Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. The first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion are beveled from the middle portion to the respective edges of the stationary blade. The stationary blade is symmetric about a midline of the middle portion. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard.

Abstract: A rotary electric shaver according to the present invention includes an outer blade whose upper surface functions as annular shaving surfaces having multiple hair inlets formed therein, and an inner blade that has a small blade which rotates while coming into sliding contact with a lower surface of the outer blade. The inner blade is an integral structure using a metal material, and has a projection in which an upper surface side is a convex portion and a lower surface side is a concave portion at a center position in a radial direction. An upper end portion of an inner blade drive shaft directly engages with the concave portion so as to be disengageable therefrom.

Abstract: A guard element (4) for use in a hair cutting unit as a guard of a movable hair cutting element of the hair cutting unit has a disc-shaped base (10) and an annular wall (20) comprising a main part (21) extending from the periphery of the base (10), and a flange-shaped part (22) comprising an outwardly bent section (24). The annular wall (20) is reinforced on the basis of at least one of a design where a smallest inner periphery of the flange-shaped part (22) has a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of a largest inner periphery of a straight section (23) of the main part (21) connected to the periphery of the base (10), and a design where a free end section (25) of the flange-shaped part (22) is at least partially bent.

Abstract: A stationary cutting blade for a hair clipping device has a base body and a coined cutting teeth. The coined cutting teeth are spaced apart from each other, arranged on a front side of the base body, and each extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stationary cutting blade. A thickness ratio between the thickness of the base body and the thickness of the cutting teeth is larger than 1.1. Each cutting tooth has a substantially wedge-shaped cross-section with a scissor angle and a wedge angle, where the sum of the scissor angle and the wedge angle is smaller than 70°.

Abstract: A device for trimming hair includes a fixed cutting element, a mobile cutting element and a fixed guard, each including a plurality of teeth that extends in a similar direction. The mobile cutting element is moveable relative to the fixed cutting element such that hairs are cut when they enter a space between the teeth. The mobile cutting element is positioned between the fixed cutting element and the fixed guard, and when in use, the fixed guard is the component closest to the skin to be shaved in a certain direction. A length of the teeth of the fixed and mobile cutting elements and the fixed guard differ so that, during use, the fixed cutting element and the fixed guard may contact the skin but the mobile cutting element is restricted from fully contacting the skin to prevent damage or irritation of the skin.

Abstract: A tooth for a blade of a hair cutting apparatus includes a root secured to a base of the blade, a tip opposite the root, and a longitudinal axis of the tooth defined between the root and the tip. A lower, planar cutting surface is provided on the tooth, as is an upper surface opposite the lower surface, and sidewalls separating the upper surface from the lower surface. At least a portion of the upper surface and the sidewalls is elliptical in the direction of the longitudinal axis, beginning at the tip.

Abstract: A stationary blade (10) for a blade set (4) of an electrically operated hair cutting appliance (1), including a first wall (20) and a second wall (30), each wall defining a first surface (22a, 32a), a second surface (22b, 32b) facing away from the first surface, and a laterally extending leading edge (23, 33) defining a plurality of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending projections (24, 34), wherein the first surfaces of the first and second walls face each other, at least at their leading edges (23, 33), while facing projections along the leading edges of the first and second walls are mutually connected at their tips (26, 36) to define a plurality of generally U-shaped teeth (12), and the first surfaces of the first and second walls define a laterally extending guide slot (16) for a movable blade (40) of said blade set between them.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a pair of blades, one or both of which is adapted to be reciprocated along a longitudinal axis, comprises a first blade and a second blade, each blade having a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a cutting edge extending along a portion of the length to the distal end. A width of each blade is stepwise reduced along the cutting edge to the distal end so that one or more teeth from the a series of teeth has a cutting surface that is receded relative to a tooth from the series of teeth that is closer to the proximal end. The teeth of the series of teeth are uniformly oriented relative to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A hair clipper blade having a mounting portion, a tooth edge, and a plurality of teeth extending from the tooth edge. Each of the plurality of teeth has a left edge, a right edge, and a root, wherein a plane parallel to the right edge of a first tooth of the plurality of teeth and a plane parallel to the left edge of a second tooth of the plurality of teeth form an angle between 0 and 5 degrees, and the plurality of teeth have a tooth pitch between 0.032 and 0.095 inches.

