Toilet – Hair device – Comb
Patent
1996-11-12
1997-12-09
Manahan, Todd E.
Toilet
Hair device
Comb
132219, 132270, A45D 1918, A45D 2400
Patent
active
056949537
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the field of hairdressing combs. More particularly, it relates to a hairdressing comb for use in lifting streaks of hair from a scaled out section of hair during a highlighting or other hair-beautifying procedure. Such a procedure is, for example, described in my U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,306.
II. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,996,996 (Hirsh) discloses a comb which has a series of hair-lifting teeth, each with a hair-lifting formation which extends at an acute angle from the respective tooth, the hair-lifting formations all being on the same side of the teeth. The comb disclosed in my U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,306 improved on this construction by providing one or more teeth without hair-lifting formations (i.e. plain teeth) between each pair of hair-lifting teeth.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to improve yet further on this construction.
According to the present invention there is provided a hairdressing comb in which the hair-lifting formation of each pair of adjacent hair-lifting teeth both extend laterally into the gap between the teeth of that pair, the one hair-lifting formation of each said pair extending into the respective gap to a point laterally beyond that to which the other hairlifting formation of that pair extends into the respective gap.
The hair-lifting formations of each said pair of teeth may be staggered with respect to one another, in the longitudinal direction of the teeth.
In one form of the invention the spaces between adjacent pairs of hair-lifting teeth may be unoccupied by other teeth or hair-lifting formations.
In another form of the invention the spaces between adjacent pairs of hair-lifting teeth may be occupied by one or more further teeth, the further teeth being without hair lifting formations.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings:
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a comb in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a comb in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3 shows part of the comb of FIG. 1, drawn to a larger scale, to illustrate more clearly the tooth configuration of the comb; and
FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate two alternative tooth configurations in accordance with the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numeral 10 generally indicates a comb which has a spine 12, a handle or rat-tail 14, and a series of teeth 16 extending from the spine.
As can best be seen in FIG. 3, the teeth 16 are arranged in spaced pairs, each pair comprising a tooth 16.1 and a tooth 16.2, the teeth 16.1 and 16.2 defining between them a gap 18 into which hair can enter.
The tooth 16.1 has a first hair-lifting formation 20.1 which extends at an acute angle laterally into the gap 18, whereas the second tooth 16.2 has a hair-lifting formation 20.2 which extends at an acute angle laterally into the gap 18. The two hair-lifting formations 20.1 and 20.2 are staggered with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction of the teeth, and the one hair-lifting formation extends into the gap. In other words, the formations 20.1 and 20.2 overlap one another.
Between adjacent pairs of hair-lifting teeth 16.1, 16.2 there is a gap 22 which is unoccupied by any other teeth or hair-lifting formations.
In use, when the comb 10 is brought down on a scaled out section of hair, portions of the hair will enter into the gaps 18, and other portions of the hair will enter into the gaps 22. When the comb is lifted again, those portions of hair which have entered into the gaps 18 will be lifted by the hair-lifting formations 20.1 and 20.2. Because the hair-lifting formations 20.1 and 20.2 extend into the corresponding gaps 18 in an overlapping manner, all the hair that has entered into the gap 18 beyond at least the formation 20.1 will be lifted.
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