Patent ID: 8528216

Claim:
An attachment comb for a hair clipper comprising: a base portion constructed and arranged for releasably engaging the hair clipper; and a plurality of teeth extending from said base portion, each of said teeth including a body portion defined between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, a proximal end adjacent said base portion and a distal end at an opposite end thereof, wherein said body portion includes a pair of sidewalls extending from said upper peripheral edge to said lower peripheral edge, and on each of said teeth, at least one of said sidewalls is provided with at least one formation for retaining hair in the comb prior to cutting, said at least one formation includes a plurality of linearly extending ridges extending generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said corresponding teeth and projecting from a surface of said corresponding sidewall for catching and retaining hair being fed through the comb, and increasing a coefficient of friction of the teeth, thus obstructing the flow of hair along the teeth from said distal end to said proximal end, said ridges being disposed exclusively within said body portion.