Hair highlighting applicator comb

Abstract

A hair highlighting applicator comb is taught which has a hollow body with comb teeth, housing a dual cartridge containing a separate viscous bleach dye compound and a formulated viscous accelerator compound with a dual plunger rod having rack teeth aligned with the dual cartridge. A lever handle is pivoted onto the comb body and includes a ratchet arm pivotally engaging the lever handle and meshing with the plunger rod rack teeth. When the handle is manually pivoted the plunger rod slides linearly forward, and compresses the cartridge forcing the separate compounds to flow between selected comb teeth. A mixer, in fluid communication between the cartridge and the teeth, forces the separate compounds to blend together highlighting a person's hair in a spaced relationship when the comb is drawn through ones hair and the lever is manually compressed simultaneously.

1 . A hair highlighting applicator comb which comprises:
 a comb body with teeth, a dual cartridge containing a separate viscous bleach dye and a formulated viscous accelerator compound that is positioned in the comb body, a dual plunger rod with rack teeth align with the dual cartridge, a lever handle and a ratchet arm pivotally mesh with the plunger rod rack teeth, when the lever handle is pivoted, the plunger rod compresses the cartridge forcing the compounds to flow between selected comb teeth, through a mixer, in fluid communication between the cartridge and the teeth, causing the separate viscous bleach dye and the formulated viscous accelerator compounds to blend together streaking hair when the comb is drawn through ones hair and the lever handle is simultaneously compressed.   
     
     
         2 . A hair highlighting applicator comb which comprises:
 a comb body having a plurality of comb teeth,   a dual cartridge containing separate a viscous bleach dye and a formulated viscous accelerator compound positioned within the comb body,   a dual plunger rod having rack teeth disposed within the comb body aligned with the dual cartridge,   a lever handle pivoted onto the comb body, and a ratchet arm pivotally engaging the lever handle meshing with the plunger rod rack teeth, such that when the lever handle is manually pivoted the plunger rod slides linearly forward, compressing the cartridge therefore forcing the compounds to flow between selected comb teeth, and   a mixer, in fluid communication between the cartridge and the teeth, forcing the separate viscous bleach dye and formulated viscous accelerator compounds to blend together streaking a person's hair in a spaced highlighting relationship when the applicator comb is drawn through ones hair and the lever is manually compressed simultaneously.   
     
     
         3 . A hair highlighting applicator comb which comprises:
 a hollow comb body having a plurality of comb teeth descending from the body, the body further having an access opening above the comb teeth,   a dual cartridge containing a separate viscous bleach dye compound and a formulated viscous accelerator compound therein, with the cartridge removeably positioned within the comb body through the access opening,   a dual plunger rod having a plurality of rack teeth spaced in a straight line, the plunger rod slideably disposed within the comb body in linear alignment with the dual cartridge,   a lever handle having a first end and a second end, with the first end pivoted onto the comb body adjacent to the comb teeth, and a ratchet arm pivotally engaging the second end of the lever handle with the ratchet arm meshing with the plunger rod rack teeth, such that when the handle is manually pivoted into the comb body the plunger rod slides linearly forward, under the urging of the ratchet arm, and compresses the cartridge interior forcing the cartridge compounds to flow between selected comb teeth in a controlled manner, and   a mixer, in fluid communication between the cartridge and the comb teeth, which forces the separate viscous bleach dye compound and formulated viscous accelerator compound to blend together forming a soft homogeneous emulsion paste streaking a person's hair in a spaced highlighting relationship when the applicator comb is drawn through ones hair and the lever handle is manually compressed simultaneously.   
     
     
         4 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said comb body further comprises two separate side halves each having opposed interconnecting means, a left side half having said access opening above the teeth and a right side half in essentially mirror image of the left side, except for the access opening, and the opposed interconnecting means, which are defined as a plurality of posts, pins and sockets. 
     
     
         5 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 4  wherein said comb teeth further comprises from at least  4  teeth to no more than 60 teeth with each tooth bonded together, said left side half and said right side half forming an integral rigid tooth member. 
     
     
         6 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said comb body further comprises a handle end and a comb end with the handle end having an opening on an under side sufficiently wide to receive said ratchet arm when engaging said plunger rod rack teeth, and the comb end sufficiently wide to house said dual plunger rod in a side by side horizontal configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said dual cartridge further comprises:
 a first tube and a second tube connected longitudinally together each tube individually having one end formed with a reduced neck and a nozzle and, an opposed end having a full diameter open end, 
 a lifting tab integrally formed on a rear outside surface of the first tube, for lifting and removing said cartridge from said comb body, and 
 the first tube having a viscous bleach dye compound of a selected color and the second tube a viscous accelerator compound, or the compounds may be reversed in each tube. 
 
     
     
         8 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 7  further comprising:
 a resilient dual mixer gasket attached to said first cartridge tube nozzle and said second cartridge tube nozzle in concert, 
 an individual resilient stopper in each first cartridge tube and each second cartridge tube with each stopper having an irregular shaped hole therein for releasing air pressure when said cartridge is originally filled with said viscous compound, and 
 a stopper plug is inserted in the irregular shaped hole to seal each first cartridge tube and each second cartridge tube. 
 
     
     
         9 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said dual plunger rod having a plurality of rack teeth spaced in a straight line further having said plurality of rack teeth facing downwardly from said comb body handle, and a downwardly angled gripping flange formed on a distal end of said plunger rod, also said dual plunger rod extending outwardly from said comb body through a rectangular slot formed within said comb body. 
     
     
         10 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  further comprising an extension spring attached between said comb body and said dual plunger rod for drawing said dual plunger rod into said dual cartridge while maintaining a linear force until incrementally released by said lever handle operation. 
     
     
         11 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said lever handle is pivotally attached to said comb body with an integrally formed post having a mating socket. 
     
     
         12 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said ratchet arm further comprises:
 a plurality of ratchet arm teeth configured to mate with said dual plunge rod rack teeth, 
 a dowel pin pivotally attached between said ratchet arm and said lever handle, and 
 a torsion spring attached to the dowel pin for urging the plurality of ratchet arm teeth to continually mesh with said dual plunge rod rack teeth until released by said lever handle. 
 
     
     
         13 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said mixer further comprises a mixer left half and a mixer right half mated together within said comb body. 
     
     
         14 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 13  wherein said mixer left half and said mixer right half mated together form a mixing chamber therein. 
     
     
         15 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 14  further comprises a mixer insert disposed within said mixing chamber. 
     
     
         16 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 15  wherein said mixer left half and said mixer right half further comprise each half having an opposed manifold groove therein, when mated together form a complete manifold conduit connecting from said dual cartridge through said mixer insert, in said mixing chamber, to a specific location adjacent to said comb teeth, wherein the specific location is a plurality of comb teeth root junctions which are each spaced apart from a pair of said comb body teeth. 
     
     
         17 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 16  wherein said plurality of teeth root junctions further comprise at least two comb teeth root junctions. 
     
     
         18 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 14  further comprising a mixer top positioned onto said mixer left half and said mixer right half when mated together, in fluid communication with said dual cartridge and said mixing chamber. 
     
     
         19 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said comb body, said dual cartridge, said dual plunger, said lever handle, said ratchet arm and said mixer are formed of thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of cellulose, phenolic, phenylene oxide, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, acetyl, polyimide and poly vinyl chloride. 
     
     
         20 . The hair highlighting applicator comb as recited in  claim 3  wherein said comb body, said dual cartridge, said dual plunger, said lever handle, said ratchet arm and said mixer are visually transparent.