US 12,350,849 B2
Hair trimmer housing with enhanced motor mount
Steven Arndt, Geneseo, IL (US); Nathaniel Craig, Walnut, IL (US); and Daniel Saathoff, Sterling, IL (US)
Assigned to WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION, Sterling, IL (US)
Filed by WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION, Sterling, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/937,145.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109213 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B26B 19/38 (2006.01); B26B 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 19/3866 (2013.01) [B26B 19/06 (2013.01); B26B 19/386 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hair clipper including a motor having a drive shaft configured for driving a laterally reciprocating moving blade relative to a stationary blade, said blades each having respective sets of teeth defining a cutting line, said hair clipper comprising:
a clipper housing defining a longitudinal housing axis, having a drive end and including a first housing half and a second housing half, each of said halves having a front end associated with said drive end and an opposite rear end;
each said front end defining an attachment formation;
upon assembly of said clipper housing halves, said first and second housing halves are constructed so that said attachment formations are overlapping and are secured using fasteners inserted along a longitudinal axis parallel to said longitudinal housing axis;
a chassis configured for securing the motor, a battery and a control system, a radially enlarged flange at each of said ends;
a tubular sleeve of heat deformable plastic film dimensioned for slidingly surrounding said chassis and extending axially at least to said flanges, such that upon application of heat, said sleeve deforms around said chassis, said motor, said battery and said control system, and forms a sealed motor pod;
said chassis including a pod attachment formation configured for being engaged by said attachment formations of said first and second housing halves for preventing movement of said pod relative to said housing upon assembly of said first and second housing halves.