BACKGROUND
Combing hair is an essential part of grooming that is practiced by people all over the world with efforts ranging from self-grooming to costly and time-consuming sessions at special parlors with highly trained staff using thoroughly researched products. In grooming hair, essential devices for combing through and styling hair include combs, brushes, fluids such as oils, keratin, serums, conditioners, coloring fluids, gloss and shine inducing agents, and so on, not taking into consideration curlers, straighteners, etc., that significantly alter hair structure and shape. However, when considering painstaking grooming of hair after washing and cleaning the hair, multiple products are typically used. For example, dried hair has to be detangled and problems due to electrostatics taken care of. Then, oils, serums, or medicated fluids are applied to the scalp or the hair to treat the scalp or to strengthen, shine, color, medicate, remove frizz, style, or otherwise manage the hair. Then, the hair with applied fluid has to be combed or brushed to whip it into a desired shape or to braid the hair. The presence of umpteen number of products for each step of the grooming notwithstanding, people experiment with at least a few different products that are good in some aspects but leave something to be desired in others while not sitting well with the other products used in the other steps of grooming the hair. For example, despite using an oil to reduce friction between hair and a comb that rakes through hair, certain combs might tug at hair follicles leading to increased loss of hair. A brush might be more useful in certain situations while the same hair is better served by a comb in other situations. In addition, head massages often involve use of fluids and stimulation of the scalp for relaxation. Staff at salons also end up with a range of products that perform similar functions but possess differences in design and methods. Staff at salons also frequently end up alternating between different types of combs or brushes for various steps in grooming hair, treating the scalp, or massaging the head. Besides, applying fluids or aerosols separately before combing hair is often messy due to the volume of fluids or aerosols or the area that they cover not being in complete control, with some fluid often ending up on the hands, face, or clothing. Moreover, uniform application of the fluids over the entire scalp area is difficult to achieve. There is a need for a hair grooming product that caters to multiple steps of hair grooming and performing multiple functions obviating the need for multiple products.
Combs and brushes themselves are available in a myriad of designs both for the handles to hold them and the teeth and brush bristles that contact the hair to detangle, comb, and style the hair. Hair grooming devices that combine application of fluids with combing of hair exist. These devices use, for example, absorbent pads steeped in fluids that are then percolated through hollow teeth of comb or a hollow handle portion to store fluids that are dispensed through nozzles located between teeth of the comb portion of the device. However, such devices are bulky and do not include different types of teeth or brushes in the comb to cater to the different steps of detangling, combing, and brushing. Devices relating to a combination fluid infusion and brush system have just a brush or one type of teeth that are hollow or have nozzles in between the teeth to let the fluid out while combing. They do not cater to the requirements of longer hair that need detangling, may need parting, and need penetrating and accessing hair from the roots to the ends to shape and style unruly hair without necessitating the use of other types of combs. Moreover, the combination devices are, more often than not, complicated with multiple components including motors and pumps and expensive to make and for simple everyday use. There are fluid infused combs and brushes available in which fluid that is chemically modified is infused into plastic teeth and bristles, courtesy of composites science, to yield a plastic comb or a brush that is claimed to smoothen and detangle hair as it is being combed or brushed, but the effect of these devices is at best very limited, only being slightly better than an ordinary comb or a brush. There is a need for a simple-to-use comb with adequate fluid infusion that performs detangling, combing, brushing to aid in styling hair.
Hence, there is a long-felt need for a simple-to-use hair grooming device that performs multiple steps in grooming hair from uniform application of fluids and stimulating the scalp to detangling, combing, and brushing hair to treat and style the scalp and hair.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further disclosed in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter.
The triple-layered infused comb stimulator disclosed herein addresses the above-recited need for uniform application of fluids to the scalp and hair, stimulating the scalp, massaging the head, and detangling, combing, and brushing hair to treat and style the scalp and hair using a simple-to-use hair grooming device.
