Patent ID: 7073517
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A hair cutting guide, for use by a hairdresser when cutting the hair of a person with scissors, comprising: a pair of guide halves, the guide halves each having a hinged end and a free end, the guide halves each having a longitudinally extending first edge and a longitudinally extending second edge, each guide half having a pair of teeth arrangements including a plurality of teeth arranged longitudinally along the first edge and the second edge, said teeth having points oriented transversely outwardly having an inside surface, the teeth on each of the guide halves share a common inside surface extending transversely between the first edge and second edge, the points of the teeth in one of the teeth arrangements in each guide half are arranged in a straight line while the teeth in the other of the teeth arrangements in said guide half are aligned to follow an arc, the guide halves are connected at the hinged end so that they are capable of entering an open position, and a closed position wherein the guide halves are substantially parallel and the common inside surfaces face each other and are separated by a gap distance, for allowing a quantity of hair to extend transversely between the guide halves for allowing the hair to be cut with the scissors, adjacent to the teeth; and at least one comb on each of the guide halves extending perpendicularly from its inside surface, the combs extend parallel to each other such that when the guide is in the closed position each comb traverses the gap and engages the other guide halve so that together the combs hold the hair as it is cut.