Motorized hair brush apparatus having plural discrete bristle rollers

Abstract

A motorized hair brush apparatus for providing a plurality of rotating cylinders full of brush bristles which can be employed to brush one's hair includes a base housing defining a rigid, substantially hollow structure having a rigid top exterior surface and an open bottom from which a plurality of aligned rotary brush members extending. The base housing, shaped and sized to allow a user to hold it with one hand, additionally includes a plurality of textured sections provide an enhanced gripping surface. An internal electric motor is operatively connected to each of the brush members so as to allow mechanical energy produced by the motor to rotate each of the brush members in a brushing direction simultaneously. According, a user can either hold or stroke the motorized hair brush apparatus over their hair and the rotating brush members will execute the desired brushstrokes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A motorized hair brush apparatus, comprising:
 a base housing defining a rigid, substantially hollow body having an exterior top surface and a bottom brush opening;   a plurality of rotary brush members integral with said base housing and aligned to rotate over a single plane, wherein said brush members are configured such that no more than half of each brush members extends from the bottom brush opening; and   an electric motor operatively connected to a power source and said brush members such that the provision of electricity from the power source to the motor causes the motor to rotate each of the brush members in the same direction.   
     
     
         2 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said exterior top surface defines an arcuate structure which includes a plurality of textured sections, thereby providing an enhanced gripping surface. 
     
     
         3 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said motor is operative to rotate each of the brush members simultaneously at the same speed. 
     
     
         4 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 1 , additionally comprising an electric switch operatively connected to the motor and power source so as to enable selective provision of electricity from the power source to the motor. 
     
     
         5 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the electric switch defines a toggle switch. 
     
     
         6 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the electric switch defines a momentary switch. 
     
     
         7 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said motor includes an integral locking system operative to lock a rotor on the motor in the absence of electricity. 
     
     
         8 . A motorized hair brush apparatus, comprising:
 a base housing defining a rigid, substantially hollow body having an exterior top surface which includes a plurality of textured sections, thereby providing an enhanced gripping surface, and a bottom brush opening;   a plurality of rotary brush members integral with said base housing and aligned to rotate over a single plane, wherein said brush members are configured such that no more than half of each brush members extends from the bottom brush opening;   an electric motor operatively connected to a power source and said brush members such that the provision of electricity from the power source to the motor causes the motor to rotate each of the brush members simultaneously in the same direction at the same speed, wherein said motor includes an integral locking system operative to lock a rotor on the motor in the absence of electricity;   an electric switch operatively connected to the motor and power source so as to enable selective provision of electricity from the power source to the motor.   
     
     
         9 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the electric switch defines a toggle switch. 
     
     
         10 . The motorized hair brush apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the electric switch defines a momentary switch.