Trimmer
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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.
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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.
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11 Claims
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1. A palm-held trimmer comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A grooming tool comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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