Abstract: An electric hair trimmer includes a handle having a drive motor and a cutter head connected to the handle. The cutter head includes a housing having a pair of cutting blades extending from an end of the housing and disposed adjacent to one another. At least one of the blades is adapted for motion relative to the other blade to cut hair, and each of the blades has a curved shape at a terminal end.

Abstract: A blade 1 for a hedge trimmer having a long axis and comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, each tooth having a longitudinal axis extending laterally away from the long axis of the blade 1, each cutting tooth comprising a root and a tip and opposing sides extending between the root and the tip, characterised in that at least one of the cutting teeth comprises a special tooth which is sharpened along at least one side to form a cutting edge, in which a first portion of the cutting edge is bevelled such that a tangent line to the first portion is inclined at an angle of between 1 degrees and 6 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the tooth, and a second portion of the cutting edge closer to the tip of the tooth than the first portion and which is bevelled such that a tangent line to the second portion is inclined at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the tooth of between 8 degrees and 25 degrees.

Abstract: Shaving apparatus with cutting members which are movable relative to one another and are each provided with a row of substantially V-shaped teeth having edges, a cutting opening between each pair of cooperating teeth for catching hairs, said cutting opening having a shearing angle between 1° and 30°, wherein the cutting openings are not completely closed during operation of the shaving apparatus.

Abstract: The hair clipper comprises comb-like fixed blade and movable blade each having a plurality of comb-teeth each provided at its both sides with blades, in which the movable blade is reciprocated with respect to the fixed blade in an arrangement direction of the comb-teeth to cut hair, the fixed blade or the movable blade is slid in a projecting direction of the comb-teeth to adjust cutting height, wherein a tip of each comb-tooth of the fixed blade is provided with a guide projection for introducing hair, the guide projection is tapered with an inclination angle which is larger than an inclination angle of the comb-tooth with respect to projecting direction of blades on both sides of the comb-tooth.

Abstract: An electric hair trimmer generally includes a handle housing a drive motor and a cutter head releasably connectable to the handle. The cutter head includes a housing having an interior compartment, and a cutting assembly including a pair of cutting blades. At least one of the cutting blades is in operative connection with the drive motor upon connection of the cutter head with the handle for reciprocating movement of the at least one of the blades. At least a portion of the cutting assembly is disposed within the housing, and the cutting assembly further has a front edge disposed exterior of the housing for trimming hair upon operation of the trimmer. The housing has a plurality of guard fingers at least in part wrapped over the front edge of the cutting assembly to inhibit the front edge against contacting a person's skin during hair trimming.

Abstract: A tooth for a blade of a hair cutting apparatus includes a root secured to a base of the blade, a tip opposite the root, and a longitudinal axis of the tooth defined between the root and the tip. A lower, planar cutting surface is provided on the tooth, as is an upper surface opposite the lower surface, and sidewalls separating the upper surface from the lower surface. At least a portion of the upper surface and the sidewalls is elliptical in the direction of the longitudinal axis, beginning at the tip.

Abstract: A hair clipper/trimmer includes a blade set having a stationary clipper comb and a movable cutter blade. To decrease the heat transfer from the clipper comb, the clipper comb can be cooled by a convection cooling. The clipper comb can be provided with a plurality of vented sections extending through the inner and outer surfaces of the clipper comb. In this manner, when in use, air flows through the clipper comb, cooling the clipper comb. To aid in the air flow, the inner surface of the moveable cutter blade can include fins extending therefrom. In use, the fins direct the airflow through the vented section in the clipper comb.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device (1) for cutting hair, having at least two blades (2, 3) which move back and forth relative to each other. The blades (2, 3) are provided with teeth (8, 9) which extend transversally to the direction of movement (P), and tooth gaps (25, 26) arranged therein. The teeth (8, 9) have contact surfaces (4, 5) on their facing sections which are in gliding contact with each other and which form cutting edges (34, 35) on their sides bounding the tooth gaps (25, 26) such that the back and forth movement (P) of the blades causes the tooth gaps (25, 26), cooperating with each other, to form constantly changing cutting gaps (32) in which hair becomes clamped and is finally cut. According to the invention, the free ends of teeth (9) of one blade (3) project over sections (15) of free ends of teeth (9) of other blades (2), and projections (17) extend from the projecting sections (15) of the teeth (9) on the contact surfaces (5) side.

