US3792707A - Grooming implement - Google Patents

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US3792707A
US3792707A US00275439A US3792707DA US3792707A US 3792707 A US3792707 A US 3792707A US 00275439 A US00275439 A US 00275439A US 3792707D A US3792707D A US 3792707DA US 3792707 A US3792707 A US 3792707A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D24/00—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor
    • A45D24/02—Single-piece combs

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  • a comb or like grooming implement has a back and generally parallel integral teeth each of a rounded cross-section which is at least as wide as it is thick.
  • a preferred cross-section is circular, and such circular teeth with an inner portion of greater diameter than a (preferably tapered) outer portion, and with a smooth transition region, are preferred.
  • Such combs are more resistant to breakage and more effective in combing difficult hair.
  • This invention relates to a grooming implement and more particularly to a comb. It has particular applica bility to a comb suitable for combing very resistant or difficult hair, such as hair of negroid characteristics.
  • a comb or pick has a plurality of teeth protruding from and usually integral with a back portion; if placed vertically with teeth downwards and visible, its length lies in the horizontal transverse direction, its width lies in the vertically transverse direction and thickness lies in the direction of observation.
  • the teeth considered individually, have length in the vertically transverse direction, width in the horizontally transverse direction and thickness, as before, in the direction of observation.
  • Combs generally have teeth of a flattened crosssection with the major axis of the section extending along the thickness of the comb. If the comb is used for combing particularly difficult hair there is a tendency for teeth to be splayed apart, and by virtue of the shape of the teeth there is tendency for them to break from the back portion of the comb. Such breaking is progressive since it provides a space into which adjacent teeth can bend.
  • Another disadvantage of providing teeth of a flattened configuration is that the more or less sharp edges of such teeth can exert a crimping effect on hair especially if the comb passes other than straight past the hair. Again this leads to difficulties with certain types of hair.
  • This non-flattened cross-section will usually be at least as wide as it is thick and may either be square with rounded corners, or be of an essentially circular cross section.
  • the comb has teeth the inner portions of the length of which (i.e., those portions near the back) have a substantially circular cross section and the outer portions of which have a substantially circular cross section of smaller average diameter, with a smooth transition region between the portions.
  • the inner portions of the teeth are substantially cylindrical and the outer portions are somewhat tapered to a blunt point.
  • a comb which is of strong construction.
  • a comb having a handle portion, integral with, and generally aligned with the back portion the width of the handle being from to 1% times the width of the back portion of the comb and preferably being between /2 and 1% times the average length of the teeth.
  • Such a handle can if preferred be provided with a smooth hook, at the end remote from the teeth, to provide an improved grip on the handle and for convenience of the user.
  • teeth for example from 2 to 6 inches in length.
  • FIGURE of accompanying drawing is a general view of such a comb.
  • the comb as shown in the drawings is a integral body of synthetic plastic material with a relatively heavy handle portion l, a back portion 2, and a plurality of teeth 3.
  • the handle 1 can be provided with a suitable hook 4 and with ornamentation as desired at this hook end.
  • the teeth 3 are each circular in cross section. They each consist of an inner portion 3a .and an outer portion 3b, of smaller average diameter than the inner portion and joined to it by a smooth transition region 30. In the embodiment shown there is a slight taper upon the teeth of the comb at the outer portion 3b and they terminate in a smooth rounded point 3d.
  • the ends of the comb 5 are also suitably rounded so as to be free from sharp crimping edges.
  • the comb In use the comb can be pulled vertically through the hair or can be laid at an angle in the hair and gently teased forward. A comb of this heavy duty construction does not readily break. and the rounded smooth configuration of teeth ensures that difficult hair, and more especially negroid hair, can be gently combed into the required position without additional crimping action over any sharp edges.
  • the device as claimed in claim 1 including a handle formed integrally with said back and projecting longitudinally therefrom.
  • a hair grooming device comprising a back and a plurality of teeth formed integrally with the back and extending therefrom along mutually parallel axes, all of said teeth being in a common plane, each tooth exhibiting: an inner portion of circular cross-section; an outer portion of circular cross-section of a smaller diameter than that of said inner portion; and a smooth transition region between said inner and said outer portions.
  • a device as claimed in claim 4 wherein said inner portion of each tooth is substantially cylindrical and said outer portion of each tooth is tapered to a blunt point at its outer end.
  • a device as claimed in claim 4 including a handle formed integrally with said back and projecting longitudinally therefrom.

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BE (1) BE786401A (fr)
CA (1) CA1000154A (fr)
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Cited By (19)

