Electric shaver of reciprocating drive type having trimmer blade

An electric shaver, comprising:

• a housing,
• an outer blade frame mounted to the upper end of said housing,
• an outer blade holding means for detachably holding said outer blade frame,
• an outer blade mounted to said outer blade frame,
• inner blade means disposed inside said outer blade frame for cooperating with said outer blade,
• a motor being housed within said housing,
• a power supply for supplying an electric power to said motor,
• first coupling means for coupling said motor and said inner blade means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said inner blade means,
• trimmer blade means supported by said housing and provided to selectively assume a first state thereof being retracted toward said housing or a second state thereof being protruded outward of said housing,
• displacement means coupled to said trimmer blade means in said housing and to be displaceable to a first position for placing said trimmer blade means to said first state or a second position for placing said trimmer blade means to said second state,
• second coupling means for coupling said motor and said trimmer blade means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said trimmer blade means on the occasion of said second state of said trimmer blade means,
• first operation means provided to be operable from outside said housing to be capable of selectively assuming a first, second and third positions,
• switching means associated with said first operation means for supplying an electric power from said power supply to said motor only at said second and third positions of said first operation means,
• first acting means associated with said switching means for acting upon said displacement means in association with displacement of said first operation means to said third position for displacing said displacement means to said second position, and
• second operation means provided independently of said first operation means to be operable from outside said housing for acting upon said displacement means for displacing said displacement means to said second position independently of said first acting means.