Patent ID: 7281461
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B26B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for self-cutting hair, comprising: providing an electrically powered hair trimmer with an elongate handle and a rotatable bladeset defining a cutting line generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the handle, said bladeset including a stationary blade and a moving blade configured for laterally reciprocating relative to said stationary blade; rotating said bladeset in a plane generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said handle to a designated cutting position so that the cutting line is directable toward a designated side of the user's head; gripping said handle with the hand adjacent the designated side of the head; and stroking the trimmer through the user's hair on the designated side of the head at an angle of attack so that the hair is engaged by said moving blade wherein said handle is L-shaped, and said bladeset is mounted on the end of a short leg of said L-shaped handle, said longitudinal axis being on a long leg of said L-shaped handle, and said handle containing a motor for powering said moving blade.