Ergonomic brush with magnet

Abstract

A grooming brush includes a body having a convex top surface with multiple tooled finger grooves arranged to accommodate multiple hand positions and/or right and left-handed grasps. This ergonomic grip reduces hand and wrist strain and fatigue. The bottom surface of the brush body is equipped with a flexibly attached configuration of bristles. A magnet is fixed within the body of the brush with one pole (e.g., south) in the direction of the top surface and the groomer's hand, and the other pole (e.g., north) in the direction of the bottom surface and the grooming subject. With metal bristles, the magnetic field at the skin surface of the grooming subject may be enhanced by the proximity of the magnetized bristles. The groomer and the grooming subject may thus experience the benefits of magnetic therapy through the grooming process.

1 . A brush comprising: 
 a body having a top surface and a bottom surface;    said top surface comprising a plurality of grooves ergonomically arranged to receive a plurality of fingers for grasping said apparatus;    said bottom surface comprising a plurality of bristles; and    a magnet disposed within said body.    
   
   
       2 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of grooves are configured for hand positions with a left hand and a right hand.  
   
   
       3 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of grooves are configured to accept a range of hand sizes  
   
   
       4 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of grooves are configured to receive said plurality of fingers in a plurality of hand positions.  
   
   
       5 . The brush of  claim 4 , wherein said plurality of grooves are configured to ergonomically receive said plurality of fingers: 
 in a first hand position with said hand in line with a long axis of said brush; and    in a second hand position with said hand tangential to said long axis of said brush.    
   
   
       6 . The brush of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of grooves are further configured to ergonomically receive said plurality of fingers in a third hand position with said hand at an angle between said long axis and a short axis of said brush.  
   
   
       7 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said bristles comprise a metallic material that is magnetized by said magnet.  
   
   
       8 . The brush of  claim 1:   wherein said magnet is positioned with a first magnetic pole facing said top surface to expose a hand on said top surface to a magnetic field; and    wherein said magnet is positioned with a second magnetic pole facing said bristles to expose a grooming subject to said magnetic field.    
   
   
       9 . The brush of  claim 8 , wherein said first pole is the north pole and said second pole is the south pole.  
   
   
       10 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said magnet comprises a set of magnets.  
   
   
       11 . The brush of  claim 1 , wherein said magnet comprises a ferrite magnet.  
   
   
       12 . A brush comprising: 
 a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said top surface is configured to be held by a user, and wherein said bottom surface comprises a plurality of bristles; and    a magnetic element disposed within said body.    
   
   
       13 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said magnetic element comprises one or more magnets affixed to an underside of said top surface.  
   
   
       14 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said top surface is ergonomically shaped to accommodate an open handed grip.  
   
   
       15 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said bristles are magnetized by said magnetic element.  
   
   
       16 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said top surface comprises a plurality of finger grooves configured to accept a plurality of hand positions.  
   
   
       17 . The brush of  claim 16 , wherein said top surface is oval shaped with said plurality of finger grooves disposed around a perimeter of said top surface.  
   
   
       18 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said brush is configured to expose a hand grasping said top surface to a magnetic field generated by said magnetic element.  
   
   
       19 . The brush of  claim 12 , wherein said brush is configured to expose a grooming subject to a magnetic field generated by said magnetic element.  
   
   
       20 . A brush comprising: 
 a top element configured as a grasping surface with a plurality of grooves for receiving a plurality of fingers in one of a plurality of supported hand positions;    a bottom element configured as a grooming surface with a plurality of bristles, wherein said bottom element is configured to engage said top element to form a hollow body;    a magnet disposed within said hollow body, said magnet exerting a magnetic field over said grasping surface and said grooming surface.