Comb Type Patents (Class 30/233.5)
  • Patent number: 11247353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a releasable attachment comb for a blade set of a cutting head of a hair cutting appliance, said attachment comb comprising a supporting frame comprising a first lateral grip bar, a second lateral grip bar, and at least one laterally extending supporting bar arranged between the first lateral grip bar and the second lateral grip bar, a plurality of guide teeth that define a skin contact front face; a plurality of snap-on mounting elements; wherein the snap-on mounting elements are spaced away from the first lateral grip bar and the second lateral grip bar; wherein at least one of the snap-on mounting elements is configured as a proximal snap-on mounting element that is arranged on a first, proximal side; wherein at least one of the snap-on mounting elements is configured as a distal snap-on mounting element that is arranged on a second, distal side; and wherein the at least one proximal snap-on mounting element and the at least one distal snap-on mounting element are arranged
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Kin Fatt Phoon, Jens Andersson
  • Patent number: 9999978
    Abstract: The hairstyling scissors have a first scissor piece, a second scissor piece, and a pivot axis that connects the first and second scissor pieces, allowing those pieces to rotate mutually in an unimpeded fashion. The first scissor piece is a long narrow piece having a first blade section positioned ahead of the pivot axis, and a first handle section positioned on the gripping-side of the pivot axis with a first finger eyelet. The first handle section is bent over and beyond the pivot axis towards the first blade section. The second scissor piece is a long narrow piece having a second blade section positioned ahead of the pivot axis, and a second handle section positioned on the gripping-side of the pivot axis with a second finger eyelet. The second handle section is bent over and beyond the pivot axis into the side of the second blade section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Isao Awauchi
  • Patent number: 9066569
    Abstract: An elastic band removal apparatus includes a cutting element for removing elastic bands from hair. The cutting element may include a grasping element and an adjacent receptacle that are configured to engage a portion of an elastic band, as well as a severing edge configured to apply a localized pressure to the portion of the elastic band to cut or break the elastic band. The elastic band removal apparatus may comprise a comb, with the cutting element being carried by a spine of the comb, at or near an end of the comb. Methods for removing elastic bands from hair may include the use of such an elastic band removal apparatus. A grooming kit may include an elastic band removal apparatus, one or more elastic bands and a package for carrying the elastic band removal apparatus and the one or more elastic bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Durham Enterprises Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Durham, Mark P. Durham
  • Patent number: 8938884
    Abstract: An electric hair grooming appliance is configured to have one or more operations to facilitate grooming of hair. The electric hair grooming appliance includes a control circuit, and a touchscreen for receiving one or more inputs from a user and to facilitate communication between the user and the control circuit. The touchscreen is configured to send one or more command signals to the control circuit in response to receiving the one or more inputs from the user. The control circuit is configured to control one or more operations of the electric hair grooming appliance in response to receiving one or more of the command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl Gottfried Kammer
  • Publication number: 20140331504
    Abstract: A dummy hair clipper head, or dummy blade, which is a form conforming to those dimensions of a hair clipper's stationary blade which are necessary for its compatibility with attachment guide combs, is employed in a conduit comb which comprises a form configured to allow air or liquid to pass through the form and between the teeth of the attachment guide comb, whereby an attachment guide comb can be employed in vacuuming, drying, washing and treating hair. The form can be connected in turn to a bottle, air hose, or faucet to allow for the transmission of air or liquid through the comb. The use of the form also makes possible a variety of new uses for attachment guide combs including a scissor comb, razor comb, and comb organizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew Justin Michel
  • Publication number: 20140325848
    Abstract: A hair trimming device has a first knife, a second knife, a first protective cover, a pair of movable plates, an elastic element and a second protective cover. The first protective cover covers the first knife and has a first comb installed at a front end of the first knife, and the pair of movable plates are linked with both external sides of the second knife and the first knife, and the second protective cover is installed at a front end of the pair of movable plates, and a second comb is disposed between the first comb and the cutting blade, such that the movable plate is linked to the second comb. When use, hairs of different lengths are bent and fixed and then cut to achieve layered hair styling without any discomfort caused by tearing the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: TZENG FONG INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIN-CHUAN CHEN, YU-HSIA YANG, HUNG-CHIEH CHEN, CHENG-I CHEN, CHENG-HSIANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140310963
