Back hair removal using comb and integrated blade
AssigneesMatt Dryfhout, Iain Kinghorn
InventorIain Kinghorn
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of removing hair from the back, shoulders and arms of a man utilizes a device comprising a comb having teeth on a lower end and a blade embedded in the teeth so that a lower active edge of the blade does not reach a lower edge of the teeth and a s result there is no exposed blade and no skin irritation or safety concerns. A rigid or semi-rigid one-piece elongated handle, a proximal end of the handle having a channel shaped to slidably receive the upper end of the comb, the proximal end also having a lever pressing against the comb to hold the comb securely to the proximal end of the handle, the lever capable of being bent to release the comb. The device has a center of gravity approximately one-third of the way down the handle from the proximal end of the handle.
Claims17
A hair removal device, comprising:
- a comb having teeth on a lower end and a blade embedded in the teeth so that a lower active edge of the blade does not reach a lower edge of the teeth, the comb having an upper end;
- a rigid or semi-rigid one-piece elongated handle, a proximal end of the handle having a channel shaped to slidably receive the upper end of the comb, the proximal end also having a lever pressing against the comb to hold the comb securely to the proximal end of the handle, the lever capable of being bent to release the comb.
The device of claim 2, wherein the lever is integrally molded to the handle and has spaces on its sides.
A method of removing hair on hard to reach areas of a skin of a person, comprising:
- inserting a removable comb into a proximal end of a handle by actuating a release mechanism at the proximal end, the comb having embedded therein a blade that is between set off from the lower edge of the comb;
- holding a distal end of the handle and extending the handle so that the lower edge of the comb is flush against a skin of a user's back, shoulders and/or arms;
- and gliding the device over areas of the skin in which hair protrudes so as to remove hair without the blade touching the skin.
A method of removing hair on hard to reach areas of a skin of a person, comprising:
- holding a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having received a removable comb, the comb having embedded therein a blade that is between approximately 0.01 and approximately 0.05 of an inch from the lower edge of the comb;
- extending a proximal end of the handle so that the lower edge of the comb is flush against skin of a user's back, shoulders and/or arms;
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- gliding the device over areas of the skin in which hair protrudes so as to remove hair while leaving at least a slight portion of the hair above a surface of the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.