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Granted Patent B2
US 7,296,319 · App. 11/225,318 · Granted Nov 20, 2007

Hairbrush, comb and makeup brush cleaning device

Assignee: Dynamic Cleaning Technologies LLC
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Patent No.
US 7,296,319
App. No.
11/225,318
Granted
Nov 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention thoroughly cleans hairbrushes and combs and comprises an upper portion with at least two openings for containing a hair remover and an item to be cleaned, a rotating roller brush, and a housing portion. The roller brush, together with the hair remover, effectively clean and remove hair from styling combs and brushes and prevent accumulated hair from impeding the cleaning action by removing it from the roller brush. The device is configured in a specialized concave crescent shape and the pattern of bristles on the roller brush are configured to optimize cleaning action on hairbrushes and styling combs.

Claims (14)

1. A brush cleaning device to clean hairbrushes and combs, said device comprising:

(a) a housing portion having closed sides and a bottom defining an interior for containing cleaning liquid;

(b) an upper portion disposed above the housing portion and comprising at least a first opening and a second opening;

(c) a rotatably-mounted roller brush having a length and an outer surface disposed in the interior of the housing portion and being in contact with said cleaning liquid;

(d) a means for providing power to rotate said roller brush disposed in the housing portion;

(e) a hair remover comprising a plurality of prongs disposed in the second opening and adjacent the roller brush in the housing portion;

(f) the first and the second openings are disposed on opposite sides of the roller brush, and the upper portion and the housing portion are configured in a concave shape.

2. A brush cleaning device to clean hairbrushes and combs, said device comprising:

(a) a housing portion having closed sides and a bottom defining an interior for containing cleaning liquid;

(b) an upper portion disposed above the housing portion and comprising at least a first opening and a second opening;

(c) a rotatably-mounted roller brush having a length and an outer surface disposed in the interior of the housing portion and being in contact with said cleaning liquid;

(d) a means for providing power to rotate said roller brush disposed in the housing portion;

(e) a hair remover comprising a plurality of prongs disposed in the second opening and adjacent the roller brush in the housing portion;

(f) the first and the second openings are disposed on opposite sides of the roller brush, and the upper portion and the housing portion are configured in a crescent shape.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2012
From: DYNAMIC CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: BRACKETT, TED J.; SMITH, C. MARTIN
Reel/Frame 029432/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2005
From: BRACKETT, TED J.; SMITH, C. MARTIN
To: DYNAMIC CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 017048/0430 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 1073136400 · Dec 9, 2003
Continuation In Part 1000236500 · Nov 1, 2001
Provisional Application 6024507800 · Nov 1, 2000
Related Publication 20060005332A1 · Jan 12, 2006