame and a second elongated frame with each of these frames having a plurality of teeth. The first elongated frame and the second elongated frame each have a first end and a second end and the first end of these frames are hingedly connected to one another and the second ends of these frames have an attachment mechanism which permits them to be removably attachable to one another. The comb member has a plurality of teeth and it has a comb member attachment mechanism so that it can be attached to the barrette member at a plurality of locations along the elongated length of the barrette member. For example, the attachment mechanism may be hooks, snaps or slide-ins or other attachment mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventor: Mary S. Barinas
  • Patent number: 5353817
    Abstract: A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array including a plurality of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the plurality of tines in the housing, apparatus for applying an electric potential between adjacent times whereby lice or other pests suitably disposed between adjacent tines are electrocuted and apparatus for selectable displacement of some of the plurality of tines relative to others of said plurality of tines to assist in cleaning thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Mepro Epilady Ltd.
    Inventors: Isaak Kantor, Moshe Fish, Yoel Zur
  • Patent number: 5285774
    Abstract: A nape and scalp stimulator for use in simultaneously massaging both sides of the nape of the human neck is disclosed. The stimulator includes: an elongated body having a top and a bottom surface as well as a peripheral rim extending between said surfaces, a plurality of narrow teeth integral with the body and depending from its bottom surface. Two rotatable T-shaped handles for retaining the stimulator within the hands of the user are joined to the stimulator body and extend from the top surface thereof. In an alternative embodiment of the stimulator, a hinge is provided within the elongated body thereby permitting adjacent stimulator elements to pivot relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Inventor: Stephen A. Stachurski
  • Patent number: 5259114
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting hair, which includes a comb assembly attached to the blades of a pair of scissors. The handles of the apparatus are identical so that the comb-shears may be reversed to conveniently enable the use of combs with different sized teeth on the two shear blades. The invention also provides for rubber grommets to be placed within the middle finger/thumb loops and for the placement of a rubber pad between the handle pivot stops for increased user comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Troy Shorter
  • Patent number: 5193557
    Abstract: A hair treatment appliance having improved dispensing capable of multi-faceted operation in the care and treatment of human hair. A body is provided having generally a hollow chamber therein to receive an aerosol container. An opening in a wall of the chamber permits a dispensing valve of the aerosol container residing therein to dispense the contents of the container therethrough. A comb is secured to an end of the body and extends outwardly therefrom, while at the opposite end, hair lifters, which are a plurality of spaced apart elongated members, are optionally provided. A cap is generally provided adjacent one end of the hollow body and acts as a closure for the hollow chamber that receives the aerosol container. The aerosol container is actuated by a linear moving trigger secured to the body on the opposite side of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Gary L. Hogan
  • Patent number: 5191907
    Abstract: An improved curling device is comprised of a horizontal, generally round base, having elongated main teeth vertically extending from around the edge of the base, interior of the base having one or more row(s) of smaller additional teeth, which are tightly spaced to sufficiently brush, tease and grab the hair. The outer row of teeth being tapered outwardly from a vertical plane as the outer teeth extend from the lower teeth ends to upper teeth tips. The bottom of the base is attached to the vertical holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Inventor: Suzy C. Hirzel
  • Patent number: 5178168
    Abstract: A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the tines in the housing, and apparatus for applying an electric potential between adjacent tines whereby lice or other pests suitably disposed between adjacent tines are electrocuted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Epilady International Inc.
    Inventor: Isaak Kantor
  • Patent number: 5107869
    Abstract: The hairdresser's comb of this invention has several structures which aid in increasing the accuracy of cutting the hair. The features include an adjustable angle stop so that a section of hair can be combed out and held at the proper angle with respect to the head and an adjustable finger stop so that the section of hair clamped between the fingers can be held at an accurate distance from the head for cutting that section of the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: Randy M. Henry
  • Patent number: 5072746
    Abstract: A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the tines in the housing, and apparatus for applying an electric potential between adjacent tines whereby lice or other pests suitably disposed between adjacent tines are electrocuted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Epilady International Inc.
