Patent ID: 6968623

Claim:
A hair trimmer having an adjustable comb, the hair trimmer comprising: a body having a cutting end, an inner cavity, and a pair of slots extending from the cutting end, each slot including an aperture portion in communication with the inner cavity; a cutting head having a blade set, the cutting head being connected to the cutting end, the comb being movable in the slots relative to the blade set; an electric motor at least partially disposed in the inner cavity, the electric motor being drivingly connected to the blade set to effect a cutting action; and an actuator assembly capable of moving the comb in the slots relative to the blade set between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, the hair trimmer cutting a maximum amount of hair when the comb is in the fully retracted position and a minimum amount of hair when the comb is in the fully extended position, the actuator assembly including a comb carriage disposed at least partially in the inner cavity, the comb carriage including a pair of comb arms, each comb arm extending through a respective one of the aperture portions to engage the comb for movement of the comb with the comb carriage, a comb button connected to the comb carriage and movable relative the body, the comb button being actuatable to adjust the position of the comb relative to the blade set, and a lock button movable relative to the comb button, the lock button selectively preventing and permitting movement of the comb button relative to the body, the comb button being movable to facilitate movement of the comb toward the fully retracted position when the lock button is actuated to permit movement of the comb button.