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US 5,305,767 AGranted
Comb
OwnerYuri Ivanovinventor
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Abstract
A comb has a plurality of prongs each having two prong parts movable relative to one another between an open position in which hair can engage between them and a closed position in which the hair are clamped between them, a user-actuated element for moving the prong parts to one of the positions, and an automatic returning element for returning the prong part to an initial position.
Claims9
A comb, comprising
- a plurality of prongs, each of said prongs being composed of two prong parts movable relative to one another between an open position in which hair can engage between said prongs and a closed position in which hair is clamped between the prongs;
- user-actuated means for moving said prong parts from one of said positions to another of said positions;
- means for automatically returning said prong parts from said another position to said one position when the user stops acting on said user-actuated means, said prong parts including a first group of prong parts and a second group of prong parts;
- a support provided with one group of said prong parts;
- and
- a slider movable relative to said support by said user-actuated means and provided with another group of said prong parts,
- said user-actuating means including a lever turnable relative to said support and engaged with said slider so as to displace the latter,
- said returning means including spring means and compessible washer means which simultaneously prevent engaging of hair into gaps between said support and said slider.
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A comb, comprising
- a plurality of prongs, each of said prongs being composed of two prong parts movable relative to one another between an open position in which hair can engage between said prongs and a closed position in which hair is clamped between the prongs;
- user-actuated means for moving said prong parts from one of said positions to another of said positions;
- means for automatically returning said prong parts from said another position to said one position when the user stops acting on said user-actuated means,
- said prong parts including a first group of prong parts and a second group of prong parts;
- a support provided with one group of said prong parts;
- and
- a slider movable relative to said support by said user-actuated means and provided with another group of said prong parts,
- said slider and said support having cooperating inclined surfaces so that under action of said user-actuated means said slider and said another group of prong parts move in two mutually transverse directions relative to said support and said one group of prong parts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.