HAIRBRUSH WITH REMOVEABLE HEAD

Abstract

A hairbrush system having a removeable head and a pump configured to eject styling product onto hair is provided. Generally, the system and methods of the present disclosure are designed to minimize the number of hands and/or styling accessories required perform certain styling tasks so that said styling tasks become more efficient and easier for a user to perform. The system generally comprises a hairbrush handle and a removeable head. The hairbrush handle comprises a main grip, pump, nozzle, switch, male connector, bottom cap, and reservoir. The removeable head comprises top section, bottom section, main core, female connector, and a plurality of bristles. The male connector can quickly detach from the female connector, which will eject the removeable head from the hairbrush handle.

Claims

1. A system for styling hair comprising: a hairbrush handle having a main grip, end cap, reservoir, pump, and male connector, wherein a cavity of said main grip is configured to hold said reservoir therein, wherein said end cap secures to a bottom end of said main grip and conceals said cavity, wherein said reservoir is configured to hold a styling product therein that is ejected by said pump, wherein said pump is secured within a pump cavity and at least partially within said cavity of said main grip, wherein a piston of said pump removes styling product from said reservoir when a switch of said pump is manipulated by a user, wherein said product is ejected by said pump via a nozzle, wherein said male connector comprises a body having a length and width that is smaller than said length and width of said main grip, wherein prongs of said male connector are connected to at least two depressible actuators wherein said at least two depressible actuators are configured move inward towards a cavity of said male connector when manipulated by said user, a removeable head comprising a main barrel, top section, and bottom section, wherein a plurality of bristles are connected to an inner barrel of said main barrel and extend through a lattice of an outer barrel of said main barrel, wherein said outer barrel is at least partially composed of a heat conductive material, wherein said top section is secured to a top end of said main barrel, wherein said bottom section is secured to a bottom end of said main barrel, wherein said bottom section comprises a female connector having a connector cavity extending from said bottom end towards said top section to a back wall, wherein side walls of said cavity are shaped such that said body of said male connector securely fits within said connector cavity, wherein prong slots of said side walls are configured to interlock with said prongs of said male connector, and wherein said hairbrush handle and removeable head are configured to removably attach using said male connector and female connector.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of slots about said top section, wherein said plurality of slots are configured to hold hair accessories, wherein said hair accessories may extend within a barrel cavity of said main barrel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said top section is magnetized in a way such that it may hold hair accessories that have ferromagnetic properties.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said pump is an airless pump configured to force styling product out of said reservoir by way of a vacuum, wherein said reservoir comprises a chamber plate that moves towards a top end of said reservoir when styling product is removed by said vacuum, wherein air intake valves located at a bottom end of said reservoir allow air to enter said reservoir between said chamber plate and said bottom end as said chamber plate moves towards said top end.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first magnet of said male connector and a second magnet of said female connector, wherein a first magnetic field of said first magnet is oriented to oppose a second magnetic field of a second magnet, wherein said first magnetic field and second magnetic field create an ejection force that forces said male connector and said female connector apart.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said end cap is configured to secure to said bottom end of said reservoir and said bottom end of said main grip.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said main grip is at least partially coated with a high friction material.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a window on said main grip, wherein said window allows said user to see within said cavity and view said reservoir.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said reservoir is transparent such that said user may determine an amount of said styling product within said reservoir.

