Patent ID: 6079103
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
An attachment comb for use with a hair cutting device, said attachment comb comprising:a stationary comb chassis configured and arranged to be removably attached to a hair cutting device, said stationary comb chassis being defined by a pair of side edges, a front edge and a rear edge, and including a substantially planar top surface;a movable comb body configured and arranged to be adjustably attached to said stationary comb chassis in one of a plurality of predetermined settings to form an attachment comb unit, said movable comb body including a pair of rails configured and arranged to slidably connect with said side edges of said stationary comb chassis, a substantially planar lower surface adapted to oppose said substantially planar top surface of said stationary comb chassis, and a plurality of fins extending from an upper surface of said movable comb body in a direction substantially perpendicular to said substantially planar lower surface of said movable comb body; andat least one adjustment formation located on said movable comb body and a plurality of cooperating adjustment formations located on said substantially planar top surface of said stationary comb chassis, wherein said movable comb body is secured upon said stationary comb chassis in one of said predetermined settings by a mating interaction between said at least one adjustment formation and one of said plurality of said cooperating adjustment formations, and further wherein once one of said predetermined settings is selected, said selected predetermined setting is maintained when said attachment comb unit is transferred between an attached state, in which said attachment comb unit is attached to a hair cutting device, and a free state, in which said attachment comb unit is not attached to a hair cutting device;wherein said plurality of cooperating adjustment formations are defined by a plurality of slots that are spaced apart from each other, and further wherein said at least one adjustment formation is defined by at least one projection that extends downwardly from an adjustment locking tab located on said movable comb body; andfurther wherein said adjustment locking tab is pivotally attached to said movable comb body and is defined by a securing end, which includes said projection, and a triggering end, which includes a section that can be pressed to disengage said projection from one of said slots in order to adjust the position of said movable comb body with respect to said stationary comb chassis and therefore change from one of said predetermined settings to another one of said predetermined settings.