Patent Application
20210402628
The present invention relates to hair styling scissors to aid hair stylists in cutting and styling hair in a more efficient manner.
For many hair stylists, success comes not only from the quality of the work, but also from the speed at which they provide their service. The more customers a stylist or hairdresser can service in a given day, the more revenue they can earn. However, the introduction of new technology has caused hair styles to become more complex, requiring stylists to become familiar with new technologies to accommodate any requested style. This creates a problem. For a stylist to be successful, he or she must learn how to use these tools in the most efficient way possible.
One tool that has become more and more popular over the years is the feather razor. A feather razor is used to give hair more volume. It does so by layering the hair and taking away unwanted weight in the hair so that it does not lay flat to the head. Almost every hair stylist has a feather razor and uses it regularly. Depending on the style of haircut requested, the hair stylist may have to switch between his or her scissors and the feather razor countless times throughout the cut. Switching back and forth, while trying to maintain efficiency, can cause injuries to the stylist and the customer, and add unnecessary time to the service, necessarily reducing the potential revenue a stylist can earn during a single work-day.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,305 a combination razor and scissor device is disclosed. A first jaw of pair of scissors comprises a recess for securing a razor. This combination device eliminates the need for a stylist to have a separate razor and pair of scissors. A problem with this particular device, however, is that the razor cartridge is inserted proximate the sharp point of the blades, risking injury. Another problem with this prior art device is that a stylist can only use the razor of the device with the scissors in an open position, which further increases the risk of injury.
Hair trimming razors are known in the art. These razors have finger rings on the rear or other portions of the handle as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,092,288. A problem with this particular device, however, is that the razor cartridge is inserted proximate the sharp point of the blades, risking injury.
U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2007/0209214 discloses a combination hair tool that comprises a scissor and a razor. The combination hair tool comprises two scissor blade portions operatively arranged to be pivotably connected, wherein one of the scissor blade portions includes a fixedly secured razorblade holder including a blade holder slot, a handle portion, and a finger ring. The combination tool razor blade scissor portion accepts a slideably secured razor blade from the opposite end of the finger ring towards the pivoting connection. A problem with this particular device, however, is that the razor cartridge is inserted proximate the sharp point of the blades, risking injury.
Thus, there is a long felt need for a pair of scissors with a removable feather razor that allows a hair stylist to cut hair with scissors and style hair with a feather razor in a single tool, safetly securing the razor, while allowing a stylist to adjust a rotatably secured finger loop. There is also a long-felt need for a pair of scissors with a removable feather razor held in a cartridge, which cartridge is installable into the scissor blade from the finger ring part of the scissors.
The present invention broadly comprises a scissors with removable feather razor, comprising a static blade member having a blade portion, said blade portion having a tip at a first end and a handle portion at a second end, wherein said blade portion has a cutting edge and a back edge and said handle portion has a static neck portion and a static finger ring extending therefrom, said static blade member also having an aperture to accommodate a tension screw, said aperture located between said first end and said second end, and closer to said first end than said second end, said blade portion having a slot therein, said slot closed proximate said tip portion, said slot arranged parallel to said cutting edge of said static blade member, said slot arranged to extend leftwardly and rightwardly of said aperture; a dynamic blade member having a blade portion, said blade portion having a tip at a first end and a handle portion at a second end, wherein said blade portion has a cutting edge and a back edge and said handle portion has a dynamic neck portion and a dynamic finger ring extending therefrom, said dynamic blade member also having an aperture to accommodate said tension screw, said aperture located between said first end and said second end, and closer to said first end than said second end; and, a tension screw operatively arranged to pass through both said static blade aperture and said dynamic blade aperture to hold said static blade member and said dynamic blade member in close proximity to one another and form a pivot point about which both said static blade member and said dynamic blade member are operatively arranged to pivot relative to one another.
A general object of the invention is to provide an adjustable and removeable blade and scissor device that allows a stylist to use a feather razor and scissor simultaneously.
A secondary object of the invention is to provide a pair of scissors with a removeable razor blade, which blade is held in a cartridge, and which cartridge is insertable into one of the blades of the scissors from the end of the scissors closest to the finger rings.
A further object of the invention is to provide a combination scissors/feather razor blade assembly wherein the pair of scissors includes a pivot point about which the pair of scissor blades pivot, and wherein a cartridge containing the feather razor overlaps or straddles the pivot point to achieve an optimally balanced pair of scissors.
These and other objects of the invention will become apparent upon review of the following detailed description of the invention in view of the drawings and appended claims.
The nature and mode of the operation of the present invention will now be more fully described in the following detailed description of the invention taken with the accompanying drawing figures, in which:
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
In describing the invention, it will be understood that a number of techniques and steps are disclosed. Each of these has individual benefit and each can also be used in conjunction with one or more, or in some cases all, of the other disclosed techniques.
Accordingly, for the sake of clarity, this description will refrain from repeating every possible combination of the individual steps in an unnecessary fashion.
Nevertheless, the specification and claims should be read with the understanding that such combinations are entirely within the scope of the invention and the claims.
In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
The present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated by the figures or description below.
The present invention will now be described by referencing the appended figures. The following description should be read in view of
Dynamic blade member 17 further comprises dynamic blade cutting edge 12, dynamic blade member neck 24, dynamic finger ring 14, and bumper 19. Dynamic finger ring 14 is threadably secured to dynamic blade member neck 24 by finger ring tension screw and spacers 26. Bumper 19 is threadably secured to dynamic blade member neck 24.
Static blade member 11 further comprises static blade cutting edge 13, static blade member neck 23, removable razor cartridge 16, static finger ring 15, finger guard 30, finger rest 18, neck finger rest 31, and slot 50 (shown in
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To use removable razor 16, scissor razor combination 10 is moved to a closed position shown in
It will be appreciated that various aspects of the disclosure above and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be desirably combined into many other different systems or applications. Various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the following claims.
