With Additional Cutter Means Patents (Class 30/34.1)
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Publication number: 20130247381Abstract: A razor and trimmer combination assembly includes an elongated handle, a razor blade, a trimmer and a motor. The razor blade is disposed at or adjacent a first end of the handle. The trimmer mounts on the handle and includes a moving blade. The motor drives the moving blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Lawrence A. Blaustein, Douglas A. Gall, John William Nottingham, John Osher
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Publication number: 20130239413Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hair removal apparatus (100) having a base body (10) and a slide (20), which is mounted thereon to be movable (displaceably). At least one wet shaver unit (40) comprising a razor blade, such as a blade cartridge for wet shaving, is mounted on the slide. Due to the mobility of the slide (20), this wet shaver unit (40) is protected from damage in the event of impact of the hair removal apparatus, e.g., in a fall to the floor. Certain target positions of the slide (20) can be secured with a slip clutch, such that they become unlocked on exceeding a minimum force that is acting and thereby release a movement of the slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Braun GmbHInventors: Uwe Fischer, Cirilo Javier Perez-Lopez, Robert Schmidt, Andreas Larscheid
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Patent number: 8533959Abstract: A cartridge or razor, suitable for wet or dry shaving, comprising a housing in which the housing comprises a front, a rear, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a wing on at least one of the first side and the second side. The cartridge or razor also comprises one or more shaving blades disposed in the housing and at least one trimming blade disposed in the wing.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Stuart Michael Davis
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Patent number: 8510956Abstract: A combination shaving and trimming device includes a handle having an upper end and lower end, a powered trimmer disposed adjacent the upper end, a wet-shaving razor attachment adapted for mounting over the trimmer onto the upper end of the handle. The wet-shaving razor attachment is removably connected to the trimmer via a releasable locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Stefan Rehbein, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Gerrit Roenneberg, Michael Maichel
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Publication number: 20130199346Abstract: A protective cover for a shaving cartridge, a shaving assembly including a cartridge and a protective cover, a razor having a razor handle and such a shaving assembly, a method of shaving with such a razor and a method of manufacturing such a protective cover. The protective cover includes a housing extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis (A) and is provided with a comb and a trimming blade, the trimming blade having an elongated cutting edge and the comb having several teeth projecting obliquely to the longitudinal axis (A) and protruding forwardly with regard to the trimming blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Yiannis Marios Psimadas, Ioannis Bozikis, Luca Iaccarino
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Patent number: 8499459Abstract: A shaving blade unit having a housing that includes a primary cap, a primary guard, an upper face, and a rear face. The shaving blade unit also includes a first primary blade located between the primary cap and the primary guard and extending at said the upper face, a first spacer stacked with the first primary blade, and a trimming blade extending at the rear face of the housing where the trimming blade is unreleasably fixed to the first spacer.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: BIC-Violex SAInventors: Dimitris Efthimiadis, Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Bozikis
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Patent number: 8479398Abstract: A shaving assembly having plural independent flexibly mounted cartridges. The assembly comprises a cartridge support including two flexible cross members at opposing ends of a bridge member each at one of a pair of attachment points. The cross member is flexible into either a convex or a concave orientation about the respective attached point. The assembly further comprises a plurality of cartridges each including a carrier and at least one blade, each cartridge independently coupled to the cross members in a parallel relation to each other cartridge to the cross members.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Inventor: Leon Alon Coresh
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Patent number: 8458908Abstract: The invention relates to a hair removal apparatus (100) having a base body (10) and a slide (20), which is mounted thereon to be movable (displaceably). At least one wet shaver unit (40) comprising a razor blade, such as a blade cartridge for wet shaving, is mounted on the slide. Due to the mobility of the slide (20), this wet shaver unit (40) is protected from damage in the event of impact of the hair removal apparatus, e.g., in a fall to the floor. Certain target positions of the slide (20) can be secured with a slip clutch, such that they become unlocked on exceeding a minimum force that is acting and thereby release a movement of the slide.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Uwe Fischer, Xavier Perez-Lopez, Robert Schmidt, Andreas Larscheid
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Publication number: 20130111759Abstract: The invention relates to an electric shaver comprising a housing (1) and a shaving head (2) which comprises at least one cutting system, and which is pivotably connected to the housing (1), and further comprises means for locking this pivoting motion at several predetermined positions, whereby the shaving head (2) comprises a multitude of notches (23). To improve the function on comfort of the shaver the housing (1) provides a switch element (6) which is connected to at least one engaging element (10) that is adapted for being coupled with at least one of the notches (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: BRAUN GMBHInventor: Braun GmbH
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Patent number: 8387259Abstract: A dual headed razor blade system includes a first razor blade head assembly and a second razor blade head assembly. The razor blade head assemblies include an elongated in-line main handle having opposed upper and lower ends and opposed front and rear faces supports; additionally, the system includes a shorter in-line arm having opposed upper and lower ends, and opposed front and rear faces. The first razor blade head assembly is mounted to upper end of a first blade support, which in turn is mounted at the upper end and on the front face of the elongated main in-line handle; the second razor blade head assembly is mounted to the upper end of a second blade support, which in turn is mounted at the upper end of the shorter elongated in-line arm, while the lower end of the in-line arm is pivoted at a concave recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Inventor: Carol Starr
