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US 7,513,361 B1Granted
Powered grooming unit
OwnerJames Mills, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A self powering portable case has a custom liner insert tray accommodating electric hair clippers and trimmers and detachable blades therefore. Retractable power cords attached to the hair tools are dispensed from cord holders to facilitate tool use. The cords are electrically coupled to a power connector that is connected to a electric power supply to power the tools.
Claims16
A hair grooming kit comprising:
- a case having a bottom wall joined to upright side walls defining an inner chamber, a cover closing the case, an insert member mounted on the case, the insert member having one or more recesses accommodating one or more hair grooming tools, each hair grooming tool having an electric power cord electrically coupled to an electric power supply, a cord holder secured to the case operable to hold the cord, the cord holder having a housing having a spool member rotatably mounted thereon, the spool member adapted to carry the cord, and actuator means mounted on the housing operable to control the rotation of the spool member whereby when the actuator means is actuated the spool member rotates to wind the cord on the spool member.
A portable case for one or more electrically powered hand tools comprising:
- a top member, a bottom member attached to upright side walls defining an inner compartment, a transverse member attached to the side walls closing the compartment, the transverse member having recess means for accommodating at least one tool attached to an electric power cord, holder means located within the compartment for holding the cord, the holder means including winding means for retracting the cord into the holder means, actuator means mounted on the holder means operable to control the winding means whereby when the actuator means is actuated the winding means retracts the cord into the holder means, the winding means allowing the cord to be dispensed from the holder means at a desired length, the actuator means operable to hold the cord dispensed from the holder means at the desired length without tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.