Pinky barber brush

Abstract

In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides an improved system and apparatus for cleaning the clipper blades at an intermediate step of hair cutting, to avoid hindrance of the hair sticking the blades. This ensures better handling and operation of the hair cutting tools. The apparatus can be removably worn any of the fingers of the Barber, as per the comfort and ease of operations felt by him. The invention suggests a cleaning barber brush apparatus that is conveniently adjusted to be worn in different fingers of different sizes, using elastic and rubber holding means.

Claims

1. A barber brush apparatus worn by a user during a hair cutting session to remove cut hair and debris from the cutting blades of a clipper apparatus, the brush apparatus comprising: a. a contoured, rigid base; b. a plurality of upstanding bristle members secured and supported within the base; and c. a tubular holder having a plurality of spaced raised ridge members arranged along the length of the holder, a depression defined along the length of the holder, and a longitudinal bore defined within the holder therethrough, with at least the bore being made from a stretchable material for adapting and adjusting the size of the bore to the size of the user's finger, with the base being seated and affixed within the holder depression, wherein the base has a longer length than the holder, wherein the ends of the base overhang the holder, d. wherein the holder is adapted for insertion over at least one of the user's fingers, with the base and the plurality of bristle members being positioned upwardly and outwardly from the user's hand so that movement of the user's hand, and thereby the bristle members, about the clipper blades to remove the cut hair and debris, and wherein the stretchable material within the holder adapted to remain on the user's finger until removed.

2. The barber brush apparatus of claim 1, each of the plurality of bristle members comprising soft bristles.

3. The barber brush apparatus of claim 2, the plurality of bristle members further comprising a proximate portion at the base of the apparatus and a distal portion opposite the base of the apparatus, with the distal portion of the bristle members tapering to a terminal end of the bristle members.

4. The barber brush apparatus of claim 1, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a rubber material.

5. The barber brush apparatus of claim 1, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a plastic material.

6. The barber brush apparatus of claim 1, at least the exterior of the holder comprising an elastic material.

7. A barber brush apparatus worn by a user during a hair cutting session to remove cut hair and debris from the cutting blades of a clipper apparatus, the brush apparatus comprising: a. a contoured, elongated base; b. a plurality of bristle members upstanding from and supported by the base, with the plurality of bristle members arranged in a single row and grouped into columns along the length of the base; and c. a tubular holder having a plurality of spaced apart raised ridge members, each extending the length of the holder, a depression defined at the top of the holder, and a bore defined within the holder longitudinally therethrough, with the base affixed within the depression and the base having a length longer than the holder, wherein each end of the base overhangs the holder, and with at least the bore being made from a stretchable material for adjusting and adapting the size of the bore to the size of the user's finger, d. wherein the holder is adapted for insertion over at least one of the user's fingers, with the base and the plurality of bristle members being positioned upwardly and outwardly from the user's hand so that movement of the user's hand, and thereby the bristle members, about the clipper blades to remove the cut hair and debris, and wherein the stretchable material within the holder adapted to remain on the user's finger until removed.

8. The barber brush apparatus of claim 7, each of the plurality of bristle members comprising soft bristles.

9. The barber brush apparatus of claim 8, the base being rigid, with the plurality of bristle members secured and supported within the base.

10. The barber brush apparatus of claim 8, the plurality of bristle members further comprising a proximate portion at the base of the apparatus and a distal portion opposite the base of the apparatus, with the distal portion of the bristle members tapering to a terminal end of the bristle members.

