US1077530A - Convertible hair-cutter and safety-razor. - Google Patents

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A. T. HAUSER. CONVERTIBLE HAIR CUTTER AND SAFETY RAZOR.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1912.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HAUSEB, OF ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON.

CONVERTIBLE HAIR-CUTTER AND SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed October 10, 1912. Serial No. 725,( )04.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I. ALrts T. HAt'snB, a citizen of the United States. residing at Ellensburg. in the county State of \Vashington. have invented certain new and useful Improvements i Convertiwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair cutters and safety razors and my object is to produce a device of this character to be handled as a safety razor or a hair cutter, a further obof Kittitas and 1 jeot being to produce an implement which other and which is of simple and inexpensive construction.

'ith these objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter described claimed.

Referring to the accompanving drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts-Figure 1 a top plan view of the comb and razor case: Fig. 2. an end view of the same doubled upon itself in operative position: Fig. 3. the same with a razor blade inserted in the holder: Fig. l. a side elevation of Fig. 3 showing the comb side of the device; and Fig. 5. a like view of the opposite or razor side of the same.

In the said drawing. 1 is a holder. conand . can be quickly converted from one use to the 1 are employed. as an A 1 \ice as a razor that me 0c. t

sisting of a plate bent to form an arched 3 and -l formed with depending teeth 5. wall 3 being bent upon itself at 6 to form a resilient guard T provided with roughened adjacent surfaces 8 on either side of the depending teeth 5 adapted to receive a razor blade 9.

corresponding slpts 11 in the wall bind the razor blade between the guard T and the wall 3.

The holder 1 is bent upon itself to form an arch essentially semi-cylindrical which is provided with heads 12 formed with the wall -l. having lugs 13 engaging the inner surface of the holder 1 centrally of the arched top 2 to limitthe bending movement of the wall 3 with relation to the wall l and a section 15 of their periphery unattached for a purpose hereinafter more full described. The guard T is provided with a handle 16 for the convenience of the user. The teeth 5 on the comb side of the device are cut through'the-wall of the holder in he usual manner and in the wall 3 slits are A pair of lugs 10 engage I and a cut longitudinally of the holder and the resilient guard T to provide a series of double teeth when the guard is folded upon the wall 3. between which is inclcsed the razor blade 9 which is removablv clamped by the lugs 10 in engagement with the roughened surfaces S when said lugs are brought into engagement ith the slots 11.

If it desired to use the device for cutting hair. the razor blade is inserted between the guard T and the wall 3. the guard is c sed against the wall. the lug 10 engaging the slots 11. the wall 3 resting resiliently against the unattached section 15 of the heads 12 and the teeth 5 of the member 4 ordinary comb. On pressing th wall upon walli the razor blade 9 in a position to engage the hair which will project thron -h the teeth 5 of the comb and the teeth 5 to cent the blade. upon the application of the device to the hair as in the operation of combing. and engage the blade 9. thereby cuttingthe hair.

\l'hen it is desired to use the device as a razor the guard T is laid adjacent the surface to be shaved and the heard or other hair projecting between the teeth 5 of the guard and the adjacent plate 3 will be cut in the usual manner.

It has; been found that when u ing my dets are obtained with the sliding diagonal stroke across the beard and sides of the face. By such movement a hair engaging one of the teeth of the guard will. upon the continued downw; rd movement slip between said tooth and into the opening formed between it and the adiacent to th and engage the cutting edge of the blade and consequently he cut. It i apparent that if the hairs are not shaved on the first stroke. a subsequent stroke will remove them.

From the above description. it will be seen razor adapted to be used for shaving or shearing.

Having thus: described my invention,

what I claim is 1. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a holder comprising a single piece of metal bent upon itself. one end thereof provided with depending teeth. the other end thereof outwardly bent upon itself to provide a receptacle for the razor blade and provided with teeth adjacent to the bottom of the rethe holders u .and adapted .to cooperate with said razor 'ceptacle, thecutting edge of said razor;

blade engaging the inner surfaces of the bent-over portion and the holder.

2. In acombined hair cutter and razor, a holder comprising arectangular piece of sheet metal bent upon itself semi-cylindrically, the extremities of said holder projecting tangentially therefrom, teeth formed upon the edges of said projecting ends, a receptacle for a razor blade formed with one of said projecting ends, a razor blade mounted in said receptacle and adapted to cut substances engaged by the teeth of said other projectin end, the cutting edge of said razor blad e engaging the mner surfaces of the bent-over portion and the holder and extending beyond the inner terminal of said teeth.

3. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a holder bent upon itself semi-c lindrically, closures forthe ends of the semi-cylindrical portion formed intermediate the end of said holder, a resilient uard formed at one end thereof by outwar lv bending one end of n itself, teeth formed through bot-h thlcknesses of metal adjacent to the line of said bending, roughened surfaces on the adjacent surfaces of said guard and the body of the holder, a razor blade mounted between said roughened surfaces, means for binding said razor blade between said guard and the body of said holder and the cutting edge of said razor blade engag ing the surfaces of the bent-over portion and the holder and extending beyond the inner terminals of said teeth, a handle formed with said guard, depending teeth formed with the opposite end of said holder blade in the process of cutting the hair 4; In a combined hair cutter and razor, a substantially semi-cylindrical holder, heads at the opposite ends thereof, wings formed by the tangential extension of the cylindrical walls, depending teeth formed on the edges of said wings, a pocket adapted openings in the inner wall of the handle formed integral with the outer wall to hold a razor blade formed integral with one of said wings and the inner wall of said socket provided wlth openlngs, a razor blade in said pocket, means for clamping said blade in the pocket including downwardly extending lugs formed on the inner surface of the outer wall of said pocket and adapted to extend through said openings in the inner wall of said pocket and engage the back of said razor blade, said pocket adapted toresilient cooperation with the teeth formed on the extremity of the opposite wing.

5. In a combined hair cutter and razor, a semi-cylindrical holder formed of a single sheet of metal, outwardly extending wings integral with said holder, one of said wings provided with longitudinal slots adjacent one end thereof, and bent centrally of the slots back upon itself convergent of the out- Wardly extending portion to form a pocket, said slots forming teeth at the outer extremity of said wing, teeth formed at the extremity of the other wing and the inner wall of said pocket provided with openings, closures for the semi-cylindrical portion formed integral with the holder intermediate its ends, a razor blade adapted to be -fitted within the pocket aforwaid, means for holding said razor blade within said pocket, including lugs formed on the outer wall of said pocket adapted to engage the back of said blade and extend through the pocket, at

of said pocket, the cutting edge of said razor blade engaging the inner surfaces of said pocket and extending beyond the inner terminal of said teeth, and said pocket adapted to resilient cooperation with the teeth formed on the extremity of the opposite wing.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALTUS T. HAUSER. Witnesses C. R. HOVEY, BLANCHE CRIMP.

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