U.S. patent number 3,914,866 [Application Number 05/502,179] was granted by the patent office on 1975-10-28 for shear-comb.
Invention is credited to George Douglas Jules Applegate.
United States Patent |
3,914,866 |
Applegate |
October 28, 1975 |
Shear-comb
Abstract
A Shear-Comb providing means by which a barber may more
efficiently comb and subsequently cut a person's hair, comprising a
pair of hair cutting shears having a still blade and shearing blade
with a comb device attached to the still blade of the shears, the
plane of said comb device forming a 90.degree. angle with the plane
of the still blade.
Inventors: |
Applegate; George Douglas Jules
(Tucson, AZ) |
Family
ID: |
23996697 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/502,179 |
Filed: |
August 30, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
30/233.5; D8/57;
7/136 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B26B
13/24 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B26B
13/00 (20060101); B26B 13/24 (20060101); B26B
013/24 () |
Field of
Search: |
;30/233.5,30,31
;7/6.1 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Smith; Al Lawrence
Assistant Examiner: Peters; J. C.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McClanahan; J. Michael
Claims
I claim:
1. A shear comb for alternately combing and cutting a person's hair
comprising shears having two blades with a cutting edge associated
with each blade, the first of said blades having a shank portion
operably connected thereto with at least one annular finger ring
formed in said shank distal to said blade, the second of said blade
operably connected to a shank portion with at least one annular
finger opening formed in said shank portion distal to said cutting
edge and a finger brace connected thereto, said first and second
blade pivoting about a common shaft through both said shank
portions, and a comb fixedly attached to said second of said blades
opposite said second blade cutting edge, the plane of said comb
being 90.degree. to the plane of said second blade, whereby said
comb combs a person's hair, the hair grasped, the comb lifted free
of said hair, rotated and placed upon the barber's finger, and the
hair cut.
2. The shear comb as defined in claim 1 further providing that
width of the second cutting blade conforms to the thickness of a
first finger.
3. The shear-comb as defined in claim 1 further providing that the
teeth of said comb extend upwards towards said first blade.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The customary practice for a barber cutting hair is to first use a
comb to bring the hair to an upright position, grasp the hair held
between the comb teeth between the first and second fingers of the
left hand (for a right handed barber), dispose of the comb either
by putting it down or holding it with the thumb of the left hand,
and finally picking up the shears and cutting the tops off the hair
held between the fingers. In this operation, obviously much time is
lost in transferring the comb from one hand to the other (or
putting it down) each time that it is desired to use the shears. It
is this process of alternately transferring the comb from hand to
hand that the instant invention is designed to eliminate.
There exists prior inventions where combs have been alternately
combined with shears; however, they either fall into the class of
being hair thinning shears or shears combined with the comb merely
to provide the comb and shears in one device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a pair of hair shears having a comb
operably attached, either by casting (or by other process) the comb
and the shear blade as one piece during manufacture, or by
attaching the comb and shear blade by adhesive means or mechanical
fitting means, to the still blade of the shears, the plane of the
comb being 90.degree. to the plane of the still blade. The
invention, i.e., shear comb, is grasped in the appropriate hand as
one would hold a standard pair of hair shears. The comb is worked
through the hair as is the normal practice and when it is desired
to cut off the tops of the hair as it is being combed, the hair
extending through the comb teeth portion of the shear comb is
grasped between the first and second fingers of the free hand. The
comb is then lifted free from the hair, and the shear comb
positioned so that the comb is laid upon the top of the first
finger holding hair. The preferred embodiment shows that the still
blade of the shear comb conforms generally to the shape of a
barber's finger, i.e., the steel blade having approximately the
same width from shank to point and with said width approximating
the thickness of the first finger, thus the hair and the shear comb
are held steady relative to one another and the hair is cut where
desired giving a more true cut.
The advantage of having the plane of the comb 90.degree. from the
plane of the still blade is thus shown as more stable means for
holding the shear comb in place against the first finger holding
the hair when cutting the hair and giving a more uniform cut.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a
pair of hair shears operably combined with comb to facilitate and
make more efficient a barber's work.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide means by
which a pair of hair shears and a comb may be combined into a
single device for use by barbers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a top view schematic diagram of the shear comb.
FIG. 2 is a side view schematic diagram of the shear comb.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises the shears portion 11
showing the still blade 12 of the shears, the moving or shearing
blade 13, and the comb 14 operably attached to the still blade 12
at edge 15 opposite cutting edge 16 of still blade 12. The plane of
comb 14 is 90.degree. relative to the plane of the still blade 12.
It is to be noted that the comb may be cast in place when the
shears are made.
Cutting edges 16 of the still blade 12 and 17 of the moving blade
13 provide the hair cutting action of the shears. To the blade
portions of the shears, 12 and 13, are connected the shank portions
of the shears, 25 and 24 respectively. The shank portions 24 and 25
operably connect to annular rings forming finger openings 19 and
20.
Teeth 18 of comb 14 are shown pointing out of the plane of the
drawing.
FIG. 1 illustrates the shear comb for a right handed barber wherein
the right hand thumb is placed through opening 19, the second
finger inserted through opening 20, the third finger nesting in
arcuate shaped finger brace 21, and the right hand first finger
resting at the neck 22 of the shank 25 of still blade 12. The shear
blades are pivoted about pivot point 23 located in the shank
portions of the shears proximate the blades 12 and 13.
The Shear-Comb is held as indicated above which permits the combing
and positioning of the hair prior to cutting. When it is desired to
cut the hair, the hair between the teeth 18 of the comb portion 14
is grasped by the first and second fingers of the left hand. The
Shear-Comb is lifted free of the hair, rotated, the still blade 12
held against the left hand first finger and the hair cut. The
general conformance of the shape of the still blade in the
preferred embodiment to that of the left hand still blade permits
the hair to be cut directly upon its exit from between the first
and second fingers rather than cutting the hair where the blade
happens to be, i.e., a means is supplied permitting the cut of the
hair to immediate adjacent to the first-second finger junction.
FIG. 2 shows a side view of the Shear-Comb 11 further illustrating
the 90.degree. angle between the plane of the comb 14 and the plane
of the shear comb 11.
The preferred embodiment of the Shear Comb is as illustrated in
FIG. 1 wherein the still blade 12 generally conforms to the left
hand first finger of the barber.
Other embodiments of the invention include having the still blade
width and shape conforming generally to the triangular type blade
of the moving blade.
While a preferred embodiment has been shown and described, it will
be understood that there is no intent to limit the invention by
such disclosure but, rather, it is intended to cover all
modifications and alternate constructions falling within the spirit
and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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