Heated brush with hollow bristles for air and light application
A brush for delivering at least one of an application of light and/or heat includes a handle and a head extending therefrom, a light emitting device and/or heating element and a plurality of hollow bristles extending from a surface of the head and receiving at least a portion of light and/or heated air or non-heated air through the bristles.
1 . A brush comprising:
a housing comprising a handle and a head;
a light emitting device disposed within the head to emit an application light therefrom;
a blower in said housing for creating air flow within the housing; and
a plurality of hollow bristles extending from a surface of the head, each hollow bristle comprising first and second open ends wherein the first open end receives at least a portion of the application light and at least a portion of the air flow to emit out of the second open end.
2 . The brush of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device comprises an infra-red light emitter.
3 . The brush of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device comprises a laser.
4 . The brush of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device is positioned to emit at least a portion of the application light directly through each of the plurality of the hollow bristles.
5 . The brush of claim 1 , wherein the blower is disposed within the handle.
6 . The brush of claim 5 , further comprising a control switch comprising an on/off power button, a heater activation on/off button and a fan on/off button.
7 . The brush of claim 6 , further comprising a slider switch and a baffle mechanism to adjust air flow to the hollow bristles wherein the slider switch actuates the baffle mechanism.
8 . The brush of claim 1 , further comprising one or more openings in the surface which permit air flow out of the housing.
9 . The brush of claim 1 , further comprising a heating element disposed within the housing between the blower and the plurality of hollow bristles.
10 . The brush of claim 9 , wherein the heating element is disposed between the light emitting device and the plurality of hollow bristles.
11 . The brush of claim 1 , further comprising a negative ion generator disposed within the housing.