Patent ID: 6976312

Claim:
A split-end hair remover comprising: an enclosure having a top, a bottom and sides, where the top includes a substantially planar screen having upper and lower surfaces that include a plurality of apertures through which one or more hair ends may project, motor means carried within the enclosure, at least one set of a plurality of blades, each blade of the at least one set being radially disposed around a center of rotation and having a cutting edge disposed parallel to and proximate the lower surface of the planar screen, spring means disposed in biasing contact with the plurality of blades for urging the cutting edge of each blade toward the lower surface of the planar screen, means mounting the at least one set of blades for rotation where the mounting means comprises a spur gear shaft and a blade carrying head mounted on the spur gear shaft and having means for receiving each of the plurality of blades, and means operably interconnecting the mounting means with the motor means, where the means operably interconnecting the mounting means with the motor means comprises a spur gear mounted for rotation with the spur gear shaft and pinion and gear means interconnecting the motor means with the spur gear.