The triple-layered infused comb stimulator disclosed herein comprises a comb handle and a comb head that detach from each other. The comb handle comprises an ergonomically shaped hollow lower grip portion housing batteries and electrical circuitry of an electrical stimulator. Moreover, the lower grip portion comprises a switch to connect the batteries to the electrical stimulator. Furthermore, the lower grip portion comprises grooves for providing a comfortable grip when holding the comb handle. Abutting the lower grip portion is a hollow upper head portion. The upper head portion comprises a peripheral groove along its outer periphery for sliding the comb head as an attachment to the comb handle. Moreover, the upper head portion comprises an underside with pliable caps comprising slits for dispensing infusion fluid and a topside with an opening covered by a pliable button. The upper head portion houses the infusion fluid, which is filled via the opening in the topside when the pliable button is open. A latch mechanism is fixedly disposed at the abutment of the lower grip portion with the upper head portion and is connected to the pliable button for opening and closing the pliable button. The pliable button, when closed, controls the amount of infusion fluid dispensed through the pliable caps to open and close the pliable button and houses infusion fluid. When closed, the pliable button is depressed to control the amount of infusion fluid that is dispensed through the slits in the pliable caps via an amount of pressure applied to it. Furthermore, the comb handle comprises a teardrop-shaped hole for it to be hung on a hook.
The comb head in the triple-layered infused comb stimulator comprises a peripheral channel for attaching the comb head to the comb handle by sliding the peripheral channel into the peripheral groove on the comb handle. The comb head comprises a hair parting prong at a fore portion of the comb head and a surface comprising holes that align with and snugly accommodate the pliable caps on the underside of the comb handle when the comb head is attached to the comb handle. Moreover, the surface of the comb head comprises shallow bristles, short comb teeth, and long comb teeth with the shallow bristles, the short comb teeth, and the long comb teeth forming the three layers of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator. The hair parting prong is affixed to the comb head via a mechanism that enables the hair parting prong to protrude rigidly from the fore portion of the comb head in one of two directions: a direction parallel to the short comb teeth and the long comb teeth and a direction perpendicular to the short comb teeth and the long comb teeth.
The electrical stimulator housed in the hollow lower grip portion of the comb handle, when powered by the batteries also housed therein via the switch on the comb handle, vibrates the comb stimulator and/or dispenses the infusion fluid through the slits in the pliable caps with a constant pressurized flow in accordance with the amount of pressure applied to the pliable button. The comb head can be detached from the comb handle and be used independently as a triple-layered comb without fluid infusion. Moreover, the comb head can be attached to an alternate comb handle to operate as a triple-layered comb with a handle. The alternate comb handle need only possess a surface with a perimeter and a peripheral groove that corresponds to the peripheral channel of the comb head to accommodate the peripheral channel for attaching the comb head to the alternate comb handle.
In one or more embodiments, related systems comprise circuitry and/or programming for executing the methods disclosed herein. The circuitry and/or programming are any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to execute the methods disclosed herein depending upon the design choices of a system designer. In an embodiment, various structural elements are employed depending on the design choices of the system designer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For illustrating the embodiments herein, exemplary constructions of the embodiments are shown in the drawings. However, the embodiments herein are not limited to the specific structures and components disclosed herein. The description of a structure or a component referenced by a numeral in a drawing is applicable to the description of that structure or component shown by that same numeral in any subsequent drawing herein.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a comb handle of a triple-layered infused comb stimulator in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of the comb handle in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 illustrates a bottom view of the comb handle in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a comb head of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of the comb head in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of the comb head in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom view of the comb head in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 8 illustrates an exploded view of the triple-layered infusion comb stimulator in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 9 illustrates an exploded view of a third embodiment of the comb head in accordance with the present disclosure.
FIG. 10 exemplarily illustrates an alternate handle that can be attached to the comb head to yield a triple-layered comb with a handle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Disclosed herein is a triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800, as illustrated in FIG. 8. The infused comb stimulator 800 comprises a comb handle 100 and a comb head 400 that detach from each other. FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the comb handle 100 of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The comb handle 100 comprises an ergonomically shaped hollow lower grip portion 101. The lower grip portion 101 comprises finger grooves 102 for placing fingers when holding the comb handle 100 forming an ergonomic shape that ensures a good grip and comfort during usage of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The lower grip portion 101 houses batteries 103 and electrical circuitry of an electrical stimulator (not shown) and comprises a switch (not shown) to connect the batteries to the electrical stimulator. The electrical circuitry of the electrical stimulator is a commercially available or a custom-made circuitry that is housed in the lower grip portion 101 and connected to the body of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 to vibrate and/or control flow of fluid through the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 when powered by the housed batteries 103 via the switch in the lower grip portion 101. Variations of the electrical stimulator are known in prior art. In an embodiment, the electrical stimulator is, in essence, a vibrating scalp massager, for example, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 11,135,126 B2 or commercially sold as Breo® Scalp mini. The lower grip portion 101 comprises an opening in the form of a teardrop-shaped hole (not shown) to hang the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 on a hook. A hollow upper head portion 104 abuts the lower grip portion 101 as an integral part of the comb handle 100. The upper head portion 104 comprises a peripheral groove 105 along its outer periphery for sliding the comb head as an attachment to the comb handle 100. Moreover, the upper head portion 104 comprises a handle underside 106. The handle underside 106 is dotted with pliable caps 107 comprising slits 108. In an embodiment, the pliable caps 107 are arranged in a longitudinal row along the middle of the handle underside 106. The number of pliable caps 107 and their arrangement on the handle underside 106 can be varied in different embodiments of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 without deviating from the scope of the present disclosure. The pliable caps 107 are made of an elastic material such as pliable plastic or silicone.
