Depilating appliance

A depilating appliance for plucking out hairs to be removed, comprising a rotatable roller (4) comprised by a series of pinching blades (5a, 5b-5c, 5d) disposed side by side, a rotatable central shaft (6, 6c) on which the blades (5a, 5b-5c, 5d) are carried and by which the blades are driven in rotation, means mounting said blades (5a, 5b-5c, 5d) on said shaft (6, 6c) for pivoting at least some of said blades about separate stationary axes (X--X') perpendicular to said shaft (6, 6c), a small casing (1) which can be held in one hand and within which said blades are disposed, said casing having an opening (3) therethrough through which gripping portions (16) of said blades project, and means for pivoting at least some of said blades about said separate axes (X--X') mechanically responsive to rotation of said roller (4) such that adjacent said gripping portions (16) of a plurality of pairs of said pivoting blades projecting through said opening contact each other simultaneously, so as to pinch hairs between the blades to pluck them out, said pivoting means comprising a pair of bars on opposite longitudinal sides of and parallel to said shaft with the shaft disposed between the bars of said pair, one said bar contacting a plurality of said blades on one side of said shaft, the other said bar contacting the same plurality of blades on the opposite side of said shaft, and means for simultaneously moving said bars in directions opposite to each other and parallel to said shaft.