ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,564, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Spacing assembly for a hair comb" was invented by Hendrik Klaas Haagsma (Hoogeveen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a spacing assembly (200) comprising a support body (210) and a moveable body (212) received in a guide track of the support body (210). The first guide track allows movement of the moveable body (212) in a spacing direction (203) but restricts the moveable body (212) in a lateral direction (205) perpendicular to the spacing direction (203). An adjuster (222) comprises first and second spiral channels ...