Wallet-sized comb

Abstract

A wallet-sized comb is produced by a process of processing a metal substrate having a thickness similar to a credit card. The process includes receiving a comb design including a top portion and a teeth portion, the teeth portion including a plurality of spaced-apart teeth for combing hair and cutting the metal substrate based on the comb design, the cutting performed using a chemical etching technique, where the metal substrate has a thickness at or below 1.2 millimeter. The process further includes extracting a metal comb from the metal substrate generated from the chemical etching technique and de-burring the metal comb, as well as applying a powder coat finish to the metal comb to generate the wallet comb. The comb design may include a design and/or letters in the top portion, such top portion elements cut also using the chemical etching process.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for generating a comb to be stored in a wallet, the method comprising:
 receiving a comb design including a top portion and a teeth portion, the teeth portion including a plurality of spaced-apart teeth for combing hair;   cutting a metal substrate based on the comb design, the cutting performed using a chemical etching technique and the metal substrate having a thickness at or below 1.2 millimeters;   extracting a metal comb from the metal substrate generated from the chemical etching technique and de-burring the comb; and   applying a powder coat finish to the metal comb to generate the wallet comb.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the metal substrate has a thickness between 0.65 millimeters and 1.2 millimeters. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the comb design includes a plurality of letters in the top portion, the method further comprising:
 forming the letters in the top portion using the chemical etching technique.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the metal substrate is made of at least one of: brass, stainless steel, aluminum, cooper, nickel, silver, bronze, titanium and nitinol. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 applying a clear or color powder coat finish to the wallet comb. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the application of color is performed using a baking process. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the application of color is performed using a silk screening process. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 applying a plating process to the metal comb to smooth any edges of the metal comb. 
 
     
     
         9 . A wallet comb made by the process comprising:
 receiving a comb design including a top portion and a teeth portion, the teeth portion including a plurality of spaced-apart teeth for combing hair;   cutting a metal substrate based on the comb design, the cutting performed using a chemical etching technique and the metal substrate having a thickness below 1.2 millimeters;   extracting a metal comb from the metal substrate generated from the chemical etching technique and de-burring the metal comb; and   applying a powder coat finish to the metal comb to generate the wallet comb.   
     
     
         10 . The comb made by the process of  claim 9 , wherein the metal substrate has a thickness between 0.65 millimeters and 1.2 millimeters. 
     
     
         11 . The comb made by the process of  claim 9 , wherein the comb design includes a plurality of letters in the top portion, the method further comprising:
 forming the letters in the top portion using the chemical etching technique.   
     
     
         12 . The comb made by the process of  claim 9 , wherein the metal substrate is made of at least one of: brass, stainless steel, aluminum, cooper, nickel, silver, bronze, titanium and nitinol. 
     
     
         13 . The comb made by the process of  claim 9 , the process further comprising:
 applying a color powder coat finish of the wallet comb.   
     
     
         14 . The comb made by the process of  claim 13  wherein the application of color is performed using a baking process. 
     
     
         15 . The comb made by the process of  claim 13  wherein the application of color is performed using a silk screening process. 
     
     
         16 . The comb made by the process of  claim 9 , the process further comprising:
 applying a plating process to the metal comb to smooth any edges of the metal comb.   
     
     
         17 . A method for generating a wallet comb, the method comprising:
 receiving a comb design including a top portion and a teeth portion, the teeth portion including a plurality of spaced-apart teeth for combing hair and the top portion having a design thereon;   cutting a metal substrate based on the comb design including cutting the teeth portion and the top portion, the cutting performed using a chemical etching technique and the metal substrate having a thickness between 0.65 millimeters and 1.2 millimeters;   extracting a metal comb from the metal substrate generated from the chemical etching technique and de-burring the metal comb;   applying a powder coat finish to the metal comb to generate the wallet comb; and   applying a color to the powder coat finish on the metal comb.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the top portion design includes a plurality of letters. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the metal substrate is made of at least one of: brass, stainless steel, aluminum, cooper, nickel, silver, bronze, titanium and nitinol. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the application of color is performed using at least one of: a baking process and a silk screening process.