Patent ID: 6739053
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A hair clipping device, comprising:a housing defining a vacuum intake, a fan chamber and a vacuum passageway defining fluid communication between said vacuum intake and said fan chamber, said fan chamber having an inlet; a fan rotatably disposed in said fan chamber and having an axis of rotation; said vacuum passageway having a first portion being generally parallel to said axis of rotation and configured so that air is drawn into said inlet in a first direction, and enters said fan chamber in a substantially opposite direction; said vacuum passageway including a second portion extending generally perpendicular to said first portion, said second portion being removable from said housing and configured as a clipping trap for retaining collected clippings upon removal of said second portion from said housing; a filter disposed in said passageway between said first portion and said fan chamber, said filter is releasably secured to said second portion to form a part of said clipping trap and is removable therewith from said housing; said second portion is configured to be slidably removable from said housing in a direction generally perpendicular to said first portion from an operational position in which said filter is generally axially displaced from said fan chamber inlet.