US2704886A

US2704886A - Combined haircutter and razor

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Publication number: US2704886A
Application number: US312721A
Authority: US
Inventors: Finelli Ernest
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1952-10-02
Filing date: 1952-10-02
Publication date: 1955-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 1972-03-29

Description

March 29, 1955 E. FlNELLl 2,704,886

COMBINED HAIRCUTTER AND RAZOR Filed Oct. 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 J5 52 2 A? 3 0 ,fp I! All INVENTOR. ERNEST Fmmm March 29, 1955 FlNELL] 2,704,886

v COMBINED HAIRCUTTER AND RAZOR Filed Oct. 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. ERNEST FINELLL United States Patent COMBINED HAIRCUTIER AND RAZOR Ernest Finelli, Woodside, N. Y.

Application October 2, 1952, Serial No. 312,721

7 Claims. (Cl. 30-31) This invention relates to tonsorial implements and more particularly, to a combined hair cutter and safety razor.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a combined hair cutter and safety razor which can be employed by all persons for their own use and without requiring the services of a barber or professional hairdresser.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tonsorial implement which is adapted to cut and thin the hair by a simple combing operation which is properly performed and repeated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which may be employed to thin the hair, or may be adjusted to different positions to cut hair of different lengths, or may be adjusted to serve as a razor.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tonsorial implement with an elongated handle adapted to be adjusted angularly relative to the razor blade holder for use as a straight razor.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a combined hair cutter and safety razor having an elongated handle whereby the device may be readily grasped by the hand and increased pressure applied.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a combined hair cutter and safety razor having a detachable handle with ready means for coupling and uncoupling the handle.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a com- ,bined hair cutter and safety razor in which the toothed guard bars are adjustable relative to the razor blade to cut hair of different lengths.

Yet another object is to provide a device of this kind in which the hair cutting and shaving portions thereof are highly effective and yet absolutely safe.

Still another object is to provide an improved razor blade holder.

A still further object of the invention is to construct the combined hair cutter and safety razor so that the same is capable of being manufactured economically.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a side elevation view of a combined hair cutter and safety razor embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the hair cutting and shaving portion spaced from the handle portion, with the hair cutting and shaving portion in open condition.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hair cutting and shaving portion of the device, looking down on the various elements of said portion as they are arranged in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the elements turned upside down.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view along the center of the hair cutting and shaving portion of the device.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane of the line 7-7 of Fig. 2, parts being shown in dash lines. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the handle.

' Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the handle moved to adjusted angular position relative to the hair cutting and shaving portion of the device.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary elevational view showing a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the combined hair cutter and safety razor made in accordance with the invention comprises a hair cutting and shaving portion 10, a detachable handle portion 11 and a connecting portion 12.

The hair cutting and shaving portion 10 as seen in Fig. 2, includes a J-shaped plate 13 and a straight plate 14 detachably connected to the J-shaped plate. The frame plate 13 consists of a long fiat arm 15, terminating at one end in a looped portion 16 which continues into a short flat arm 17. The outer free end of the short arm diverges slightly away from the long arm 15. At each side of its transverse center, the long arm is formed on its inner surface with a depressed portion forming a recess 18, and secured in each recess is a rack or plate member 19 having spaced grooves 20, extending longitudinally of the arm. The upper ends of the walls of the grooves protrude slightly above the inner surface of the arm 15. An enlargement 21 is integrally formed on the opposite end of the long arm 15 thereby providing a shoulder 22. The outer surface of the shouldered end curves inwardly as indicated at 23 and projecting from the center of said curved end is a stud extension 24.

The stud extension has a fiat inner surface 25 and an arcuate-shaped outer surface 26 provided with external screw threads 27.

At one end, the frame plate 14 is depressed along its longitudinal center to form a recess 28, and at its opposite end is formed with a screw-threaded stud extension 29 similar to the stud extension 24 of the plate 13. When assembled, the recess 28 is adapted to receive a lug 30 formed integrally on the outer end of the short arm 17, the plate 14 forming a prolongation of the short arm with its stud extension 29 in opposed and aligned relation with the stud extension 24 of the arm 15, the screw threads of the extension studs being on the outside.

An elongated guard bar 31 substantially the length of the long arm 15 is detachably mounted along each long edge of said arm 15. Each bar is formed with curved serrations 32 along one long edge thereof, and along the opposite long edge is a pair of spaced pins 33 protruding from one surface thereof. The bars are adapted to be removably supported on the rack or grooved plates 19, with the pins 33 projected into selected grooves 20, with their ends adjacent the shoulder 22.

