Vibrating hair brush

US7917983B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Conopco, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey S. Taggart · McLean, US
• Jeffrey M. Kalman · Cleveland Heights, US
• John R. Nottingham · Bratenahl, US
• John W. Spirk · Moreland Hills, US
• Jay Tapper · North Palm Beach, US
• Rachel Marie Nottingham · Cleveland Heights, US
• Carolyn McNeeley · University Heights, US
• Richard Skinner · Grimes, US
• Brian Douglas Wall · Bebington, GB
• Stephen Lee Wire · Bebington, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 29, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/104
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A vibrating hair brush for enhanced detangling of hair, comprising a head with a base and a bristle-bearing pad, the pad comprising a motor and a vibrating actuator for generating a vibration movement in the pad, the pad being pivotally attached to the base such that the pad pivots about a pivot axis which is substantially transverse the general longitudinal axis of the hair brush and a method for detangling using said brush.