Patent ID: 7346990
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A hair clipper, comprising: a motor with a rotary output shaft; a bladeset including a stationary blade and a moving blade configured for reciprocation relative to said stationary blade; a drive system configured for transferring motion from said output shaft to said bladeset, and including a driving member separately formed from said moving blade and moving linearly along an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of said clipper; and said drive system includes a linear drive shaft and said driving member is slidable relative to a generally U-shaped chassis, ends of said drive shaft are received in corresponding arms of said chassis, said drive system is configured so that said driving member reciprocates parallel to said moving blade throughout a stroke of said driving member; said driving member being linearly slidable along an axis defined by said linear drive shaft extending transverse to said output shaft to provide linear motion of said moving blade relative to said stationary blade, said drive member being pivotable about said axis and having a cage with an opening facing said output shaft and configured for capturing a bearing eccentrically rotating about said output shaft, said cage capturing a non-eccentric portion of said output shaft to prevent pivoting action about said axis.