Formed integrally on the inner surface of the frame plate 14 at its center and protruding outwardly therefrom is a rib member 34. A cutting implement in the form of a double-edged safety razor blade 35, having an elongated slot 36, is carried by the plate 14, the blade slot being positioned over and interlocked with the rib. With the plate 14 in position as shown in Fig. 1, the blade 35 is positioned over and supported by the guard bars 31. The serrations 32 of the bar project past the edges of the blade and serve to space said edges from the hair and skin.

The

frame plates

13 and 14 cover and guard the blade leaving only the side edges of the blade exposed.

The handle portion 11 is formed with a reduced or thinned inner end 36 forming shoulders 37, the reduced end being provided with a transverse hole 38. A pair of plates 39 are riveted at one end to the opposite sides of the reduced end 36' by a rivet 40, in the hole 38, leaving a space 41 therebetween. The outer surfaces of the plates 39 are flush with the outer surfaces of the handle portion 11 and form a prolongation of the handle portion, with the ends of the plates abutting against the shoulders 37.

The connecting portion 12 consists of a flat bar 42 having a bifurcated or forked end 43 and having an elongated slot 44 aligned with the space between the bifurcations of the end 43. The other end of the bar 42 is formed with a cylindrical socket member 45 providing a shoulder 46. The outer surface of the socket member is curved and its inner surface is formed with screw threads 47. A rivet 48 connects the outer ends of the plates 39 of the handle portion and passes loosely through the slot 44 of bar 42, serving as a pivot and guide for the handle portion 11.

In operation, the connecting bar 42 is slid along the pivot 48 until its bifurcated end 43 slides over and interlocks with the reduced end portion 36' of the handle portion 11. The hair cutting and shaving portion is coupled to the bar 42 by pressing the

frame plates

13 and 14 together against the spring action of the diverging small arm 17 to bring their threaded

extension studs

24 and 29, respectively, sufficiently close together to permit them to be inserted into the socket member 45. The extension studs will tend to spread apart and thus intimately engage the threads 47 of the socket member whereupon by turning the frame plates, the hair cutting and shaving portion will be secured to the handle portion.

When the bifurcated end 43 of the connecting bar 42 is interlocked with the reduced handle end 36, the handle portion and hair cutting and shaving portion are in alignment as seen in Fig. 1, and the implement is adapted to be used as a hair cutting and trimming device by merely stroking the hair as in a combing operation.

In order to use the implement as a straight razor for shaving, the bar 42 may be pulled outwardly of the handle portion until its bifurcated end 43 is clear of the outer edge of the reduced end portion 36' of the handle portion, the bar being slid along the pivot 48. When the bifurcated end has cleared said reduced end, the handle portion may be tilted, using the rivet 48 as a pivot, to any desired angle such as shown in Fig. 9. When the handle portion is so tilted, the corners of the ends of the handle plates 39 frictionally engage the flange 46 of the socket member 45 to hold the handle portionv releasably in moved position.

The flange 46 may, however, be provided with a roughened surface such as indicated at 49 in Fig. 10, against which the corners of the plates 39 may interlock in order to hold the handle portion in moved position.

It Will be seen that ready adjustment of the implement may be made by merely moving the guard bars 31 laterally of the arm to change the relative position of the blade and the guard bars so that different size cuts of hair may be obtained. The hair is usually shorter as one proceeds from the back of the head towards the neck.

A diflferent guard ba'r adiustment is preferred when the cut is applied to hair of different lengths, the shorter the hair which is being cut, the closer the edge of the blade is adjusted to the tips of the serrations 32. When the tips of the serrations 32 are moved even or approximately even with the edges of the blade, the implement may be used as a razor. Hence, the length of hair to be cut may be suited by adjusting the guard bars 31 so that the edges of the blade overlie more or less of the length of the serrations.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I ciaim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a combined hair cutter and safety razor, a U- shaped frame, a pair of separate guard bars supported by said frame, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, a rib on said frame for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with the serrations on said guard bars, and means to adjust said guard bars relative to one another and to the blade, and an elongated handle adjustably connected to the frame, said means to adjust said guard bars being a pair of racks on the frame with spaced grooves therein and a pair of spaced pins on the guard bars removably to fit said grooves.

