US3814112A - Grooming implements - Google Patents

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US3814112A
US3814112A US00275410A US27541072A US3814112A US 3814112 A US3814112 A US 3814112A US 00275410 A US00275410 A US 00275410A US 27541072 A US27541072 A US 27541072A US 3814112 A US3814112 A US 3814112A
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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
    • A45D24/04—Multi-part combs
    • A45D24/08—Multi-part combs with protective sheath

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  • GROOMING IMPLEMENTS implement known as a hair pick.
  • a comb or pick has a plurality of teeth protruding from and usually integral with a back portionyif 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.
  • a hair pick is a form of large comb especially suitable for combing difficult hair such as'negroid hair.
  • the teeth of a hair pick are somewhat flattened in crosssectionwith the major axis of the flattened portion extending-along the thickness of the pick. This can lead to breakage of the teeth across the-flattened portion, which breakageis progressive since each missing tooth leaves a gap for adjacent teeth to'bend into, and to a crimpingeffect on the hair over any sharp or relatively sharp edges on the teeth.
  • the present invention sets out toovercome these disadvantages and in one embodiment provides a hair pick having a back and a plurality of integral teeth spaced along, andextending generally at right angles from, the backso that their longitudinal axes are mutually parallel wherein each individual tooth tapers to a blunt point, has a rounded transverse cross-section, has a smooth surface free from crimping edges, and is curved so that all teeth lie in a common arcuate plane; and wherein the teeth taken together define no constrictions between themselves and between any tooth and the integral back.
  • the teeth are circular in cross section.
  • the pick can be of various sizes it is generally suitable for it to be of a suitable size to be held in the clenched hand, that is to say, of about the size of the palm of the hand and being for example from 2 to 4 inches long and 2 to 4 inches in width. Preferably there are from to 3 teeth per inch length pick, and the teeth themselves are from 1 inch to 3 inches in length.
  • the pick can be arcuate over its width to facilitate the progress of the pick through the hair to be combed.
  • the arcuate shape of the pick can be such that its centre line is the arc of acirculefrom 6 inches to 3 feet in radius.
  • the back portion of .the pick can be shaped to facilitate handling. In general it will be somewhat thicker than the average thickness of the teeth and may be provided with one or more smooth grooves extending along the pick.
  • a further aspect of the invention is a pick as described above in combination with a carrying case, preferably of a suitably arcuate shape, into which the pick can be slid.
  • a carrying case preferably of a suitably arcuate shape, into which the pick can be slid.
  • part of the back of the pick is somewhat thicker than the teeth and fits into a corresponding enlargement of the case so that the pick is securely held.
  • FIG. 1 is a general view of a pick according to the invention and FIG; 2 is a cross sectional view of the pick as shown in FIG. 1 along theline A-A with a suitable case enclosing the teeth.
  • a pick as shown in FIG. 1 consists of a back portion 1 with teeth 2 approximately inch apart and being approximately 5 4 inch in average diameter with a circular cross-section tapering to a relatively blunt point 3.
  • FIG. 2 shows a suitable carrying case 5 of synthetic plastic material in which the pick can be insertedand-in which it is firmly held by virtue of the enlargement 6 witha suitable portion of the back portion of the pick, as defined by the groove 4.
  • the pick In use, the pick is not normally moved vertically through the hair but is used with the concave side uppermostand gently teased through the hair to bring the hair into the desired state of tidiness.
  • the smooth teeth and their rounded configuration ensure that the hair is not pulled over any crimping-edge or through any narrowspacing between the teeth but is gently laid into the desired place.
  • a hair grooming device comprising (1) a hair pick having a back and a plurality of parallel teeth each tapering to a blunt point and formed integrally with said back and extending generally at right angles therefrom,
  • said back being thicker than the average tooth thickness and having at least one smooth groove extending longitudinally throughout the length of said pick
  • a hair pick comprising a back and a plurality of parallel teeth each tapering to a blunt point and formed integrally with said back and extending generally at right angles therefrom, said'back being thicker than the average tooth thickness and having at least one smooth groove extending longitudinally throughout the length of said pick, each individual tooth havinga substantially circular cross-section, having a smooth surface free from crimping edges, and being curved so that all the said teeth lie in a common arcuate plane, all the teeth taken together defining smooth unconstricted regions between themselves and between any tooth and the integral back. inches

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US3989053A (en) * 1976-01-27 1976-11-02 Schneider Paul W Compact hair pick
US4013086A (en) * 1975-10-14 1977-03-22 Chmela John F Combing device
US4365642A (en) * 1980-06-05 1982-12-28 Allan Costa Cosmetic applicator and associated method
USD495089S1 (en) 2004-01-20 2004-08-24 Christine M. Tomaro Hair comb
US20050040164A1 (en) * 2003-08-20 2005-02-24 Garry Tsaur Connector means
US20120037176A1 (en) * 2009-03-26 2012-02-16 Michiaki Ito Hairdressing and cosmetic comb and hairdressing and cosmetic method
USD855885S1 (en) * 2017-09-08 2019-08-06 Marcia Moore Hair lock tool
US20220395067A1 (en) * 2021-06-09 2022-12-15 Kiss Nail Products, Inc. Hairstyling tools and methods

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USD337175S (en) 1991-04-18 1993-07-06 Leopard Christine M Combined comb for applying hair gel and cover therefor

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US778467A (en) * 1904-06-28 1904-12-27 Katherine Tojetti Comb.
US988379A (en) * 1910-09-06 1911-04-04 Halvor Olson Combined comb case and cleaning device.
US1010525A (en) * 1910-07-18 1911-12-05 Elizabeth Scott Lady's hat-fastener.
US2646804A (en) * 1951-09-19 1953-07-28 William Isler Disposable sheath for hair combs
US2806476A (en) * 1954-05-06 1957-09-17 Hazle D Thompson Dress comb
US2984248A (en) * 1958-04-04 1961-05-16 Delamere Co Inc Light weight hair retaining fine tooth metal comb

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US778467A (en) * 1904-06-28 1904-12-27 Katherine Tojetti Comb.
US1010525A (en) * 1910-07-18 1911-12-05 Elizabeth Scott Lady's hat-fastener.
US988379A (en) * 1910-09-06 1911-04-04 Halvor Olson Combined comb case and cleaning device.
US2646804A (en) * 1951-09-19 1953-07-28 William Isler Disposable sheath for hair combs
US2806476A (en) * 1954-05-06 1957-09-17 Hazle D Thompson Dress comb
US2984248A (en) * 1958-04-04 1961-05-16 Delamere Co Inc Light weight hair retaining fine tooth metal comb

Cited By (8)

* 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
US3989053A (en) * 1976-01-27 1976-11-02 Schneider Paul W Compact hair pick
US4365642A (en) * 1980-06-05 1982-12-28 Allan Costa Cosmetic applicator and associated method
US20050040164A1 (en) * 2003-08-20 2005-02-24 Garry Tsaur Connector means
USD495089S1 (en) 2004-01-20 2004-08-24 Christine M. Tomaro Hair comb
US20120037176A1 (en) * 2009-03-26 2012-02-16 Michiaki Ito Hairdressing and cosmetic comb and hairdressing and cosmetic method
USD855885S1 (en) * 2017-09-08 2019-08-06 Marcia Moore Hair lock tool
US20220395067A1 (en) * 2021-06-09 2022-12-15 Kiss Nail Products, Inc. Hairstyling tools and methods

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