Hair styling device

Claim 2

Hair styling means comprising in combination: a. elongated inner handle means having an extended guide portion; b. elongated outer handle means pivotally connected to said inner handle means; and c. comb means having a plurality of teeth pivotally connected to said outer handle means such that both of said means are disposed in an essentially horizontal plane when the teeth of said comb means are vertically oriented, said comb means being further defined as comprising comb positioning means whereby said comb means is maintained in an essentially parallel relationship with the guide portion of said inner handle means.

Claim 3

The hair styling means of claim 1 further characterized in that: d. said elongated outer handle means is pivotally connected to said inner handle means by spring means rigidly affixed to both of said handle means whereby said handle means are constantly urged apart from each other; and said comb means having a plurality of teeth is pivotally connected to said outer handle by connector means comprising spring means whereby said comb means is constantly urged toward said extended guide portion of said elongated inner handle means, said elongated outer handle means and said comb means being further defined in that the arcuate path of travel of said comb means is restricted through a relatively narrow angle whereby when said elongated outer handle means is pivoted away from said elongated inner handle means, said comb means will be maintained in an essentially parallel relationship to the guide portion of said elongated inner handle means when said handle means are moved apart relative to each other over an arcuate distance of up to about 60* as defined and manipulated by the hand of the user.

Claim 4

The hair styling means of claim 1 further characterized in that: said elongated inner handle means and said elongated outer handle means are pivotally connected to each other by pin means, said handle means being journaled to receive said pin means so as to form in combination a hinge means assembly whereby said members are allowed to arcuately move relative to each other in a horizontal plane and such that said comb means is maintained in an essentially vertical position; said elongated outer handle means also being further defined in that its end connected to said inner handle means is provided with an extended journaled portion extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal center line of said elongated outer handle means along essentially the same center line of said pin means; said comb means also being further defined in that it is pivotally connected to said outer handle means by pin means, said outer handle means and said comb means being bored to receive said pin means so as to form a hinge assembly whereby said outer handle means and said comb means can arcuately rotate relative to each other in a horizontal plane when the teeth of said comb means are oriented in an essentially vertical direction, said comb means also being further defined in that it is provided with an extended portion at its end pivotally connected to said outer handle means and which extends in an essentially perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis of said comb means along esssentially the same common center line of said pin means connected to said comb means and said outer handle means, the extended portion of said comb means being located on the same side of the extended portion of said outer handle means whereby the center line distance between the bored extended portion of said comb means and the bored extEnded portion of said outer handle means is essentially equal to the center line distance between the pin bore hole provided in said outer handle means for connecting said handle means together and the pin bore hole provided in the outer handle means where it is pivotally connected to said handle means together and the pin bore hole provided in the outer handle means where it is pivotally connected to said comb means; and elongated connecting link means adapted to be pivotally connected to the extended portion of said outer handle means and the extended portion of said comb means so as to form in combination with said outer handle means and said comb means a parallel motion linkage such that said comb means when moved in a horizontal plante to and fro from the extended guide portion of said inner handle means will accordingly be maintained in an essentially parallel spaced apart relationship as said outer handle means and said handle means are arcuately manipulated relative to each other in the course of cutting hair extending through said comb means which is to be cut a pre-determined length as regulated by the operator in the manner set forth above.

Claim 5

The hair styling means of claim 1 further characterized in that the extended guide portion of said elongated inner handle means is slightly curved so as to somewhat conform to the head of the person whose hair is to be styled; and said comb means having a plurality of teeth is also slightly curved so as to mate with the extended guide portion of said elongated inner handle means when said members are operably positioned adjacent each other in a closed relationship.