Abstract

A haircutting appliance comprises an enclosed housing having a hollow handle connecting the housing to a vacuum source to carry away cut hairs from a subject's head. A manually operated or finger depressible member is pivotally mounted on the handle in a manner that the same hand of the user which holds or grips the handle can also operate the finger depressible member which permits the other hand of the user to be free for other purposes.A motion transmitting mechanism is located in the housing of the appliance and interconnects the finger depressible member with the cutting scissor blades. The finger depressible member is connected to a slidable plate in the housing which is provided with structure to actuate the haircutters for severing hair entering the housing. Hair spacers are carried by the housing to selectively determine the length of hair to be cut. The appliance also is constructed to readily adapt it to cut and trim by use of an electric hair clipper, short hairs of a subject's head after long hairs are cut. Readily detachable parts of the appliance are removable to permit attachment of the electric hair clipper to the housing to thereby utilize the appliance for cutting of short hairs as well as the longer hairs of a subject to complete the barbering process.