Hair Cutters For Inside Nose Or Ear Patents (Class 30/29.5)
  • Patent number: 11957544
    Abstract: The motorized ear-cleaning device is a tool. The motorized ear-cleaning device is a therapeutic device. The motorized ear-cleaning device is adapted for use with the ear of a patient. The motorized ear-cleaning device cleans the ear. The motorized ear-cleaning device comprises a working element, a handle structure, and drive circuit. The working element attaches to the handle structure. The drive circuit mounts in the drive structure. The drive circuit rotates the working element. The rotation of the working element rubs against the ear. The working element generates a friction used to clean the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Michael White
  • Patent number: 11945127
    Abstract: A hair trimmer is provided, including a trimmer housing having a drive end, a drive shaft projecting from the drive end, a support bracket associated with the drive end, and a cutting workhead connectable to the drive shaft and being supported on the trimmer by the support bracket. The cutting workhead is removable from operational engagement with the trimmer housing without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Arndt, Edward D. Brill, Ronaldo J. Santiago, Scott W. Beu, Rick Hering
  • Patent number: 11497590
    Abstract: An added inertia resonant system (12) for a power toothbrush (10) comprises a drive shaft (16), a drive system (22), and at least one inertial weight member (24). The drive shaft (16) has a principal axis (26) that defines a center of rotation. The drive system (22) imparts a reciprocating motion to the drive shaft (16) about the principal axis (26). The at least one inertial weight member (24) couples to the drive shaft (16) and comprises a planar material having a complex shape balanced along an x-, y- and z-axis to enable the drive system (22) to achieve low power, high amplitude motion of the drive shaft (16) when placed under user loading. A method for providing added inertia in a resonant system for a power toothbrush is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Lane Evan Kleppen, Scott Robert Wills
  • Patent number: 11420348
    Abstract: A rotatable body hair clipper is disclosed including a handle, a first cutting portion, a second cutting portion comprising a holding portion comprising a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface. The handle includes a handle main-body and a protrusion combination portion comprising a fastening portion comprising a first inclination surface and a second inclination surface. The protrusion combination portion comprises at least one slit such that when the second cutting portion is separated from the protrusion combination portion, the first tapered surface is brought into close contact with the second inclination surface and a part of the protrusion combination portion is elastically transformed inward in the radial direction when the second cutting portion is combined with the protrusion combination portion. The second tapered surface is brought into close contact with the first inclination surface and the part thereof returns to an original position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ROYAL METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Gab-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11247352
    Abstract: A nose hair clipper including a stationary external cylindrical body, having an external cutting portion with a plurality of first cutting edges, a plurality of first slits, and a plurality of rounded portions; a rotatable internal cylindrical body, having an internal cutting portion with a plurality of second cutting edges and a plurality of second slits, a convex portion, and a circumferential concave groove, the rotatable internal cylindrical body being inserted into the stationary external cylindrical body, and the plurality of rounded portions of the external cutting portion extending upward to be higher than an upper end of the internal cutting portion by a to predetermined gap; a bolt, screwed into the circumferential concave groove; a handling body, combined with a lower end of the rotatable internal cylindrical body; and an auxiliary cap with a brush and a driver, connected to a lower end of the handling body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ROYAL METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Gab-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11213961
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reciprocally rotatable trimmer with a plurality of vents for removing nasal hair follicles, the vented nose trimmer including a head assembly and an elongated handle, the head assembly including a plurality of vents spaced along the head assembly for selectively trimming said nasal hair follicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Melvin Wilson
  • Patent number: 11179860
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for trimming an article, the apparatus has a manually grasped power element with a reciprocating arm having a removably engagable rotatable couple including a selectable rotational index position lock. Also included is a cutting head assembly that is removable and rotationally indexable relative to the power element, the cutting head having a pair of cutting blades for trimming the article. Wherein operationally, the reciprocating arm drives the cutting blades that have scissor movement with the cutting head selectably rotatable to the power element, user wrist fatigue is reduced, also with the cutting head being removable from the power element, the cutting head assembly is easier to clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Terry Sandefur, Charles A. Patterson, Tim Schneider
