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A45D24/16— Multi-part combs combined with additional devices with brushes, pads, or the like whereon the additional devices are operable without more ado discloses soft cushions 7, 11 in a vibratory hair brush providing a floating support for edges of a brush plate but are limited in their usefulness due to their structural position relative to the vibrating actuator and the bristles, and thus, also in purposeful translation of the actuator vibrations to a desired bristle movement.
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A45D— HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING Another aspect of the elastic isolator 40 is that it is configured to translate the circular vibratory movement of the eccentric weight 22 into an elliptical movement in a plane generally parallel to the bristle pad. More particularly, it can be seen that the isolator 40 is not supported along the direction of the axis CC (Figure 1), but is supported along a line perpendicular to the axial direction and a second stiffness perpendicular to the handle axial direction, the first stiffness being less than the second stiffness. The effect of such mounting assembly is that the vibratory movement of the motor and weight will be greater in a direction along the lines C-C than along the line D-D. (See Figures 1 and 8) If a user's hair (see Figure 7) is mostly aligned with line D-D (see Figures 1 and 8), then the vibratory movement of the bristles 10 will be to effectively vibrate in a manner having a greater extent perpendicular to the hair's extending direction than along, i.e. parallel, to said direction. This tends to untangle twisted or knotted hair by the bristles separating the hairs by slightly pulling them apart, and even more slightly pushing and pulling the hair in its extending direction for better detangling the hair with less effort and less damage to the hair in the detangling process. A related benefit is that friction between the bristles and the hair, in particular the static friction, is reduced. The illustrated embodiment shows a somewhat spherically configured bottom wall 12 as one species of an embodiment, but it is intended that other bottom wall configurations can be included as an alternative embodiment, such as flat or tubular. Bristle stiffness can vary from relatively stiff to soft, although it is preferred that they are relatively stiff; the bristles typically having a cantilevered beam stiffness of greater than about 100 Newton/meters when attached to the bristle pad.All hope isn't lost, though, because even though scalp massagers won't physically grow your hair, they can definitely make your scalp healthier (and long hair = healthy hair, y'all). Since scalp massagers are really excellent at removing product buildup and excess oil, they're a great addition to anyone's routine. With reference to FIGURES 1, 2 and 3, it can be seen that the subject embodiment comprises a handle portion A and brush head portion B. In this description, it should be understood that the term "brush" encompasses embodiments that might alternatively be described as combs. The handle portion is ergonomically configured for ease of use while being held in a user's hands. A longitudinal axis of handle A is generally along the lines C-C of Figure 1. The brush head portion B comprises a plurality of bristles 10 which normally extend from a bottom wall 12 of the head portion in a manner to engage and extend through the hair of a user. A61H7/005— Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical hand-held
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Original Assignee Conopco Inc Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) 2007-10-02 Filing date 2008-02-29 Publication date 2011-04-05 2008-02-29 Application filed by Conopco Inc filed Critical Conopco Inc 2008-02-29 Priority to US12/074,007 priority Critical patent/US7917983B2/en 2008-07-17 Assigned to CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A/ UNILEVER reassignment CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A/ UNILEVER ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: TAGGART, JEFFREY SILVER, KALMAN, JEFFREY M., MCNEELEY, CAROLYN MARIE, NOTTINGHAM, RACHEL MARIE, SPIRK JR., JOHN WILFORD, TAPPER, JAY, NOTTINGHAM, JOHN RICHARD, WALL, BRIAN DOUGLAS, SKINNER, RICHARD, WIRE, STEPHEN LEE 2009-04-02 Publication of US20090083917A1 publication Critical patent/US20090083917A1/en 2011-04-05 Application granted granted Critical 2011-04-05 Publication of US7917983B2 publication Critical patent/US7917983B2/en Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current 2028-08-25 Adjusted expiration legal-status Critical Links I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there isn't any scientific evidence that scalp massagers can stimulate hair growth (ugh, I know). “While scalp massagers can help increase blood flow—which brings more nutrients to the hair follicle— there are no studies to show they're effective in stimulating hair growth,” says Blaisure. With reference to FIGURES 7 to 9, a