A HAIR CUTTING DEVICE

There is disclosed a hair cutting device (10) comprising a cutting unit (30) having a guard (40) moveable relative a blade carrier (32) to vary a cutting length within a cutting length range. The cutting device (10) has an actuator (16) moveable between first and second positions to move a follower element (50) and the guard (40) between corresponding first and second positions to vary the cutting length between two extreme length settings. The cutting unit (30) is pivotable relative a housing unit (12) of the cutting device (10) between an open position and a closed position for cutting. The follower element (50) is configured to cooperate with the actuator (16) so that, when the cutting unit (30) is in the open position with the follower element (50) and guard (40) in the first position, but the actuator (16) is in the second position, pivoting movement of the cutting unit (30) to the closed position causes the actuator (16) to drive the follower element (50) and the guard (40) to the second position. Accordingly, the actuator (16) can engage with the follower element (50) when the cutting unit is in the closed position, despite the actuator and the follower element having non-corresponding positions when the cutting unit is in the open position.