    Inventor: Isaak Kantor
  • Patent number: 5022350
    Abstract: A grooming device for combing and pulling horse manes and the like comprises a pair of coactive handle members that are easily grasped in one hand. The handle members are pivotally connected and each is provided with a forceps-type hand grip portion and a clamping jaw portion. A transversely extending comb and first clamping member are mounted on one of the jaw portions while a second mating clamping member is provided on the opposite jaw portion. The clamping members are spring biased into an open position and are operative in response to relative movement of the hand grip portions for movement toward each other into an operative position clamping the strands of hair therebetween for pulling. The comb may be a replaceable member mountable on a clamping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Inventor: David B. Sequist
  • Patent number: 4974611
    Abstract: A combined shoe horn and comb including an end tooth forming a falciform arch for gripping the comb when using the shoe horn. A plurality of indents in the spine of the comb are oppositely disposed for convenient use with either the left or right hand.In an alternate embodiment the shoe horn portion of the invention consists of a plurality of elongate teeth in arcuate array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Inventor: Casimir M. Lazickas
  • Patent number: 4934855
    Abstract: A spray brush includes a brush head having a relatively flat panel formed with a number of openings extending therethrough. Additionally, the brush head has a number of laterally projecting fingers forming notches therebetween. The tubular handle of the brush serves as a reservoir for a supply of hair styling composition. Through the agency of a manually actuated pump mechanism, liquid is pumped from the reservoir through a nozzle reciprocally disposed in a longitudinal slot formed in the panel. Thus, the spray brush, when held in one of the stylist's hands, can be used simultaneously with a hair dryer, when held in the stylist's other hand, so that the hair styling composition can be directed onto a person's head while air from the dryer is directed through the openings and notches at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: A-Veda Corporation
    Inventor: Horst M. Recchelbacher
  • Patent number: 4905717
    Abstract: A comb comprised of an elongated back having integral substantially parallel teeth extending therefrom. A bubble-type level is rotatably mounted within a first recess provided in the comb back. The level is mounted to rotate about its longitudinal axis and is provided with a plurality of projections spaced at predetermined angular intervals arranged along one end of the level for cooperation with a second recess to form a "click-lock" arrangement with the second recess provided in a cooperating sidewall of the first recess to automatically lock the level into the desired orientation which may, for example, be right-lock, center-lock or left-lock orientations. The level facilitates leveling of the comb during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventors: Jonathan Taylor, Francis Bellofatto
  • Patent number: 4830031
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair comb to be used for cutting and trimming hair to a measured length. It includes at least two elongate legs each having two ends. Each leg has a transverse slot at one end serving to receive the spine of a hair comb. An elongate bottom piece is rigidly joined at each end to the other end of each side leg for spacing the legs apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Inventors: Juan A. Quinones, Nancy Quinones
  • Patent number: 4716915
    Abstract: A cosmetic device. The device includes a hand held carrying case which is shaped and dimensioned to be concealed on the person and to conceal a hair brush, hair spray reservoir and mirror within the carrying case. The hair spray reservoir and hair brush can be extended from the carrying case such that an individual can readily hold and manipulate the carrying case with one hand to brush his hair, to operate the spray reservoir, and to view his head and hair in the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Inventor: Wm. Robert Burns
  • Patent number: 4690279
    Abstract: A package for oral contraceptives that has the outward appearance of a hair brush. A first compartment serves as a pill storage compartment; it retains a three week supply of pills of the type that are individually packaged under a flexible bubble and collectively mounted on a frangible support surface. The floor of the first compartment is apertured and each aperture is pill-sized and positioned in registration with a pill under a bubble. A closure member such as a hinged lid masks the presence of the pill-storage compartment, but when the lid is open and a bubble is pressed against, the frangible support surface for the pill breaks and allows the pill to fall into a second compartment with an imperforate bottom. The second compartment is enclosed on three sides but open on a fourth so that a pill driven through its frangible support surface may be retrieved from such second compartment by tilting the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Inventor: Charles Hochberg
  • Patent number: 4651761
    Abstract: This invention concerns about an electric hair comb-clipper. It mainly uses a magnetism generator which, by its two magnetic poles, changes the polar of the two poles when AC current is on, enabling the swing block with two poles to swing up and down forcing a movable clipper blade to move back and forth straight as well. Below the movable blade, a comb is attached to the base for combing hair; after hair has been combed by the comb, the base is turned around for 90 degrees to have hair cut off by the movable blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Inventors: Ru H. Suen, Wen B. Hsu
  • Patent number: 4406296
    Abstract: A system of jewelry intended primarily though not exclusively for children incorporating an improved interconnectable bead. The improved interconnectable bead consists of a bead body having a male and a female connector and an opening through the bead body which is substantially perpendicular to an axis drawn through the male and female connectors. The bead body is strung on a string passed through the opening. The string ends are passed through a ring opening larger than the male connector and secured. The bead body may swivel freely until the male connector abuts the outer wall of the ring. If tension is applied to the string, the male connector will slip into the opening in the ring and thereby will be partially concealed. The improved bead may be used with hats and hair attachments and means for suspending it therefrom may be hook and loop fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Howard Wexler
    Inventors: Howard Wexler, Joseph Spano
  • Patent number: 4277193
    Abstract: A hair grooming device includes a brush head surrounded by a rotatable cover member having a lateral opening through which bristles on the brush head are exposable. A handle for the brush head includes a reservoir for a liquid treating agent and communicates through a passage in the brush head with small dispensing holes spaced among the bristles. The cover member is rotatable between a bristle exposed position in which the bristles are exposed through the lateral opening, and a bristle storage position in which the bristles are concealed within the cover member. The cover member has comb teeth thereon adjacent the lateral opening, and seals are provided between the brush head and cover member to prevent leakage of treating agent from the bristles in the bristle storage position of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1981
    Inventor: Ray Knaus