  • Patent number: 10780593
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for trimming an article, the apparatus has a manually grasped power element with a reciprocating arm having a removably engagable rotatable couple including a selectable rotational index position lock. Also included is a cutting head assembly that is removable and rotationally indexable relative to the power element, the cutting head having a pair of reciprocating cutting blades for trimming the article. Wherein operationally, the reciprocating arm drives the cutting blades that have reciprocating movement with the cutting head selectably rotatable to the power element, user wrist fatigue is reduced, also with the cutting head being removable from the power element, the cutting head assembly is easier to clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventors: Terry Sandefur, Charles A. Patterson
  • Patent number: 10543606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for trimming hairs by rotating a housing on a handle that contains one or more razor blades angled for shaving adjacent hairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Inventor: James Schatz
  • Patent number: 10335966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to motorized clippers for hairs growing in the nose and ear cavities, comprising a shaving head with a moving blade (5) and a stationary blade (6), the stationary blade having slots (7) for penetration of the hairs on the front face (2) and on the side face (3) viewed in the direction of introduction of the shaving head into the cavity to be clipped, and said stationary blade also comprising slots for the penetration of hairs on the rear face (4) allowing cutting also of the hairs during withdrawal of the shaving head from the cavity to be clipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Pierre Julemont
  • Patent number: 10321929
    Abstract: A cutting instrument comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube rotatably disposed within the outer tube; the inner tube comprising an opening having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and the outer tube comprising a window having a leading edge and a trailing edge; at least one of the leading edge of the opening, the trailing edge of the opening, the leading edge of the window and the trailing edge of the window comprising a canted edge; and the window of the outer tube being adapted to be completely blocked by the inner tube during a phase of the rotation of the inner tube within the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel A. Willhite, Kevin C. Edwards
  • Publication number: 20150128423
    Abstract: Scissors apparatus in which each of the two blade sections includes (1) a blade first subsection adjacent the pivot axis of the scissors, the two first subsections being pivotally movable with respect to one another in a primary shearing plane for cutting thereacross the primary shearing plane, and (2) a blade second subsection, the two second subsections being movable in a secondary shearing plane angled, preferably at 90 degrees, with respect to the primary shearing plane for cutting across the secondary shearing plane. The second subsections preferably being configured and dimensioned for particular uses, such as in-nostril cutting of hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: BNR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Riggs
  • Patent number: 8959775
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer that facilitates removal of clipped hair from a blade. A main body case of the nose hair trimmer includes an interior chamber, a disposal opening, and a ring-shaped shutter. The interior chamber accommodates an inner blade rotor, which supports an inner blade, and collects clipped nose hair. The disposal opening communicates the chamber with the exterior. The shutter opens and closes the disposal opening. The shutter includes a communication portion, which communicates the interior chamber and disposal opening to the exterior. The position of the shutter in the circumferential direction when the disposal opening is closed is set as a reference position, and the shutter opens the disposal opening when rotated from the reference position by an amount that is less than one complete rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiko Yabuuchi, Hitoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140238428
    Abstract: A nose and ear trimmer for disposable razor includes a handle having a first and second end; a razor blade for shaving on the first end of the handle; a nose and ear trimmer at the second end of the handle, the nose and ear trimmer including a circular blade, and alternating fingers and slits, where the slits expose a portion of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Ryan James Lawliss
  • Publication number: 20140041233
    Abstract: A small-sized hair trimming device comprising a fixed trimming block and a movable trimming block, both longitudinally, linearly and alternately arranged with multiple openings and teeth; the movable trimming block is sleeved within the fixed trimming block and movable in reciprocate movement with respect to the fixed trimming block; inner portions of the fixed trimming block teeth correspond to outer portions of the movable trimming block teeth in terms of shape and dimension, and gap does not exist in between the fixed trimming block and the movable trimming block when they meet with each other, thereby forming a trimming surface for trimming hair; the said trimming surface is concealed between the fixed trimming block and the movable trimming block without exposing to exterior environment; the small-sized hair trimming device is safe and convenient to use, and it has a reasonable structure and a bigger trimming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Patent number: 8484849