Furthermore, the upper head portion 104 comprises a handle topside 109 with an opening 110 that is covered by a pliable button 111. The pliable button 111 is made of an elastic material such as pliable plastic or silicone. The upper head portion 104 is hollow and houses infusion fluid 112 that is filled through the opening 110 in the handle topside 109 when the pliable button 111 is in an open position. The infusion fluid 112 is an oil, an emulsion, a gel, or another fluidic preparation that is typically used on the scalp or hair follicles of a person for various reasons such as hair growth stimulation, hair frizz removal, hair shine induction, dandruff treatment, body rejuvenation, relaxation, etc. The infusion fluid 112 is dispensed through the slits 108 in the pliable caps 107 when using the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The slits 108 ensure that the infusion fluid 112 is sparingly dispensed in a steady flow when the pliable button 111 is depressed. A latch mechanism 113 is fixedly disposed at the abutment of the lower grip portion 101 with the upper head portion 104 and is connected to the pliable button 111 for opening and closing the pliable button 111. In an embodiment, the latch mechanism comprises two ovate rings joined by a length of flexible wire. One ring of the latch mechanism encircles the comb handle 100 at the abutment of the lower grip portion 101 with the upper head portion 104 and does not slide along the comb handle 100 due to a shape of the comb handle 100 that flares or increases in circular cross-sectional diameter gradually on either side of the abutment of the lower grip portion 101 with the upper head portion 104. The other ring of the latch mechanism tightly encircles the pliable button 111 holding it in place above the opening 110 in the handle topside 109. The latch mechanism 113 is operated to open the pliable button 111 when filling or draining the infusion fluid 112 into or from the upper head portion 104. When in a closed position the pliable button 111 controls the amount of infusion fluid 112 dispensed through the slits 108 in the pliable caps 107. The pliable button 111 is depressed to control the amount of infusion fluid 112 that is dispensed through the slits 108 in the pliable caps 107 via an amount of pressure applied to the pliable button 111. The electrical stimulator when powered by the batteries 103 via the switch on the comb handle 100 vibrates the comb stimulator and/or dispenses the infusion fluid 112 through the slits 108 in the pliable caps 107 with a constant pressurized flow in accordance with the amount of pressure applied to the pliable button 111. Furthermore, the comb handle 100 comprises an attachment (not shown), for example, a hook with a lanyard, on the lower grip portion 101 to hang the comb stimulator on a wall via the attachment.
FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of the comb handle 100. The lower grip portion 101 houses the batteries 103 and electrical circuitry of an electrical stimulator. Moreover, the lower grip portion 101 comprises an opening in the form of a teardrop-shaped hole 114 to hang the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 on a hook. The lower grip portion 101 abuts the upper head portion 104 with the latch mechanism 113 fixedly disposed at the abutment point. The latch mechanism 113 holds the pliable button 111 that covers the opening in the handle topside 109 of the upper head portion 104 as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. The upper head portion 104 has a teardrop shape that fits with a corresponding shape of a comb head that attaches to the comb handle 100 via a peripheral groove 105, shown in FIG. 1, in the upper head portion 104. FIG. 3 illustrates a bottom view of the comb handle 100. The lower grip portion 101 comprises finger grooves 102 for providing a comfortable grip when holding the comb handle 100. The handle underside 106 comprises the pliable caps 107 with the slits 108 through which infusion fluid filled in the upper head portion 104 is dispensed.
FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a comb head of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The comb head 400 comprises a peripheral channel 401 along the outer periphery of the comb head 400 for attaching the comb head 400 to the comb handle 100 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1 by sliding the peripheral channel 401 into the peripheral groove 105 on the comb handle 100. The peripheral channel 401 is in the form of a pipe that is made of a flexible material, for example, a pliable plastic. The comb head 400 comprises a hair parting prong 402 at a fore portion of the comb head 400. Moreover, the comb head 400 comprises holes that pass through a comb head surface 403 and that align with and snugly accommodate the pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100, shown in FIG. 1, when the comb head 400 is attached to the comb handle 100. The peripheral channel 401 is integral to the comb head 400, being connected to the hair parting prong 402 and the comb head surface 403. When guided through a corresponding groove such as the peripheral groove 105 on the comb handle 100, shown in FIG. 1, the peripheral channel 401 ensures a strong attachment between the comb head 400 and the part with the groove such as the comb handle 100.
The comb head surface 403 comprises shallow bristles 404, short comb teeth 405, and long comb teeth 406 with the shallow bristles 404, the short comb teeth 405, and the long comb teeth 406 forming the three layers of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The shallow bristles 404 form the first layer of the three layers of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 and are, in an embodiment, boar bristles. The shallow bristles 404 are clustered along the comb head surface 403 and serve to smoothen hair follicles and prevent frizz while the hair is being detangled by the long comb teeth 406 and the short comb teeth 405. The shallow bristles 404 surround the holes that pass through the comb head surface 403 and through which the pliable caps 107 with the slits 108 pass to dispense the infusion fluid 112 stored in the upper head portion 104 of the comb handle 100 as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. As a result, the shallow bristles 404 soak up infusion fluid 112 that is in excess of what is dispensed onto the scalp and hair follicles of a person on whom the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 is used. The shallow bristles 404 then reapply the soaked up infusion fluid 112 onto the scalp and hair follicles of the person as the triple layered comb glides down the hair from the roots to the ends. The short comb teeth 405 make up the second layer in the three-layered infused comb stimulator 800 and extend above the shallow bristles 404 of the first layer being of a medium length that is greater than the length of the shallow bristles. In an embodiment, the short comb teeth 405 are made of plastic or silicone. The short comb teeth 405 are thin and spaced evenly on the comb head surface 403 with narrow spacing between adjacent short comb teeth 405. The short comb teeth 405 are designed to penetrate finer detangled hair when the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 is used on a person's head. The short comb teeth 405 comb the hair from the roots down to the ends of the hair with a smooth transition. For this, the hair is first completely detangled by the long comb teeth 406 that form the third layer of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800. The long comb teeth 406 are longer than the short comb teeth 405 and extend beyond the second layer formed by the short comb teeth 405. In an embodiment, the long comb teeth are also made of plastic or silicone. The long comb teeth 406 are thick and are arranged on the comb head surface 403 with wide spaces between them for penetrating thicker tangled hair. The long comb teeth 406 are used to comb tangled hair from the ends of the hair to the top of the roots of the hair until there is a smooth transition when the hair is penetrated by the short comb teeth 405 and the shallow bristles 404.
The hair parting prong 402 is configured to part hair when the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 is used on a person's head, and is designed for flexion and extension during use. The hair parting prong 402 is separate from the short comb teeth 405 and the long comb teeth 406 and is not infused with the infusion fluid 112, shown in FIG. 1, when the pliable button 111 on the comb handle 100, also shown in FIG. 1, is depressed. In an embodiment, the hair parting prong 402 is of length equal to the length of the long comb teeth 406. The hair parting prong 402 is affixed to the comb head 400 via a mechanism 407 that enables the hair parting prong 402 to protrude rigidly from the fore portion of the comb head 400 in a direction perpendicular to the short comb teeth 405 and the long comb teeth 406. In an embodiment, the mechanism 407 is made of a copolymer that retains shape and rigidity in the face of smaller forces over a limited range after it is bent into a shape with a greater manual force. In another embodiment, the mechanism 407 is made of a rigid material such as a thin sheet of metal that is folded like an accordion, thereby allowing for positioning of the hair parting prong 402 in a particular direction.
The comb head 400 can be detached from the comb handle 100 and be used independently as a triple-layered comb without fluid infusion, for example, by gripping the comb head by wrapping one's fingers around the peripheral channel 401 when using the comb head 400 independently. Moreover, the comb head 400 can be attached to an alternate comb handle (not shown) to operate as a triple-layered comb with a handle. The alternate comb handle need only possess a surface with a perimeter and a peripheral groove that corresponds to the peripheral channel 401 of the comb head 400 to accommodate the peripheral channel 401 for attaching the comb head 400 to the alternate comb handle. FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of the comb head. The hair parting prong 402 protrudes rigidly from the fore portion of the comb head 400 in a direction parallel to the short comb teeth 405 and the long comb teeth 406 by positioning the hair parting prong 402 using the mechanism 407.
FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of the comb head 400. The comb head 400 comprises a peripheral channel 401 along the outer periphery of the comb head 400 as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The comb head 400 is teardrop shaped and fits exactly with the corresponding teardrop shaped upper head portion 104 of the comb handle 100, shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when attached to the comb handle 100 via the peripheral channel 401 that slides in the peripheral groove 105 of the upper head portion 104 of the comb handle 100. The hair parting prong 402 and the mechanism 407 that affixes the hair parting prong 402 to the comb head 400 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The comb head 400 comprises holes 408 that pass through the comb head surface 403 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The holes 408 are located in a line along the length of the comb head 100 and align precisely with the pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100, shown in FIG. 1, when the comb head 400 is attached to the comb handle 100. If the number and the arrangement of the pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100 is different in a different embodiment, then the holes 408 on the comb head 100 are designed to match the pliable caps 107 in the number and the locations correspondingly on the comb head surface 403 so as to let the pliable caps 107 through. The pliable caps 107 squeeze through the holes 408 to fit snugly and dispense the infusion fluid 112 stored in the upper head portion 104 of the comb handle 100 through the slits 108 in accordance with the amount of pressure on the pliable button 111 as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. The infusion fluid 112 is thus spread on the scalp and hair follicles of a person on whom the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 with the comb handle 100 and the comb head 400 is being used.
FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom view of the comb head 400. The peripheral channel 401 and the hair parting prong 402 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The comb head surface 403 comprises the shallow bristles 404, the short comb teeth 405, and the long comb teeth 406 that form the three layers of the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The comb holes 408 are aligned in a straight line along the length of the comb head 400 to match the pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100 and let the pliable caps 107 through when the comb head 400 is attached to the comb handle 100. The shallow bristles 404 have the smallest diameter, are the most in number, and are more closely spaced than the short comb teeth 405 and the long comb teeth 406. The short comb teeth 405 are thicker than the shallow bristles 404 and thinner than the long comb teeth 406, having medium diameter, are spaced from each other with a medium distance, and number in between that of the shallow bristles 404 and the long comb teeth 405. The long comb teeth 406 have the largest diameter of the three layers, are spaced the farthest apart from each other, and are the least in number. The functions of the three layers and the reasons for the number, spacing, and size of the shallow bristles 404, the short comb teeth 405, and the long comb teeth 406 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4.
FIG. 8 illustrates an exploded view of the triple-layered infusion comb stimulator. The comb handle 100, as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1, is shown in perspective view indicating the lower grip portion 101, the finger grooves 102, the batteries 103 for the electrical circuitry of the electrical stimulator housed in the lower grip portion 101, the upper head portion 104, the peripheral groove 105, the positions of the pliable caps 107 that are situated on the handle underside 106, the handle topside 109, the pliable button 111, and the latch mechanism 113, which are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. The teardrop-shaped hole 114 in the lower grip portion 101 to hang the triple-layered infused comb stimulator 800 on a hook is as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 2. The teardrop shape of the comb handle 100 is matched by the teardrop shape of the peripheral channel 401 disposed at the periphery of the comb head surface 403 of the comb head 400 and that slides in place in the peripheral groove 105 of the comb handle 100 to attach the comb head 400 to the comb handle 100. The peripheral channel 401, the hair parting prong 402 and the mechanism 407 affixing the hair parting prong 402 to the comb head 400 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The holes 408 on the comb head 400 that let the pliable caps 107 through when the comb head 400 is attached to the comb handle 100 are aligned on the comb head 400 at locations corresponding to the locations of the pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100. The shallow bristles 404, the short comb teeth 405, and the long comb teeth 406 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The peripheral channel 401, the hair parting prong 402, the mechanism 407 affixing the hair parting prong 402 to the comb head 400, the comb head surface 403, the holes 408, the short comb teeth 405, and the long comb teeth are an integral part of the comb head 400, while the comb head 400 itself is a separate attachment that is attached to the comb handle 100 via the peripheral channel 401 of the comb head 400 that slides through the peripheral groove 105 on the comb handle 100.
