Illuminating hair styling system

Abstract

A kit including an air emitting assembly and a directional energy source. The kit further including a brush having a plurality of bristles and a plurality of luminous guide pins extending therefrom. A method including engaging a lock of hair with a brush having a plurality of guide pins that illuminate in the presence of an energy of a defined wavelength. The method further including directing an air flow path and an energy source toward the lock of hair wherein the energy source emits energy of the defined wavelength along the air flow path.

1 . A kit comprising:
 an air emitting assembly;   a directional energy source; and   a brush comprising a plurality of bristles and a plurality of luminous guide pins extending therefrom.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a spray mechanism.   
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the air emitting assembly is a blow dryer. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bristles are boar bristles. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of luminous guide pins comprise a material having a property to illuminate when energy from the energy source is directed at the luminous guide pins. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the energy source comprises one of a non-coherent light source or a coherent light source having a property to modify a condition of hair. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the brush further comprises:
 a head defining arcuate tracks to redirect a flow path of air from the air emitting assembly contacting the tracks so that both sides of hair within the flow path are exposed to the air.   
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bristles are divided into bristle groups and a luminous guide pin is disposed within at least a subset of the bristle groups. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 engaging a lock of hair with a brush having a plurality of guide pins that illuminate in the presence of an energy of a defined wavelength; and   directing an air flow path and an energy source toward the lock of hair wherein the energy source emits energy of the defined wavelength along the air flow path.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 redirecting the flow path to illuminate a plurality of guide pins extending from the brush.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 introducing fine particles of liquid into the air flow path.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 channeling the air flow upon contact with the brush so that both sides of hair within the lock of hair are exposed to the air flow.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the energy source emits energy primarily of a wavelength within a red portion of a visible color spectrum. 
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 means for directing an air flow path and an energy of a defined wavelength toward a lock of hair; and   means for identifying a portion of the lock of hair within the air flow.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for directing comprises a blow dryer coupled to an energy source. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for identifying comprises a plurality of luminous guide pins extending from a brush coupled to the lock of hair. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 means for introducing fine particles of liquid into the air flow path.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the brush further comprises:
 a plurality of bristles made of a natural material or a synthetic material extending therefrom.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the brush further comprises:
 means for redirecting the air flow path upon contact with the brush so that both sides of hair within the lock of hair are exposed to the air flow.   
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 an air emitting assembly comprising:
 a directional energy source to direct light in a direction of hair on a head at a wavelength to modify a condition of the hair; and 
 a spray mechanism. 
   
     
     
         21 . An apparatus comprising:
 a brush head, the brush head comprising a luminous guide pin and a track for channeling an air flow upon contact with the brush head; and   a handle coupled to the brush head.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the track comprises an arcuate recess having a solid bottom. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the brush head comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defines the track and the outer wall defines a plurality of openings overlying the track. 
     
     
         24 . An apparatus comprising:
 a blow dryer;   a reservoir coupled to the blow dryer;   a conduit for transferring a liquid from the reservoir to the blow dryer; and   an actuator for controlling emission of the liquid out an air emitting end of the blow dryer.   
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the blow dryer comprises a dispersing member to separate the liquid into particles prior to emission from the air emitting end of the blow dryer. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the reservoir is removably coupled to the blow dryer. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the actuator is a switch positioned along a handle of the blow dryer. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 a pump mechanism coupled to the blow dryer to drive transfer of the liquid from the reservoir to the blow dryer