    Abstract: A hair remover including a cylindrical outer blade and an inner blade rotatably accommodated in the outer blade. The outer blade includes a side wall, a bend, and an upper wall that are continuous with each other. A first cutting edge is arranged on the upper wall and the side wall. The inner blade includes a second cutting edge arranged so as to clip hair in cooperation with the first cutting edge of the outer blade. The hair remover further includes a relief arranged on at least either one of the inner blade and the outer blade to prevent contact between the inner blade and the bend of the outer blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta
  • Patent number: 8484850
    Abstract: A hair remover including an outer blade and an inner blade accommodated in the outer blade. The outer blade includes a cylindrical side wall, an upper wall, and a bend connecting the side wall and the upper wall. Straight upper cutting edges and side cutting edges are formed by slits extending from the upper wall to an upper part of the side wall. The inner blade includes a straight upper cutting edge, which is formed at a location corresponding to the upper cutting edges of the upper blade, and a straight side cutting edge, which is formed at a location corresponding to the side cutting edges of the outer blade. The outer blade and the inner blade are formed so as to clip body hair through cooperation between the straight side cutting edges and cooperation between the straight upper cutting edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta
  • Patent number: 8341845
    Abstract: A hair-clipping device includes a main body, a main hair-clipping unite supported by the main body, and additional hair-clipping unit having an active hair-clipping portion extending over a longitudinal dimension and being supported by a supporting unit. The supporting unit, at least in one predetermined working position of the active hair-clipping portion, extends only over a part of the longitudinal dimension. Thereby at least one free end portion of the active hair-clipping portion exists that can, for example, be easily inserted into the nose to remove nose hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Janny, Rene Wadsack, Wolfgang Obermann
  • Publication number: 20120285021
    Abstract: A non-electric nose hair clipper comprises a first cutting member comprising a first handle part for grip, a circular cutting ring part formed at one end portion of the first handle part and a first coupling part formed at the other end portion of the handle part opposite the cutting ring part; and a second cutting member comprising a second handle part for grip, a cutting plate part formed at one end portion of the second handle part and a second coupling part formed at the other end portion of the second handle part opposite the cutting plate part, wherein the first coupling part of the first cutting member and the second coupling part of the second cutting member are joined to each other by welding, and the circular cutting ring part and cutting plate part are formed such that they meet inclined relative to each other with a predetermined angle defined between them as seen in a lateral sectional view, and the cutting plate part is formed such that its thickness becomes smaller in the direction away from th
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ho Jong Park, Eun Ju Dong
  • Publication number: 20110232096
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer that facilitates removal of clipped hair from a blade. A main body case of the nose hair trimmer includes an interior chamber, a disposal opening, and a ring-shaped shutter. The interior chamber accommodates an inner blade rotor, which supports an inner blade, and collects clipped nose hair. The disposal opening communicates the chamber with the exterior. The shutter opens and closes the disposal opening. The shutter includes a communication portion, which communicates the interior chamber and disposal opening to the exterior. The position of the shutter in the circumferential direction when the disposal opening is closed is set as a reference position, and the shutter opens the disposal opening when rotated from the reference position by an amount that is less than one complete rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiko Yabuuchi, Hitoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20110214289
    Abstract: A combination powered grooming device comprising a handle and a grooming attachment. The handle has a longitudinal axis extending between an upper end and a lower end. The handle comprises a trimmer assembly disposed adjacent the upper end and the trimmer assembly includes at least one moving blade. The handle further comprises an electrical arrangement disposed therein. The electrical arrangement comprises a motor having a drive shaft and a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft and to the trimmer assembly. In a trimming mode, the drive mechanism translates movement of the drive shaft to the moving blade. The grooming attachment is adapted for mounting onto the upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Maichel, Markus Schuessler, Ralf Klug, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Terence Gordon Royle, Andreas Larscheid, Stefan Rehbein, Ulrich Fandrey, Juergen Behrendt, Gerrit Roenneberg
  • Publication number: 20110072668
