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a technology of ion-emitting brushes and brushes, which is applied in the field of grooming products, can solve the problems of not always successful removal of lint, hair and the like from clothing by conventional brushing, and the inability to provide clothing conditioning, and the fabrication of lee's tear-shaped maxisectional electrodes is relatively expensiv
Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-24
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[0012] Clothing or other material brushed with the bristles is subjected to a gentle flow of ionized air from the outlet vent(s). The brushed material soon takes on a more conditioned appearance, compared to material groomed with an ordinary lint-type brush. The ozone emissions can kill many types of germs and bacteria that may be present on the clothing and can deodorize the clothing surface.
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However common experience indicates that removing lint, hair, and the like from clothing by conventional brushing is not always successful.
Although brushing one's clothing can mechanically remove some lint, hair, or other particles from the clothing surface, the brushing does not provide any conditioning of the clothing.
Unfortunately, Lee's tear-shaped maxisectional electrodes are relatively expensive to fabricate, most likely requiring mold-casting or extrusion processes.
Further, air flow and ion generation efficiency is not especially high using Lee's configuration.
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[0030]FIGS. 2A and 2B depict an ionized brush 100 according to the present invention as having a body that includes a handle portion 110 and a head portion 120. Head portion l20 includes one or more air intake vents 130, brush bristles 140 that protrude from a brush plate 145 attached to the brushing surface of the brush, and one or more outlet vents 150.
[0031] Brush 100 is similar to what was described in FIGS. 2A and 2B in the parent application, except that for a brush to remove lint, hair, etc., bristles 140 will typically be shorter and may be biased at a common angle and formed on a cloth substrate. However whether brush plate 145 includes long bristles or short bristles is unimportant to operation of the present invention.
[0032] Internal to the brush body is an ion generating unit 160, powered by a battery B1 (preferably at least 6 VDC) contained within the brush and energizable via a switch S1, preferably mounted on the brush 100. As such, ion generating unit 160 is self-c...
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A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrodes. An outflow of ionized air and ozone is directed between the brush bristles onto the material being brushed.
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 454,132 entitled ION EMITTING G BRUSH, by Charles E. Taylor et al., filed Jun. 4, 2003 (now allowed) (Attorney Docket SHPR-01075US5), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 188,668 entitled ION EMITTING GROOMING BRUSH, by Charles E. Taylor et al., filed Jul. 2, 2002 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,588,434) (Attorney Docket SHPR-01075US4), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 742,814 entitled ION EMITTING GROOMING BRUSH, by Edward E. Taylor et al., filed Dec. 19, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,672,315) (Attorney Docket SHPR-01075US3), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 415,576 entitled ION EMITTING GROOMING BRUSH, by Charles E. Taylor et al., filed Oct. 8, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,671) (Attorney Docket SHPR-01075US2), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 163,024 entitled ION EMITTING GROOMING BRUS...
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