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a trimmer comb (1) that comprises a base sheet (10) that has a toothed front side, the toothed front side comprising a side-by-side arrangement of guard teeth (11) and narrow teeth (12), wherein the tips (15, 11d, 11d?) of the guard teeth (11) are wider in the longitudinal extension direction (y) of the trimmer comb than the tips (15?) of the narrow teeth (12) and the geometry of the narrow teeth (12) is reduced when compared to the geometry of the guard teeth (11). These two different trimmer comb teeth geometries serve to press down skin and to avoid injuries by hooking of trimmer comb teeth into skin pores or channels, while a high cutting efficiency is ensured because of the reduced geometry of the narrow teeth ultimately allowing a reduced average spacing distance between the trimmer teeth for a given width of the guard teeth tips. The invention is also concerned with a hair trimmer comprising such a trimmer comb and a hair removal device comprising such a hair trimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Geiser, Juergen Behrendt, Andreas Larscheid
  • Patent number: 8844142
    Abstract: An adjustable comb assembly, which is attachable to an electric hair cutting appliance of the type including opposing cutting blades defining a cutting edge margin for cutting hair, includes a plurality of teeth for regulating a haircut length resulting from the hair being cut by the cutting edge margin of the electric hair cutting appliance. The teeth are selectively movable relative to the cutting edge of the electric hair cutting appliance to any one of a substantially infinite number of different haircut length positions within a range from a maximum haircut length position, in which the comb assembly facilitates cutting hair to a maximum haircut length, to a minimum haircut length position, in which the comb assembly facilitates cutting hair to a minimum haircut length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl Gottfried Kammer
  • Patent number: 8800152
    Abstract: A comb attachment for use on a hair clipper includes tines that have rounded free ends positioned rearward of the cutting edge of a lower blade and forward of the cutting edge of the upper blade. Because of a radius of curvature of the rounded free ends, the free ends do not cross the cutting edge of the upper blade during attachment and removal of the comb attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Andis Company
    Inventor: Edwin A. Werner
  • Patent number: 8782905
    Abstract: A hair clipper attachment guide which attaches on hair clippers, particularly hair clipper blades, for the use of hair cutting guidance and assistance having a Base Plate with utilizes the functions of attached Wheels or Guidance Tracks to elevate as it travels across a scalp, resulting in various hair length cuts within its path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony Thomas Gonzales
  • Patent number: 8746257
    Abstract: A hair care tool to aid in the installation, care, and removal of hair braids and weaves comprising a long slender shaft approximately one (1) foot long with a handle grip in the middle is herein disclosed. While the exact configuration of the tool is envisioned to vary depending on the model, each end comprises a specific tool to aid in the installation, care and removal of hair braids and weaves. Said tools are envisioned to include a hook at each end for removal of micro braids and removing braiding tracks, a scissor configuration for cutting thread associated with hair weaves, and a comb for combing out the weave track. Each tool is envisioned to vary in size according the style of hair. The features of the tool are envisioned to speed various hair care processes thus saving time for a private user or professional beautician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Karen A Holmes
  • Patent number: 8713802
    Abstract: A hair-clipper includes a stationary blade and a movable blade. The comb projections of the stationary blade include a skin-contact surface which abuts against skin, and a slide surface with which the comb projections of the movable blade come into slide contact. Further, the main body of the stationary blade includes an opposed surface which is opposed to a plane including the skin-contact surface, and a shortest distance between the opposed surface and the plane including the skin-contact surface is equal to or greater than a distance between the plane including the skin-contact surface and the comb projection of the movable blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Fukutani, Toshio Ikuta, Jiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 8528216
    Abstract: An attachment comb for a hair clipper includes a base portion constructed and arranged for releasably engaging the hair clipper, and a plurality of teeth extending from the base portion, each of the teeth including a body portion defined between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, a proximal end adjacent the base portion and a distal end opposite thereof, wherein the body portion includes at least one formation for retaining hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Melton, Keith W. Dirks, Michael Eddinger, Brian W. Smith, Edward Brill, Martin Niebergall, Heinrich Schwer
