US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Braid removal device" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,923, issued on July 14.

"Braid removal device" was invented by Keith Holman (Belleville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braid removal device is disclosed for unraveling previously braided hair. The braid removal device includes a debraiding head assembly having a main body defining a space for receipt of a length of braided hair and a debraiding wheel rotatably mounted within the main body. The debraiding wheel includes a rotatable disk and a plurality of curved hook extending radially outwardly from the rotatable disk. A grip portion is removably attached to the debraiding head assembly and includes a motor to rotate the rota...