    Abstract: A hair remover including a cylindrical outer blade and an inner blade rotatably accommodated in the outer blade. The outer blade includes a side wall, a bend, and an upper wall that are continuous with each other. A first cutting edge is arranged on the upper wall and the side wall. The inner blade includes a second cutting edge arranged so as to clip hair in cooperation with the first cutting edge of the outer blade. The hair remover further includes a relief arranged on at least either one of the inner blade and the outer blade to prevent contact between the inner blade and the bend of the outer blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta
  • Publication number: 20110072669
    Abstract: A hair remover including an outer blade and an inner blade accommodated in the outer blade. The outer blade includes a cylindrical side wall, an upper wall, and a bend connecting the side wall and the upper wall. Straight upper cutting edges and side cutting edges are formed by slits extending from the upper wall to an upper part of the side wall. The inner blade includes a straight upper cutting edge, which is formed at a location corresponding to the upper cutting edges of the upper blade, and a straight side cutting edge, which is formed at a location corresponding to the side cutting edges of the outer blade. The outer blade and the inner blade are formed so as to clip body hair through cooperation between the straight side cutting edges and cooperation between the straight upper cutting edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta
  • Publication number: 20110067241
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer that can be washed with a washing liquid without removing a blade unit from the trimmer. The nose hair trimmer, which improves washability, includes a main body case including an interior cavity, which accommodates a rotational inner blade body and collects nose hair clippings, and a disposal port, which communicates the cavity with the exterior. The rotational inner blade body includes an inner blade base, which supports inner blades and has two holding pieces functioning as vanes. Rotation of the rotational inner blade body rotates the holding pieces and produces a flow of washing liquid directed from slits in an outer blade via the interior cavity and toward the disposal port. The washing liquid washes the interior cavity and discharges nose hair clipping from the nose hair trimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ogawa, Yasuo Uenishi
  • Publication number: 20110067242
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer that can be washed with a washing liquid without removing a blade unit from the trimmer. The nose hair trimmer, which improves washability, includes a main body case including an interior cavity, which accommodates a rotational inner blade body and collects nose hair clippings, and a disposal port, which communicates the cavity with the exterior. The rotational inner blade body includes an inner blade base supporting inner blades and having two holding pieces functioning as vanes. Rotation of the rotational inner blade body rotates the holding pieces and produces a flow of washing liquid directed from slits in an outer blade via the interior cavity and toward the disposal port. A guide wall facing toward the flow of liquid efficiently discharges liquid arcuately flowing around the interior cavity together with nose hair clippings from the nose hair trimmer and washes the interior cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ogawa, Yasuo Uenishi
  • Patent number: 7874073
    Abstract: To provide a nose hair cutter, comprising a blade configures to cut nose hair, a motor which drives a movable blade of the blade, and a fan which is driven by the motor to suck pieces of the nose hair cut by the blade into a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ogawa, Hisao Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20110010941
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer with dual cutting edges which comprises a fixed blade with a plurality of teeth disposed on two opposite longitudinal sides thereof; a movable blade with a plurality of teeth disposed on two opposite longitudinal sides thereof, and the movable blade is driven by a driving unit to move in a linear reciprocating manner against the fixed blade so that the teeth on one side of the fixed blade and the teeth on one side of the movable blade cooperate with each other to define a first cutting edge, and the teeth on the other side of the fixed blade and the teeth on the other side of the movable blade cooperate with each other to define a second cutting edge; and a casing having a head portion in shape and size adapted to be inserted into a human nose, and the head portion is provided with two longitudinal openings disposed opposite to each other for exposing the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge respectively, so that the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are positioned s
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Specialife Industries Limited
    Inventors: Tung Yan LAU, Ming Kuen Leung
  • Publication number: 20110010942
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer with dual cutting edges which comprises a stationary blade with a plurality of teeth disposed on two opposite longitudinal sides thereof; a movable blade with a plurality of teeth disposed on two opposite longitudinal sides thereof, and the movable blade is driven by a driving unit to move in a linear reciprocating manner against the stationary blade so that the teeth on one side of the stationary blade and the teeth on one side of the movable blade cooperate with each other to define a first cutting edge, and the teeth on the other side of the stationary blade and the teeth on the other side of the movable blade cooperate with each other to define a second cutting edge; and a casing having a head portion in shape and size adapted to be inserted into a human nose, and the head portion is provided with two longitudinal openings disposed opposite to each other for exposing the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge respectively, so that the first cutting edge and the second cutting e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Publication number: 20100064520
