Patent ID: 8082927
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A guide for trimming the beard of a person with a razor, comprising: a mouth piece having a proximal end adapted for gripping with a mouth of the person, and a distal end; a rigid base fixed at a proximal side to the distal end of the mouth piece, the base further comprising a distal side, at least one peripheral edge connecting the proximal side to the distal side, and at least one guide adjustment means, wherein the at least one peripheral edge is adapted to cover at least a portion of a chin of the person when the mouth piece is gripped with the mouth of the person; a pair of guide members each having a continuous outer side, an inner side, and at least one peripheral edge connecting the outer and inner sides, each guide further including at least one adjustment post engaged with the at least one guide adjustment means of the base, the guide adjustment means adapted to adjust the lateral position of each guide member with respect to the base; each guide adjustment means is an elongated turnbuckle having a threaded internal and longitudinal aperture therein, and wherein the adjustment post of each guide member is oppositely-threaded, such that rotation of the turnbuckle in one direction causes each post to move laterally away from the turnbuckle, and rotation of the turnbuckle in the opposite direction causes each post to move laterally toward the turnbuckle; whereby with the mouth piece held, by the mouth, the at least one guide adjustment means of the base may be actuated to adjust the lateral position of each guide member to a desired location on the person's face, the person able then to trim the beard with the razor only on the areas of the person's face not shielded by the guide.