# US 5,349,971 A · Clipper comb

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- Number: US 5,349,971 A
- Document ID: US5349971A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/851,937
- Filed: 1992-03-16
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1992-03-16
- Inventors: James E. Player
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5349971A

## CPC

- A45D 24/36: Combs, stencils, or guides, specially adapted for hair trimming devices
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

A clipper comb 10 for manipulating hair as it is cut with an electric clipper 46 has a handle 14 and an array of juxtaposed teeth 11 forming a bed 30. The bed has a clipper bearing surface 31, a forward segmented guide wall 32 and a rearward guide wall 33 for guiding the electric clipper upon the comb.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A clipper comb for manipulating hair as it is cut with an electric clipper, the clipper comb comprising:
a base having an array of juxtaposed teeth forming a generally flat, segmented clipper bearing surface;
a handle extending from a first end of said base;
a first clipper guide wall bordering one side of said clipper bearing surface and oriented generally perpendicular to said clipper bearing surface;
a second clipper guide wall oriented generally perpendicular to said array of teeth and bordering a side of said bearing surface opposite said first clipper guide wall, said first and second clipper guide walls being substantially parallel to each other;
said teeth have first coplanar bottom surfaces beneath said clipper bearing surface and second coplanar bottom surfaces that extend angularly from said first coplanar bottom surfaces;
a spacer nested against said clipper bearing surface and at least one of said first and second clipper guide walls, said spacer having an array of juxtaposed teeth forming a generally flat spacer clipper bearing surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The clipper comb of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second clipper guide walls are formed by an array of raised portions located adjacent leading edges of said teeth.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The clipper comb of claim 2, wherein said teeth taper from said raised portions to said teeth leading edges.

### Claim 4 (depends on 11)

The clipper comb of claim 11, wherein said teeth have a V-shaped surface opposite said clipper bearing surface for channeling strands of hair between adjacent teeth.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The clipper comb of claim 1, wherein said spacer has a first clipper guide wall bordering one side of said spacer clipper bearing surface and oriented generally parallel to at least one of said first and second comb clipper guide walls.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The clipper comb of claim 5, wherein said spacer has a second clipper guide wall bordering a side of said spacer clipper bearing surface opposite said first spacer clipper guide wall.