Patent ID: 8276595

Claim:
A lice comb comprising: a plurality of teeth such that passing the teeth through the hair captures lice on an upper surface of the teeth; a receptacle including an adhesive inner surface; and a means for moving lice captured by the teeth into the receptacle such that the lice come into contact with the adhesive surface, preventing escape of the lice, the means comprising a wiper element moving in a reciprocating manner across the upper surface of the teeth to move the captured lice from the upper surface into the receptacle, the wiper element including a blade movable between: a first position as the wiper element moves in one direction across the upper surface of the teeth in which the blade contacts the upper surface of the teeth; and a second position as the wiper element moves in the opposite direction across the upper surface of the teeth in which the blade does not contact the upper surface of the teeth.