1. A nit stripping device for mechanically extracting nits, eggs, and lice from human hair comprising:
a pair of cooperating tongs each of said tongs being elongated and having a first end juxtaposed to and joined with a first end of the cooperating tong;
each of said tongs including an opposite gripping end section such that said tongs are free to move toward and away from each other and including opposed inner surfaces;
pads carried by the opposed section of the opposite ends for mechanically gripping strands of human hair between said pads and whereby said nits, eggs, and lice are mechanically stripped from hair shafts as said pads are held against said hair shafts by said tongs and slid along the nit laden hair shafts.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said pads are releasably mounted on said tongs and can be removed for cleaning or replacement.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein said pads serve to trap said nits therein and can be discarded after use thereby disposing of the nits, eggs, and lice trapped by said pads.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein each of said pads comprise a thin abrasive sheet which grip the hair shafts there between for stripping nits thereupon.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein said pads are made from sand paper.
6. The device of claim 4 wherein said pads are made from a scouring material.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein said first ends of said tongs are joined with a spring which biases the tongs to an open position.
8. A method for removing nits, eggs, and lice from human hair comprising the steps of:
placing nit-laden hair shafts between opposed pads of abrasive material;
applying pressure to the pads such that the shafts are gripped thereby between; and
mechanically stripping the nits from the hair shafts by moving the opposed pads gripping the hair along the length thereof.
9. The method for removing nits, eggs and lice from human hair of claim 8 including the step of mounting each of said pads on a respective tong and applying forces to said tongs such that said pads were moved towards each other with gripping said nit-laden hair shafts there between.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of transferring money from a customer to a beneficiary via a money-transfer system, said method comprising:
said money-transfer system distributing money-transfer devices to a plurality of customers, each said of money-transfer devices equipped with a unique device code;
creating a device database at said money-transfer system, said device database comprising a set of device records;
loading each of said unique device codes into a different one of said device records;
loading customer data, identifying said customers, into different ones of said device records;
loading beneficiary data, identifying said beneficiaries, into different ones of said device records;
said money-transfer system initiating a transfer of a particular amount of money from a requesting customer to a particular beneficiary by collecting from said requesting customer one of said money-transfer devices and said particular amount of money, accessing said device code from said one of said money-transfer devices to locate a corresponding one of said device records, and retrieving the identities of said requesting customer and said particular beneficiary from said customer data and said beneficiary data; and
said money-transfer system giving said customer a unique pick-up code for use by said particular beneficiary to collect funds corresponding to said particular amount of money after giving said money-transfer system said pick-up code;
the step of distributing money-transfer devices comprising said money-transfer system distributing money-transfer devices containing a data-storage medium having said unique device code stored therein;
each of the transfer devices, as distributed to a corresponding one of said customers, has no device record or beneficiary information associated therewith;
the method further comprising electronically networking a transfer company with a number of selling agents and paying agents to form said money-transfer system, and wherein said initiating step includes said requesting customer giving one of said money-transfer devices and said particular amount of money to a first selling agent, and said first selling agent machine reading said unique device code from said money transfer device, and transmitting data specifying said unique device code and said particular amount of money to said transfer company.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising said transfer company, in response to the step of said first selling agent transmitting data, generating said pick-up code and transmitting said pick-up code to said first selling agent.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of said first selling agent giving said pick-up code to said requesting customer, said requesting customer disclosing said pick-up code to said particular beneficiary, said particular beneficiary giving said pick-up code to one of said paying agents, and said one of said paying agents giving said particular beneficiary funds corresponding to said particular amount of money.
