Self-Cleaning Comfort Hair Brush and Roller and System for Selecting a Brush from a Plurality of Brushes According to Hair Type

Abstract

A hair brush includes a body, a cushion pad, and a plurality of bristles. The body includes at least a partial cavity at a first end, and the cavity includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of apertures. A cushion pad having a first surface is disposed near the front portion of the cavity when the hair brush is in a user position, and is disposed near a second surface located near the rear portion of the cavity when the hair brush is in a cleaning position. The plurality of bristles are disposed on the cushion pad, and have a first end that bristles extend substantially perpendicular from the first surface of the cushion pad through the apertures in the front portion of the body.

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         6 . A hair brush comprising: 
 a body including a generally cylindrical portion disposed near the first end of the body, the generally cylindrical portion including an outer surface and a plurality of apertures;    a central elongate portion disposed at least partially inside the cylindrical portion includes a first end and a second end; and    a plurality of bristles having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the bristles extend from the central elongate portion through the apertures in the cylindrical portion of the body, and wherein the second end of the bristles are disposed near the outer surface of the cylindrical portion in a cleaning position, and are disposed away from the outer surface of the cylindrical portion in a user position.    
     
     
         7 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , further including a handle disposed near a second end of the body.  
     
     
         8 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , wherein the generally cylindrical portion has a circular cross-section.  
     
     
         9 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , wherein the second end of the plurality of bristles has a generally spherical shape.  
     
     
         10 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , wherein the central elongate portion is disposed in the along a central axis of the cylindrical portion.  
     
     
         11 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , further including a first end cap disposed on a first end of the generally cylindrical portion, and a second end cap disposed on a second end of the generally cylindrical portion.  
     
     
         12 . The hair brush of  claim 11 , further including a handle extending from the second end cap.  
     
     
         13 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , further including an activation button operatively connected to the central elongate portion for changing the hair brush from a user position to a cleaning position.  
     
     
         14 . The hair brush of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of bristles are oriented generally perpendicular to the central elongate portion in the user position and are angled relative to the central elongate portion in the cleaning position.  
     
     
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         51 . The hair brush of  claim 11 , further including a handle integral to the second end cap.  
     
     
         52 . The hair brush of  claim 11 , wherein the outer surface of the body is generally planar with an outer surface of the second end cap.  
     
     
         53 . The hair brush of  claim 11 , wherein the outer surface of the body is generally planar with an outer surface of the first end cap.