ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,711, issued on July 29.
"Systems and methods for trimming dreadlocks" was invented by Corey Rolling (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trimming assembly for dreadlocks comprises a handle. A cutting head is operatively connected to the handle. The cutting head comprises a cutting head body defining a receptacle at a radial end thereof. The receptacle is structured to receive a dreadlock. A blade protector is positioned axially within the receptacle. A curvature of the blade protector corresponds to a curvature of an inner wall of the receptacle. A blade is interposed between the blade protector and the inner wall. The blade def...