Patent ID: 8726517

Claim:
A trimmer mechanism comprising a housing with an end and a coarse blade arrangement and a fine blade arrangement mounted on the end of the housing and facing the same direction, the coarse blade arrangement comprising a plurality of abutting longitudinal reciprocating blades, i. each of the blades of the coarse blade arrangement including a plurality of teeth disposed along a cutting edge, ii. the cutting edges of the coarse blades being at least partially in longitudinal alignment with each other so that relative movement between the teeth define a coarse cutting zone suitable for trimming hair, and b. said fine blade arrangement comprising a plurality of abutting longitudinal reciprocating blades, i. each of the blades of the fine blade arrangement including a plurality of teeth disposed along a cutting edge, ii. the cutting edges of the fine blades being at least partially in longitudinal alignment with each other so that relative movement between the teeth define a fine cutting zone suitable for trimming hair, iii. wherein the fine blade arrangement is configured and adapted to to define a fine cutting zone which is above the coarse cutting zone defined by the coarse blade arrangement.