An epilating device for epilating hair

An epilating device for epilating hairs growing from skin, comprising:

• a housing;
• an epilating system having a plurality of hair-clamping elements arranged adjacent to each other and rotatable relative to the housing;
• a drive system arranged to rotate the hair-clamping elements;
• a skin-contacting member arranged to contact the skin during use and to be pivotable relative to the housing about a first pivot axis such that, during use, an angular position of the skin-contacting member about the first pivot axis is determined by an angular orientation of the housing relative to a surface of the skin in contact with the skin-contacting member;
• a compression member arranged adjacent to the epilating system to exert a compression force on the epilating system directed along a compression line, said compression member being pivotable relative to the housing about a second pivot axis to adjust a position of the compression line relative to the housing;
• and
• a linkage mechanism linking the skin-contacting member and the compression member such that a pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member about the first pivot axis over a first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the compression member about the second pivot axis over a second pivot angle equal to the first pivot angle;
• characterized in that
• the hair-clamping elements are arranged to be rotatable about a supporting shaft which extends along a central axis which is curved in a plane of curvature;
• the compression member is arranged in a fixed position relative to the supporting shaft;
• and
• the linkage mechanism links the skin-contacting member and the supporting shaft such that the pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member about the first pivot axis over the first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the supporting shaft about the second pivot axis over the second pivot angle.