Animal form hairbrush

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an animal form and a hairbrush member. The animal form includes an outer material. The animal form also includes a body portion formed in the outer material. The animal form also includes a head portion formed in the outer material and coupled to the body portion. The hairbrush member is coupled to the animal form. The hairbrush member includes a support member and a plurality of brushing members coupled to the support member. The animal form is coupled to the hairbrush member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an animal form, comprising:
 an outer material, 
 a body portion formed in the outer material; 
 a head portion formed in the outer material and coupled to the body portion, and 
   a hairbrush member coupled to the animal form, the hairbrush member, comprising:
 a support member, and 
 a plurality of brushing members coupled to the support member; 
   wherein the animal form is coupled to the hairbrush member.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the animal form is deformable. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the animal form further comprises at least one appendage portion. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein:
 at least one of the at least one appendage portions moves between a retracted position and an extended position, and   the at least one of the at least one appendage portions is sized to be gripped by a human hand.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support member is configurable between a substantially convex and a substantially concave shape. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the animal form further comprises a cavity and an opening, and   the support member is coupled to the animal form at the opening.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the animal form further comprises a fill material at least partially contained by the outer material. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of brushing members comprises tines. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the tines further comprise ball ends disposed at an end of each of the tines distal from the support member. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of brushing members comprises bristles. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a body comprising a flexible outer material enclosing a deformable fill, the body forming a caricature of an animal; and   a hairbrush member coupled to the body, the hairbrush member comprising:
 a support member; and 
 a plurality of brushing members coupled to and extending from the support member. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the body further comprises at least one of a head portion and an appendage portion. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the body further comprises a cavity and an opening defined in the body. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the support member is coupled to the body to substantially occupy the opening. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the support member is deformably positionable in a convex position, relative to the body, wherein the support member bows outward with the plurality of brushing members extending outward from the support member and protruding beyond the cavity and the body, the support member being further positionable in a concave position with the support member bowing inward, relative to the body, the plurality of brushing members remaining within the cavity without protruding beyond the body. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hairbrush member is removably coupled to the body. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hairbrush member is permanently coupled to the body. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of brushing members comprises tines. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the tines further comprise ball ends disposed at an end of each of the tines distal from the support member. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of brushing members comprises bristles.