2. A combined hair cutter and safety razor, comprising a U-shaped frame including an elongated arm having a looped portion at one end, a short arm forming a continuation of said looped portion and a flat plate detachably connected to said short arm and forming a prolongation thereof. a pair of separate guard bars detachably and adjustably supported on said elongated arm, each of said guard bars having serrations along one edge thereof, means on said fiat plate for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with the serrations on said guard bars, means to adjust said guard bars on the frame relative to one another and to the blade, said means to adjust the guard bars comprising a rack on the frame with spaced grooves therein and a pin on each of the guard bars removably to fit said grooves, and an adjustable handle connected to said frame.

3. A combined hair cutter and safety razor comprising a U-shaped frame including a J-shaped plate having a long arm with a looped portion at one end, a short arm forming a continuation of said looped portion and a flat plate detachably connected to said short arm and forming a prolongation thereof, a pair of separate guard bars detachably and adjustably supported along the edges of the long arm, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, means to adjust said guard bars on the frame relative to one another, said means to adjust the guard bars being a pair of spaced racks on the long arm with spaced grooves therein and a pair of spaced pins on each guard bar slidably and removably to fit said grooves, a rib on said detachable flat plate for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with the serrations on said guard bars an adjustable handle connected to said frame, and a connection including a pivot pin carried by said handle, a bar having a slotted portion interlocked with said pivot pin and a socketed portion connected to said frame.

4. A combined hair cutter and safety razor comprising a hair cutting and shaving portion including a U- shaped frame including spaced arms, screw threaded extensions on said arms, guard bars detachably and adjustably supported along the edges of one of said arms, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, a rib on the other of said arms for supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with the serrations on said guard bars, a handle portion having a reduced end, spaced plates secured to said reduced end and forming a prolongation thereof, and means providing a pivotal connection between the U-shaped frame and the handle portion including a pivot pin mounted across said spaced plates, a bar having a slotted portion interlocked with said pivot pin, a bifurcated end on said bar slidably interlocked with said reduced end of the handle and an internally screw threaded socketed member on the other end of said bar adapted to receive the threaded extensions on the arms of the U-shaped frame.

5. A combined hair cutter and safety razor, comprising a U-shaped frame including a J-shaped plate having a long arm with a looped portion at one end, a short arm forming a continuation of said looped portion, an externally screw threaded extension on the other end of said long arm, a flat plate, means detachably connecting said fiat plate to said short arm and forming a prolongation thereof, said means detachably connecting the flat plate to the short arm including a lug integral with said short arm and a recess in one end of the flat plate for receiving said lug, an externally screw threaded extension on the other end of said flat plate in opposed and aligned relation with the extension on the long arm, guard bars detachably and adjustably supported along the edges of the long arm, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, a rib on said detachable flat plate for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with the serrations on said guard bars, and an elongated handle with frame and handle con necting means adjustably connecting the handle to the U-shaped frame, said frame and handle connecting means including a pivot pin carried by the handle, and a bar having a slotted portion slidably and pivotally interlocked with said pivot pin and having a socketed portion having internal screw threads for coaction with the screw threads 0;! the extensions on the long arm and detachable flat p ate.

6. In a combined hair cutter and safety razor, a hair cutting and shaving portion including a frame, guard bars adjustably supported by said frame, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, a rib on the frame for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with said serrations, external screw threaded extensions on said frame, an elongated handle and means providing a pivotal and adjustable connection between the handle and frame including a reduced portion on one end of said handle, plates supported in spaced relation on said reduced portion, a pivot pin supported across said plates, a flat bar having a bifurcated end portion adapted to slidably engage the reduced portion of the handle, a socketed member on the other end of said bar with a flange on one end thereof, said socketed member having screw threads on its other end for receiving the threaded extensions on said frame, said flat bar having a slotted portion between said socketed member and said bifurcated end slidably and pivotally connected to said pivot pin, the end of said spaced plates being adapted to frictionally contact the flange on said socketed member to hold said parts in moved position.

7. In a combined hair cutter and safety razor, a hair cutting and shaving portion including a frame, guard bars adjustably supported by said frame, each guard bar having serrations along one edge thereof, a rib on the frame for detachably supporting a double-edged safety razor blade in operative relation with said serrations, external screw threaded extensions on said frame, an elongated handle, and means providing a pivotal and adjustable connection between the handle and frame including a reduced portion on one end of said handle, plates supported in spaced relation on said reduced portion a pivot pin supported across said plates, a flat bar having a bifurcated end portion adapted to slidably engage the reduced portion of References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 854,915 Speece May 28, 1907 856,172 Meehan June 4, 1907 878,841 Warner Feb. 11, 1908 919,910 Meehan Apr. 27, 1909 FOREIGN PATENTS 139,956 Great Britain Mar. 18, 1920