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US 10,893,735 B2Granted
Hands-free grooming apparatus and methods of use thereof
AssigneeBeard Stencil
InventorMichael J. Krost
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Abstract
A hands-free grooming device configured to align with a center point on a user's chin and secure to the user's face via tension created between the user's face when a plurality of tabs are secured to form head and neck straps. Once secured, the grooming device enables the user to perform grooming operations without holding the grooming device in place, resulting in a consistently shaped beard with defined edges.
Claims20
A method of personal grooming comprising:
- removably coupling, by a user, a first tab of a grooming device and a second tab of a grooming device around a user's neck to form a neck strap;
- aligning, by the user, a centerline of a body of the grooming device with a center point on a chin of the user, wherein the body is formed from a stretchable material;
- removably coupling, by the user, a third tab of the grooming device and a fourth tab of the grooming device around the user's head to form a head strap;
- forming, in response to tension generated by the coupling of the first tab and the second tab, the coupling of the third tab and the fourth tab, and the stretchable material of the body, a seal between at least the user's face and a guide edge disposed along a bottom edge of the grooming device such that the grooming device is secured in place, wherein the guide edge is formed on and extends between the first tab and the second tab along a bottom edge of a lower boundary of the body, wherein the guide edge is a structured component comprised of a material that is more rigid than the stretchable material from which the body is formed, wherein the material of the guide edge is different than the stretchable material from which the body is formed;
- performing a grooming operation on the face of the user subsequent to forming the seal, wherein the grooming operation comprises hair removal, shaving, trimming, or combinations thereof;
- and
- using the guide edge on the bottom edge of the grooming device as a contact guide for a grooming tool while performing the grooming operation.
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A method of shaving with a grooming device, the method comprising:
- removably coupling, by a user, a first tab of a grooming device and a second tab of a grooming device around a user's neck to form a neck strap;
- removably coupling, by the user, a third tab of the grooming device and a fourth tab of the grooming device around the user's head to form a head strap, wherein the grooming device comprises a body formed from a stretchable material, wherein the first tab, the second tab, the third tab, and the fourth tab extend outwards from the body;
- forming, in response to tension generated by the coupling of the first tab and the second tab, the coupling the third tab and the fourth tab, and the stretchable material of the body, a seal between at least the user's face and a guide edge disposed along a bottom edge of the grooming device such that the grooming device is secured in place, wherein the guide edge is a structured component comprised of a material that is more rigid than the stretchable material from which the body is formed,
- shaving portions of the face of the user exposed by the guide edge using the guide edge as a guide for a razor while performing the grooming operation;
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- preserving hair growth on a portion of the user's face covered by the guide edge and body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.