Applicator brush

Abstract

A brush for applying hair treatment liquid, such as coloring, to a person's hair and for preparing the hair beforehand comprising an elongated, thin, flat brush body carrying a wide array of bristles at one end and an elongated narrow pick at the opposite end which is a longitudinal extension of the brush body.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An applicator brush for applying hair treatment liquid to a person's hair comprising: a thin, elongated brush body having a wide head and a narrower handle extending away from said head at one end thereof, a plurality of bristles joined to said head at the opposite end thereof and arrayed across substantially the full width of said head, and a narrow elongated pick joined to said handle at the end of the latter away from said head and extending longitudinally away from said handle, said pick throughout its extent being substantially narrower than said handle and terminating in a rounded tip away from said handle for engaging the person's hair to form a partition in the hair and to engage groups of hair strands to weave and slice the hair in preparation for the application of hair treatment liquid thereto by said bristles.  
     
     
         2 . A brush according to  claim 1 , wherein said pick is of metal and is substantially rigid.  
     
     
         3 . A brush according to  claim 1 , wherein: said brush body has a curved neck connecting said head to said handle, said neck being progressively narrower away from said head to said handle, and said brush body has generally flat opposite major faces and is thin between said major faces; and said bristles are located between the planes of said opposite major faces.  
     
     
         4 . A brush according to  claim 3 , wherein said pick is of metal and is substantially rigid.