Abstract: A bladeset for a hair clipper includes at least one stationary blade having a plurality of stationary blade teeth, and at least one moving blade having a plurality of moving blade teeth and being configured for laterally reciprocating relative to the at least one stationary blade for cutting hair therebetween, the moving blade having a set of long teeth configured for cutting hair across a width of said moving blade, and a set of short teeth configured for cutting hair across said moving blade width when a clipper feed rate exceeds a given speed.

Abstract: A bladeset for a hair clipper includes at least one stationary blade having a plurality of stationary blade teeth, and at least one moving blade having a plurality of moving blade teeth and being configured for laterally reciprocating relative to the at least one stationary blade for cutting hair therebetween, the moving blade having a set of long teeth configured for cutting hair across a width of said moving blade, and a set of short teeth configured for cutting hair across said moving blade width when a clipper feed rate exceeds a given speed.

Abstract: A hair trimmer 1 has a lower housing 2 with a battery or battery set 9, a motor 7, a first blade driver 10 and a first trimmer blade 11. A first blade driver 10 drives both the first trimmer blade 11 and a first lever 12. The first lever 12 is used to drive a second blade assembly 8 for fine trimming. The upper housing 4 includes a second blade assembly 8 located on a sliding platform 14 in the upper housing 4 and is driven by the first lever 12 through its blade driver 15. The two housings and cover 2, 3, 4 are moveable between engaged and disengaged positions with their respective drive assemblies for being selectively driven by the motor so that either of the blade assemblies 6,8 are activated, respectively.

Abstract: A ceramic cutting tool (100) is for high speed cutting of light, thin and soft materials. The ceramic cutting tool includes an upper blade (10) and a lower blade (20) both made of ceramic material. The upper and lower blades therefore possess extremely high hardness, and excellent wear resistance and heat resistance. This increases an operating lifetime of the ceramic cutting tool. Furthermore, the lower blade can alternatively be a lower blade assembly (30). The lower blade assembly includes a metal base (32), and a ceramic edge insert (31) detachably mounted in the metal base. If the ceramic edge insert becomes worn or is damaged, it can be easily replaced by a new ceramic edge insert. There is no need to replace the metal base.

Abstract: A blade set for a hair clipper including a movable blade constructed of ceramic. The movable blade includes an upper surface having a pair of integrally formed upper reinforcing protrusions. The upper reinforcing protrusions are disposed adjacent to a drive notch sized to receive a drive finger of the hair clipper. Reciprocation of the drive finger results in a cutting action of the blade set.

Abstract: The disposable cutting head is basically a four element clip together assembly with a base, lower and upper cutting blades, and spring. The base serves as the support for the entire assembly and incorporates the attachment elements for retention to a clipper. The spring holds the elements together, forces the cutting blades together and includes the runner under which the upper blade slides. The entire assembly is such that the head assembly with blades is of the disposable type, but uses metal blades. If desired the blades alone may be disposed and the head assembly reused; however, the structure is not intended for long wear and use. The head and blades are constructed such that the common problems encountered with existing removable/disposable heads and blades as for example heat retention in the blades and head and the catching and pulling of hair are minimized. Use with clipper comb elements is also accommodated.

Abstract: A hair clipping device includes a housing, a bladeset engageable upon the housing and including at least one stationary blade and at least one moving blade configured for reciprocal movement relative to the at least one stationary blade. The stationary blade has a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge, the at least one moving blade including a first moving edge configured for reciprocal movement relative to the first cutting edge, and a second moving edge configured for reciprocal movement relative to the second cutting edge. The housing defines a cutting location for the blades and the bladeset is rotatably engageable on the housing between a first position in which the first edges are employed, and a second position in which the second edges are employed. The housing encloses an apparatus for creating a vacuum, and defines a vacuum intake.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hair clipper blade includes providing a blank with a comb teeth shaped cutting edge portion, and forging the cutting edge portion to have an acute tip angle.

