Cutter assembly for a hair cutting appliance
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorMartinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cutter assembly (10) for a hair cutting appliance (100). The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element (20), and a clamping element (30). The cutter assembly is configured to contact skin of a user of the hair cutting appliance. The clamping element is configured to clamp hair of the user that is growing out of the skin. The clamping element is configured to move within the cutter assembly to pull the clamped hair away from the skin of the user. The cutting element is configured to cut the clamped hair that has been pulled away from the skin of the user.
Claims15
A cutter assembly for a hair cutting appliance, the cutter assembly comprising:
- a cutting element;
- and
- a clamping element;
- wherein, the cutter assembly is configured to contact skin of a user of the hair cutting appliance;
- wherein, the clamping element is configured to clamp hair of the user that is growing out of the skin;
- wherein, the clamping element is configured to move within the cutter assembly to pull the clamped hair away from the skin of the user;
- wherein, the cutting element is configured to cut the clamped hair that has been pulled away from the skin of the user;
- and
- wherein the clamping element is configured to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to and away from the skin of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.