Trimmer

• US 8,132,540 B1
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Issued: 03/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Timothy Lee Strebeigh
• Original Assignee: Timothy Lee Strebeigh
• Inventors: Strebeigh, Timothy Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Kimberly
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huson, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US12/546,460
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 119/600, 119/601, 119607-619, 119/625, 119/633, 302/00, 302/10, 302/16, 151/431, 152/360.1, 152/360.2, 811/771, 814/89, 811/773, D30/158, D30/159, 164/30
• US Class Current: 119/610
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/06 involving co-operating cutting elements both of which have shearing teeth
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/28 Drive layout for hair clippers or dry shavers, e.g. providing for electromotive drive electric motors per se H02
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/3853 Housing or handle

Abstract

Disclosed is a palm-held device having a cutting assembly which exposes blades on two edges simultaneously to enable a user to cut a target'"'"'s hair or fur with either edge by moving the device in the desired direction.

Claims

1. A palm-held trimmer comprising:

a housing having a first portion and a second portion, said second portion extending perpendicularly from a midpoint of said first portion;

said first portion having a semi-elliptical shape to enable an ergonomic grip;

said first portion further comprising finger grooves to rest a distal portion of a small finger and a distal portion of a ring finger;

said second portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface further comprising finger grooves to rest a distal portion of a middle finger and a distal portion of an index finger, said second portion finger grooves having a crest therebetween;

a cutting assembly mountable to an underside of said second portion and having blades exposed therefrom on two opposing edges;

a motor mountable to said first portion and situated to enable a hooked rest for a section of a user'"'"'s palm located between a thumb and an index finger, whereby a gripping of said housing and said motor enables the housing to form an arcuate handle in the palm of the user'"'"'s hand, and whereby a cutting stroke can occur with the movement of the second portion as guided by the user'"'"'s middle or index finger.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a comb attachment to adjust a cutting length of said exposed blades.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second portion further comprises a finger sleeve.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cutting assembly further comprises a blade camber to enable a user to follow a contour.

5. A grooming tool comprising:

a housing having a grip portion and an attachment portion, said attachment portion extending longitudinally from a lateral axis of said grip portion, said attachment portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface further comprising finger grooves to rest a distal portion of a user'"'"'s fingers thereon;

a blade assembly mountable to said attachment portion, said blade assembly comprising one or more plates having blades on two opposing edges;

said blade assembly having a camber to enable a user to follow a target'"'"'s curvatures; and

an electric motor mountable to said grip portion and situated to enable a hooked rest for a section of the user'"'"'s palm located between a thumb and an index finger, whereby a gripping of said housing and said motor enables the user to closely hold said tool in the palm of the user'"'"'s hand and to urge said blade assembly in a cutting direction while petting or stroking said target.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said blade assembly enables a user to use either edge to cut said target'"'"'s hair or fur by moving the apparatus through said target'"'"'s hair or fur in a desired direction.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said attachment portion further comprises a sleeve to help secure said housing to a user'"'"'s hand.

8. A method of providing a palm-held grooming tool;

the method comprising the steps of;

mounting a cutting assembly to a bottom surface of an attachment portion of a housing, said cutting assembly comprising one or more plates having blades on two opposing edges,

said attachment portion extending longitudinally from a lateral axis of a grip of the housing and having a top surface comprising finger grooves to rest a distal portion of at least one of a user'"'"'s fingers thereon,

said grip portion comprising a motor postionable to serve as a hooked rest for a section of a user'"'"'s palm located between a thumb and an index finger, whereby a gripping of the housing and the motor enables the user to closely hold the tool in the palm of the user'"'"'s hand; and

urging said cutting assembly through a target'"'"'s hair or fur in a desired direction to enable a cutting of said target'"'"'s hair or fur.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of mounting a comb attachment to said cutting assembly to adjust cutting length.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of energizing said motor mountable on said grip portion.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of repositioning said motor on said grip portion to provide for a right-handed or left-handed grip.