APPARATUS TO REMOVE ONE INDIVIDUAL HAIR/FIBER AT A TIME FROM A TUFT USING A GRIPPING DEVICE
An apparatus ( 1 ) to remove one individual hair/fiber ( 2 ) at a time from a tuft ( 3 ) using a gripping device ( 4 ), which has a first and a second opposing gripping element ( 5, 6 ). The first and the second gripping elements ( 5, 6 ) are relatively moveable with respect to one another, wherein...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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20.05.2009
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Summary: | An apparatus ( 1 ) to remove one individual hair/fiber ( 2 ) at a time from a tuft ( 3 ) using a gripping device ( 4 ), which has a first and a second opposing gripping element ( 5, 6 ). The first and the second gripping elements ( 5, 6 ) are relatively moveable with respect to one another, wherein the first gripping element ( 5 ) has a wedge-shaped groove ( 7 ) oriented towards the second gripping element ( 6 ) and the second gripping element ( 6 ) has an essentially flat counterpressure zone ( 8 ), and wherein the first gripping element ( 5 ) is tapered on the side of the wedge-shaped groove ( 7 ) (taper A) (FIG. 2 ). |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP20060773342 |