    Abstract: A modular hair grooming tool is disclosed. The system may include a hand-piece for holding the tool, a razor assembly coupled to a first end of the hand-piece such that the razor assembly is removable, and a nose/ear hair trimmer coupled to the first end of the hand-piece. The nose/ear hair trimmer may be configured to couple with the razor assembly to nest within the razor assembly while the razor assembly is coupled to the first end of the hand-piece. The system may further include a beard trimmer coupled to a second end of the hand-piece, and a protective cap removably coupled to the second end of the hand-piece and configured to cover the beard trimmer while coupled to the second end of the hand-piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Sung K. Park, Douglas C. Dayton
  • Publication number: 20090165303
    Abstract: An electric hair-trimming device includes a body having two opposite ends, two trimming heads mounted to the two opposite ends of the body, and two endcaps that detachably couple to the two opposite ends of the body to cover the two trimming heads. The endcaps each have a generally flat end surface such that the device can be stood upright on either of the endcaps. In an example embodiment, the trimming heads are provided by a nose-hair trimmer and a detail trimmer. And in another example embodiment, the nose-hair trimmer includes a high surface-porosity foil shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Burgess, Tylor Garland, Aldis Rauda, Stan Chudzik, Christin Hartsfield
  • Patent number: 7401406
    Abstract: A main body of an inner blade is inserted into an inner blade insertion hole of an inner blade frame such that the main body can extend and retreat, a tip end cutting edge is pushed by a spring such that it comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface of a slit outer blade, the main body of the inner blade projecting outward from the inner blade insertion hole is bent rearward in a rotational direction, and the cutting edge of the inner blade is located rearward of the main body in the inner blade insertion hole in the rotational direction. With this configuration, the cutting edge does not fall forward in the rotational direction, and no gap is generated between the cutting edge and the inner peripheral surface of the slit outer blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta, Yoshimichi Kosugi
  • Patent number: 7170034
    Abstract: A hair cutting apparatus comprising a structure (126), a portion (1216) of which being adapted for placement against a skin surface where hair is to be cut, a heat generator comprising one or more heat elements (1214) positioned to touch said hair and heated to a temperature sufficient to cut hair, at least one of said heat elements being juxtaposed with said portion and a controller that controls the power source to provide pulsed heating of said one or more heat elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Radiancy Inc.
    Inventors: Pinchas Shalev, Zion Azar
  • Patent number: 7152323
    Abstract: A flushing and flow guiding device for an electric nose hair cutter includes a spiral guiding plate located at an outer periphery of an inner blade seat. The spiral guiding plate has an outer radius, smaller than an inner radius of an outer blade seat. By a rotation of the inner blade seat, the spiral guiding plate can drive detergent filled in an inner barrel inside the outer blade seat. By rotating the spiral guiding plate clockwise or counterclockwise, the detergent can be sucked in from a front end of the outer blade seat of the nose hair cutter and then expelled through a periphery at a lower end of the outer blade seat, or can be sucked in from the periphery at the lower end of the outer blade seat, and then expelled through the front end, in order to flush nose hair debris in the blade seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventor: Mark Y. S. Lin
  • Patent number: 7013566
    Abstract: A nose hair trimmer and method for making the same. A generally cylindrical external cutting head has a central bore therethrough. An internal cutting head is received in the central bore the external and internal heads have pluralities of cutting teeth disposed thereon, which pluralities are relatively prime numbers. A method for making the nose hair trimmer is also provided, in which a mandrel is positioned within the central bore of the external head and external teeth bead-blasted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Bellm, Matthew Herbert Elliott, Steven Oren Elliott
  • Patent number: 6836965
    Abstract: A rotational hair cutting device for providing a hair cutter with interchangeable blades that are designed for cutting detailed patterns on short hair using a rotational action includes a housing, an axle positioned in the housing, a rotational means for rotating the axle, a blade member having a cutting surface, a connector such as a chuck for coupling the blade member to the axle such that the blade member is rotated to rotate the cutting surface around a longitudinal axis of the blade member, and a cover screen coupled to the blade member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Alrita Ross
  • Patent number: 6711822
