Epilating appliance
AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsGeorges Gabion, Aime Cleyet, Robert Roger
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an epilating appliance with a casing 2 for accommodating a rotary cylinder 4 mounted on an axle 19 and adapted to be driven by a motor 10, the rotary cylinder having associated to it a plurality of pinching members 42, 43 provided with cutouts 44. The pinching members 42, 43 are capable of pivoting and moving into contact with each other in pairs by means of actuating members 26, 27 located at a distance to the axle 19 of the rotary cylinder 4 and displaceable against the action of at least one spring 39. In order to increase the lever arm for pivotal movement of the pinching members 42, 43, the pivot axis of the pinching members 42, 43 of the rotary cylinder 4 extends at a large relative distance to the axis of the rotary cylinder.
Claims20
An epilating appliance comprising a casing which is suitable for being held by a user's hand, axle structure in said casing, a motor in said casing, rotary cylinder structure in said casing mounted on said axle structure and adapted to be driven in rotation by said motor about a central axis that extends along said axle structure and extends generally parallel to the surface of the skin to be epilated, a plurality of pinching members mounted in series relation on said rotary cylinder structure for rotation therewith, spring structure, and actuating member mounted in series relation on said rotary cylinder structure for rotation therewith, spring structure, and actuating member structure comprising a plurality of actuating members displaceable against the action of said spring structure for pivoting said pinching members in pairs about pinching member pivot axes that are disposed at a distance from said central axis and extend generally perpendicular to said central axis of said rotary cylinder structure to move tips of adjacent pinching members of said pairs into engagement with each other at engagement points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.