Patent ID: 8790354

Claim:
A tool for locating and removing an insect from an area of skin substantially covered by hair, comprising: a tool body including a head portion having a window opening incorporated therein and a handle member extending therefrom; lens means operatively connected to the head portion within the window opening for magnifying a viewing area therethrough; light-emitting means incorporated into said tool body for illuminating the magnified viewing area, said light-emitting means comprising a plurality of LEDs mounted upon the head portion in separate linear arrays on opposite sides of the window opening and electrical drive means operatively connected to said LEDs for controlling light emissions therefrom; an assembly of rake-like teeth releasably engaged to the head portion of said tool body, said assembly set of rake-like teeth being disposed along one side of the window opening with the rake-like teeth projecting substantially perpendicular thereto for exposing the skin area in the illuminated magnified viewing area as the teeth are moved through the hair thereby locating the insect; and an assembly of comb-like teeth separate and apart from said assembled set of rake-like teeth, said comb-like teeth set being releasably engaged to the head portion of said tool body and disposed along the opposite side of the window opening from said rake-like teeth set with the comb-like teeth inclined at an angle for removing the located insect from the skin area.