Strand-separating apparatus
OwnerE. Olayinka Ogunroinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to separate hair into units of three for braiding, producing several such units in one application, comprises a handle and a platform affixed thereto having an upper shelf and anchor. The anchor has comb-like teeth for fixing the device to the hair of the subject. The upper shelf prevents tangling of unbraided hair above the device. A blade fixed perperdicularly to the platform has a plurality of teeth separated by notches of alternating depths which receive strands of hair. A lower shelf affixed at an angle to the blade acts as a support for the separated hair strands and prevents tangling. The width between braids may be varied by providing teeth of different widths on the blade.
Claims5
An apparatus for separating hair into substantially equal strands for braiding comprising:
- (a) an upper shelf,
- (b) an anchor longitudinally connected to the upper shelf and substantially co-planar therewith,
- (c) a blade disposed in a plane perpendicular to the upper shelf and the anchor and longitudinally connected thereto,
- (d) a lower shelf disposed between the blade and the anchor, and connected longitudinally to the blade and the upper shelf and the anchor,
- (e) a handle connected to the upper shelf, the lower shelf, the anchor, and the blade,
- (f) means integral with the blade for separating hair into substantially equal strands;
- and,
- (g) means integral with the anchor for gripping hair.
An apparatus for separating hair into substantially equal strands for braiding comprising:
- (a) an upper shelf,
- (b) an anchor longitudinally connected to the upper shelf and substantially co-planar therewith,
- (c) a blade disposed in a plane perpendicular to the upper shelf and the anchor and longitudinally connected thereto,
- (d) a lower shelf disposed between the anchor and the blade, and connected longitudinally to the blade and the upper shelf and the anchor,
- (e) a handle connected to the upper shelf, the lower shelf, the anchor, and the blade;
- (f) the blade having first teeth;
- the first teeth being alternately separated by first notches, the notches having alternating deep and shallow depths;
- the blade having a number of first notches equal to a multiple of three;
- (g) the anchor having second teeth, the second teeth being equally spaced by second notches;
- the second notches being wider at their distal ends than their proximal ends;
- and,
- (h) the upper shelf and the anchor are curved along their longitudinal and transverse axes so as to more closely fit the shape of a human head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.