HAIRBRUSH COVER FOR FORMING A WAVE HAIRSTYLE

Abstract

A hair styling assembly for forming a wave hairstyle includes a brush comprising a base and a plurality of bristles. Each one of the plurality of bristles is coupled to and extends away from the base and terminates in a free end. The plurality of bristles is positioned on the concave surface, and the free ends of all of the plurality of bristles forming a contour. A cover is removably coupled to the brush. The cover bounds an interior space in which the plurality of bristles and a portion of the base of the brush are positioned. The cover has an engagement wall lying adjacent to the free ends of the plurality of bristles which comprises a flexible material wherein the engagement wall conforms to the contour formed by the free ends of the plurality of bristles.

Claims

1. A hair styling assembly for forming a wave hairstyle, the assembly comprising: a brush comprising: a base; and a plurality of bristles, each of which is coupled to and extends away from the base and terminates in a free end, the plurality of bristles being positioned on the concave surface, the free ends of all of the plurality of bristles forming a contour; and a cover being removably coupled to the brush, the cover bounding an interior space, the plurality of bristles and a portion of the base of the brush being positioned in the interior space, the cover having an engagement wall lying adjacent to the free ends of the plurality of bristles, the engagement wall comprising a flexible material wherein the engagement wall conforms to the contour formed by the free ends of the plurality of bristles.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the base has a pair of ends, the base having a pair of lateral surfaces extending between the pair of ends, the base having a concave surface and a convex surface being positioned opposite each other and extending between the pair of ends and the pair of lateral surfaces.

3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the concave surface curves between the pair of ends.

4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the convex surface curves between the pair of ends and between the pair of lateral sides.

5. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the free ends of all of the plurality of bristles are equidistant from the concave surface.

6. The assembly of claim 2, wherein each bristle of the plurality of bristles has a length from the base to the free end greater than a thickness of the base between the concave surface and the convex surface.

7. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the cover has a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the engagement wall, a distal edge of the perimeter wall defining an aperture to the interior space.

8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the engagement wall and the perimeter wall form a unitary structure.

9. The assembly of claim 7, wherein each one of a pair of diametrically opposed portions of the distal edge extend over the convex surface of the base adjacent to an associated one of the pair of ends of the base.

10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein each one of a pair of lateral portions of the distal edge extend between the pair of diametrically opposed portions and along an associated one of the pair of lateral surfaces of the base.

11. The assembly of claim 7, further comprising a band being coupled to and extending along the distal edge of the perimeter wall of the cover, the band comprising a resiliently elastic material wherein the band resiliently stretches to receive the brush through the aperture.

12. A hair styling assembly for forming a wave hairstyle, the assembly comprising: a brush comprising: a base having a pair of ends, the base having a pair of lateral surfaces extending between the pair of ends, the base having a concave surface and a convex surface being positioned opposite each other and extending between the pair of ends and the pair of lateral surfaces, the concave surface curving between the pair of ends, the convex surface curving between the pair of ends and between the pair of lateral sides; and a plurality of bristles, each of which is coupled to and extends away from the base and terminates in a free end, the plurality of bristles being positioned on the concave surface, the free ends of all of the plurality of bristles forming a contour, the free ends of all of the plurality of bristles being equidistant from the concave surface, each bristle of the plurality of bristles having a length from the base to the free end greater than a thickness of the base between the concave surface and the convex surface; and a cover being removably coupled to the brush, the cover bounding an interior space, the plurality of bristles and a portion of the base of the brush being positioned in the interior space, the cover having an engagement wall lying adjacent to the free ends of the plurality of bristles, the engagement wall comprising a flexible material wherein the engagement wall conforms to the contour formed by the free ends of the plurality of bristles, the cover having a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the engagement wall, the engagement wall and the perimeter wall forming a unitary structure, a distal edge of the perimeter wall defining an aperture to the interior space, each one of a pair of diametrically opposed portions of the distal edge extending over the convex surface of the base adjacent to an associated one of the pair of ends of the base, each one of a pair of lateral portions of the distal edge extending between the pair of diametrically opposed portions and along an associated one of the pair of lateral surfaces of the base; and a band being coupled to and extending along the distal edge of the perimeter wall of the cover, the band comprising a resiliently elastic material wherein the band resiliently stretches to receive the brush through the aperture.

