Water Removing Hair Brush

Abstract

A hair brush has a body with a head, a plurality of bristles carried by and protruding relative to the head, and a water absorbent material carried by part of the body and dispersed among at least some of the plurality of bristles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair brush comprising:
 a body having a head;   a plurality of bristles carried by and protruding relative to the head; and   a water absorbent material carried by part of the body and dispersed among at least some of the plurality of bristles.   
     
     
         2 . A hair brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the water absorbent material is dispersed among some but not all of the plurality of bristles, leaving some bristles exposed. 
     
     
         3 . A hair brush according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bristles includes two or more columns of exposed bristles along at least one side edge of the head exposed beyond the water absorbent material. 
     
     
         4 . A hair brush according to  claim 3 , wherein at least one column of the two or more columns of bristles is staggered or offset relative to at least one other column of the two or more columns. 
     
     
         5 . A hair brush according to  claim 3 , wherein the two or more columns includes three columns of the exposed bristles along each of two opposed side edges of the head. 
     
     
         6 . A hair brush according to  claim 3 , wherein the two or more columns of staggered bristles are exposed outwardly beyond the water absorbent material. 
     
     
         7 . A hair brush according to  claim 6 , wherein the two or more columns of staggered bristles include three columns along each of two opposed side edges of the head, each column of bristles staggered relative to an adjacent one of the three columns. 
     
     
         8 . A hair brush according to  claim 1 , further comprising an absorbent material layer carried by the head adjacent and underlying a base layer, backing layer, or carrier layer of the water absorbent material. 
     
     
         9 . A hair brush according to  claim 8 , wherein the absorbent material layer is a non-woven textile material. 
     
     
         10 . A hair brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bristles includes two or more columns of exposed bristles along at least one side edge of the head, wherein the water absorbing material is dispersed among and between the plurality of bristles but not among the two or more columns of exposed bristles, and wherein the two or more columns of exposed bristles are arranged more densely per unit area on the head than a remainder of the plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         11 . A hair brush according to  claim 10 , further comprising two or more columns of the exposed bristles on each side edge of the head. 
     
     
         12 . A hair brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the water absorbent material is a microfiber material. 
     
     
         13 . A hair brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the water absorbent material includes a plurality of fabric rods protruding from the head between some of the plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         14 . A hair brush according to  claim 13 , further comprising an absorbent material base layer carried by the head adjacent and underlying a backing or carrier layer of the plurality of fabric rods. 
     
     
         15 . A hair brush according to  claim 18 , wherein the absorbent material base layer is viscose with a synthetic. 
     
     
         16 . A hair brush comprising:
 a body having a head;   a plurality of bristles carried by and protruding relative to the head;   a water absorbent material carried by part of the body and dispersed among at least some but not all of the plurality of bristles; and   an absorbent material base layer carried by the head adjacent a backing or carrier layer of the water absorbent material.   
     
     
         17 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , wherein the absorbent material layer is a non-woven textile material. 
     
     
         18 . A hair brush according to  claim 17 , wherein the non-woven textile material is viscose with a synthetic. 
     
     
         19 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of bristles includes two or more columns of bristles along each of two opposed side edges of the head and wherein the water absorbing material is dispersed among and between the plurality of bristles between but not among the two or more columns of bristles on each of the two opposed side edges. 
     
     
         20 . A hair brush according to  claim 19 , wherein the two or more columns of bristles include three columns of bristles exposed beyond the water absorbent material on each of the side edges. 
     
     
         21 . A hair brush according to  claim 20 , wherein at least one column of the three columns of bristles is staggered or offset relative to at least another column of the three columns of bristles. 
     
     
         22 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , wherein the body has a handle coupled to the head and wherein the water absorbent material is carried by the head. 
     
     
         23 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , wherein the head defines a cavity and has one or more vents through the head and in communication with the cavity. 
     
     
         24 . A hair brush according to  claims 16 , wherein the plurality of bristles is connected to a bristle pad that is carried by the head. 
     
     
         25 . A hair brush according to  claim 24 , wherein the bristle pad has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough and wherein each of the plurality of bristles is interspersed among the perforations. 
     
     
         26 . A hair brush according to  claims 16 , wherein the water absorbent material is a microfiber fabric. 
     
     
         27 . A hair brush according to  claim 26 , wherein the microfiber fabric has a plurality of flexible fabric rods extending from the backing or carrier layer, which is a microfiber material, and in a direction generally parallel to the plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         28 . A hair brush according to  claim 26 , wherein the microfiber material has antibacterial properties. 
     
     
         29 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , wherein the water absorbent material is dispersed among a subset of the plurality of bristles. 
     
     
         30 . A hair brush according to  claim 29 , wherein the subset of the plurality of bristles is between approximately 5% and 90% of the bristles. 
     
     
         31 . A hair brush according to  claim 29 , wherein the subset of the plurality of bristles is between approximately 5% and 75% of the bristles. 
     
     
         32 . A hair brush according to  claim 29 , wherein the subset of the plurality of bristles is between approximately 25% and 75% of the bristles. 
     
     
         33 . A hair brush according to  claim 16 , further comprising one or more vents among the plurality of bristles and extending through the head including through a back side of a housing and through the absorbent material base layer.