10. A system for styling hair comprising: a hairbrush handle having a main grip, end cap, reservoir, pump, and male connector, wherein a cavity of said main grip is configured to hold said reservoir therein, wherein said end cap secures to a bottom end of said main grip and conceals said cavity, wherein said reservoir is configured to hold a styling product therein that is ejected by said pump, wherein said pump is secured within a pump cavity and at least partially within said cavity of said main grip, wherein a piston of said pump removes styling product from said reservoir when a switch of said pump is manipulated by a user, wherein said product is ejected by said pump via a nozzle, wherein said male connector comprises a body having a length and width that is smaller than said length and width of said main grip, wherein prongs of said male connector are connected to at least two depressible actuators wherein said at least two depressible actuators are configured move inward towards a cavity of said male connector when manipulated by said user, a removeable head comprising a main barrel, top section, and bottom section, wherein a plurality of bristles are connected to an inner barrel of said main barrel and extend through a lattice of an outer barrel of said main barrel, wherein said top section is secured to a top end of said main barrel, wherein said bottom section is secured to a bottom end of said main barrel, wherein said top section comprises a plurality of slots configured to hold hair accessories, wherein said hair accessories may extend within a barrel cavity of said main barrel, wherein said bottom section comprises a female connector having a connector cavity extending from said bottom end towards said top section to a back wall, wherein side walls of said cavity are shaped such that said body of said male connector securely fits within said connector cavity, wherein prong slots of said side walls are configured to interlock with said prongs of said male connector, and wherein said hairbrush handle and removeable head are configured to removably attach using said male connector and female connector.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said top section is magnetized in a way such that it may hold hair accessories that have ferromagnetic properties.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said pump is an airless pump configured to force styling product out of said reservoir by way of a vacuum, wherein said reservoir comprises a chamber plate that moves towards a top end of said reservoir when styling product is removed by said vacuum, wherein air intake valves located at a bottom end of said reservoir allow air to enter said reservoir between said chamber plate and said bottom end as said chamber plate moves towards said top end.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising a first magnet of said male connector and a second magnet of said female connector, wherein a first magnetic field of said first magnet is oriented to oppose a second magnetic field of a second magnet, wherein said first magnetic field and second magnetic field create an ejection force that forces said male connector and said female connector apart.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein said end cap is configured to secure to said bottom end of said reservoir and said bottom end of said main grip.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said main grip is at least partially coated with a high friction material.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising a window on said main grip, wherein said window allows said user to see within said cavity and view said reservoir.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said reservoir is transparent such that said user may determine an amount of said styling product within said reservoir.

18. A method for styling hair using a hairbrush system comprising steps of, obtaining a hairbrush system having a hairbrush handle and a removeable head, connecting said hairbrush handle to said removeable head via a male connector of said hairbrush handle and a female connector of said removeable head, wherein prongs of said removeable head are configured to engage prong slots of said female connector that prevent said removeable head from disengaging from said hairbrush handle unless depressible actuators of said male connector are manipulated in a way that causes said prongs to disengage said prong slots, saturating hair with styling product by actuating a pump of said hairbrush handle that removes said styling product from a reservoir of the hairbrush handle and ejects said styling product through a nozzle, drying a first strip of hair using hot air while wrapping said first strip of hair about said removeable head and applying a pulling force to said first strip of hair, rolling said first strip of hair around said removeable head once said first strip of hair is completely dry and still warm due to said hot air applied thereto, ejecting said removeable head using said depressible actuators in a way such that said removeable head is still rolled about said first strip of hair, blowing cold air on said first strip of hair and said removeable head, and removing said removeable head from said first strip of hair.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of, obtaining a second removeable head configured to removably attach to said hairbrush handle, connecting said hairbrush handle to said second removeable head via said male connector of said hairbrush handle and said female connector of said second removeable head, drying a second strip of hair using said hot air while wrapping said second strip of hair about said second removeable head and applying a pulling force to said second strip of hair, rolling said second strip of hair around said second removeable head once said second strip of hair is completely dry and still warm due to said hot air applied thereto, ejecting said second removeable head using said depressible actuators in a way such that said second removeable head is still rolled about said first strip of hair, blowing cold air on said second strip of hair and said second removeable head, and removing said second removeable head from said second strip of hair.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of, determining an amount of said styling product within said reservoir using a window of a main grip of said hairbrush handle, wherein said reservoir is transparent so that a user may view said styling product within said reservoir through said window, removing an end cap of said hairbrush handle from a bottom end of said main grip, removing said reservoir from said pump within a cavity of said main grip concealed by said end cap, obtaining said styling product that said user desires to fill said reservoir, adding said styling product to said reservoir to a desired point, reattaching said reservoir to said pump within said cavity, and reattaching said end cap of said hairbrush handle to said bottom end of said main grip.

Description

DESCRIPTON OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:

[0010] FIG. 1 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0011] FIG. 2 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 3 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 4 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 5 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 6 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 7 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 8 illustrates a system embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure being used by a user within an environment to style a customer’s hair.

[0018] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow chart illustrating certain method steps of a method embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a flow chart illustrating certain method steps of a method embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a flow chart illustrating certain method steps of a method embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a flow chart illustrating certain method steps of a method embodying features consistent with the principles of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In the Summary above and in this Detailed Description, and the claims below, and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features, including method steps, of the invention. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification includes all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular aspect or embodiment of the invention, or a particular claim, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in combination with/or in the context of other particular aspects of the embodiments of the invention, and in the invention generally. Where reference is made herein to a method comprising two or more defined steps, the defined steps can be carried out in any order or simultaneously (except where the context excludes that possibility), and the method can include one or more other steps which are carried out before any of the defined steps, between two of the defined steps, or after all the defined steps (except where the context excludes that possibility).

