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US 9,173,469 B2Granted
Apparatus for cutting hair
OwnerXiao Jing Zhanginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for cutting a person's hair, having a comb with a spine, a handle that extends axially from the spine and a plurality of teeth that extends transversely from the spine, and at least one finger that extends transversely from the spine substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of teeth, the at least one finger terminating in a lobe that is shaped to comfortably follow a surface of the person's head and shaped to gently scoop and lift hair away from the person's head.
Claims7
An apparatus for cutting a person's hair, comprising:
- a) a comb having
- i) a spine that includes a channel having at least one eye;
- ii) a handle that extends axially from the spine, and
- iii) a plurality of teeth that extends transversely from the spine;
- b) a first plurality of fingers that are connected together, the first plurality of fingers having at least one hook that is complementary with the at least one eye for releasable retainment therewith, the first plurality of fingers being releasably retained by the channel of the spine to extend transversely from the spine substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of teeth;
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- c) a second plurality of fingers that are connected together and that are releasably retained by the spine to extend transversely from the spine substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of teeth, wherein the first plurality of fingers and the second plurality of fingers are independently releasably retainable by the spine in a plurality of positions along the spine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.