  • Patent number: 8439190
    Abstract: A dummy hair clipper head, or dummy blade, which is a form conforming to those dimensions of a hair clipper's stationary blade which are necessary for its compatibility with attachment guide combs, is employed in an attachment guide comb organizer which comprises a plurality of interconnected forms, whereby a plurality of attachment guide combs can be stored and organized. By interconnecting the forms with either a rigid, contoured or flexible means, with the options of placing them within a container and of making them releasable, the organization and storage of a set of attachment guide combs can be customized. For the purposes of storage the form can be flexible and have a reduced structure from that of the stationary blade. The use of the form also makes possible a variety of new uses for attachment guide combs including a scissor comb, razor comb, and conduit comb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventor: Matthew Justin Michel
  • Publication number: 20120305018
    Abstract: Proposed is a method for forming curly or wavy hairstyle. A chunk of hair (1) is in each case formed by means of a comb (20) and is held tightly away from the head between two fingers (7). Scissors (2) are guided to the cutting point (3) and a sliding movement (9?) and a closing movement (9?) are now carried out by means of the scissors (2), and a leveling curve-shaped cutting line (8) from the cutting point (3) to the fingers (7), which hold the chunk of hair (1), are thus carried out. Preferably, hairdresser scissors (30) comprising an open eye (36) for the thumb and a comb (20), which encompasses an optically visible separation (22, 23), is used hereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Lara De Donno
  • Patent number: 8136253
    Abstract: A comb attachment for a hair trimmer includes a comb body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge defines an attachment member for attaching the comb body to the hair trimmer. The comb attachment further includes a plurality of tines at the leading edge of the comb body, wherein adjacent tines define a hair guide slot and the hair guide slot includes first and second side walls. The comb attachment also includes a pair of fins associated with the hair guide slot wherein one fin is positioned proximate each side wall of the hair guide slot and each fin extends from the associated tine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Andis Company
    Inventors: Ivan K. Zoot, Christopher J. Braun
  • Publication number: 20110302790
    Abstract: A tool comprising a scissors, the scissors including two handles, each handle including an aperture therethrough is disclosed. The tool includes a comb attached to the scissors. The comb includes a handle portion and a comb portion. The handle portion of the comb includes a plurality of extensions therefrom, the extensions for engaging the aperture of one of the handles of the scissors, wherein the comb can be removed from the scissors by disengaging the extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Venzon
  • Publication number: 20110302789
    Abstract: A hair trimmer includes a fixture having an upper and a lower tie plates, with an elastic element between the upper and lower tie plates; at least two cutting units at an end of the upper and lower tie plates, with each cutting unit having a corresponding cutting part, and an end of each cutting part having notches of different depths; and at least two combing units assembled with the upper and lower tie plates and corresponding to an exterior side of each cutting unit, with each combing unit including a teeth part which corresponds to each other and is parallel to the cutting part, and an end of each teeth part having comb slots of different depths. Therefore, a multiedged thinning can be carried out while trimming and it allows the hair to have more different levels of edge and a sense of beauty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Chin-Chuan CHEN, Yu-Hsia Chen Yang, Hung-Chieh Chen, Cheng-I Chen, Cheng-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8028422
    Abstract: To allow trimming body hair by pulling as well as pushing with the same hair trimmer device (1), its comb unit (6) is positioned over the trimming head (16) in at least two different positions (8, 9), one (8) pulling and one pushing position (9). In particular, in the different comb positions (8, 9), the tips (20) of the comb unit's fins (13) point in the direction of the respective movement. Preferably, the comb unit (6) is removably attached. In a preferred embodiment, the trimming head (16) includes shaving means (18) besides trimming means (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Christian Mikula, Gerald Kauer, Harald Duller
  • Patent number: 7992307
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hair clipper comprising a device for adjusting the position of a powered cutting guide slaved to an electronic device, automatically adapting the position of said cutting guide based on the option selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Babyliss Faco S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Smal