13. A method of forming a wave hairstyle comprising: attaching a cover to a brush such that an engagement wall of the cover lies adjacent to free ends of a plurality of bristles of the brush, sweeping the engagement wall of the cover against a plurality of curly hairs on a scalp of an individual to urge the plurality of curly hairs to lie adjacent to the scalp of the individual and to extend in a direction of sweeping of the engagement wall of the cover, wherein a curvature of each curly hair of said plurality of curly hairs is decreased but not entirely eliminated such that the plurality of curly hairs forms a wave pattern along the direction of sweeping.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the engagement wall of the cover comprises a flexible material such that the engagement wall conforms to a contour defined by the free ends of the plurality of bristles.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of sweeping the engagement wall of the cover against the plurality of curly hairs further comprises sweeping the engagement wall outwardly away from a selected point on the scalp.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new hair styling apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0015] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the hair styling assembly 10 generally comprises a brush 12 comprising a base 14 and a plurality of bristles 24. The base 14 has a pair of ends 16 and a pair of lateral surfaces 18 extending between the pair of ends 16. The base 14 also has a concave surface 22 and a convex surface 20 which are positioned opposite each other and extend between the pair of ends 16 and the pair of lateral surfaces 18. The concave surface 22 curves between the pair of ends 16, and the convex surface 20 curving between the pair of ends 16 and between the pair of lateral sides.

[0016] Each one of the plurality of bristles 24 is coupled to and extends away from the base 14 and terminates in a free end 26. The plurality of bristles 24 is positioned on the concave surface 22, and the free ends 26 of all of the plurality of bristles 24 form a contour. The free ends 26 of all of the plurality of bristles 24 are also equidistant from the concave surface 22. Each bristle 24 of the plurality of bristles 24 has a length from the base 14 to the free end 26 greater than a thickness of the base 14 between the concave surface 22 and the convex surface 20.

[0017] A cover 28 is removably coupled to the brush 12. The cover 28 bounds an interior space 30 in which the plurality of bristles 24 and a portion of the base 14 of the brush 12 are positioned. The cover 28 has an engagement wall 32 lying adjacent to the free ends 26 of the plurality of bristles 24. The engagement wall 32 comprises a flexible material wherein the engagement wall 32 conforms to the contour formed by the free ends 26 of the plurality of bristles 24. The cover 28 has a perimeter wall 34 which is coupled to and extends away from the engagement wall 32. The engagement wall 32 and the perimeter wall 34 form a unitary structure. A distal edge 36 of the perimeter wall 34 defines an aperture 38 to the interior space 30. Each one of a pair of diametrically opposed portions 40 of the distal edge 36 extends over the convex surface 20 of the base 14 adjacent to an associated one of the pair of ends 16 of the base 14. Each one of a pair of lateral portions 42 of the distal edge 36 extends between the pair of diametrically opposed portions 40 and along an associated one of the pair of lateral surfaces 18 of the base 14.

[0018] A band 44 is coupled to and extending along the distal edge 36 of the perimeter wall 34 of the cover 28. The band 44 comprising a resiliently elastic material wherein the band 44 resiliently stretches to receive the brush 12 through the aperture 38.

[0019] In use, the engagement wall 32 of the cover 28 is swept against a plurality of curly hairs 50 on a scalp 48 of an individual 46 to urge the plurality of curly hairs 50 to lie adjacent to the scalp 48 of the individual 46 and to extend in a direction of sweeping of the engagement wall 32 of the cover 28. To achieve the wave hairstyle 52, a curvature of each curly hair 50 of said plurality of curly hairs 50 is decreased but not entirely eliminated such that the plurality of curly hairs 50 forms a wave pattern along the direction of sweeping. The hair styling assembly 10 may also be used to sweep hair without forming the wave hairstyle 52.

[0020] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0021] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word comprising is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article a does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.