    Abstract: A single rotary blade grooming trimmer for sculpting and trimming eyebrows in an attractive arched shape. The single rotary blade grooming trimmer includes a housing with a generally L-shaped configuration having upper and lower ends, and upper and lower portions. The upper end of the housing has a rotatable shaft extending therethrough. A plurality of rotary cutting blades outwardly radiate from the rotatable shaft adjacent an outer end of the rotatable shaft. A motor for rotating the rotatably shaft is disposed the housing. A protective cover substantially covers the cutting blades. The protective cover has a plurality of spaced apart radial slots therethrough with each radial slot comprising a pair of elongate portions preferably of equal lengths. A first of the elongate portions of each slot is located on an outer face of the protective cover and a second of the elongate portions of each radial slot is located on a perimeter side wall of the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Mary K. Ginns
  • Publication number: 20030106219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-purpose shaver which combines a moustache and beard shaver and a nasal hair trimmer in one casing. The multi-purpose shaver generally comprises a casing, a mini motor, a moustache and beard shaver and a nasal hair trimmer. The shaver rotary head can rotate in clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. If cleaning is desired, the shaver rotary head can be pulled out from the blade entrance of the shaver for cleaning. The moustache and beard shaver and the nasal hair trimmer each have a blade sheath. The invention is of simple and durable structure and is convenient to use, easy to clean and safe to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20030068186
    Abstract: A container having an inner volume and an outer surface having symmetrical arched track pairs on opposite sides of the container extending from an intersection at the top of the product function orifice to the bottom of the flattened support base of the container joined with a matched pair of half hollow, arching, combination split cap and handle components arched to match and slidably engage the arched track pairs on opposite sides of the container in order to form a product container, cap and handle combination that operate together when placed in the palm, fingers and thumb of a human being to slidably open and close with alternating hand grip pressure on the base or the top of the combination split cap and handles which may also automatically activate and deactivate the product function of one of the variety of products that could be located inside this type of container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Bradford Sorenson to Parks Products, Inc
    Inventor: Bradford T. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 6505403
    Abstract: A manually operated, finger-manipulatable non-electric hair trimming device for shaving nostril hair, ear hair or the like, includes a head structure sized to fit within a small body cavity, such as a person's nostril or ear cavity, which includes a flexible razor blade strip. The head structure has a base portion and a curved guard portion, which preferably has first and second ends which are attached to the base portion. A finger grip portion is connected to the base portion to allow precise manual manipulation of the hair trimming device. The head structure further has a thin, elongated narrow razor blade strip with a razor sharp first edge portion, which may be a serrated edge with razor-sharp notches such as V-slots or may be a conventional straight edge. Alternatively, two razor-sharp edges, one serrated and one straight, may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventor: Edward A. Andrews
  • Patent number: 6478750
    Abstract: A hair collection device useful in testing for drugs and hazardous materials, comprising an outer barrel with a barrel lumen and a hair collection oriface; an inner hair storage container insertable in and removable from the barrel lumen, and comprising a hair storage lumen and a second hair collection oriface; and a hair snare insertable into the hair storage lumen and extendable through both of the hair collection orifaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventors: Janet F. Morrison, Peter A. Morrison, Carl M. Selavka, Thomas M. Eden, Chip B. Thuss, Kenneth C. Hopper, John S. Sundsmo
  • Patent number: 6272752
    Abstract: A hair trimming tool which includes an elongated handle with a first end and a second end, a blade member releasably mounted to the handle, a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the blade member, and an end cap secured to the blade member is disclosed. In order to use the tool the user inserts the tool into his ear, with the end cap fitting within the ear, and rotates the handle member. As a result of this action the blades contact the hair within the ear, thereby trimming the hair. The end cap protects the inside of the person's ear while the hair is being trimmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: Robert F. Pino
  • Patent number: 6237224
    Abstract: An unpowered nostril hair cutter includes: a first folding portion which is made by folding a steel plate having a good degree of elasticity and strength, at a center portion thereof in a downward direction thereof; handle portions which are formed to be opposite to each other centering around the first folding portion; second and third folding portions which are formed on the upper portions of the handle portions; a cutting ring having a hole which is formed to be integrated with the second folding portion of the one handle portion; and a circular cutting plate which is formed to be integrated with the third folding portion of the other handle portion and is passed through the hole to cut the nose hairs there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Hojong Park