Patent Application
20240306805
The disclosure relates generally to a grooming apparatus, and more particularly, to a vibrating hair dye brush accommodating a variety of brush head attachments for the coloring of hair.
Many people use salons to have their hair colored while others have friends or family members color their hair. In addition, many people color their own hair. It can be challenging for those who self-dye their hair to effectively reach all of the hair on one's head to ensure complete coverage of the dye on the hair.
Specifically, one of the challenges is to fully cover roots with dye so that an even color is spread across the head. A common conventional method of coloring typically involves a basic two-step process including application of a dye to a comb structure and then applying the dye to the hair and the roots by tamping them with the ends of the comb. Each coloring session involves painstakingly performing that process several times as applying too much dye to the brush can cause dye to run down the head and discolor parts of the face or body of the user.
This conventional tamping process is time-consuming and inefficient and may cause damage to the user's property.
Furthermore, the act of gripping a dye handle for a long period of time can become painful as muscles get tired and the constant pressure of a grip can cause hand and arm soreness. These problems are exacerbated when a grip is uncomfortable for a particular hand.
As such, there is a need in the art for a vibrating hair dye brush that addresses those issues, to provide a more user-friendly, comfortable and efficient brush for dying hair.
This disclosure is provided to address at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below.
Accordingly, an aspect of the disclosure is to provide a shaped brush including a motor that uniquely vibrates the brush head with a corresponding lack of vibration of the handle itself.
Another aspect of the disclosure is to provide a hair dye brush that achieves complete and thorough coverage of the hair in a faster and more efficient manner than the conventional tools for hair dying.
Another aspect of the disclosure is to provide a hair dye brush with a cushioned grip and an augmented or curved grip handle for ease of use for people having carpal tunnel and hand arthritis issues.
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus includes a handle having a first end, a second end, at least one curved middle portion, and a power and speed control button, a vibrating member connected to the first end of the handle, the vibrating member including a motor disposed inside the vibrating member, and a brush head connecting protrusion being disposed on the vibrating member, a brush head having a cut-out portion on a first side and being detachably connected to the vibrating member, the brush head including bristles that are configured to receive a hair dye, and a charging cord being magnetically and electrically connected to the battery, the charging cord being configured to supply a charge to the battery, to supply power to the motor, and to cause the vibrating member to oscillate the bristles when the power and speed control button is activated, wherein the brush head is detachably connected to the vibrating member by the cut-out portion fastening to the brush head connecting protrusion.
In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a hair dying method includes connecting a brush head having bristles to a tip of a vibrating member of the apparatus, the vibrating member including a motor, electrically connecting a charging cord to a rechargeable battery to supply power to the motor, placing a hair dye on a portion of the bristles of the brush head, and activating a power and speed control button disposed on the handle to turn on the apparatus, to cause a vibrating member connected to the motor to oscillate the bristles and to apply the hair dye to hair follicles of a scalp of a user.
The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the specific embodiments and should be construed as including all modifications, changes, equivalent devices and methods, and/or alternative embodiments of the present disclosure. Descriptions of well-known functions and/or configurations will be omitted for the sake of clarity and conciseness.
The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to their dictionary meanings, but are merely used to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of embodiments of the present disclosure is provided for illustrative purposes only and not for the purpose of limiting the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Singular terms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. For example, reference to “a component surface” includes reference to one or more of such surfaces.
The embodiments are described herein by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged electronic device.
As used herein, the term “substantially” indicates that the recited characteristic, parameter, or value need not be achieved exactly, but that variations such as tolerances, measurement errors, measurement accuracy limitations and other factors known to those of ordinary skill in the art, may occur in amounts that do not preclude the effect the characteristic was intended to provide.
The expressions “have,” “may have,” “include,” and “may include” as used herein indicate the presence of corresponding features, such as numerical values, functions, operations, or parts, and do not preclude the presence of additional features. The expressions “A or B,” “at least one of A or/and B,” or “one or more of A or/and B” as used herein include all possible combinations of items enumerated with them. For example, “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” or “at least one of A or B” indicate (1) including at least one A, (2) including at least one B, or (3) including both at least one A and at least one B.
Terms such as “first” and “second” as used herein may modify various elements regardless of an order and/or importance of the corresponding elements, and do not limit the corresponding elements. These terms may be used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element. For example, a first user device and a second user device may indicate different user devices regardless of the order or importance. A first element may be referred to as a second element without departing from the scope the present disclosure, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element.
When a first element is “operatively or communicatively coupled with/to” or “connected to” another element, such as a second element, the first element may be directly coupled with/to the second element, and there may be an intervening element, such as a third element, between the first and second elements. To the contrary, when the first element is “directly coupled with/to” or “directly connected to” the second element, there is no intervening third element between the first and second elements.
All of the terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meanings as those generally understood by an ordinary skilled person in the related art unless they are defined otherwise. The terms defined in a generally used dictionary should be interpreted as having the same or similar meanings as the contextual meanings of the relevant technology and should not be interpreted as having ideal or exaggerated meanings unless they are clearly defined herein. According to circumstances, even the terms defined in this disclosure should not be interpreted as excluding the embodiments of the present disclosure.
