Dual blade hair clipper
OwnerDaniel J. Hillebrandtinventor
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Abstract
A hair clipper unit that includes edger blades on one end and taper blades on the other end. The clipper system allows a stylist to rapidly switch operation between the two sets of clipper blades and includes a power cord directing assembly including a power cord that extends from a center side surface of a motor housing and a cord securing clip on either side of the cord housing exit point for holding the cord in the proper orientation during use. The dual blade clipper unit also includes two separate drive motors, one for each set of clipping blades, and a drive motor cooling system to further reduce the heat generated by operation of the clipper unit.
Claims1
A dual blade hair clipper system comprising:
- a motor housing;
- an independently powered edger unit;
- an independently powered taper unit;
- a power cord directing assembly;
- a three-position on/off switch;
- and
- a motor cooling system;
- said motor housing being sized to provide a handle graspable by a hand of a user;
- said independently powered edger unit including an edger unit drive motor housed within said motor housing and an edger blade assembly, powered by said edger unit drive motor, provided at one end of said motor housing;
- said independently powered taper unit including a taper unit drive motor housed within said motor housing and an adjustable taper blade assembly, powered by said taper unit drive motor, provided at an opposite end of said motor housing;
- said power cord directing assembly including a power cord extending out from a side surface of said motor housing midway between said edger blade assembly and said taper blade assembly and two cord securing clips, one of said two cord securing clips being provided on either side of a power cord motor housing exit point;
- each cord securing clip having a lateral insertion opening through which a section of said power cord is snap fit to form a connection between said section of power cord and said cord securing clip;
- said three-position on/off switch being wired in controlling connection with said taper unit drive motor and said edger unit drive motor such that in a first switch position said taper unit drive motor is on, in a second switch position said edger unit drive motor is on, and in a third switch position both said taper unit drive motor and said edger unit drive motor are off;
- said motor cooling system including a fan assembly positioned within said motor housing and in air flow connection with a number of air vent openings formed through said motor housing such that operation of said fan assembly causes air to flow into, through and out of said motor housing;
- said air vent openings being positioned on said motor housing such that air flow is directed onto said edger unit drive motor and said taper unit drive motor;
- said fan assembly being in controlled connection with said three-position switch such that said fan assembly operates when said three-position switch is in said first and second switch positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.