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US 11,230,022 B2Granted
Hair container and kit for a hair cutting appliance
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorIshay Halmut
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Abstract
A hair container for a hair cutting appliance includes a container housing having a hair compartment for accommodating cut hair sections, and an attachment portion for releasably attaching the hair container to a hair cutting appliance. The attachment portion is configured to attach the hair container to the hair cutting appliance when an attachment comb is attached to the hair cutting appliance.
Claims20
A hair cutting appliance for a hair cutting operation, the hair cutting appliance comprising:
- a cutter configured to cut body hair;
- a carriage;
- a comb having a comb attachment, wherein the comb is configured to be detachable from and removably attachable to the carriage, the comb having front ribs, wherein the front ribs are configured to contact the body hair during the hair cutting operation;
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- a hair container configured to be removably attachable to the comb, the hair container comprising:
- a container housing comprising a hair compartment, the hair compartment being for storage of cut hair sections, the hair compartment being open at a first portion of the container housing, the first portion leading to an entrance of a second portion of the container housing opposite the first portion, the second portion being closed on all sides except the entrance to trap the cut hair sections, the second portion being further away from the front ribs of the comb than the first portion of the container housing, the first portion being next to the front ribs, and the first portion being configured to pass the cut hair sections to the hair compartment for the storage of the cut hair sections;
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- an attachment portion configured to removably attach the hair container to the comb,
- wherein the hair container is removably and indirectly attachable to the carriage via the comb attachment of the comb, and
- wherein the comb attachment is different from the attachment portion of the hair container.
7 more elements
A hair cutting appliance for a haft cutting operation, the hair cutting appliance comprising:
- a housing;
- a cutter including a blade set, the blade set configured to cut hair;
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- an attachment kit attachable to the housing, the attachment kit comprising:
- a haft container;
- and
- a comb having a comb attachment and configured to be attachable to the housing leaving a space between the comb and the housing, the comb having ribs configured to contact the hair during the hair cutting operation using the haft cutting appliance with the comb attached to the housing,
- wherein the hair container includes a container housing, an attachment portion configured to attach the hair container to the comb, and two lateral catching arms, the container housing having a hair compartment for storage of cut hair sections,
- wherein the hair compartment is formed by the two lateral catching arms, a guide wall, a rear will and a bottom wall between the rear wall and the guide wall,
- wherein the guide wall, the bottom wall and the rear wall partially enclose the hair compartment leaving open the attachment portion at a first portion of the haft compartment, the first portion leading to an entrance of a second portion of the hair compartment, the first portion being next to the ribs when the hair container is attached to the comb and the first portion being configured to pass the cut hair sections to the hair compartment for the storage of the cut hair sections,
- wherein the second portion of the haft compartment is dosed on all sides except the entrance to trap the cut hair sections, the second portion being located opposite the first portion of the hair compartment, and the second portion being further away from the ribs of the comb than the first portion of the hair compartment, and
- wherein the two lateral catching arms laterally delimit a hair guiding channel and the guide wall delimits the hair guiding channel between the two lateral catching arms, the two lateral catching arms and the guide wall forming a boundary that doses the space between the comb and the housing.
9 more elements
A hair cutting appliance for a hair cutting operation, the hair cutting appliance comprising:
- a housing portion configured to house a mounting receptacle;
- a cutting unit including a blade set, the blade set configured to cut hair;
- a detachable comb having a comb attachment, the detachable comb being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the mounting receptacle, the detachable comb having ribs configured to contact the hair during the hair cutting operation;
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- a hair container configured to be attachable to and detachable from the detachable comb,
- wherein the hair container includes a container housing, an attachment portion configured to attach the hair container to the detachable comb of the hair cutting appliance, and two lateral catching arms which laterally delimit a hair guiding channel, the container housing having a hair compartment for storage of cut hair sections,
- wherein the hair compartment is formed by the two lateral catching arms, a guide wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall between the rear wall and the guide wall,
- wherein the guide wall, the bottom wall and the rear wall partially enclose the hair compartment leaving open the attachment portion at a first portion of the hair compartment, the first portion leading to an entrance of a second portion of the hair compartment for receiving the cut hair sections through the first portion,
- wherein the second portion of the hair compartment is closed on all sides except the entrance to trap the cut hair sections, the second portion being located opposite the first portion of the hair compartment, the second portion being further away from the ribs of the detachable comb than the first portion of the hair compartment,
- wherein the first portion is next to the ribs, and the first portion is configured to pass the cut hair sections to the hair compartment for the storage of the cut hair sections, and
- wherein the attachment portion of the hair container is configured to indirectly attach the hair container to the housing portion via the detachable comb when the detachable comb is attached to the housing portion by the comb attachment which is different from the attachment portion of the hair container.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.