PCT/USOl/01253

WO 01152689

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example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the preferred

embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of
providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood
description of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention. In this
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regard, no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more

detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention, the
description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art
how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice.
In the drawings:

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FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of one embodiment of an apparatus for

hair grooming according to the present invention:
FlG. 2 is a view taken along line (i)-(i) in FIG. 1

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of another embodiment of an apparatus

for hair grooming according to the present invention;
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FIG. 4 is a view taken along line (ii)-(ii) in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of a prior art assembly for hair
combing/treatment utilizable by the present invention. featuring an elliptic shaft
for generating reciprocal movement (prior art);
FIG. 6 is another cross sectional view of the assembly for hair combing

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shown in Figure 3 (prior art);

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an elliptic shaft used for generating a
reciprocal movement in the assembly of Figures 3 and 4 (prior art);
FIGs. 8 and 9 are end views of a prior art assembly for hair
combing/treatment utilizable by the present invention. featuring an eccentric

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shaft for generating reciprocal movement (prior art):

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the assembly shown in Figures 8 and 9
(prior art): and
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the assembly shown in Figure 9. when
disassembled (prior art).