Patent ID: 7251896
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B26B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hair clipper comprising a generally cylindrical housing comprising a handle section having a forward portion, a head section and means for pivotally connecting said handle and head sections, said handle section being adapted to receive a battery and a motor connected to said battery, said motor having a rotatable output shaft, a first gear mounted on said output shaft, a second gear in engagement with said first gear, said second gear being mounted in the forward portion of said handle section for rotation, about an axis, and having a surface, an upstanding protrusion on said second gear surface located at a point spaced from said axis of rotation of said second gear, said head section comprising blade means, said blade means comprising a stationary blade element and a reciprocating blade element, said means for pivotally connecting said handle and head sections comprising first and second outstanding pivot bosses mounted on opposite sides of said forward portion of said handle section, said head section comprising first and second spaced arms, each of said arms comprising a pivot boss receiving recess, said arms being formed of flexible material and being adapted to receive the forward portion of said handle section therebetween, with said bosses in said boss receiving recesses, and motion transmission means comprising a flexible reciprocating drive rod, said drive rod having a first end defining an opening adapted to receive said protrusion and a second end connected to said reciprocating blade element.