Catherine S Morrison

US Patent:

58757902, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Sep 18, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/932657

Inventors:

Catherine M. Morrison - Rocky Mount VA

International Classification:

A45D 2436

US Classification:

1322131

Abstract:

A first comb has a graduated scale attached near a first end of the scale so that the scale can be pivoted outwardly and inwardly from the first comb. A cutting guide first end is pivotably attached to the second end of the graduated scale. The graduated scale can be slidable lengthwise with respect to the first comb to position the cutting guide a select distance from the first comb. A swivel or hinge permits the graduated scale to extend in the plane of the first comb or to extend perpendicular to it or any angle in between. Clamping or friction provision permit the first comb and the graduated scale and the cutting guide to all be fixed in the plane of the first comb, either in a folded carrying configuration or in a ready-to-use configuration, or to fix the graduated scale perpendicular to the plane of the first comb and to fix the cutting guide parallel to the plane of the first comb at a fixed or at a select distance parallel to the plane of the first comb. A second comb first end is pivoted to a first end of the first comb, in essentially the same plane as the first comb, with the teeth of the two combs facing each other. Locking arrangements are provided on the second ends of the first and second combs to clamp and hold hair between the combs while cutting the hair using either one of the combs or the cutting guide to support or guide a hair cutting device.