Cutlery – Cutting tools – Plural cooperating blades
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Watts, Douglas D (Department: 3724)
Cutlery
Cutting tools
Plural cooperating blades
C030S254000, C030S259000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877230
ABSTRACT:
An instrument for cutting hair comprises first and second members extending longitudinally in a direction generally perpendicular to a hinge axis of a hinge that connects the two members at proximal ends thereof. Each member has an arm and a leg. The legs have sockets in which blades are received. The arms comprise grip portions for grasping and actuating by a user's hand. During use, the actuation of the arms moves the legs in an arcuate path about the hinge axis similar to jaws on a pair of tongs. The instrument has a closed pinching or clamping position in which the blades meet each other in abutting relation. The method of using the instrument includes selecting blades from a group of tools comprising razor blades, thinning blades and backguards, disposing the selected blades in the sockets of respective legs, separating the legs, placing a lock of hair between the legs, clamping the blades on the lock of hair, and pulling or pushing the blades in a direction along the length of the hair to progressively cut hairs of the lock of hair.
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Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP
Watts Douglas D
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