  • Publication number: 20110146084
    Abstract: An attachment comb for a hair clipper includes a base portion constructed and arranged for releasably engaging the hair clipper, and a plurality of teeth extending from the base portion, each of the teeth including a body portion defined between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, a proximal end adjacent the base portion and a distal end opposite thereof, wherein the body portion includes at least one formation for retaining hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Melton, Keith W. Dirks, Michael Eddinger, Brian W. Smith, Edward Brill, Martin Niebergal, Heinrich Schwer
  • Patent number: 7954245
    Abstract: A hair thinning scissors is provided. The hair thinning scissors includes a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The first cutting edge is configured with a plurality of arc shaped cutting teeth. A notch is configured between each two neighboring cutting teeth. Each of the arcuate cutting teeth has a radian by the pivotal axis of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge as an arc center, and a distance from the pivotal axis to the tooth as an arc radius, so that when the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are actuated to rotate one toward another, each of the cutting teeth moves along a tangent of the arc form of the cutting tooth, thus achieving a more smoothly shearing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Chih-I Chen
  • Patent number: 7926185
    Abstract: A pair of scissors with comb comprises a first blade having an edge, a second blade openably and closably supported together with the first blade and having an edge and a comb member attached to the first blade. The comb member is provided with a plurality of comb tooth groups with different characteristics from each other. The comb member is attached to and detached from the first blade. The mounting state of each comb tooth group is changed with respect to the first blade, whereby, for example, an extending direction of the comb tooth group is changed based on differences in the direction of eyebrows so that each comb tooth group can be used properly. Since an extending direction of a comb tooth of each comb tooth group inclines, the scissors with comb can be rendered convenient when eyebrows are trimmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kai R&D Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Sugawara
  • Patent number: 7921566
    Abstract: A hair trimmer includes a main body, a cutter block and a comb attachment. The cutter block has a stationary blade and a movable blade, both of which are comb-shaped and are slidably in contact with each other. In addition, the cutter block is protrudingly installed at one end of the main body. The comb attachment has a plurality of comb tooth-shaped sections and covers the cutter block. The comb tooth-shaped sections are provided with cut-off hair deflectors to prevent hairs cut by the cutter block from outwardly scattering away from the comb attachment. Furthermore, cut-off hair deflectors located between two neighboring comb tooth-shaped sections are disposed at relatively inner and outer positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7918029
    Abstract: An attachment comb for a hair clipper includes a base portion constructed and arranged for releasably engaging the hair clipper, and a plurality of teeth extending from the base portion, each of the teeth including a body portion defined between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, a proximal end adjacent the base portion and a distal end opposite thereof, wherein the body portion includes at least one formation for retaining hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Melton, Keith W. Dirks, Michael Eddinger, Brian W. Smith, Edward Brill, Martin Niebergall, Heinrich Schwer
  • Publication number: 20110061243
    Abstract: A comb comprising a base configured to secure the comb to a trimming device, primary teeth configured to provide a fixed distance from a cutting edge of the trimming device, and secondary teeth configured to manipulate hair to a predetermined orientation relative to the cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventor: Adriaan Smit
  • Publication number: 20110041347
    Abstract: A pet hair trimming cutter includes a plate body, a plurality of teeth and a plurality of blade elements. The plate body has two opposite plate faces, and an edge face interconnecting ends of the plate faces. The teeth are spaced apart from each other and connected to the edge face. Each tooth has root and tip portions. Each blade element is connected to the edge face, and the root portions of two adjacent teeth. Each blade element has two opposite inclined blade faces, which extends convergingly and respectively from the ends of the plate faces and merge into a blade edge opposite to the edge face of the plate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Hou-Pia Wang
  • Publication number: 20110016729
