Hair tweezers
OwnerToshio Yazawa, Fumi Yazawainventors
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Abstract
Hair tweezers comprising a pincette member which is retractable by means of a spiral spring immediately after the pincette member is pressed to grasp an objective hair. The hair tweezers have a cylindrical casing in which there are provided a stopper which locks the pincette member in position against the resilient force of the spiral spring and an actuator assembly such as the aforesaid spiral spring. Buttons each having bearing elements therein are provided at the fore portion of the casing in such a manner that the pincette member is unlocked with the stopper and slidably retracted immediately after the buttons are pressed.
Claims9
Tweezers for removing hair comprising:
- a cylindrical housing which has openings at one end portion thereof;
- said openings being opposite to each other relative to the axis of said cylindrical housing,
- a stopper member connected to the inside of said cylindrical housing;
- a pincette member which has two symmetrical legs connected with each other at one end thereof;
- said pincette member having tips at the other end thereof for securing a hair,
- buttons secured in said openings of said cylindrical housing;
- said pincette member being mounted for lengthwise movement in said housing between a retracted and an advanced position, said pincette member engaging said stopper member when in said advanced position, said buttons each being movable in a perpendicular direction relative to the axis of said housing,
- said buttons each including therein rolling contact bearing means which roll on the respective legs of said pincette member during lengthwise movements of said pincette member, and
- an actuator assembly for advancing and retracting said pincette member;
- said actuator assembly comprising a shaft connected to the end of said pincette member, a first sleeve disposed on the inside of said housing, a second sleeve connected to said shaft, and a spiral spring disposed between said first and second sleeves,
- whereby when said buttons are pressed, the pincette member is disengaged from said stopper member to thereby retract said pincette member while said pincette member is holding the hair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.