[0023] As used herein, the term “comprises” and grammatical equivalents thereof are used herein to mean that other components, steps, etc. are optionally present. For example, a system “comprising” components A, B, and C can contain only components A, B, and C, or can contain not only components A, B, and C, but also one or more other components. As used herein, the term “hairbrush” and grammatical equivalents thereof refers to an apparatus used for cleaning, scrubbing, applying a substance to, and/or arranging a fiber. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber is a proteinaceous fiber, such as hair, but fibers comprising other materials may be used without departing from the inventive subject matter described herein. For example, a user may brush tangles out of their hair while simultaneous applying a hair product thereto or a user may brush a faux fur coat comprising acrylic and modacrylic fibers while applying a cleaning product.

[0024] FIGS. 1-10 illustrate embodiments of a hairbrush system 100 and its various methods for styling hair. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 8, the hairbrush system 100 generally comprises a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110, which is used to style a person’s hair. Though the removeable head 110 is illustrated as a round brush, the removeable head 110 may comprise other types of brush heads, including, but not limited to, a detangler brush, wet hairbrush, shower hairbrush, thermal brush, cushion brush, smoothing brush, wide-tooth comb, rat tail brush, teasing brush, anti-static brush, vented brush, paddle brush, and curved brush without departing from the inventive subject matter described herein. The male connector 105C of the hairbrush handle 105 and female connector 110E of the removeable head 110 are designed to removably attach after manipulation of prongs 105D of the hairbrush handle 105. In some preferred embodiments, the male connector 105C and female connector 110E are configured to forcibly eject from one another after manipulation of the prongs 105D. The pump of the hairbrush handle 105 is operated via a switch 105E. The styling product 810 is preferably dispensed by a pump is contained within a reservoir 105J and ejected through the nozzle 105F. In some preferred embodiments, the action of compressing the switch 105E causes the pump to dispense the styling product 810. In other preferred embodiments, the compression of the switch 105E causes compressed gas to dispense the liquid via the nozzle 105F.

[0025] Although the system 100 and method of the present disclosure have been discussed for use within the hair styling field, one of skill in the art will appreciate that the inventive subject matter disclosed herein may be utilized in other fields or for other applications in which a hairbrush may be used to manipulate fibers. FIG. 1 illustrates a hairbrush system 100 having a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110. FIG. 2 illustrates a front view (left) and back view (right) of a hairbrush handle 105 and its various components that assist a user 805 style hair. FIG. 3 illustrates a left side view (left) and right side view (right) of a hairbrush handle 105 and its various components that assist a user 805 style hair. FIG. 4 illustrates a top view (left) and bottom view (right) of a hairbrush handle 105 and its various components that assist a user 805 style hair. FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a hairbrush handle 105 with the bottom cap removed and the reservoir 105J partially removed. FIG. 6 illustrates an exploded view of a hairbrush handle 105. FIG. 7 illustrates a front view (left), top view (top right), and bottom view (bottom right) of a removeable head 110 and its various components that assist a user 805 style hair. FIG. 8 illustrates a hairbrush system having a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110 being used by a stylist to style a client’s hair. FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate methods that may be carried out by a user 805 to style hair using the hairbrush system. It is understood that the various method steps associated with the methods of the present disclosure may be carried out as operations by the system shown in FIGS. 1-8.

[0026] In a preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 2-6, the hairbrush handle 105 comprises a main grip 105A, pump, nozzle 105F, switch 105E, male connector 105C, bottom cap, and reservoir 105J. The main grip 105A is the part of the brush system configured to be held by a user 805. In a preferred embodiment, the main grip 105A is cylindrical, but other shapes may be used without departing from the inventive subject matter described herein. For instance, in some preferred embodiments, the main grip 105A may be ergonomically designed such that the forces and pressures placed on the main grip 105A are distributed in a way that increases performance by increasing grip of a user 805 on the hairbrush handle 105. In other preferred embodiments, a high friction material may coat all or part of the exterior surface of the main grip 105A to further increase grip of said user 805. A cavity 105I of the main grip 105A is configured to hold the pump and reservoir 105J therein. The cavity 105I extends from the bottom end of the main grip 105A towards the male connector 105C, wherein the cavity 105I is accessed through an opening located at said bottom end. In a preferred embodiment, the opening is covered by the end cap 105B, which connects to said main grip 105A at said bottom end via an attachment means. In one preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the attachment means comprises a plurality of tabs that grab an inner lip of the main grip 105A, wherein said inner lip is contained within said cavity 105I. In another preferred embodiment, the bottom end of the main grip 105A and the end cap 105B are threaded in a way such that the end cap 105B is secured to the main grip 105A via said threads.

