APPARATUS TO REMOVE ONE INDIVIDUAL HAIR/FIBER AT A TIME FROM A TUFT USING A GRIPPING DEVICE

摘要

An apparatus (1) to remove one individual hair/fiber (2) at a time from a tuft (3) using a gripping device (4), which has a first and a second opposing gripping element (5,6). The first and the second gripping elements (5,6) are relatively moveable with respect to one another, wherein the first gripping element (5) has a wedge-shaped groove (7) oriented towards the second gripping element (6) and the second gripping element (6) has an essentially flat counterpressure zone (8), and wherein the first gripping element (5) is tapered on the side of the wedge-shaped groove (7) (taper A).