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US 9,795,201 B2Granted
Device and method
AssigneeReckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
InventorsAndrew Barraclough, Michael Wu, Carl Dibnah
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Abstract
A device for removing a composition from the skin, for example a depilatory composition, has a handle (1), which carries a non-shaving head (2) which is moved over the skin to effect removal of the composition. There is a zone of flexure (5) which extends laterally across the head separating it into a front portion (4) and a rear portion (3). There may be additional zones of flexure within the device.
Claims44
A method of removing a depilatory composition from skin, the method comprising:
- providing a device,
- wherein the device comprises:
- a handle;
- a non-shaving head, which in use is moved over the skin to effect removal of the depilatory composition, the non-shaving head being coupled to the handle to articulate about the handle through an angle between the non-shaving head and the handle of at least 5 degrees up to 170 degrees;
- and
- a zone of flexure comprising a substantially flexible material extending laterally across the non-shaving head, between a front portion and a rear portion of the non-shaving head, the front portion and the rear portion of the non-shaving head comprising a substantially rigid material, the front portion having a surface on a first side of the non-shaving head comprising at least one substantially non-sharp element extending transversely therefrom, the at least one substantially non-sharp element comprising at least two fins extending laterally across the non-shaving head, each fin being formed in the shape of an arc, having a tip at a free edge, and having a concave section of the arc facing the handle, the at least two fins being positioned parallel to one another and closely spaced from one another,
- wherein the rear portion of the non-shaving head is substantially without a substantially non-sharp element extending transversely from a surface on the first side of the non-shaving head,
- wherein the handle is an elongate shaft adapted to be grasped by one hand and the zone of flexure is substantially orthogonal to the length of the shaft,
- wherein an angle between the front portion and the rear portion of the non-shaving head is between 90 degrees and 160 degrees in a rest condition, and when in use the front portion is adapted to lie essentially parallel to the skin and the rear portion is adapted to reside at an angle of 90 degrees to 20 degrees to the skin, and
- wherein the maximum width of the non-shaving head is at least 150% greater than the maximum width of the handle;
- and
- moving the non-shaving head of the device over the skin to remove the depilatory composition from the skin.
9 more elements
A pack comprising:
- a device;
- and
- a supply of a depilatory composition to be applied to skin,
- wherein the device comprises:
- a handle;
- a non-shaving head, which in use is moved over the skin to effect removal of the depilatory composition, the non-shaving head being coupled to the handle to articulate about the handle through an angle between the non-shaving head and the handle of at least 5 degrees up to 170 degrees;
- and
- a zone of flexure comprising a substantially flexible material extending laterally across the non-shaving head, between a front portion and a rear portion of the non-shaving head, the front portion and the rear portion of the non-shaving head comprising a substantially rigid material, the front portion having a surface on a first side of the non-shaving head comprising at least one substantially non-sharp element extending transversely therefrom, the at least one substantially non-sharp element comprising at least two fins extending laterally across the non-shaving head, each fin being formed in the shape of an arc, having a tip at a free edge, and having a concave section of the arc facing the handle, the at least two fins being positioned parallel to one another and closely spaced from one another,
- wherein the rear portion of the non-shaving head is substantially without a substantially non-sharp element extending transversely from a surface on the first side of the non-shaving head,
- wherein the handle is an elongate shaft adapted to be grasped by one hand and the zone of flexure is substantially orthogonal to the length of the shaft,
- wherein an angle between the front portion and the rear portion of the non-shaving head is between 90 degrees and 160 degrees in a rest condition, and when in use the front portion is adapted to lie essentially parallel to the skin and the rear portion is adapted to reside at an angle of 90 degrees to 20 degrees to the skin, and
- wherein the maximum width of the non-shaving head is at least 150% greater than the maximum width of the handle.
9 more elements
A pack comprising:
- a device;
- and a supply of a depilatory composition to be applied to skin,
- wherein the device comprises:
- a non-shaving head which in use is moved over the skin to effect removal of the depilatory composition, the non-shaving head comprising at least two fins;
- a handle coupled to the non-shaving head, wherein the non-shaving head is articulatable about the handle through an angle of at least 5 degrees up to 170 degrees;
- and
- at least two zones of flexure, wherein one zone of flexure of the at least two zones of flexure is made of a different material from the non-shaving head and is configured to enable a portion of the non-shaving head to angularly translate from a position substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the handle to a position substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle,
- wherein the maximum width of the non-shaving head is at least 150% greater than the maximum width of the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.