Hair-cutting method

Abstract

A method for the cutting of hair, in particular for the cutting of human head hair, wherein a slice of hair is taken up and is guided by a hand, namely the guide hand, with the slice of hair being pinched between two fingers, namely the guide fingers of the guide hand, and wherein the slice of hair is cut along the guide fingers using a cutting device that is actuated by another hand, namely the cutting hand. The guide hand is moved continuously or step-wise after the taking up of the slice of hair and the cutting of the slice of hair takes place at least partially during the movement of the guide hand or, in the case of step-wise movement, during and/or between the movement steps.

Claims

1. A method for the cutting of hair wherein a slice of hair is taken up and is guided by a hand, namely the guide hand, with the slice of hair being pinched between two fingers, namely the guide fingers of the guide hand, and wherein the slice of hair is cut along the guide fingers using a cutting device that is actuated by another hand, namely the cutting hand, wherein the guide hand is moved continuously or step-wise after the taking up of the slice of hair, wherein a sliding of strands of hair of the slice of hair between the guide fingers is permitted to provide space for the movement of the guide hand, wherein the cutting of the slice of hair takes place at least partially during the movement of the guide hand, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a movement after the taking up of the slice of hair by which the slice of hair is rotated in a spiral manner, wherein the movement of the guide hand further comprises a pivoting of the guide fingers, with respect to the alignment of the guide fingers on taking up of the slice of hair, after the taking up of the slice of hair, and wherein the cutting of the slice of hair starts after the guide fingers have pivoted by approximately 90.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hair being cut comprises human head hair, and wherein the guide hand is moved continuously and the cutting of the slice of hair takes place at least partially during the continuous movement, and wherein the cutting at least partially during the continuous movement combines a geometrical hair cut and volume build-up in one workstep.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand and the cutting of the slice of hair are matched to one another such that the ends of the hair of the cut slice of hair form a specific curved cutting line.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises an inward angling of a wrist of the guide hand after the taking up of the slice of hair.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a rotation of the guide hand at the wrist after the taking up of the slice of hair.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a removal of the guide hand from the roots of the hair, after the taking up of the slice of hair.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises the angling of the guide fingers at the knuckle joint, after the taking up of the slice of hair.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a movement after the taking up of the slice of hair by which the finger knuckles of the guide fingers move further away from the roots of hair of the strands of hair of the slice of hair than the tips of the guide fingers.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a movement after the taking up of the slice of hair by which the outer side of the guide fingers initially remote from the roots of hair comes to face the roots of the hair in the course of the movement of the guide hand.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises the following steps after the taking up of the slice of hair: (a) pinching of the slice of hair between the guide fingers with a substantially extended wrist and substantially extended guide fingers; (b) angling of the guide hand at the wrist and of the guide fingers at the knuckle joint until a lower arm and the guide fingers include an angle of more than 90; (c) a further rolling in of the guide hand by a further angling of the wrist, a further angling of the guide fingers at the knuckle joint and a bending of the guide fingers at the finger joints until the last member of the finger extends substantially parallel to the lower arm and faces in the direction of the elbow of the guide arm, wherein the cutting of the slice of hair takes place during step c), starting from the fingertips toward the finger knuckles.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein scissors are used to cut the slice of hair, and wherein a first plurality of strands of hair of the pinched slice of hair are held slightly under strain or tension while a second plurality of strands of hair slide between the guide fingers to provide space for the movement of the guide hand.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cutting of the slice of hair is carried out in a plurality of individual cuts of the scissors.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein approximately 0.5 to 1 cm is cut from the length of the slice of hair per cut of the plurality of individual cuts of the scissors.

14. A method for the cutting of human head hair, comprising: taking up a slice of hair; guiding the taken up slice of hair by a guide hand; pinching the taken up slice of hair between two guide fingers of the guide hand; cutting the taken up slice of hair along the guide fingers using a cutting device that is actuated by another cutting hand; and moving the guide hand continuously or step-wise after the taking up of the slice of hair, wherein a sliding of strands of hair of the slice of hair between the guide fingers is permitted to provide space for the movement of the guide hand, wherein the cutting of the slice of hair takes place at least partially during the movement of the guide hand, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a movement after the taking up of the slice of hair by which the slice of hair is rotated in a spiral manner, wherein the movement of the guide hand further comprises a pivoting of the guide fingers, with respect to the alignment of the guide fingers on taking up of the slice of hair, after the taking up of the slice of hair, and wherein the cutting of the slice of hair starts after the guide fingers have pivoted by approximately 90.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the movement of the guide hand and the cutting of the slice of hair are matched to one another such that the ends of the hair of the cut slice of hair form a specific cutting line, wherein the specific cutting line comprises a curved cutting line, and wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises an angling of a wrist of the guide hand after the taking up of the slice of hair, wherein the angling of the wrist is inward.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises the following steps after the taking up of the slice of hair: (a) pinching of the slice of hair between the guide fingers with a substantially extended wrist and substantially extended guide fingers; (b) angling of the guide hand at the wrist and of the guide fingers at the knuckle joint until a lower arm and the guide fingers include an angle of more than 90; (c) a further rolling in of the guide hand by a further angling of the wrist, a further angling of the guide fingers at the knuckle joint and a bending of the guide fingers at the finger joints until the last member of the finger extends substantially parallel to the lower arm and faces in the direction of the elbow of the guide arm, wherein the cutting of the slice of hair takes place during step c), starting from the fingertips toward the finger knuckles.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the movement of the guide hand comprises a rotation of the guide hand at the wrist after the taking up of the slice of hair, and further wherein the guide hand is moved continuously after the taking up of the slice of hair.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 shows cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the already known hair-cutting method;