The handle includes threading on the base end portion 105′ and a power and speed control button 105″ which will be described below in more detail.
The vibrating handle member 140 is a key element to the hair dye brush assembly 100 disclosed herein and is attached to the handle 105 at the time of manufacture, as shown in
A motor 205 (see
That is, the vibration of the vibrating handle member 140 transfers the dye, which is generally in a liquid form, to the hair around the follicles in a more complete manner than in the conventional art which teaches a comb brush dampened by a dye applied to the hair through the comb brush. This conventional application process is caused by use of the force induced by hand. In contrast, the disclosed hair dye brush assembly 100 includes a vibrating handle member 140 which is powered by the rechargeable battery 220 disposed in the handle 105. The charging cord 115 uses a universal serial bus (USB) cable that receives the charge through a USB outlet charging the rechargeable battery 220. Alternatively, the rechargeable battery 220 may be charged through the base 110, which has a corded stand that sends a charge through the handle 105 when it is inserted into the base 110. Other known charging mechanisms may be used. This assembly more completely enables the transfer of the dye around all the hair follicles.
For charging, the user connects the handle 105 including the vibrating handle member 140 to the base 110, which includes the magnetic charging connector and may also include the USB cable. The power and speed control button 105″ illuminates and blinks during charging and stops blinking and remains illuminated when the rechargeable battery is fully charged.
The user may adjust the vibration level when the power and speed control button 105″ is pressed into the on position, which occurs when the user holds the power and speed control button 105″ for about a half of a second. At this point, the motor 205 vibrates the vibrating handle member 140 at a low speed. When subsequently pressed once more but not held, the power and speed control button 105″ activates medium speed vibration, and when pressed twice more but not held activates high speed vibration of the motor which, in turn, vibrates the vibrating handle member 140 according to the selected speed. This generates differing oscillation rates for the hair dye brush assembly 100 and enables the user to select the rate that operates most effectively for a particular client's hair thickness and/or dye product thickness, which significantly improves the dye application process. When the power and speed control button 105″ is pressed and held, the power to the hair dye brush is turned off.
The handle 105 and the brush head 130, 135 are separate elements of the disclosed hair dye brush assembly 100. The selected brush head 130, 135 is secured to the handle by a strong locking tab designed into assembly 100. that maintains the connection to the vibrating handle member 140 during usage but can be easily detached and changed when not in use, which will be described in more detail below in reference to
The hair dye brush assembly 100 utilizes a variety of brush styles, sizes and shapes to enable users to select the brush that best fits the particular client's hair characteristics. The primary brush style is the traditional straight brush, which come in a variety of sizes and feature different bristle styles, including traditional and silicon.
The hair dye brush assembly 100 also offers a variety of grip assist cushions for insertion in the grip handle curved portions 105′. Specifically, the handle 105 is covered in a soft silicone membrane during manufacturing and has a tri-grip configuration enabling easy holding of the handle 105 as compared to a round or flat handle. The user may grip close to the power button or further back on the handle allowing the user to select where to grip on the curved portions 105′ of the handle 105 to provide the most comfortable grip for each user. Specifically, since the act of gripping a hair dye brush can become painful over time, the hair dye brush assembly 100 offers this cushion feature that enables a user to easily manipulate the hair dye brush assembly 100 without having to use a high-pressure grip. The tri-grip is tapered smaller to the base of the brush handle 105, which affords users the opportunity to create a comfortable grip based on their unique hand size and preferred grip method.
Another element of the hair coloring process is the separation of the hair, which often occurs in each procedure. The hair is separated into lines so that the dye application is methodical and the likelihood of missing a section of the hair is reduced. One method is the use of a brush that has a pick at the application end that the user flips through the hair. Another method is to use a comb and the pick in which case the user holds both in their hand and shifts between either or both the comb and pick in the application process.
In
The handle 105 hair dye brush assembly 100 illustrated in
Specifically, the bristles 131 of the soft flex bristle brush head 130 in
As shown in
In step 501, the rechargeable battery is charged. For example, a charging cord is connected to the motor of the vibrating handle member by being extended from the charging base through the handle on one end. An opposing end of the charging cord is connected to a power supply, as previously described.
In step 502, a brush head is connected to handle motor head side. As described above, the brush head includes bristles that are configured to receive the hair dye to be applied to the user's hair.
In step 503, a portion but not the entirety of the brush head is dipped into the hair dye mixture. Specifically, about 25% of the brush head, at the tip, is dipped in this process, to prevent the dye from dripping off of the brush head and onto undesired locations.
In step 504, the power and speed control button on the handle is held for about a half of a second, causing the motor to vibrate in the low-speed setting and the vibrating handle member to oscillate the bristles on the brush head. The speed can be changed based on user's selection, as previously described.
In step 505, the dye is supplied to the user's hair follicles via the oscillating bristles of the brush head. Specifically, the dye is lightly massaged into the hair follicles in this step.
While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference to various embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 63/490,320, which was filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 15, 2023, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63490320 | Mar 2023 | US |