[0027] A piston of the pump/atomizer is preferably situated at least partially within the cavity 105I so that it may extract styling product 810 from the reservoir 105J. The remaining pump/atomizer components preferably sit at a top end of the main grip 105A. Types of pumps/atomizers that may be used by the system include, but are not limited to, airless pumps, trigger pumps, and pneumatic atomizers. In a preferred embodiment, an airless pump is used to disperse styling product 810 via the nozzle 105F. A switch 105E extending from the exterior of the main grip 105A into the cavity 105I allows for a user 805 to operate the pump/atomizer. In embodiments featuring an airless pump, pressure exerted on the switch 105E by the user 805 causes a piston of the airless pump to create a vacuum, which pulls liquid and air from the pump/reservoir 105J, which is then forced out of the nozzle 105F. The vacuum created within the reservoir 105J by the removal of styling product 810 by the airless pump causes a chamber plate of the reservoir 105J to move towards the top end of said reservoir 105J. Air intake valves located at the bottom end of the reservoir 105J allow air to enter the reservoir 105J between the chamber plate and bottom end as the chamber plate moves towards the top end. This prevents a vacuum lock form forming within the device, which would prevent the airless pump from extracting styling product 810 from the reservoir 105J.

[0028] In embodiments having a pump/atomizer in the form of a pneumatic atomizer, the reservoir 105J contains a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the first cavity is configured to hold a compressed gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, and the second cavity is configured to hold styling product 810. When the switch 105E is compressed, the pneumatic atomizer mixes the compressed gas and styling product 810 within a mixing cavity of the pneumatic atomizer before it is expelled through the nozzle 105F. In a preferred embodiment, the reservoir 105J is refillable. However, some embodiments of the reservoir 105J may be non-refillable or partially refillable. For instance, a reservoir 105J configured for an airless pump may have an opening at the top end where a styling product 810 may be placed therein. For instance, a reservoir 105J configured for a pneumatic atomizer may be configured such that once the supply of compressed gas of the first cavity is exhausted, the cartridge must be replaced; however, this same reservoir 105J may be configured in a way such that a user 805 may add new styling product 810 to the second cavity until said supply of compressed gas is exhausted.

[0029] The reservoir 105J preferably is secured to the pump/atomizer via threads, wherein a male threaded section of the reservoir 105J is designed to fit within a female threaded section of the pump/atomizer. In some embodiments, the end cap 105B may be secured to the bottom end of the reservoir 105J via threads, wherein the orientation of the threads located on the top end and bottom end of the reservoir 105J are the same so that a direction of rotation is the same when securing the reservoir 105J to the pump and the end cap 105B to the reservoir 105J. Therefore, in some embodiments, the end cap 105B may be configured to secure to both the main grip 105A and the reservoir 105J. By securing the end cap 105B to both the main grip 105A and the reservoir 105J, the end cap 105B may assist with anchoring the reservoir 105J within the cavity 105I, which may prevent unwanted movement of the reservoir 105J within the cavity 105I.