Abstract: A pair of haircut scissors having hair-catching slits on one of their haircut edges are disclosed. Each slit is provided with a filler having a renewable microscopic nick on its top edge to prevent hairs from sliding along the haircut edges. The filler prevents hairs from entering the slits, and as the nick is renewable, the hair-holding property of the pair of haircut scissors will be permanently retained.

Abstract: The disposable cutting head is basically a four element clip together assembly with a base, lower and upper cutting blades, and spring. The base serves as the support for the entire assembly and incorporates the attachment elements for retention to a clipper. The spring holds the elements together, forces the cutting blades together and includes the runner under which the upper blade slides. The entire assembly is such that the head assembly with blades is of the disposable type, but uses metal blades. If desired the blades alone may be disposed and the head assembly reused; however, the structure is not intended for long wear and use. The head and blades are constructed such that the common problems encountered with existing removable/disposable heads and blades as for example heat retention in the blades and head and the catching and pulling of hair are minimized. Use with clipper comb elements is also accommodated.

Abstract: The disposable cutting head is basically a four element clip together assembly with a base, lower and upper cutting blades, and spring. The base serves as the support for the entire assembly and incorporates the attachment elements for retention to a clipper. The spring holds the elements together, forces the cutting blades together and includes the runner under which the upper blade slides. The entire assembly is such that the head assembly with blades is of the disposable type, but uses metal blades. If desired the blades alone may be disposed and the head assembly reused; however, the structure is not intended for long wear and use. The head and blades are constructed such that the common problems encountered with existing removable/disposable heads and blades as for example heat retention in the blades and head and the catching and pulling of hair are minimized. Use with clipper comb elements is also accommodated.

Abstract: A manicure implement is coated with a corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant material, such as zirconium nitride, titanium nitride, di-titanium nitride, and titanium carbonitride. Deposition is preferably accomplished by a cathodic arc process using linear deposition sources with simultaneous heating and rotation of a manicure implement substrate relative to the deposition sources.

Abstract: A blade is provided for use in a hair clipper having a bladeset including a moving blade and a stationary blade, the bladeset being constructed and arranged so that the moving blade is pressed against the stationary blade for allowing the moving blade to reciprocate relative to the stationary blade in a transverse direction to a longitudinal axis of the clipper. The blade includes a base portion having a tooth end, and a mounting end opposite the tooth end, a plurality of teeth arranged in spaced, parallel relationship to each other and projecting from the tooth end, each tooth having a tip and a root opposite the tip and being joined to the tooth end. The roots are joined to the tooth end in spaced relationship to each other to define generally planar-floored channels between the roots for facilitating the evacuation of hair and/or hair clippings from a cutting area of the bladeset.

Abstract: A clipper for cutting hair strands includes a blade set which has a stationary blade having a plurality of stationary blade teeth arranged a row so that hair strands enter between adjacent stationary teeth as the blade set moves through the hair strands. The stationary blade teeth have angled side cutting edges and tips, and the side cutting edges of adjacent teeth form roots where they intersect.A moving blade has a plurality of moving blade teeth which are also arranged in a row. The moving blade teeth complement the stationary blade teeth and pass across the stationary blade teeth in use to cut some of the hair strands. The moving blade teeth are relatively short, and preferably have tips which are flat. The moving blade teeth are separated by blade-like edge surfaces which are oriented in the direction of movement of the moving blade and are capable of cutting some of the hair strands which enter between the stationary blade teeth.

Abstract: A clipper blade for use in a blade assembly of a hair clipper, the blade assembly having a fixed blade and a moving blade reciprocating relative to the fixed blade, the clipper blade includes a web portion having a first edge, and a second edge, a plurality of teeth on at least one of the first and second edges, at least one blade assembly engagement formation being located on the web portion closer to one of the first and second edges than the other of the edges, so that when a pair of blades each having the web portion and the at least one engagement formation are inserted into the blade assembly in reversed opposing relationship to each other, one blade of the pair being the fixed blade edge and having a plurality of teeth on the first edge, and the other blade of the pair being the moving blade and having a plurality of teeth on the second edge, the moving blade is laterally offset relative to the fixed blade.

