Hair brush and other bristled items, and their methods of manufacture and use

Abstract

A hair brush is disclosed herein that includes a handle, a base and a plurality of bristles, wherein the base and the plurality of bristles are one single continuous component. A method of producing a sanitary hair brush comprises: a) providing at least one curable material, b) injection molding the at least one material into a mold in order to produce a base, a handle, a plurality of bristles or a combination thereof as one single continuous component. Another method of producing a sanitary bristled item includes: a) providing at least two curable materials, wherein a first curable material is chemically different from a second curable material, b) injection molding the at least two materials separately into a mold in order to produce a base, a handle, a plurality of bristles or a combination thereof as one single continuous component, wherein the first curable material is used to form the plurality of bristles and the second curable material is used to form the handle and the base. Bristled items produced from these methods are also contemplated.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sanitary hair brush, comprising:
 a handle,   a base, and   a plurality of bristles, wherein the base and the handle comprise a first curable material and the plurality of bristles comprise a second curable material, and wherein the base and the plurality of bristles are one single continuous component.   
     
     
         2 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is one continuous component with the base and the plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         3 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is detachable from the continuous component. 
     
     
         4 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle, the base and the plurality of bristles comprise different materials, wherein the handle and the base are curable into a hard material and the plurality of bristles are curable into a flexible material. 
     
     
         5 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the first curable material and the second curable material are chemically different from one another. 
     
     
         6 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is a plastic handle designed to be rinsed off and reused. 
     
     
         7 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is round and comprises a grippable material. 
     
     
         8 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises an inner compartment that can hold a small item. 
     
     
         9 . The hair brush of  claim 8 , wherein the small item comprises a lipstick or a small bottle of hairspray. 
     
     
         10 . The hair brush of  claim 1 , wherein the brush is formed by injection molding. 
     
     
         11 . The hair brush of one of  claim 4  or  5 , wherein the material comprises plastic, polymer material, composite material, graphite material, metal-based material or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . A method of producing a sanitary hair brush comprising:
 providing at least two curable materials, wherein a first curable material is chemically different from a second curable material, and   injection molding the at least two materials separately into a mold in order to produce a base, a handle, a plurality of bristles or a combination thereof as one single continuous component, wherein the first curable material is used to form the plurality of bristles and the second curable material is used to form the handle and the base.   
     
     
         13 . A method of producing a sanitary bristled item, comprising:
 providing at least two curable materials, wherein a first curable material is chemically different from a second curable material,   injection molding the at least two materials into a mold in order to produce a base, a handle, a plurality of bristles or a combination thereof as one single continuous component, wherein the first curable material is used to form the plurality of bristles and the second curable material is used to form the handle and the base.   
     
     
         14 . A sanitary bristled item produced from the method of  claim 13 .