method of operating the present brush embodiment for enhanced detangling of hair comprises turning on the brush so that the bristles vibrate 120 in the desired elliptical plane parallel to the bristle pad plane 82 (Figure 6). The brush is then aligned 122 in a position relative to the user's hair so that the extending direction of the hair is generally aligned with axial direction D-D of the brush head, i.e., where the ellipse major axis is perpendicular to the hair direction. Brushing of the hair along the extending direction of the hair will thus provide a detangling effect that is more efficient in the hair detangling with less user effort to pull out the tangles and with minimum fatigue to the user's hand. en Inventor Jeffrey Silver Taggart Jeffrey M. Kalman John Richard Nottingham John Wilford Spirk Jay Tapper Rachel Marie Nottingham Carolyn Marie Mcneeley Richard Skinner Brian Douglas Wall Stephen Lee Wire Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.) With reference to FIGURES 4, 5 and 6, the subject brush includes a motor 20 operating an actuator 22 comprising an offset or counter weight relative to motor shaft 24 so that as the motor rotates the shaft, the weight 22 will cause an eccentric bias relative to the shaft inducing a vibrating movement of the motor and weight assembly. Such a movement will generally have a circular momentum in an actuator plane essentially parallel to a plane defined by the lines C-C and D-D of Figure 1. In this description, it should be understood that the term "brush" encompasses embodiments that might alternatively be described as combs.A61H— PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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The subject embodiments of a vibrating hair brush provide a solution to the needs of better detangling hair with less effort and less damage to a user's hair while detangling. A Another aspect of the subject embodiments is that the vibratory movement is intended to operate in a frequency range generally lower than most prior art vibratory brushes. positive experience is effectively provided to the user as a result of a less painful brushing operation for more enjoyable detangling of the hair than in previous systems.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:TAGGART, JEFFREY SILVER;KALMAN, JEFFREY M.;NOTTINGHAM, JOHN RICHARD;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:021263/0929;SIGNING DATES FROM 20080320 TO 20080505 An aspect of the subject embodiment includes the translating of the motor and weight circulatory vibratory motion into a curvilinear pattern, such as an elliptical movement, of the bristle pad in a particular plane of movement. An isolator elastomeric member 40 is affixed to the motor 20 and also affixed to the bristle pad assembly 10, 12, 14 so that the vibratory motion induced by the motor can be translated to the bristles 10. The motor 20 is received within a cavity 42 of the bristle pad head portion sized to allow receipt of the motor 20 and the rotational movement of the offset weight 22 that causes the desired vibratory movement. The vibrations created by the off center weight are transmitted to the brush head 14 due to the motor and weight assembly being connected to the brush head by hard, stiff connections. The isolators 40 allow this motion to exist by letting the head move mostly independently from the handle by close receipt of the isolator ring lobes 50 within mating lobe cutouts 52 and the clamping of the lobes within the cutout 52 by sandwiching the lobes between the brush head 14 and upper motor cap 56. The top wall 14 and cutouts 52 are affixed hard plastic pieces ultimately supporting the bristles 10. The particular configuration of the isolator 40 is such that the lobes are closely received within the cutouts 52 and a webbing 60 includes a slot 62 for close mating reception of cap cutout 64 of fastening cap 56. In addition, the end portions of the elastomeric lobes 50 and webbing 60 are also received within handle portion cutouts 70 so that the isolator 40 effectively isolates the vibratory movement of the head portion away from the handle portion A. As can be seen with reference to FIGURES 5 and 6, the head portion assembly thus can float within the handle portion A because the vibrating actuator and motor assembly including cap 56 is spaced from the interior wall 80 of the handle portion. Except for that portion of the elastomeric ring received within the handle cutouts 70, the ring is affixed within the cutouts 70 when the upper handle half 78 is fastened on to the lower handle half 76. Other items shown within FIGURES 4 and 5 include a battery compartment 90 (although the device could also be a corded), electrical wire passage ways for the motor 92, an on-off switch 94 and a switch pad 96. A decorative cover 98 within the handle 78 covers the motor cap 56. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ A61H23/0263— Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive with rotary motor using rotating unbalanced masses
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