Patent ID: 8136253

Claim:
A comb attachment for a hair trimmer, the comb attachment comprising: a comb body including a first wall with a trailing edge having thereon an attachment member for attaching the comb body to the hair trimmer, and the comb body having a leading edge positioned opposite the trailing edge, a direction from the trailing edge toward the leading edge defining a forward direction; a hair guide slot defined in the leading edge between first and second tines, each tine having a free edge that defines a portion of the leading edge of the comb body, the free edge configured to contact hair to be cut during operation of the trimmer; and first and second fins associated with the hair guide slot, wherein the first fin is positioned on the first tine and the second fin is positioned on the second tine, and wherein each of the fins extends beyond the free edge of the associated tine; wherein the fins extend in the forward direction beyond the leading edge; and wherein the free edge defining a portion of the leading edge of the comb body is a straight edge.