Patent Publication Number: US-2022211157-A1

Title: Hair comb structure

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a hair comb structure which is capable of adjusting a distance between any two adjacent first columns and any two adjacent second columns. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Combs are an indispensable product for grooming and grooming hair in daily life. 
     A conventional comb is disclosed in TW Publication No. 20215516 and contains: a body formed in an elongated pen shape, and the body includes a first rotatable connection portion and a second rotatable connection portion. 
     The body further includes a first combing element rotatable connected with the first rotatable connection portion, a second combing element rotatable connection with the second rotatable connection portion, such that the hair comb is used as a pen to write words and to comb a user&#39;s hairs. 
     However, when rotating the first combing element or the second combing element, they move easily with respect to the writing portion. Furthermore, it is difficult to comb the hairs when holding the first combing element and the second combing element in a small area. 
     The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary aspect of the present invention is to provide a hair comb structure which is capable of adjusting a distance between any two adjacent first columns and any two adjacent second columns so as to various using requirements. 
     To obtain above-mentioned aspect, a hair comb structure provided by the present invention contains: a first combing element and a second combing element. 
     The first combing element has a first flat sheet, a grip which extends from an end of the flat sheet, a slidable rail defined on an outer side of the first flat sheet, a positioning portion extending adjacent to the grip, and multiple first spaced columns formed opposite to the slidable rail. 
     The second combing element has a second flat sheet stacked with the first flat sheet, and the second flat sheet has a root abutting against the grip, a slidable protrusion formed on an outer side of the second flat sheet and corresponding to the slidable rail so that the second combing element slides linearly along the first combing element. The second flat sheet further has a push button located on the root and corresponding to the positioning portion of the first combing element. The push button has a guiding portion formed on a bottom thereof parallel to the slidable protrusion and corresponding to the positioning portion. The guiding portion has a first dent and a second dent which are formed on two ends of the guiding portion and are configured to engage with the positioning portion so that the second combing element slides relative to the first combing element. The positioning portion is moved between the first dent and the second dent so as to adjust a distance between any two adjacent first spaced columns and a distance between any two adjacent second spaced columns of multiple second spaced columns. 
     Thereby, the second combing element is stacked on the first combing element so as to be pushed to change a position of the second combing element with respect to the first combing element, thus adjusting a distance between any two adjacent first columns and any two adjacent second columns to comb based on various using requirements. 
     The push button is pushed forward on the first combing element so as to remove from the positioning portion in the first dent of the guiding portion, and the root is movably detached from the grip, the second dent of the guiding portion is movably engaged with the positioning portion, the protective groove is engaged with the rib so that the slidable protrusion of the second combing element moves linearly and securely. 
     The push button is pushed to adjust a distance between any two adjacent first columns and any two adjacent second columns easily. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the assembly of a hair comb structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the exploded components of the hair comb structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a side plan view showing the operation of the hair comb structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of a part of the hair comb structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along the line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 6  is another side plan view showing the operation of the hair comb structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is another cross sectional view showing the operation of the hair comb structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1, 2 and 5 , a hair comb structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a body  10  formed in a flat comb shape and including: 
     a first combing element  20  having a first flat sheet  21  and a grip  22  which extends from an end of the flat sheet  21 , wherein a thickness of the grip  22  is more than a thickness of the first flat sheet  21 , and the first combing element  20  has a slidable rail  23  defined on an outer side of the first flat sheet  21 , and the slidable rail  23  has a rib  231  extending from an outer side of the slidable rail  23 , a positioning portion  24  extending adjacent to the grip  22 , and multiple first spaced columns  25  formed opposite to the slidable rail  23 ; 
     a second combing element  30  having a second flat sheet  31 , and the second flat sheet  31  having a root  311  connected on an end of the second flat sheet  31 , a slidable protrusion  32  formed on an outer side of the second flat sheet  31  and corresponding to the slidable rail  23  so that the second combing element  30  slides linearly along the first combing element  20 , wherein the slidable protrusion  32  has a protective groove  321  defined adjacent to an outer wall thereof and configured to engage with the rib  231 , such that the second combing element  30  covers the first combing element  20  by using the protective groove  321 , and the first combing element  20  and the second combing element  30  do not remove from the slidable rail  23  and the slidable protrusion  32 , the second flat sheet  31  further has a push button  33  on which rough patterns are formed, and the push button  33  is located on the root  31  and corresponds to the positioning portion  24  of the first combing element  20 , the push button  33  has a guiding portion  34  formed on a bottom thereof parallel to the slidable protrusion  32  and corresponding to the positioning portion  24 , wherein the guiding portion  34  is a gourd-shaped recess and has a first dent  341  and a second dent  342  which are formed on two ends of the guiding portion  34  and are configured to engage with the positioning portion  24 , a trench  343  is defined and communicates between the first dent  341  and the second dent  342 , and the second flat sheet  31  has multiple second spaced columns  35  opposite to the slidable protrusion  32 , wherein a distance between any two adjacent first spaced columns  25  or any two adjacent second spaced columns  35  is identical so that the second combing element  30  is stacked with the first combing element  20 , the first flat sheet  21  is connected with the second flat sheet  31 , the multiple first spaced columns  25  are connected with the multiple second spaced columns  35 , and the protective groove  321  is engaged with the rib  231 . A distal end of the root  311  of the second combing element  30  abuts against the grip  22  so that the second flat sheet  31  and the grip  22  are flat and flush with each other, the first dent  341  of the guiding portion  34  is engaged with the positioning portion  24 , wherein a width of the trench  343  is less than a width of each of the first dent  341  and the second dent  342  so as to increase a contact area of the positioning portion  24  covered by the first dent  341  or the second dent  342 , such that the first dent  341  and the second dent  342  do not remove from the positioning portion  24 , thus connecting the body  10 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 to 5 , the push button  33  pushes the first dent  341  of the guiding portion  34  to engage with the positioning portion  24 , such that the first combing element  20  and the second combing element  30  do not move, the multiple first spaced columns  25  are stacked with the multiple second spaced columns  35 , wherein a distance S between any two adjacent first spaced columns  25  or any two adjacent second spaced columns  35  is identical, such that the distance S combs hairs with a large area or combing wet hairs. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5-7 , the push button  33  is pushed forward on the first combing element  20  so as to remove from the positioning portion  24  in the first dent  341  of the guiding portion  34 , and the root  311  is movably detached from the grip  22 , the second dent  342  of the guiding portion  34  is movably engaged with the positioning portion  24 , the protective groove  321  is engaged with the rib  231  so that the slidable protrusion  32  of the second combing element  30  moves linearly and securely, the first combing element  20  is intersected with the second combing element  30 , the multiple second spaced columns  35  move forward with the second combing element  30  and are not stacked with the multiple first spaced columns  25  on an original position, hence the distance  51  between any two adjacent first spaced columns  25  or any two adjacent second spaced columns  35  is less than the distance S of  FIG. 3 , thus combing the hairs with a small area. In contrast, when combing the hairs with the distance S, the push button  33  is pushed backward to drive the multiple second spaced columns  35  to move back to the original position of  FIG. 3 , and the multiple second spaced columns  35  are stacked with the multiple first spaced columns  25 . 
     While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention and other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.