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a trimmer comb (1) that comprises a base sheet (10) that has a toothed front side, the toothed front side comprising a side-by-side arrangement of guard teeth (11) and narrow teeth (12). The length (E2) of the narrow teeth (12) measured in axial direction of the trimmer comb teeth (x) is smaller than the length (E1) of the guard teeth (11) and further the guard teeth (11) have widened tips (15, 11d, 11d?). These two different trimmer comb teeth geometries serve to press down skin and to avoid injuries by hooking of trimmer comb teeth into skin pores or hair channels, while a high cutting efficiency is ensured because the smaller narrow teeth allow for a reduced average spacing distance between the trimmer teeth. The invention is also concerned with a hair trimmer comprising such a trimmer comb and a hair removal device comprising such a hair trimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Geiser, Juergen Behrendt, Andreas Larscheid
  • Patent number: 7849603
    Abstract: A tool comprising a scissors, the scissors including two handles, each handle including an aperture therethrough is disclosed. The tool includes a comb attached to the scissors. The comb includes a handle portion and a comb portion. The handle portion of the comb includes a plurality of extensions therefrom, the extensions for engaging the aperture of one of the handles of the scissors, wherein the comb can be removed from the scissors by disengaging the extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel Venzon
  • Publication number: 20100299928
    Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing. One or more primary shaving blades are positioned between the primary guard and the primary cap. A trimming blade is mounted at the back of the housing and has a cutting edge. A trimming comb guard is located at the back of the housing. The trimming comb guard has a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge. The open slots have a minimum width of about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing the free passage of hair during shaving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Sean P. Clarke, Paul Leslie Warrick, Trevor John Whelan
  • Publication number: 20100299937
    Abstract: The invention concerns a trimmer comb (1) that comprises a base sheet (10) with a toothed front side that has at least a guard tooth (11) that has a thickened tip (11d) that is made by a process that comprises the steps of (a) forming an intermediate guard tooth (11?) having a protrusion (11 a1) that extends beyond a skin contact edge (L2), (b) bending the protrusion (11a1) of the intermediate guard tooth (11?) over to form a bent-over portion (11a) of the intermediate guard tooth (11?), and (c) applying energy to the bent-over portion (11a) so that a molten tip portion (11 b) is formed. Even for thin base sheets (10), a large sized thickened tip (11d) can be formed and injuries induced by hooking of trimmer teeth can effectively be avoided. The invention is also concerned with a method of manufacturing a trimmer comb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Geiser, Juergen Behrendt, Andreas Larscheid
  • Publication number: 20100269354
    Abstract: A hair thinning scissors is provided. The hair thinning scissors includes a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The first cutting edge is configured with a plurality of arc shaped cutting teeth. A notch is configured between each two neighboring cutting teeth. Each of the arcuate cutting teeth has a radian by the pivotal axis of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge as an arc center, and a distance from the pivotal axis to the tooth as an arc radius, so that when the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are actuated to rotate one toward another, each of the cutting teeth moves along a tangent of the arc form of the cutting tooth, thus achieving a more smoothly shearing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Chih-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20100139097
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair removal apparatus having a trimmer (4), whereby the trimmer (4) has at least two cutting parts (7, 8) each having rows of teeth drivable individually relative to one another, and having at least one wet shaver unit (21), which has at least one sharp-edged razor blade (22), characterized in that the wet shaver unit (21) is arranged on a carrying element (19) that is guided movably on the housing (1), said carrying element being adjustable by the user in at least two different positions through a corresponding switching movement, the first position being a storage position of the wet shaver unit and the second position allowing simultaneous removal of hair by the trimmer (4) which is leading in the direction of use (P) and the trailing wet shaver unit (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Xavier Perez-Lopez, Andreas Larscheid
  • Publication number: 20100083508
    Abstract: A manually-operated hair clipper, comprising a substantially elongated enclosure, which defines at one end a handle and is provided, at the opposite end, with a working head, which comprises a body for supporting a cutting blade assembly and a motor assembly, elements being provided for transmitting motion from the motor assembly to the cutting blade assembly, at least one comb element, which is associated with the supporting body so that it can slide along a direction for approach and spacing with respect to the cutting blade assembly in order to adjust the cutting length, and at least first teeth for stopping the comb element with respect to the supporting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: PERFECT STEAM APPLIANCES LTD.
