US3273237A
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Vacuum aided and cable driven hair clipper
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-24
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Granted: 1966-09-20
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Expires: 1984-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Barcaskey Frank Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:13
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26B; B26B19/00; B26B19/38; B26B19/44; B26B19/28; B26B19/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
251 words
A CLIPPING DEVICE COMPRISING QUADRANGULAR PORTIONS OF TUBING JOINED TO FORM AN ELONGATED HOUSING HAVING A BASE PORTION AT ONE END DEFINING AN INLET, WITH TWO OR MORE STATIONARY SHEAR PLATE BLADES DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY ACROSS SAID INLET, A SLIDABLY MOVABLE SHEAR BLADE MOUNTED AGAINST EACH OF SAID STATIONARY BLADES AND COOPERATING THEREWITH, SPRING ELEMENTS EXERTING TENSION UPON INTERMEDIUMS TO THEREBY MAINTAIN SUITABLE PRESSURE UPON EACH OF SAID MOVABLE BLADES, A TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO OR MORE PRECISIONED SHAFTS ROTABLY JOURNALLED TO LIE PARALLEL TO AND WITHIN THE CENTRAL-MOST PORTION OF HOUSING, MEANS CONNECTING EACH SAID TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO EACH SAID MOVABLE BLADE, A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE DRIVING CABLES ENTERING THE UPPERMOST END OF SAID HOUSING AND DRIVINGLY ENGAGING SAID SHAFTS, AN ENTERJOINING PORTION OF HOUSING DEFINING AN EXIT, WITH SAID PORTION OF HOUSING ACTING AS MOUNTING MEANS FOR VACUUM ESCAPE TUBE PLUS SAID FLEXIBLE CABLES, A SLIDING ADJUSTABLE CASING COMPRISING TWO SHEETS OF SYNTHETIC MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID SHEETS BEING BENT APPROXIMATELY NINETY DEGREES AND FITTED TO ENCASE THE QUADRANGULAR TUBING IN WHICH THE SHEAR BLADES AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ARE DISPOSED, RESILIENT MEANS SECURING THE TWO SHEETS OF SAID CASING TOGETHER, A SHAFT TRANSFIXED THROUGH SAID UPPERMOST END OF SAID HOUSING AND ROTABLY MOUNTING A PAIR OF DIAL-LIKE KNOBS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID DIAL-LIKE KNOBS TO SAID CASING WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID KNOBS CAUSES SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING, A PLURALITY OF COMB-LIKE MEMBERS FORMED AT THE INLET END OF SAID CASING AND PROJECTING BEYOND SAID SHEAR BLADES POSITIONED IN SAID INLET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
251 words
A CLIPPING DEVICE COMPRISING QUADRANGULAR PORTIONS OF TUBING JOINED TO FORM AN ELONGATED HOUSING HAVING A BASE PORTION AT ONE END DEFINING AN INLET, WITH TWO OR MORE STATIONARY SHEAR PLATE BLADES DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY ACROSS SAID INLET, A SLIDABLY MOVABLE SHEAR BLADE MOUNTED AGAINST EACH OF SAID STATIONARY BLADES AND COOPERATING THEREWITH, SPRING ELEMENTS EXERTING TENSION UPON INTERMEDIUMS TO THEREBY MAINTAIN SUITABLE PRESSURE UPON EACH OF SAID MOVABLE BLADES, A TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO OR MORE PRECISIONED SHAFTS ROTABLY JOURNALLED TO LIE PARALLEL TO AND WITHIN THE CENTRAL-MOST PORTION OF HOUSING, MEANS CONNECTING EACH SAID TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO EACH SAID MOVABLE BLADE, A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE DRIVING CABLES ENTERING THE UPPERMOST END OF SAID HOUSING AND DRIVINGLY ENGAGING SAID SHAFTS, AN ENTERJOINING PORTION OF HOUSING DEFINING AN EXIT, WITH SAID PORTION OF HOUSING ACTING AS MOUNTING MEANS FOR VACUUM ESCAPE TUBE PLUS SAID FLEXIBLE CABLES, A SLIDING ADJUSTABLE CASING COMPRISING TWO SHEETS OF SYNTHETIC MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID SHEETS BEING BENT APPROXIMATELY NINETY DEGREES AND FITTED TO ENCASE THE QUADRANGULAR TUBING IN WHICH THE SHEAR BLADES AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY ARE DISPOSED, RESILIENT MEANS SECURING THE TWO SHEETS OF SAID CASING TOGETHER, A SHAFT TRANSFIXED THROUGH SAID UPPERMOST END OF SAID HOUSING AND ROTABLY MOUNTING A PAIR OF DIAL-LIKE KNOBS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID DIAL-LIKE KNOBS TO SAID CASING WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID KNOBS CAUSES SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING, A PLURALITY OF COMB-LIKE MEMBERS FORMED AT THE INLET END OF SAID CASING AND PROJECTING BEYOND SAID SHEAR BLADES POSITIONED IN SAID INLET.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-19 | 1970-03-21 | 1970-09-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-19 | 1974-03-21 | 1974-09-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-19 | 1978-03-21 | 1978-09-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |