Patent ID: 7156102

Claim:
A comb for hair comprising: a body having a lengthwise axis; at least one first gap defined between two teeth of a first pair of teeth, wherein the first gap has a first height; at least one second gap defined between two teeth of a second pair of teeth; wherein a height from the lengthwise axis to the free end of each tooth of the first and second pairs of teeth is substantially the same, and wherein a distance from the lengthwise axis to a bottom of the first gap is smaller than a distance from the lengthwise axis to a bottom of the second gap such that the second gap has a second height smaller than the first height; wherein, of the teeth defining the first and second gaps, only the teeth defining the second gap are arranged to hold a lock of hair, and wherein at least one tooth defining the second gap includes a projection extending at least partially along a direction of said lengthwise axis such that said projection extends into the second gap; wherein all of the teeth defining the first and second gaps are located on the same side of the body of the comb; and wherein a plurality of first and second pairs of teeth defining a plurality of first and second gaps are provided along a lengthwise direction of the comb, and wherein at least one first gap is provided between two of said second gaps.