    Inventor: Rocky Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090320296
    Abstract: A hair trimmer blade unit includes a stationary blade and a movable blade, which includes movable blade pieces. Each movable blade piece includes a basal blade edge portion and a distal catch portion. The basal blade edge portion extends along a line inclined so that as the distal end of the movable blade piece become closer, the distance from the adjacent movable blade piece increases. The distal catch portion extends toward the adjacent movable blade piece from the line. The blade edge of each movable blade piece includes a saw-toothed portion formed so that as the distal end of the corresponding movable blade piece becomes closer, the distance from the adjacent movable blade pieces decreases in plural steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MORISUGI, Makoto FUKUTANI, Jiro YOICHI, Toshio IKUTA, Takashi KOZAI, Hiroyuki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20090218252
    Abstract: A dummy hair clipper head, or dummy blade, which is a form conforming to those dimensions of a hair clipper's stationary blade which are necessary for its compatibility with attachment guide combs, is employed in an attachment guide comb organizer which comprises a plurality of interconnected forms, whereby a plurality of attachment guide combs can be stored and organized. By interconnecting the forms with either a rigid, contoured or flexible means, with the options of placing them within a container and of making them releasable, the organization and storage of a set of attachment guide combs can be customized. For the purposes of storage the form can be flexible and have a reduced structure from that of the stationary blade. The use of the form also makes possible a variety of new uses for attachment guide combs including a scissor comb, razor comb, and conduit comb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew Justin Michel
  • Publication number: 20090188117
    Abstract: To avoid miscuts while providing a comfortable usability a comb device (3) for a hair-cutting system (1) is proposed, the comb device (3) comprising a comb unit (4) with teeth (71) and connecting means (8) for connecting the comb device (3) to a hair-cutting apparatus (2), wherein the comb unit (4) comprises a first part (5) being in a fixed position with respect to the connecting means (8) and having teeth (71) and a second part (6) being movable with respect to the connecting means (8), as well a hair-cutting system comprising a hair-cutting apparatus and such a comb device (3) and being divided in two or more movable subparts (61, 62) that are arranged to move independently from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Arthur Putzer
  • Publication number: 20090183376
    Abstract: A manual clipper assembly includes a handle unit, and a clipper blade having a plate member, a comb portion, and a plurality of blades. The handle unit includes an elongated handle, and a mounting seat disposed on one end of the handle. The plate member has a geometric center, and defines a first line and a second line. The plate member has a pair of lateral edges, a rear edge, and a front edge. The front edge is curved inwardly toward the first line such that a center portion of the front edge is closer to the first line than opposite ends of the front edge. The comb portion is disposed on the front edge, and includes a plurality of spaced-apart teeth. Adjacent pairs of the teeth respectively define grooves therebetween. The blades extend from the front edge respectively in the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Hou-Pia WANG
  • Patent number: 7536789
    Abstract: A dummy hair clipper head which conforms to those dimensions of the head of a hair clipper (its stationary blade) which are necessary for its compatibility with attachment guide combs. This dummy hair clipper head provides a base onto which the attachment guide combs can be attached, and by which they can be held, allowing them to be organized within a kit among other uses. The dummy hair clipper head can be connected to a tool to allow the combs to be used with that tool, such as a pair of scissors to create a scissor comb, or including a conduit through the dummy hair clipper head to be used as a vacuum comb, a dryer comb, and a liquid dispensing comb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew Justin Michel
  • Publication number: 20090113722
    Abstract: An attachment comb for a hair trimmer having a blade includes a comb body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge defining an attachment member for attaching the comb body to the hair trimmer and a plurality of tines. Each of the plurality of tines has a rounded end, and the rounded end is defined by a first corner and a second corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Edwin A. Werner, Matthew K. Andis
  • Publication number: 20090077809
    Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing, one or more primary shaving blades between the primary guard and the primary cap, a rear wall having a rear exterior surface extending downward from the upper surface at the back of the housing to a terminating surface, and a trimming blade mounted on the rear wall and having a trimming cutting edge extending at least partially beyond the terminating surface inside of an imaginary extension of the rear exterior surface, the rear exterior surface defining a secondary cap for the trimming blade. The back of the housing includes a trimming guard including spaced guard segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Alejandro Lee, Robert Trotta
  • Publication number: 20090056143
    Abstract: A hair-clipper comprising a stationary blade having a main body provided with a plurality of comb projections having blades formed at their both sides, and a movable blade that has a main body having a plurality of comb projections having blades formed at their both sides and that comes into slide contact with the stationary blade, wherein the comb projections of the stationary blade include a skin-contact surface which abuts against a skin, and a slide surface with which the comb projections of the movable blade come into slide contact, the main body of the stationary blade includes an opposed surface which is opposed to a plane including the skin-contact surface, and a shortest distance between the opposed surface and the plane including the skin-contact surface is equal to or greater than a distance between the plane including the skin-contact surface and the comb projection of the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto FUKUTANI, Toshio IKUTA, Jiro INABA
