Blade holder
AssigneeWahl Clipper Corporation
InventorsJames E. McCambridge, Luther D. Langley
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Abstract
A holder for holding a plurality of blades, where one embodiment of the holder includes a base portion, a main body and an openable cover portion. The main body is preferably configured and arranged to be removably attached to the base portion. There are a plurality of cells defined within the main body, with each cell configured and arranged to hold at least one blade on a seating portion, wherein the seating portion defines a blade seating plane. Additionally, the openable cover portion is preferably configured and arranged to be removably attached to the main body. Preferably, the base portion is separate from the main body, and these components are preferably configured to enable the holder to either be attached to a wall or seated on a horizontal surface.
Claims25
A holder for holding a plurality of blades, the holder comprising:
- a base portion, wherein said base portion is generally wedge-shaped, when viewed from a side thereof, thereby creating a relatively thick end and a relatively thin end, and further wherein said base portion defines a base plane extending along a bottom surface between said relatively thick end and said relatively thin end;
- a main body configured and arranged to be removably attached to said base portion, a plurality of cells defined within said main body, with each cell configured and arranged to hold at least one blade on a seating portion that is adjacent a base of each cell, wherein said main body includes first and second sides connected by first and second ends;
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- an openable cover portion configured and arranged to be removably attached to said main body,
- wherein said base portion and said main body are both configured such that said main body may be attached to said base portion in either:
- a first configuration with said first end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thin end of said base portion and said second end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thick end of said base portion, wherein said seating portion defines a first blade seating plane in said first configuration;
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- a second configuration with said first end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thick end of said base portion and said second end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thin end of said base portion, wherein said seating portion defines a second blade seating plane in said second configuration,
- wherein said first blade seating plane defines an angle α with respect to said base plane and said second blade seating plane defines an angle γ with respect to said base plane, wherein angle γ is less than angle α, and
- further wherein said angle α is within the range of 60°-80°, and said angle γ is within the range of 45°-65°.
A system including a plurality of clipper blades and a holder for holding said plurality of clipper blades, the holder comprising:
- a base portion of a generally wedge-shaped configuration, when viewed from a side thereof, wherein said wedge-shape is defined between a base plane and a sloped surface, with an angle β being defined between said base plane and said sloped surface;
- a main body including a plurality of cells, with each cell configured to hold at least one of said clipper blades, said main body being configured and arranged to be seated upon said base portion in either one of a first configuration or a second configuration;
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- at least one magnet associated with at least one of said cells, whereby said at least one magnet assists in maintaining said clipper blade within an associated cell,
- wherein when said main body is seated upon said base portion in said first configuration, a clipper blade seated in one of said cells leans against a first seating portion that defines a first blade seating plane, and when said main body is seated upon said base portion in said second configuration, a clipper blade seated in one of said cells leans against a second seating portion that defines a second seating plane, where said first seating portion is different from said second seating portion,
- wherein said first seating plane defines an angle α with said base plane in said first configuration and said second seating portion defines an angle γ with said base plane in said second configuration, where said angle α is greater than said angle γ,
- and further wherein the difference between said angle α and said angle γ is approximately double the value of said angle β.
A system including a plurality of clipper blades and a holder for holding said plurality of clipper blades, the holder comprising:
- a main body including a plurality of cells, with each cell configured to hold at least one of said clipper blades, and
- a base portion of a generally wedge-shaped configuration, wherein said base portion is configured to be positioned below said main body in either a first configuration or a second configuration, where said second configuration results from rotating said main body by 180 degrees, with respect to said base portion, from said first configuration,
- wherein the cells are configured and arranged to hold the clipper blades at a first oblique angle with respect to a horizontal surface when in said first configuration and the cells are configured and arranged to hold the clipper blades at a second oblique angle with respect to a vertical surface when in said second configuration, and
- further wherein each of said cells includes two fixed seating portions, against one of which one of said clipper blades is seated when positioned within said cell when in said first configuration and against the other of which one of said clipper blades is seated when positioned within said cell when in said second configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.