Clipper attachment
OwnerMichael Bakerinventor
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Abstract
An attachment for use with a conventional barber's clipper or trimmer includes a base plate having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposing side edges. Extending from the front edge of the base plate is at least one central tooth disposed between and spaced from a pair of outer teeth. In at least one embodiment, the central tooth is wider than the outer tooth to create a unique hairstyle. Formed between each outer tooth and the central tooth is a channel that extends to the clipper's cutting blade. Extending from a distal end of each tooth are a pair of elongated, spaced tines that form a U-shaped slot for collecting and bundling a significant portion of hair to isolate it from the cutting blade.
Claims5
In combination with a handheld trimmer having a housing with a motorized cutting blade at an end thereof, an attachment comprising:
- a base plate having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposing side edges;
- means for attaching said base plate to the end of said housing, proximal said cutting blade;
- a plurality of teeth extending from the front edge of said base plate, wherein said plurality of teeth include a single central tooth disposed between and spaced from a pair of outer teeth, said central tooth wider than said outer teeth to isolate a greater portion of hair than said outer teeth to create a unique hairstyle;
- a channel formed between each of said outer teeth and said central tooth, said channel extending to said cutting blade;
- at least one elongated slot on a distal end of each of said outer teeth, the slot on each of said outer teeth formed of a pair of spaced, elongated tines extending from a distal end of each of said outer teeth, said tines having a length that is at least half of a length of said channel to form a long trough for isolating long hair strands from the cutting blade while adjacent long hair strands enter the channels and engage said cutting blade;
- a first slot and a second slot on a distal end of said central tooth, wherein the first slot and the second slot are formed of three, spaced, elongated tines extending from a distal end of said central tooth, said three, spaced elongated tines having a length that is greater than half of a length of said channel to form long troughs for isolating long hair strands from the cutting blade while adjacent long hair strands enter the channels and engage said cutting blade, said elongated slot, said first slot and said second slot wider than said channel and having a combined width that is greater than a width of the slot on either of said outer teeth for capturing a greater portion of a person's hair than said channel as the attachment is moved along a scalp to prevent the greater portion of a person's hair from entering said channel and engaging said cutting blade thereby creating a unique feathered hairstyle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.