(2) FIG. 2 shows the cutting line 12 after the cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the already known hair-cutting method;

(3) FIGS. 3 to 7 show an image sequence on the course of the cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the method of the present disclosure;

(4) FIG. 8 shows a cutting line 12 after the cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the present disclosure; and

(5) FIG. 9 shows an example flowchart for cutting human head hair.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(6) FIG. 1 shows the cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the already known method. The guide fingers 22, 23 between which the slice of hair 10 is pinched are held rigidly and substantially straight during the cutting of the slice of hair 10. The slice of hair 10 is cut off in a straight line with the scissors 62 along the guide fingers 22, 23 so that the cut image shown in FIG. 2 is created with a substantially straight cutting line 12.

(7) FIGS. 3 to 7 show by way of example in a sequence of images the course of the cutting of a slice of hair 10 in accordance with the method of the present disclosure.

(8) As shown in FIG. 3, the slice of hair 10 is pinched between the index finger 22 and the middle finger 23 of the guide hand 20. The guide fingers 22, 23 are only slightly angled at the knuckle joint 26, 27 and are substantially extended at the finger joints 30, 31, 32, 33. The slice of hair 10 taken up substantially forms a planar surface which is formed by the pinching line between the guide fingers 22, 23 and the line of the roots of the hair 14 of the slice of hair 10 taken up.

(9) After the taking up of the slice of hair 10, a movement takes place into the position shown in FIG. 4. For this purpose, the guide fingers 22, 23 are angled at the knuckle joint 26, 27. At the same time, the guide hand 20 is rotated such that the palm of the hand 29 of the guide hand 20 approaches a position which is substantially parallel to that region of the scalp in which the roots of the hair 14 of the slice of hair 10 taken up are located. In this movement, the slice of hair 10 is rotated by about 90 in a spiral manner so that it no longer forms a planar surface. At the same time, the pinching line formed by the guide fingers 22, 23 moves into a position out of square with respect to the line of the roots of hair 14 of the slice of hair 10 taken up. On this movement, the strands of hair of the slice of hair 10 taken up are held lightly under tension and a controlled sliding through of strands of hair between the guide fingers 22, 23 is permitted.

(10) When the guide fingers 22, 23 are angled more than approximately 60 at the knuckle joint 26, 27, as can be seen in FIG. 4, cutting of the slice of hair 10 is started from the tips 45, 46 of the guide fingers. In the position shown in FIG. 4, the slice of hair 10 is partly laid around the middle finger 23 of the guide hand 20. The sliding through of the slice of hair 10 between the guide fingers 22, 23 can thereby be controlled better.

(11) As can be seen in FIGS. 5 to 7, the guide fingers 22, 23 are further angled on the further cutting of the slice of hair 10 at the knuckle joint 26, 27 and at the finger joints 30, 31, 32, 33. The slice of hair 10 is continued to be held under tension during this angling. It is permitted in this process that the strands of hair pinched between the guide fingers 22, 23 slowly slide through further. In this process, longer sections of hair of the slice of hair 10 can slide between the guide fingers 22, 23 in greater proximity to the finger knuckles 26, 27. The slice of hair 10 is continued to be cut step-wise, as can be seen in FIGS. 5 to 7, during the previously described movement of the guide hand 20. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the cutting of the slice of hair 10 and the angling of the guide fingers 22, 23 are matched to one another such that the cutting of the slice of hair 10 is ended when the last member 40, 41 of the guide fingers 22, 23 is aligned substantially parallel to the lower arm 21 of the guide arm and faces in the direction of the elbow of the guide arm.

(12) The cutting line 12 shown in FIG. 8 can be produced using the course of the cutting of a slice of hair 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 7. FIG. 8 in particular illustrates that a curved cutting line 12 can be produced using the hair-cutting method in accordance with the present disclosure.

(13) Referring now to FIG. 9, an example flow chart is provided illustrating one example approach for cutting hair as noted above herein. Specifically, in one example, the method for the cutting of human head hair includes: taking up a slice of hair at 910, guiding the taken up slice of hair by a guide hand and pinching the taken up slice of hair between two guide fingers of the guide hand at 912, cutting the taken up slice of hair along the guide fingers using a cutting device that is actuated by another cutting hand and moving the guide hand continuously or step-wise at 914 after the taking up of the slice of hair; wherein the cutting of the slice of hair takes place at least partially during the movement of the guide hand or, in the case of step-wise movement, during and/or between the movement steps at 914.

(14) In addition, any of the additional steps or modifications noted herein may be used in the flowchart of FIG. 9.