Abstract: A removable and replacable hair cutting head for use with motorized hair cutting tools. The hair cutting head adapts to conventional motorized hair cutting tool bodies allowing the head to pivot with a resistive bias through a limited range of angular motion. The cutting head itself has a non-linear array of cutting teeth for shearing hair over a non-linear surface. In the preferred embodiment, the cutting head has a longitudinal axis and is concave with respect to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An ergonomic handle mechanism for a cutting machine having a vertically reciprocating knife. The position of the handle between a horizontal orientation and an orientation at an angle thereto is adjustable for greater comfort as well as a longer working time without tiring so that greater productivity may be achieved. A link to which the handle is attached is pivotally mounted to a block which is fixedly attached to the machine housing. A pin having an eccentric portion received in a groove in the link is provided to determine handle position by the rotational position of the pin. A projection is provided on the block for limiting the pivotal movement of the link and thus acting as a stop in case of pin breakage.

Abstract: An improved cutting mechanism for a pole pruner; the cutting mechanism includes a head mounted on the upper end of an elongate vertical pole. The head has an upwardly, radially forwardly and downwardly turned, recurvant, work-engaging hook defining a downwardly and laterally opening hook opening with an inner shearing edge. An elongate normally vertically extending cutting blade is normally positioned adjacent one side of the hook and is pivotally mounted at its upper end to pivot forwardly and upwardly across the hook opening. The cutting blade has an elongate actuating lever normally projecting upwardly and rearwardly from its upper end. The lever arm is pivoted rearwardly and downwardly by manually applied force to pivot the blade from its normal position across the hook opening.

Abstract: A disposable hair clipping head assembly adapted for attachment to an electric clipper is disclosed. The assembly is characterized by a novel two-piece construction including fixed and movable members formed of synthetic plastic material. The fixed member includes a base and an integral spring having a portion thereof extending in parallel spaced relation from the base. One edge of the fixed member base contains a plurality of teeth. The movable member is arranged between the spring and base of the fixed member, with the spring serving to retain the movable member which is adapted for reciprocal movement relative to the base. One edge of the movable member also contains a plurality of teeth which are arranged adjacent the teeth of the fixed member. The fixed member also includes a pair of lugs integrally connected with the spring, the lugs being adapted for interlocking attachment to the electric clipper.

Abstract: A material handling and shear attachment for a backhoe enables the backhoe to be used in grasping and moving structural beams, pipes, cables, and the like and pivotally positions a cutting blade in the form of a hook on the end of a backhoe boom for actuation by a piston and cylinder of the backhoe. A fixed blade is secured to the boom forming a shear point between the movable cutting blade and the fixed blade. The fixed and movable blades are shaped and positioned relative to their pivotal engagement to move objects being sheared toward the blades pivotal engagement rather than away therefrom as in the prior art shears.

Abstract: A hair clipper blade set comprises a fixed blade assembly having a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong and a movable blade assembly having a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong. The movable blade assembly is supported against the fixed blade assembly for reciprocative movement across the fixed blade assembly with the teeth of the movable blade assembly operatively cooperating with theteeth of the fixed blade assembly to cut hair. The fixed blade assembly is of laminated two-piece construction and includes a molded blade carrier and a machined blade member, the carrier and blade being secured together in assembled relation. The laminated fixed blade assembly may be generally T-shaped in construction to permit use of the blade set within relatively confined areas, such as the nostrils or ears, to remove superflous hair. In this construction, the associated movable blade assembly is likewise T-shaped, and may also be of laminated construction.

Abstract: A hair clipper is arranged to alleviate one cause of pseudofolliculitis. The hair clipper comprises a motor for reciprocally moving a first cutter against low-lying facial hairs causing these hairs to become erect for cutting above the skin line between the moving first cutter and a stationary second cutter.