  • Publication number: 20090044411
    Abstract: A tonsorial device includes a pair of shears, each shear having a handle and a cutting blade, a pivot assembly pivotally attaching the shears at a preselected location between the handles and the cutting blades, and a comb detachably connected to the pair of shears. The comb may be attached through any number of means including magnets, channels, bolts, voids, and clips. One purpose of the system and method is to provide a shears and comb combination wherein the comb is easily attached and detached as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Nancy Cotant
  • Publication number: 20090019706
    Abstract: A comb attachment for a hair trimmer includes a comb body having a leading edge and a rear portion. The rear portion is configured to couple the comb body to the hair trimmer. The comb attachment further includes a plurality of tines at the leading edge of the comb body, a magnet assembly configured to magnetically couple the comb attachment to the hair trimmer, and a recess formed in the rear portion of the comb body. The recess is configured to receive the magnet assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Edwin A. Werner, Christopher J. Braun
  • Publication number: 20080289192
    Abstract: Biased or contoured comb attachments for hair clippers having a plurality of spaced apart parallel teeth extending substantially perpendicularly from a base of the comb attachment, wherein the plurality of teeth have at least a first tooth and a second tooth. The first tooth has a first contoured shape and said second tooth has a second contoured shape, wherein the first and second contoured shapes are different. The comb attachment preferably includes at least a third tooth having a third contoured shape, wherein the third contoured shape is different than the first and second contoured shapes. Together, a biased curved top surface is formed by the first, second and third contoured shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Gino Martelli
  • Publication number: 20080250644
    Abstract: A multi-function razor cartridge that can be used for hair trimming and normal shaving has a housing including a retractable guard and at least one razor blade having a cutting edge. The razor cartridge also has a comb mounted to the housing that is movable by a user between a non-operable position and an operable position. When the comb is in the non-operable position the razor cartridge can be used for a normal shaving operation. As the comb is moved to the operable position for hair trimming, the guard is retracted so that it will not interfere with the passage of longer hairs between the teeth of the comb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Glennis J. Orloff, Gregg A. Micinilio
  • Publication number: 20080229587
    Abstract: Combination grooming scissors that are particularly adapted for the grooming of an animal. The grooming scissors include a hair cutting portion and a hair thinning portion in one device. The thinning portion of the grooming scissors can be disposed nearest the pivot point of the scissors and the cutting portion can be disposed nearest the end tip of the scissors. This enables the scissors to be used to thin the hair of the animal without cutting the hair. The tip of the scissors is advantageously blunt to prevent inadvertent stabbing of the animal during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: TOPET USA INC.
    Inventor: Edward P. Dennis
  • Publication number: 20080201962
    Abstract: A pair of scissors with comb comprises a first blade having an edge, a second blade openably and closably supported together with the first blade and having an edge and a comb member attached to the first blade. The comb member is provided with a plurality of comb tooth groups with different characteristics from each other. The comb member is attached to and detached from the first blade. The mounting state of each comb tooth group is changed with respect to the first blade, whereby, for example, an extending direction of the comb tooth group is changed based on differences in the direction of eyebrows so that each comb tooth group can be used properly. Since an extending direction of a comb tooth of each comb tooth group inclines, the scissors with comb can be rendered convenient when eyebrows are trimmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20080184565
    Abstract: A comb attachment for a hair trimmer includes a comb body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge defines an attachment member for attaching the comb body to the hair trimmer. The comb attachment further includes a plurality of tines at the leading edge of the comb body, wherein adjacent tines define a hair guide slot and the hair guide slot includes first and second side walls. The comb attachment also includes a pair of fins associated with the hair guide slot wherein one fin is positioned proximate each side wall of the hair guide slot and each fin extends from the associated tine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Andis Company
    Inventors: Ivan K. Zoot, Christopher J. Braun
  • Publication number: 20080168662
    Abstract: To allow trimming body hair by pulling as well as pushing with the same hair trimmer device (1), its comb unit (6) is positioned over the trimming head (16) in at least two different positions (8, 9), one (8) pulling and one pushing position (9). In particular, in the different comb positions (8, 9), the tips (20) of the comb unit's fins (13) point in the direction of the respective movement. Preferably, the comb unit (6) is removably attached. In a preferred embodiment, the trimming head (16) includes shaving means (18) besides trimming means (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Christian Mikula, Gerald Kauer, Harald Duller