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US 6,267,119 B1Granted
Haircutting guide-comb
OwnerDavid A. Silvainventor
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Abstract
A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being and including a pair of elongated legs superimposed over one another to clasp hair of the human being in between said legs with a bias spring engaged about the terminal ends of the legs to urge them in engagement with one another and an anchor at the terminal ends securing the bias springs to both of the elongated legs.
Claims17
A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head pair of a human being comprising in combination:
- a first elongated leg having a first handle about one end and a first clamping portion projecting from the first handle, the first leg having a flat surface for placement facing a head of said human being and a first guide edge for guiding a haircutting instrument and including a first tongue-and-groove configuration along said first guide edge, and a hair engaging surface elevated relative to said first guide edge and opposite said flat surface with a plurality of comb-teeth projecting from said hair engaging surface;
- a second elongated leg having a second handle about one end and a second clamping portion with said second clamping portion superposed over said first clamping portion and said second handle superposed over said first handle, the second elongated leg including a second guide edge superposed to said first guide edge and a second tongue-and-groove configuration along said second guide edge superposed to said first tongue-and-groove configuration;
- a bias spring engaged to the first and second elongated legs adjacent to said first and second handles;
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- a means for securing the bias spring to the first and second elongated legs and constantly urging the first elongated leg towards the second elongated leg and providing for rotation of said first clamping portion relative to said second clamping portion in response to pressure applied to said first and/or second handles.
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A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being comprising in combination:
- a first elongated leg having a first handle about one end and a first clamping portion projecting from the first handle, the first leg having a first surface for placement facing a head of said human being and a first uniform guide edge for guiding a haircutting instrument, and a hair engaging surface opposite said first surface with a plurality of comb-teeth projecting from said hair engaging surface, each of said plurality of comb-teeth having free ends tapered throughout their free end in the direction transverse to the stroke direction;
- a second elongated leg having a second handle about one end and a second clamping portion with said second clamping portion superposed over said first clamping portion and said second handle superposed over said first handle, and an elongated hollow channel superposed over said plurlity of comb-teeth;
- a bias spring engaged to the first and second elongated legs adjacent to said first and second handles;
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- a means for securing the bias spring to the first and second elongated legs and constantly urging the first elongated leg towards the second elongated leg and providing for rotation of said first clamping portion relative to said second clamping portion in response to pressure applied to said first or second handles;
- whereby said hair of said human being may be positioned intermediate the first and second elongated legs with said first and second legs clamped together, such that an edge of said channel of said second leg urges the strands of said hair against the inside surface of said first leg, and with said comb-teeth penetrating entirely through strands of said hair into said channel such that said hair is combed while in clamped position as said instrument is then moved through said hair to a disired position whereat said comb-teeth support said strands of said hair intermediate adjacent comb-teeth in a uniform position and said first guide edge establishes a guide for said haircutting instrument such that said hair may be cut to form a terminating ending of said hair which is common with said guide edge when said instrument is removed from said hair.
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A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being comprising in combination:
- a first elongated leg having a first handle about one end and a first clamping portion projecting from the first handle, the first leg having a first surface for placement facing a head of said human being and a first uniform guide edge for guiding a haircutting instrument, and a hair engaging surface opposite said first surface with a plurality of comb-teeth projecting from said hair engaging surface, each of said plurality of comb-teeth having a free end tapered throughout their free end in the direction transverse to the stroke direction;
- a second elongated leg having a second handle about one end and a second clamping portion with said second clamping portion superposed over said first clamping portion and said second handle superposed over said first handle, and elongated hollow channel superposed over said plurality of comb-teeth;
- a means for securing the first and second elongated legs together and with the first leg superposed to the second leg and providing for rotation of said first clamping portion relative to said second clamping portion in response to pressure applied to said first or second handles;
- whereby said hair of said human being may be positioned intermediate the first and second elongated legs with said first and second legs clamped together such that an edge of said channel of said second leg urges the strands of said hair against the inside surface of said first leg, and with said comb-teeth penetrating entirely through strands of said hair into said channel such that said hair is combed while in clamped position as said instrument is then moved through said hair to a desired position whereat said comb-teeth support said strands of said hair intermediate adjacent comb-teeth in a uniform position and said first guide edge establishes a guide for said haircutting instrument such that said hair may be cut to form a terminal ending of said hair which is common with said guide edge when said instrument is removed from said hair.
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