FIG. 9 illustrates an exploded view of a third embodiment of the comb head. In the embodiment, the alternative comb head 900 comprises an alternative comb head surface 902 with holes 903 that align with pliable caps 107 on the handle underside 106 of the comb handle 100 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1 and that allow the pliable caps 107 to pass through with a snug fit when the alternative comb head 900 is attached to the comb handle 100. The alternative comb head surface 902 attaches to the comb handle 100 via an elastic band 907a that hugs the periphery sidewall of the comb handle 100 along the same plane as the elastic band 907a when the elastic band 907a is wrapped around the periphery sidewall of the comb handle 100. The alternative comb head 900 also comprises a hair parting prong 901 similar to the hair parting prong 402 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. The hair parting prong 901 is affixed to the fore portion of the alternative comb head 900 to point rigidly in a direction perpendicular to short comb teeth 904 that are akin to the short comb teeth 405 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4. However, the alternative comb head surface 902 possesses only the short comb teeth 904 with long comb teeth 906 available in a long comb teeth attachment. The long comb teeth attachment has multiple teeth holes 905 that align with and let through the short comb teeth 904 when the long comb teeth attachment is attached to the alternative comb head surface 902 via an elastic band 907b that is identical to the elastic band 907a and attaches to the alternative comb head surface 902 in a fashion identical to that in which the alternative comb head surface 902 attaches to the comb handle 100. The clastic bands 907a and 907b have sufficient elasticity to stretch and snugly wrap around the periphery sidewall of the comb handle 100 with a tolerance that exceeds the range of thicknesses offered by each of the clastic bands 907a and 907b, thereby wrapping over one another without issues. The infusion fluid 112 in the upper head portion 104 of the comb handle 100, when dispensed through the slits 108 in the pliable caps 107 via an amount of pressure applied to the pliable button 111, pass through the holes 903 and then through small spaces in the teeth holes 905 surrounding the short comb teeth 904 to reach the scalp of a person on whom the alternative comb head 900 attached to the comb handle 100 is used. The infusion fluid 112, the upper head portion 104, the pliable caps 107, the slits 108, and the pliable button 111 of the comb handle 100 are as disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1.
FIG. 10 exemplarily illustrates an alternate handle that can be attached to the comb head 400 to yield a triple-layered comb with a handle. The alternate handle 1000 comprises a peripheral groove 1001 on the outer periphery of an alternative handle surface 1004 akin to the peripheral groove 105 on the outer periphery of the comb handle 100 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 1. Furthermore, the alternate handle 1000 comprises an ergonomic handle 1002 with finger grooves 1003. The alternate handle 1000 differs from the comb handle 100 of FIG. 1 in that the alternate handle 1000 is of simpler construction without hollow parts, electrical components, batteries, buttons, latch mechanisms, or infusion fluids. The peripheral groove 1001, however, allows the comb head 400 disclosed in the detailed description of FIG. 4 to be attached to the alternate handle 1000 via the peripheral channel 401 that slides into the peripheral groove 1001 yielding a three-layered comb with a handle.
The foregoing examples and illustrative implementations of various embodiments have been provided merely for explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the components, method and the system disclosed herein. While the components, method and the system have been described with reference to various embodiments, it is understood that the words, which have been used herein, are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. Further, although the components, method and the system have been described herein with reference to particular means, materials, techniques, and embodiments, the components, the method, and the system are not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; rather, the components, the method and the system extend to all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims. While multiple embodiments are disclosed, it will be understood by those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, that the components, the method and the system disclosed herein are capable of modifications and other embodiments may be effected and changes may be made thereto, without departing from the scope and spirit of the components, the method and the system disclosed herein.
More generally, although the invention has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed as exemplary forms of implementing the claimed invention.
The foregoing examples and illustrative implementations of various embodiments of the comb handle 100 have been provided merely for explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the embodiments disclosed herein. Dimensions of the parts of the comb handle 100 disclosed above are exemplary and are not limiting of the scope of the embodiments herein. While the embodiments have been described with reference to various illustrative implementations, drawings, and techniques, it is understood that the words, which have been used herein, are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. Furthermore, although the embodiments have been described herein with reference to particular means, materials, techniques, and implementations, the embodiments herein are not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; rather, the embodiments extend to all functionally equivalent structures, methods, and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, that the embodiments disclosed herein are capable of modifications and other embodiments may be effected and changes may be made thereto, without departing from the scope and spirit of the embodiments disclosed herein.
Patent Application
20240298775