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US4013086A (en) * 1975-10-14 1977-03-22 Chmela John F Combing device
US4026307A (en) * 1976-03-26 1977-05-31 Morrow Willie L Afro comb
US4206771A (en) * 1978-05-19 1980-06-10 Hi-Line Inc., Styling comb
US4287898A (en) * 1979-07-13 1981-09-08 Konesky Leo L Hair comb
USD262832S (en) 1980-06-02 1982-01-26 Walter Tihonovich Comb
US4407309A (en) * 1981-10-07 1983-10-04 Mcfarland James G Hair styling method
US5701920A (en) * 1995-11-22 1997-12-30 Taylor; Joseph Debraiding tool
USD389271S (en) 1997-05-06 1998-01-13 Cezahir Celik Hair teasing comb
WO2000008969A3 (fr) * 1998-08-14 2000-05-18 Johnson & Johnson Ind Com Peigne et dents de peigne
US6230659B1 (en) 1999-01-26 2001-05-15 Haraldur Karlsson Grooming device and method of using
USD690476S1 (en) 2013-02-15 2013-09-24 Michelle Noel Grooming tool
USD695452S1 (en) * 2011-01-26 2013-12-10 Hayakawa Beauty Shop Limited Company Hair comb
US20160270620A1 (en) * 2015-03-17 2016-09-22 Bissell Homecare, Inc. Cleanout tool for a surface cleaning apparatus
USD838903S1 (en) 2017-04-17 2019-01-22 Wahl Clipper Corporation Comb
USD955638S1 (en) * 2020-12-15 2022-06-21 Ouidad Licensing Llc Comb with hook
USD998888S1 (en) * 2021-11-01 2023-09-12 Agustina Huckaby Comb
USD1050588S1 (en) * 2024-06-04 2024-11-05 Xiaoxiao Luo Comb
US12239267B2 (en) 2019-07-02 2025-03-04 Mark Jeffery Giarritta Four-direction scrubbing carpet shampooer
US20260157497A1 (en) * 2024-04-22 2026-06-11 Anita Burroughs Unbraid Comb

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USD409332S (en) 1998-01-09 1999-05-04 Franseco Dennino Comb
GB2337932A (en) * 1998-04-27 1999-12-08 Trendpack Limited Comb with notched handle
JP6007338B2 (ja) * 2014-01-21 2016-10-12 株式会社パークウェイ 櫛

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GB363011A (en) * 1930-09-20 1931-12-17 Alfred Wallace Nash Improvements in and relating to combs for waving human and other hair
US2175344A (en) * 1939-02-18 1939-10-10 Friedman Joseph Massage comb
US2604102A (en) * 1946-06-03 1952-07-22 Matilde E Krause Liquid hair applicator device
US2626618A (en) * 1950-06-16 1953-01-27 Curtis L Collison Comb
US3042048A (en) * 1959-06-18 1962-07-03 Mostik John Comb

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB363011A (en) * 1930-09-20 1931-12-17 Alfred Wallace Nash Improvements in and relating to combs for waving human and other hair
US2175344A (en) * 1939-02-18 1939-10-10 Friedman Joseph Massage comb
US2604102A (en) * 1946-06-03 1952-07-22 Matilde E Krause Liquid hair applicator device
US2626618A (en) * 1950-06-16 1953-01-27 Curtis L Collison Comb
US3042048A (en) * 1959-06-18 1962-07-03 Mostik John Comb

Cited By (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4013086A (en) * 1975-10-14 1977-03-22 Chmela John F Combing device
US4026307A (en) * 1976-03-26 1977-05-31 Morrow Willie L Afro comb
US4206771A (en) * 1978-05-19 1980-06-10 Hi-Line Inc., Styling comb
US4287898A (en) * 1979-07-13 1981-09-08 Konesky Leo L Hair comb
USD262832S (en) 1980-06-02 1982-01-26 Walter Tihonovich Comb
US4407309A (en) * 1981-10-07 1983-10-04 Mcfarland James G Hair styling method
US5701920A (en) * 1995-11-22 1997-12-30 Taylor; Joseph Debraiding tool
USD389271S (en) 1997-05-06 1998-01-13 Cezahir Celik Hair teasing comb
WO2000008969A3 (fr) * 1998-08-14 2000-05-18 Johnson & Johnson Ind Com Peigne et dents de peigne
US6230659B1 (en) 1999-01-26 2001-05-15 Haraldur Karlsson Grooming device and method of using
USD695452S1 (en) * 2011-01-26 2013-12-10 Hayakawa Beauty Shop Limited Company Hair comb
USD690476S1 (en) 2013-02-15 2013-09-24 Michelle Noel Grooming tool
US20160270620A1 (en) * 2015-03-17 2016-09-22 Bissell Homecare, Inc. Cleanout tool for a surface cleaning apparatus
US10165917B2 (en) * 2015-03-17 2019-01-01 Bissell Homecare, Inc. Cleanout tool for a surface cleaning apparatus
US10952577B2 (en) 2015-03-17 2021-03-23 Bissell Inc. Extraction cleaner and cleanout tool for the same
US11950747B2 (en) 2015-03-17 2024-04-09 Bissell Inc. Extraction cleaner and cleanout tool for the same
USD838903S1 (en) 2017-04-17 2019-01-22 Wahl Clipper Corporation Comb
US12239267B2 (en) 2019-07-02 2025-03-04 Mark Jeffery Giarritta Four-direction scrubbing carpet shampooer
USD955638S1 (en) * 2020-12-15 2022-06-21 Ouidad Licensing Llc Comb with hook
USD998888S1 (en) * 2021-11-01 2023-09-12 Agustina Huckaby Comb
US20260157497A1 (en) * 2024-04-22 2026-06-11 Anita Burroughs Unbraid Comb
USD1050588S1 (en) * 2024-06-04 2024-11-05 Xiaoxiao Luo Comb

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CA1000154A (en) 1976-11-23
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DE2237994A1 (de) 1973-02-08

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