Barber's Comb and Scoop

Abstract

A comb and scoop used by barbers and salons includes a comb portion for styling and cutting hair and a handle portion including a scoop configured to reach into a hair product container to reach the hair product. Hair product is provided in metal, plastic or glass jars or other containers. It is difficult to reach the hair product in the bottom of the container, especially around the bottom edge. Barbers continually use combs during cutting and might use the comb handle to reach the remaining hair product, but known comb handles are not shaped to reach into the corners. The handle portion has a straight handle end with rounded corners to remove the hair product on the container bottom and into bottom corners of the container.

1 . A comb and scoop comprising:
 a comb portion;   a handle portion opposite to the comb portion;   a handle end of the handle portion; and   a shallow pocket in the handle portion residing next to the handle end.   
     
     
         2 . The comb and scoop of  claim 1 , wherein the shallow pocket is generally rectangular with uniform depth. 
     
     
         3 . The comb and scoop of  claim 2 , wherein the uniform depth is about 0.175 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The comb and scoop of  claim 1 , wherein the shallow pocket is generally rectangular with a tapered floor. 
     
     
         5 . The comb and scoop of  claim 4 , wherein the tapered floor has a shallow depth of about 0.12 inches at a shallow end proximal to the handle end  20  and a second depth D 2  of 0.175 inches opposite to the shallow end. 
     
     
         6 . The comb and scoop of  claim 1 , wherein the shallow pocket is rounded. 
     
     
         7 . The comb and scoop of  claim 6 , wherein the shallow pocket has a length of about 1.875 inches and a width W 2  of about 0.9 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The comb and scoop of  claim 7 , wherein the shallow pocket has a depth of about 0.2 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The comb and scoop of  claim 6 , wherein an outer end of the shallow pocket proximal to the handle end is shallower than an inner end opposite to the outer end. 
     
     
         10 . A comb and scoop comprising:
 a comb portion;   a handle portion opposite to the comb portion;   a handle end of the handle portion opposite to the com p portion; and   a shallow pocket in the handle portion residing next to the handle end, the shallow pocket comprising:
 a length of 1.875 inches; 
 a width of 0.9 inches; and 
 a tapered floor having a first depth of 0.12 inches at a shallow end proximal to the handle end and a second depth of 0.175 inches opposite to the shallow end. 
   
     
     
         11 . A comb and scoop comprising:
 a comb portion;   a handle portion opposite to the comb portion;   a handle end of the handle portion opposite to the com p portion; and   an elliptical shallow pocket in the handle portion residing next to the handle end, the elliptical shallow pocket comprising:
 a length of 1.875 inches; 
 a width of 0.9 inches; 
 a depth of about 0.2 inches. 
 an outer end of the shallow pocket proximal to the handle end is shallower than an inner end opposite to the outer end.