Bristles for a hairbrush

US5771904A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Peter Lange · Eppstein, DE
• Peter Ruppert · Karben, DE
• Cornelia Seifert · Bad Soden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 1996
• Grant date: Jun 30, 1998
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S132/901
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to bristles for a hairbrush, in particular for employment in an appliance for personal use as, for example, a curling iron, a curling brush, a hair dryer or the like, including a bristle base (3) and a bristle head (5). In this arrangement, the bristle base (3) is adapted to be fastened to a bristle supporting structure (7). The bristles (1) include at least two sections (9, 11) with cross-sectional areas of different sizes. A section with an increased cross-sectional area (11) adjoins the bristle base (3) having a reduced cross-sectional area, so that the bristle (1) is provided with a neck portion (17) between the bristle supporting structure (7) and the section with the increased cross-sectional area (11).