[0030] The nozzle 105F extends from the exterior of the main grip 105A to the pump/atomizer within the pump cavity and is preferably located opposite the switch 105E. Types of nozzle 105Fs that may be used include, but are not limited to, plain-orifice, shaped-orifice, single-impingement single-fluid, solid-cone single-fluid, pressure-swirl single-fluid, internal-mix two-fluid nozzle 105Fs, and external-mix two-fluid nozzle 105Fs. Some embodiments of the system may comprise more than one nozzle 105F about the main grip 105A. For instance, a hairbrush handle 105 may comprise two nozzle 105Fs set equidistance apart from the switch 105E and configured in way such that the pump/atomizer ejects an equal amount of styling product 810 through each nozzle 105F when the pump/atomizer is operated by a user 805 via the switch 105E. This may allow for styling product 810 to be distributed over a larger area with each activation of the pump. The window 105G, located on the main grip 105A, allows a user 805 to view the reservoir 105J within the cavity 105I. In embodiments in which the reservoir 105J is transparent, the window 105G may allow a user 805 to determine how much styling product 810 is contained within the reservoir 105J, allowing a user 805 to determine when additional styling product 810 must be added to said reservoir 105J in embodiments where said reservoir 105J is refillable.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the removeable head 110 comprises top section 110C, bottom section 110B, main barrel 110A, female connector 110E, and a plurality of bristles 110D. As illustrated in FIG. 7, some embodiments of the removeable head 110 may also comprise a plurality of slots 110F, wherein said plurality of slots 110F are designed to hold hair accessories used during styling. Though illustrated as semi-oval in shape, the plurality of slots 110F may be any shape suitable for holding hair accessories without departing from the inventive subject matter described herein. For instance, hooks within the openings created by the plurality of slots 110F may be shaped such that elastic bands may be secured therein. In some preferred embodiments, the top section 110C may be magnetic such that hair accessories may be secured thereto. For instance, bobby pins may be secured to the magnetic section of the top section 110C, which may allow a stylist to quickly access said bobby pins without having to hold them in a spare hand. Hair accessories that the plurality of slots 110F may be configured to accommodate, include, but are not limited to, sectioning clips, bobby pins, hair loops, or any combination thereof.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment, the main barrel 110A comprises an inner barrel and outer barrel, wherein said outer barrel partially surrounds said inner barrel. The plurality of bristles 110D is secured to the inner barrel of the main barrel 110A and extend exterior to the outer barrel via holes in a lattice of said outer barrel. The plurality of bristles 110D may comprise natural material, synthetic material, or any combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the outer barrel of the removeable head 110 comprises a heat conductive material, which may decrease hair drying times when used in conjunction with a heat source, such as a hairdryer. The main barrel 110A is secured to and between the top section 110C and bottom section 110B. Because some preferred embodiments of the system comprise a plurality of slots 110F for securing hair accessories, the inner barrel preferably comprises a cavity into which said hair accessories can extend into said removeable head 110 via said plurality of slots 110F. The bottom section 110B comprises the female connector 110E, which in some embodiments may have components that also extend into the cavity of the inner barrel, wherein said male connector 105C is shaped to fit within the female connector 110E.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment, the female connector 110E and male connector 105C are square in shape, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 7. However, other shapes may be used without departing from the inventive subject matter herein. The female connector 110E preferably comprises a cavity that extends from an opening of said bottom section 110B towards said top section 110C. A back wall and side walls of female connector 110E prevent access to the cavity of the inner barrel and/or bottom section 110B. In a preferred embodiment, the at least two side walls of the female connector 110E have prong slots configured for locking the prongs 105D of the male connector 105C thereto when said male connector 105C is inserted into said female connector 110E. The prongs 105D of the male connector 105Cs may be manipulated by a user 805 via depressible actuators said prongs 105D are secured thereto. By applying force to the depressible actuators in a way that causes said depressible actuators to move towards one another, the prongs 105D may be pressed into a cavity of the male connector 105C. When pressed inward in this manner, the user 805 may disengage the removeable head 110 from the hairbrush handle 105.

[0034] In some preferred embodiments, the male connector 105C may comprise a plate 105H configured to engage the back wall of the female connector 110E in a way that creates an ejecting force. In one preferred embodiment, the male connector 105C may comprise a spring that is operably connected to the plate 105H, wherein the spring holds the plate 105H away from the other components of the male connector 105C until a compression force is applied thereto. For instance, when a male connector 105C comprising a spring and a plate 105H is slotted into the female connector 110E by a user 805, the plate 105H may contact the back wall of the female connector until the spring begins to compress. Once the prongs 105D engage the prong slot, the compressed spring will be prevented from achieving an equilibrium length until the user 805 removes the prongs 105D from the prong slots via the depressible actuators. If the user 805 manipulates the depressible actuators in order to disengage the prongs 105D from the prong slots, the restoring force of the spring will act on the plate 105H that is engaged with the back wall of the female connector 110E, which will cause the male connector 105C of the hairbrush handle to eject the removeable head 110.