11. The barber brush apparatus of claim 7, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a rubber material.

12. The barber brush apparatus of claim 7, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a plastic material.

13. The barber brush apparatus of claim 7, at least the exterior of the holder comprising an elastic material.

14. A barber brush apparatus worn by a user during a hair cutting session to remove cut hair and debris from the cutting blades of a clipper apparatus, the brush apparatus comprising: a. a contoured, elongated rigid base, with the base supporting a plurality of soft bristle members; b. the plurality of soft bristle members upstanding from the base, with the plurality of bristle members arranged in a single row and grouped into columns along the length of the base, wherein the plurality of bristle members further comprising a proximate portion at the base of the apparatus and a distal portion opposite the base of the apparatus, with the distal portion of the bristle members tapering to a terminal end of the bristle members; and c. a tubular holder having a plurality of spaced apart raised ridge members, each extending the length of the holder, a depression defined at the top of the holder, and a bore defined within the holder longitudinally therethrough, with the base affixed within the depression and the base having a length longer than the holder, wherein each end of the base overhangs the holder, with at least the bore being made from a stretchable material for adjusting and adapting the size of the bore to the size of the user's pinky finger, with the bore used as a sleeve; d. wherein the holder is adapted for insertion over at least one of the user's fingers, with the base and the plurality of bristle members being positioned upwardly and outwardly from the user's hand so that movement of the user's hand, and thereby the bristle members, about the clipper blades to remove the cut hair and debris without moving away from the user's workstation or the hair cutting subject, and wherein the stretchable material within the holder adapted to remain on the user's finger until removed.

15. The barber brush apparatus of claim 14, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a rubber material.

16. The barber brush apparatus of claim 14, at least the exterior of the holder comprising a plastic material.

17. The barber brush apparatus of claim 14, at least the exterior of the holder comprising an elastic material.

18. The barber brush apparatus of claim 14, the plurality of soft bristle members having a length longer than the base width and shorter than the diameter of the holder.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) To further clarify various aspects of some example embodiments of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawing. It is appreciated that the drawing depicts only illustrated embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawing in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(5) The embodiments of the present disclosure described below are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may appreciate and understand the principles and practices of the present disclosure.

(6) The following embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of this disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention can be employed and the subject invention is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

(7) It is a widely known that most modern electric hair clippers have a stationary blade and a reciprocating blade. The stationary blade has a substantially straight row of spaced teeth, and the reciprocating blade has a row of teeth which correspond to and complement the stationary teeth. The reciprocating teeth are pressed against the stationary teeth by spring tension, and move back and forth across the stationary teeth in operation, cutting hair strands which enter spaces between the stationary teeth.

(8) In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides an improved system and apparatus for cleaning the clipper blades at an intermediate step of hair cutting, to avoid hindrance of the hair sticking the blades. This ensures better handling and operation of the hair cutting tools. The apparatus can be removably worn any of the fingers of the Barber, as per the comfort and ease of operations felt by him. The invention suggests a cleaning barber brush apparatus that is conveniently adjusted to be worn in different fingers of different sizes, using elastic and rubber holding means.

(9) This section summarizes some aspects of the present disclosure and briefly introduces some preferred embodiments. Simplifications or omissions in this section as well as in the abstract or the title of this description may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title. Such simplifications or omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure nor imply any limitations.

(10) Generally speaking, this invention discloses system and method for clippers cleaning apparatus at an intermediate step of cutting process. With reference to FIG. 1-3, the present invention provides a useful tool to clean the clipper blades while cutting the hair at workstation by the barber. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tool consists of three components: cleaning means 1, base or attaching means 2 of the cleaning means and holding means 3. The invention provides new and improved methods and apparatus for removing cut hair strands and other debris from between hair clipper blades without moving away from the workstation, thereby saving the time spent in hair cutting. The apparatus FIG. 3 can be conveniently adjusted according to the user's finger size 4 using the holding means 3. The apparatus is easy to use and comfortable to wear during the process of hair cutting.

(11) In a preferred embodiment of the invention the cleaning apparatus has the holding means made from rubber and cleaning means made from soft bristles.

(12) In another preferred embodiment of the invention the cleaning apparatus has the holding means made from elastic and cleaning means made from soft bristles.

(13) The system of cleaning brush apparatus includes:

(14) A cleaning means preferably soft bristles;

(15) A holding means preferably made from rubber or plastic;

(16) An attaching means preferably plastic between the cleaning means and the holding means which is used for joining the cleaning means and the holding means.

(17) The method of cleaning brush apparatus includes steps: Stretching the holding means to fit in the finger desired by the user to wear the apparatus; Arranging the cleaning means perpendicular to the holding means; Moving the finger with the apparatus in left to right (or vice versa movements), as desired according to the direction of the hair sticking on the clipper blade to be cleaned; Repeating the movement of finger with the apparatus on it until the blade is cleaned.

(18) The purpose and advantages of the invention is to provide user friendly, easy to use and thoroughly clean the clipper blade that is conveniently used by persons with different finger size. The invention apparatus ensures that the barber is able to clean the clipper blades, while cutting the hair, without moving away from the workstation.

(19) Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement, which is calculated to achieve the same purpose, may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention.

(20) Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.