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US 10,518,097 B2Granted
Workpiece with integrated battery
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJoseph W. Grez
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Abstract
A workpiece, such as a treatment workpiece, for use with a non-powered appliance is disclosed. The workpiece includes a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery integrated into the workpiece housing. The workpiece in some examples can be configured such that the battery is neither removable nor replaceable. The capacity of the battery can either be selected so as to provide at least a single use of the workpiece or to correspond to the recommended replacement period (e.g., 90 days) of the workpiece.
Claims17
A workpiece for use with a non-powered appliance, the workpiece comprising:
- a housing;
- a battery enclosed within the housing;
- a treatment applicator;
- and
- an electrical interface carried by the housing, the electrical interface configured to be electrically coupled to the non-powered appliance for supplying power from the battery thereto.
2 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- a non-powered appliance including a drive motor and a workpiece electrical interface;
- and
- a workpiece selectively mounted to the non-powered appliance, wherein the workpiece includes a treatment applicator, a battery enclosed within a housing of the workpiece, and an electrical interface configured to be coupled to the workpiece electrical interface when the workpiece is mounted to the non-powered appliance for supplying power from the battery to the drive motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.