HAIRBRUSH

Abstract

A hairbrush, comprising: a body having a channel opening; an elastic plate formed to surround the channel opening; a handle attached to one end of the body; a hook opening formed along an edge line of an outer frame; an elastic plate inserted through the hook opening; bristles planted vertical to the elastic plate and extending upward; metal plate attached on an upper surface of the elastic plate and inserted through the hook opening; elongate openings formed through the metal plate and allowing the bristles to pass vertically through the elongate openings; and a cap fixing the metal plate and elastic plate to the body and closing the channel opening.

Claims

1-2. (canceled)

3. A hairbrush, consisting of: a body; an outer frame formed in the body and having a hook groove along a circumference of the outer frame; an elastic plate waved side to side; a plurality of bristles planted in the elastic plate to be perpendicular to the elastic plate; a metal plate having a plurality of elongate openings to guide out the bristles through the elongate openings and fittingly attached on top of the elastic plate, wherein the metal plate is ceramic-coated, and wherein the elastic plate and the metal plate are edge-inserted in and along the hook groove so that a channel opening remains formed between the outer frame and the elastic plate; a handle attached to one end of the body; and a cap fixedly attached to another end of the body, wherein the elongate openings are formed in a longitudinal direction or the cap to handle direction to evenly allow the bristles planted in the elastic plate to come out through the elongate openings, wherein the elongate openings are formed alternately different in length to prevent hair tangling at the start of hair brushing and improve a soft holding of hair.

4. The hairbrush of claim 3, wherein the elongate openings are numbered nine in total and alternately different in length.

5. The hairbrush of claim 3, wherein the elongate openings comprise four longer elongate openings and four shorter elongate openings.

6. The hairbrush of claim 5, wherein the three elongate openings are centered lengthwise and widthwise in the metal plate when compared to alignment of the four longer elongate openings.

7. The hairbrush of claim 5, wherein the elongate openings comprise four longer elongate openings, and three shorter elongate openings among the four longer elongate openings in an alternate order.

8. The hairbrush of claim 3, wherein the elastic plate is formed of a rubber material.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional hairbrush;

[0019] FIG. 2 is a cross section taken along line I-I in FIG. 1;

[0020] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a construction of a hairbrush according to the present invention;

[0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a metal plate according to the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 5 is a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. 3;

[0023] FIG. 6 is a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. 5; and

[0024] FIG. 7 is an enlargement view of A in FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0025] Referring to FIGS. 3-7, a hairbrush according to the present invention includes a body 1 having a channel opening 2, an outer frame 3, a handle 4 attached to one end of the body 1, a hook opening 5, an elastic plate 6, bristles 7, a metal plate 8, elongate openings 9, and a cap 10. The channel opening 2 is formed by and between the outer frame 3 and the elastic plate 6. The hook opening 5 is formed along a circumference of the outer frame 3 to fixedly hold therein the circumferential edge of the elastic plate 6 so as to shape the body 1. The handle 4 is attached to one end of the body 1 and the cap 10 is detachably attached to another end of the body 1.

[0026] The elastic plate 6 is formed straight from the handle 4 side to the cap 10 side but substantially waved from side to side to maintain a predetermined length of the channel opening 2 serving as a longitudinal channel to decrease weight of the hairbrush.

[0027] In order to construct the hairbrush, the metal plate 8 is fittingly attached on top of the elastic plate 6 and the attached plates are inserted through the hook opening 5 from the cap 10 side toward the handle 4 side and then fixedly closed by the cap 10 to maintain the plates and the body between the handle and the cap. Preferably, the elastic plate 6 is formed of a rubber material to improve elasticity.

[0028] A plurality of elongate openings 9 are formed through the metal plate 8 in a longitudinal direction or the cap side to the handle side direction to evenly allow the bristles 7 planted in the elastic plate 6 to come out through the elongate openings 9. The bristles 7 are formed in the elastic plate 6 to be perpendicular to the surface of the elastic plate 6.

[0029] The outer surface of the metal plate 8 may be ceramic-coated to improve reflection ratio of heat from a hair dryer so as to achieve maximum effect of straightening wavy hair.

[0030] While the invention has been shown and described with reference to different embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skills in the art that variations in form, detail, compositions and operation may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.