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US 5,875,553 AGranted
Dual scissors apparatus
OwnerEdward M. Geib, Jr., Hidemi Adachiinventors
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Abstract
A hair styling apparatus is provided which includes a hair thinning scissors and a hair cutting scissors releasably interconnected to one another at a common pivot point and secured together by a connector device to prevent relative movement so that a hair stylist can manipulate both scissors with precision to simultaneously thin and cut the hair of an individual while permitting disengagement of the two scissors for separate use, easy cleaning and/or substitution of one scissors for another.
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A hair styling apparatus, comprising:
- a first scissors including opposed side members each having a base portion with a finger ring at one end and a cutting blade which is joined to the other end of said base portion, said cutting blade of one side member being slidably engageable with said cutting blade of said other side member to cut hair therebetween;
- a second scissors including opposed side members each having a base portion with a finger ring at one end and a cutting blade which is joined to the other end of said base portion, said cutting blade of one side member being slidably engageable with said cutting blade of said other side member to cut hair therebetween;
- a pivot assembly effective to pivotally and releasably interconnect said first and second scissors, said pivot assembly including a pivot pin carried by said first scissors which is pivotally received within a seat carried by said second scissors;
- a connector device extending between said at least one side member of said first scissors and at least one side member of said second scissors to substantially prevent disengagement of said first and second scissors during a hair styling operation and to otherwise allow disengagement of said first and second scissors.
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A hair styling apparatus, comprising:
- a first scissors including opposed side members each having a base portion with a finger ring at one end and a cutting blade which is joined to the other end of said base portion, said cutting blade of one side member being slidably engageable with said cutting blade of said other side member to cut hair therebetween;
- a second scissors including opposed first and second side members each having a base portion with a finger ring at one end and a cutting blade which is joined to the other end of said base portion, said first side member having its base portion and cutting blade in substantially the same plane and said second side member having a base portion which tapers in a direction away from said first side member from a location adjacent said finger ring to the juncture of said base portion with said cutting blade thereof;
- a pivot assembly effective to pivotally and releasably interconnect said first and second scissors, said pivot assembly including a pivot pin carried by said first scissors which is pivotally received within a seat carried by said second scissors;
- a connector device extending between at least one side member of said first scissors and at least one of said first and second side members of said second scissors to substantially prevent disengagement of said first and second scissors during a hair styling operation and to otherwise allow disengagement of said first and second scissors.
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