[0035] In another preferred embodiment, the plate 105H and the back wall of the female connector 110E may further comprise magnets and/or themselves be magnetized. The positioning of the magnetized plate 105H, magnetized back wall, and/or magnets is such that the magnetic poles of the male connector 105C are oriented in the same direction as the magnetic poles of the female connector 110E when placed together, meaning that the magnetic fields of the male connector 105C and female connector 110E oppose each other and push each other apart when the male connector 105C is inserted into the female connector 110E. This opposition may provide an ejecting force that may eject the removeable head 110 from the hairbrush handle 105 when the user 805 manipulates the depressible actuators in order to disengage the prongs 105D from the prong slots. For instance, a user 805 may force a male connector 105C and female connector 110E having opposing magnetic fields together until the prongs 105D of the male connector 105C engage the prong slots of the female connector 110E, securing the hairbrush handle to the removeable head 110. When the user 805 manipulates the depressible actuators of the hairbrush handle to cause the prongs 105D to disengage the prong slots, the ejection force created the opposing magnetic fields will force the male connector 105C and female connector 110E apart.

[0036] FIG. 9 provides a flow chart 900 illustrating certain, preferred method steps that may be used to carry out the method of using the hairbrush system to perform a blowout. Step 905 indicates the beginning of the method. During step 910, a user 805 may obtain a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110 and subsequently secure said removeable head 110 to the hairbrush during step 915 by firmly pressing the male connector 105C of the hairbrush handle 105 into the female connector 110E of said removeable head 110. A user 805 may identify when the removeable head 110 is secured to the hairbrush handle 105 when a click is heard or felt by the user 805, which may indicate that the prongs 105D of the hairbrush handle 105 have engaged the prong slots of the female connector 110E. Once the user 805 has secured the hairbrush handle 105 to the removeable head 110, the user 805 may saturate a client’s hair using styling product 810 of the hairbrush handle 105 by pressing the switch 105E to expel said styling product 810 form the nozzle 105F via the pump during step 920. In a preferred embodiment, the user 805 may saturate the client’s hair with water. The user 805 may then smooth the client’s hair by brushing it during step 925. In some preferred embodiments, the user 805 may apply additional styling product 810, such as a volumizing formula, to the client’s hair while the hair is being smoothed by brushing.

[0037] Once the client’s hair has been smoothed, the user 805 may partially dry the user’s 805 hair using a hairdryer during step 930. In a preferred embodiment, partially dried hair is dried to a maximum of sixty percent. If a user 805 determines that the hair has been dried too much, the user 805 may apply additional styling product 810 using the switch 105E, pump, reservoir 105J, and nozzle 105F of the hairbrush handle 105. The user 805 may wind sections of hair around the removeable head 110 during step 935 and subsequently dry said sections using the hairdryer during step 940, applying light-tension to the hair as it is being dried. Once the strip of hair is completely dry, the user 805 may roll the client’s hair around the removeable head 110 and eject the removeable head 110 during step 945. The user 805 may then perform a query to determine if more of the client’s hair must be wound around a removeable head 110 and dried during step 950. A user 805 may take an action based on said query during step 955.

[0038] If the user 805 determines that no more strips of hair must be wound around a removeable head 110 and dried, the user 805 may proceed to step 960. If the user 805 determines that additional strips of hair must be wound about the removeable head 110 and dried, the user 805 may obtain and attach an additional removeable head 110 to the hairbrush handle 105 during step 958 and subsequently return to step 935. Once the user 805 has determined that no more of the client’s hair must be wound about the removeable head 110 and dried, the user 805 may use the hairdryer to blow cold air on the client’s hair during step 965, which helps set the curls created by the strips of hair rolled about the removeable heads 110. The user 805 may then unwind the hair from the removeable heads 110 during step 970. Once unraveled, the user 805 may shake out each section of the client’s hair at the root during step 975 before proceeding to the terminate method step 980.

