Mark Durham

US Patent:

20130327349, Dec 12, 2013

Filed:

Jun 7, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/913366

Inventors:

Benjamin J. Durham - South Jordan UT, US
Mark P. Durham - Salt Lake City UT, US

International Classification:

A45D 24/00

US Classification:

132200, 132148

Abstract:

An elastic band removal apparatus includes a cutting element for removing elastic bands from hair. The cutting element may include a grasping element and an adjacent receptacle that are configured to engage a portion of an elastic band, as well as a severing edge configured to apply a localized pressure to the portion of the elastic band to cut or break the elastic band. The elastic band removal apparatus may comprise a comb, with the cutting element being carried by a spine of the comb, at or near an end of the comb. Methods for removing elastic bands from hair may include the use of such an elastic band removal apparatus. A grooming kit may include an elastic band removal apparatus, one or more elastic bands and a package for carrying the elastic band removal apparatus and the one or more elastic bands.

US Patent:

20150296955, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Jun 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/788566

Inventors:

- Salt Lake City UT, US
Mark P. Durham - Salt Lake City UT, US

International Classification:

A45D 24/10
A45D 8/34

Abstract:

An elastic band removal apparatus includes a cutting element for removing elastic bands from hair. The cutting element may include a grasping element and an adjacent receptacle that are configured to engage a portion of an elastic band, as well as a severing edge configured to apply a localized pressure to the portion of the elastic band to cut or break the elastic band. The elastic band removal apparatus may comprise a comb, with the cutting element being carried by a spine of the comb, at or near an end of the comb. Methods for removing elastic bands from hair may include the use of such an elastic band removal apparatus. A grooming kit may include an elastic band removal apparatus, one or more elastic bands and a package for carrying the elastic band removal apparatus and the one or more elastic bands.