4. A method of transferring money from a customer to a beneficiary via a money-transfer system, said method comprising:
said money-transfer system distributing money-transfer devices to a plurality of customers, each said of money-transfer devices equipped with a unique device code;
creating a device database at said money-transfer system, said device database comprising a set of device records;
loading each of said unique device codes into a different one of said device records;
loading customer data, identifying said customers, into different ones of said device records;
loading beneficiary data, identifying said beneficiaries, into different ones of said device records;
said money-transfer system initiating a transfer of a particular amount of money from a requesting customer to a particular beneficiary by collecting from said requesting customer one of said money-transfer devices and said particular amount of money, accessing said device code from said one of said money-transfer devices to locate a corresponding one of said device records, and retrieving the identities of said requesting customer and said particular beneficiary from said customer data and said beneficiary data; and
said money-transfer system giving said customer a unique pick-up code for use by said particular beneficiary to collect funds corresponding to said particular amount of money after giving said money-transfer system said pick-up code;
the step of distributing money-transfer devices comprising said money-transfer system distributing money-transfer devices containing a data-storage medium having said unique device code stored therein;
each of the transfer devices, as distributed to a corresponding one of said customers, has no device record or beneficiary information associated therewith;
the method further comprising the steps of storing the unique device code in the data-storage medium in machine-readable form; and electronically networking a transfer company with a number of selling agents and paying agents to form said money-transfer system, and wherein said initiating step includes said requesting customer giving one of said money-transfer devices and said particular amount of money to a first selling agent, and said first selling agent machine reading said unique device code from said magnetic strip, and transmitting data specifying said unique device code and said particular amount of money to said transfer company.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising said transfer company, in response to the step of said first selling agent transmitting data, generating said pick-up code and transmitting said pick-up code to said first selling agent.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of said first selling agent giving said pick-up code to said requesting customer, said requesting customer disclosing said pick-up code to said particular beneficiary, said particular beneficiary giving said pick-up code to one of said paying agents, and said one of said paying agents giving said particular beneficiary funds corresponding to said particular amount of money.
7. A document-transfer system, for transferring documents between parties and transferees, comprising:
a plurality of transfer devices each equipped with a unique device code;
a document-transfer company having data-processor means for creating a device database comprising a set of device records, each of said device records containing a different one of said unique device codes, party data identifying one of said parties, and transferee data identifying one of said transferees;
a plurality of transfer agents each comprising transfer means for initiating a transfer of a particular document from a requesting party to a particular transferee by accessing one of said device codes from a transfer device previously distributed to said requesting party to locate a corresponding one of said device records from said data-processor means to obtain the identities of said requesting party and said particular transferee; and
code-pick-up means, responsive to said transfer means, for providing said requesting party with a pick-up code for use by said transferee when collecting said document;
said transfer devices each comprise a data-storage medium having said unique device code therein;
said data terminal means comprising document-pick-up means for accessing transaction data located in said data-processor means in response to said transferee providing a corresponding one of said transfer agents with said pick-up code.
8. The system claim of 7 wherein said document is currency and said transfer means initiates said transfer in response to said requesting party giving a corresponding one of said transfer agents said currency.
9. A money-transfer system, for transferring money from a customer to a beneficiary, comprising:
a plurality of transfer devices each equipped with a unique device code;
a money-transfer company having data-processor means for creating a device database comprising a set of device records, each of said device records containing a different one of said unique device codes, customer data identifying one of said customers, and beneficiary data identifying one of said beneficiaries; and
a plurality of selling agents electronically networked with said money-transfer company, each of said selling agents comprising transfer means for initiating a transfer of currency from a requesting customer to a particular beneficiary by collecting said currency and accessing a first device code from a first transfer device previously distributed to said requesting customer, and for providing said requesting customer with fund-pick-up code for use by said transferee when collecting funds corresponding to said currency.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein each of said transfer devices comprises a data-storage medium having said unique device code stored therein.
11. The system in claim 10 wherein the data-storage medium stores the unique device code in machine-readable form.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein said transfer devices each comprise a card with a magnetic strip having said unique device code magnetically stored therein.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein said selling agents comprise data terminal means for reading said unique device code from said magnetic strip, and for transmitting transaction data, stating the amount of said currency and said unique device code, to said money-transfer company, and for receiving from said money-transfer company said fund-pick-up code.
14. The system of claim 10 further including a plurality of paying agents electronically networked with said money-transfer company, each of said paying agents comprising fund-pick-up means for accessing transaction data located in said data-processor means in response to said beneficiary providing a fund-pick-up code and personal identification to said paying agent.