[0039] FIG. 10 provides a flow chart 1000 illustrating certain, preferred method steps that may be used to carry out the method of adding new styling product 810 to the reservoir 105J of the hairbrush handle 105. Step 1005 indicates the beginning of the method. During step 1010, the user 805 may obtain a brush handle and remove the end cap 105B from the bottom end of the main grip 105A. Once the end cap 105B has been removed, the user 805 may remove the reservoir 105J from the pump within the cavity 105I of the main grip 105A during step 1015. In a preferred embodiment, the reservoir 105J and pump are connected via male and female threads, requiring the user 805 to unscrew the reservoir 105J from the pump in order for separation to be achieved. The user 805 may then add styling product 810 to the reservoir 105J via an opening at the top end of the reservoir 105J during step 1020. Once the user 805 has added the desired amount of styling product 810 to the reservoir 105J, the user 805 may reattach the reservoir 105J to the pump during step 1025 and subsequently reattach the end cap 105B during step 1030. In order to remove excess air from the reservoir 105J, the user 805 may apply force to a switch 105E of the hairbrush handle 105 during step 1035, which may cause the pump to expel the excess air out the nozzle 105F. Once the excess air has been removed from the reservoir 105J, the user 805 may proceed to terminate step 1040.

[0040] FIG. 11 provides a flow chart 1100 illustrating certain, preferred method steps that may be used to carry out the method of teasing hair using a hairbrush system 100 having a removeable head 110 in the form of a teasing brush head. Step 1105 indicates the beginning of the method. During step 1110, a user 805 may obtain a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110 and subsequently secure said removeable head 110 to the hairbrush during step 1115 by firmly pressing the male connector 105C of the hairbrush handle 105 into the female connector 110E of said removeable head 110, wherein said removeable head 110 is in the form of a teasing brush. The user 805 may then take a first section of hair and hold said first section of hair away from the face during step 1120. Once the first section of hair is in position, the user 805 may backcomb said first section of hair from mid shaft towards the scalp during step 1125, which may cause the first section of hair to pack at the root. Once the first section of hair has been backcombed, the user 805 may spray the first section of hair with styling product 810 during step 1130 by manipulating a switch of the hairbrush handle 105 that may cause a pump of the hairbrush handle 105 to remove styling product 810 from a reservoir 105J and eject it through a nozzle 105F.

[0041] The user 805 may then smooth the first section of hair to create volume and/or an anchor for an updo before subsequently performing a query to determine if an additional section of hair must be positioned, backcombed, sprayed, and smoothed during steps 1135 and 1140, respectively. Based on the results of the query, the user 805 may perform an action during step 1145. If the user 805 determines than an additional section of hair must be positioned, backcombed, sprayed, and smoothed, the user 805 may return to step 1120 and perform the steps for the additional section of hair as was done for the first section of hair. If the user 805 determines that no additional sections of hair must be positioned, backcombed, sprayed, and smoothed, the user 805 may proceed to terminate method step 1150. Note that though the removeable head 110 for this particular method is in the form of a teasing brush head, other types of brush heads may be used without departing from the inventive subject matter described in this method.

[0042] FIG. 12 provides a flow chart 1200 illustrating certain, preferred method steps that may be used to carry out detangling hair with a hairbrush system 100 having a removeable head 110 in the form of a detangler brush. Step 1205 indicates the beginning of the method. During step 1210, a user 805 may obtain a hairbrush handle 105 and removeable head 110 and subsequently secure said removeable head 110 to the hairbrush handle 105 during step 1215 by firmly pressing the male connector 105C of the hairbrush handle 105 into the female connector 110E of said removeable head 110, wherein said removeable head 110 is in the form of a detangler brush. The user 805 may then wet the hair that is to be detangled during step 1220. Once the hair is wet, the user 805 may apply a styling product 810 in the form of a leave-in conditioner during step 1225 by manipulating a switch of the hairbrush handle 105 that may cause a pump of the hairbrush handle 105 to remove said styling product 810 from a reservoir 105J and eject the styling product 810 through a nozzle 105F. The user 805 may then work the styling product 810 into the hair using the removeable head 110 during step 1230 and continue to brush out the tangles of the hair until the tangles have been removed. Once the tangles have been removed from the hair, the user 805 may proceed to terminate method step 1235.

[0043] The implementations set forth in the foregoing description do not represent all implementations consistent with the subject matter described herein. Instead, they are merely some examples consistent with aspects related to the described subject matter. Although a few variations have been described in detail above, other modifications or additions are possible. In particular, further features and/or variations can be provided in addition to those set forth herein. For example, the implementations described above can be directed to various combinations and subcombinations of the disclosed features and/or combinations and subcombinations of several further features disclosed above. In addition, the logic flow depicted in the accompanying figures and/or described herein do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. It will be readily understood to those skilled in the art that various other changes in the details, materials, and arrangements of the parts and method stages which have been described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of this inventive subject matter can be made without departing from the principles and scope of the inventive subject matter.