Patent ID: 6901664

Claim:
A seal for use with a hand held clipper of the type that has a blade assembly including a moving blade and a fixed blade, a housing and a gap defined between the blade assembly and the housing, said seal comprising: a sealing portion having a housing engaging side for engaging an interior surface of the clipper housing and a blade engaging side for engaging at least a portion of the clipper blade assembly, said blade engaging side opposite said housing engaging side; and, a base portion connected to said sealing portion, said base portion being configured for releasable attachment to the housing; the housing has at least one internal boss, and further including at least one attachment tab on said seal for mating with the at least one internal boss; said seal configured of a non-foam material so that upon attachment to the housing by said at least one attachment tab, said blade engagement side is configured for accommodating movement of the moving blade while preventing the entry of hair clippings into the gap.