Luigi C Minoletti

US Patent:

62307169, May 15, 2001

Filed:

Jan 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/234550

Inventors:

Luigi Minoletti - New London NH

International Classification:

A45D 212
A45D 2416
A46B 2917

US Classification:

132226

Abstract:

A hairbrush having a head that may be quickly removed from the brush handle and a hairbrush system utilizing the same. In its most basic form, the hairbrush includes a brush head having a plurality of bristles, a removable brush handle, and a quick disconnect mechanism for removably attaching the brush handle to the brush head such that the brush handle may be quickly removed from the brush head. In the preferred embodiment, the quick disconnect mechanism includes a rod extending from the brush handle with a spring loaded ball partially extending from the rod, and an opening disposed within the brush head for accepting the rod and retaining the ball. The preferred ball presses against a sleeve disposed within the opening in the brush head. In some embodiments, however, the sleeve is eliminated and the opening includes a keyway and retainer mates with the ball and holds the ball in place. The hairbrush system includes two or more cylindrical brush heads, at least one brush handle and a quick disconnect mechanism, each as described above.