Patent ID: 7748391

Claim:
A comb for styling human hair, the comb comprising: a first set of tines; a second set of tines; a first handle rail extending at least along a proximal end of each tine of the first set of tines, the first set of tines being integral with the first handle rail, the first handle rail forming a first handle rail longitudinal axis; a second handle rail extending at least along a proximal end of each tine of the second set of tines, the second set of tines being integral with the second handle rail, the second handle rail forming a second handle rail longitudinal axis; and a biasing hinge, the biasing hinge coupled to proximal ends of both the first and second handle rails and adapted to hold each handle rail and each respective set of tines in a spaced apart relationship from the other handle rail and other set of tines; wherein (i) the tines of the first set of tines are coincident with each other relative to the first handle rail longitudinal axis, (ii) the tines of the second set of tines are aligned with each other relative to the second handle rail longitudinal axis, (iii) the first and second set of tines have a similar tine density along their respective handle rail longitudinal axis of 3.5-20 tines per inch, (iv) each tine of the first set of tines is substantially coplanar with each other tine in the first set forming a first plane, (v) each tine of the second set of tines is substantially coplanar with each other tine in the second set forming a second plane, and (vi) the tines of the first set are canted inwardly towards the tines of the second set and the tines of the second set are canted inwardly towards the first set, an angle formed between an intersection of the first and second planes being between 5-45 degrees, and (vii) the tines from the first set are adapted to interleave with the tines of the second set when the handle rails are compressed towards one another.