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Patent number: 8381405Abstract: An electric shaver including: a gripper portion to be held by the user's hand; and a head portion configured to hold a shaving-blade unit and supported to be swingable in predetermined directions with respect to the gripper portion, wherein the head portion is provided with: an edge-trimmer-blade unit configured to be switched between a ready-for-use state and a stored state by an operation element; and a engaging portion for fixing the head portion, the engaging portion configured to be engaged with the operation element when the edge-trimmer-blade unit is switched to the ready.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Shigeta, Masanobu Yamasaki, Shin Hosokawa, Takeshi Shiba, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki
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Shaving blade unit comprising a movable trimming blade protector and shaver having such a blade unit
Patent number: 8359751Abstract: A shaving blade unit having a housing that includes a primary cap, a primary guard, an upper face, and a rear face. The shaving blade unit also includes at least one primary blade located between the primary cap and the primary guard and extending at the upper face, at least one trimming blade extending at the rear face of the housing, and a trimming blade protector that is able to selectively cover and uncover at least the at least one trimming blade. The trimming blade protector is movably mounted on the housing between a closed position where it covers the at least one trimming blade and an open position where the at least one trimming blade is usable.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Bic-Violex SAInventors: Dimitris Efthimiadis, Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Bozikis -
Patent number: 8341845Abstract: A hair-clipping device includes a main body, a main hair-clipping unite supported by the main body, and additional hair-clipping unit having an active hair-clipping portion extending over a longitudinal dimension and being supported by a supporting unit. The supporting unit, at least in one predetermined working position of the active hair-clipping portion, extends only over a part of the longitudinal dimension. Thereby at least one free end portion of the active hair-clipping portion exists that can, for example, be easily inserted into the nose to remove nose hair.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Michael Janny, Rene Wadsack, Wolfgang Obermann
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Patent number: 8261451Abstract: A razor system is provided for shaving facial and body hair, the razor system having a handle and a razor cartridge. The razor cartridge has a primary group of blades and a second group of blades, such that the primary group of blades makes a first common plane and the second group of blades makes a second working plane. The first common plane and the second working plane are directionally-opposed. The present invention further relates to a method of shaving with the razor system.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Inventor: James A. Macove
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Patent number: 8242744Abstract: In a battery charger for charging a built-in secondary battery of a compact electric apparatus such as an electric shaver, an erroneous detection due to incomplete mounting of the compact electric apparatus on a mounting base is prevented with a simple and inexpensive configuration. A detection structure for detecting mounting of the compact electric apparatus on the mounting base comprises a charge contact member, a common contact member and a signal contact member which are electrically connected to a positive power source line, a negative power source line and a control signal line of the compact electric apparatus, respectively. A detection contact which electrically connects the signal contact member to the common contact member when the compact electric apparatus is not mounted on the mounting base is integrally formed on the signal contact member.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yasuhide Matsuoka, Fumio Taniguchi, Daisuke Sone
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Publication number: 20120174408Abstract: A razor and trimmer combination assembly includes an elongated handle, a razor blade, a trimmer and a motor. The razor blade is disposed at or adjacent a first end of the handle. The trimmer mounts on the handle and includes a moving blade. The motor drives the moving blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Lawrence A. Blaustein, Douglas A. Gall, John William Nottingham, John Osher
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Publication number: 20120137525Abstract: Described herein is a hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutters, short-hair cutters, or epilators, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Werner Haczek, Bernhard Kraus, Thorsten Piesker, Markus Sabisch
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Publication number: 20120137524Abstract: To allow trimming body hair by pulling as well as pushing with the same hair trimmer device (1), its comb unit (6) is positioned over the trimming head (16) in at least two different positions (8, 9), one (8) pulling and one pushing position (9). In particular, in the different comb positions (8, 9), the tips (20) of the comb unit's fins (13) point in the direction of the respective movement. Preferably, the comb unit (6) is removably attached. In a preferred embodiment, the trimming head (16) includes shaving means (18) besides trimming means (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: CHRISTIAN MIKULA, GERALD KAUER, HARALD DULLER
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Patent number: 8151466Abstract: A shaving apparatus includes a base part and a shaving head mounted on the base part. The shaving head is pivotably mounted with respect to the base part about a pivot axis that runs parallel to a longitudinal direction of rows of cutting. The pivot axis is offset towards the base part with respect to the rows of cutting teeth in a depth direction relative to the base part. A spring is provided which spring-loads the shaving head counter to the depth direction away from the base part and towards a rest position of the shaving head.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronic N.V.Inventor: Arthur Putzer
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Patent number: 8141253Abstract: A personal care apparatus includes a handle housing a rechargeable battery and a plurality of operating heads such as a vibrating safety razor head and a hair trimming device exchangeably mountable on the handle for assembling different hand-held appliances for performing respective body treatments. A base is included for storing the components of the apparatus when not in use and forms a battery charging device with a socket into which the handle plugs for recharging the battery. The operating heads include electrical devices, in particular electric motors, powered by the battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 8136249Abstract: A locking device for securing an attachment member to a main body including first engagement pawls provided in the attachment member so that the first engagement pawls extend in the direction of attachment-detachment of the attachment member and along the inner surface of the main body and a push button assembly secured to the inner surface of the main body. The push button assembly includes a back panel for being secured to an inner surface of the main body, a push button for protruding through an opening in the main body, second engagement pawls formed on the push button and a compression spring provided between the push button and the back panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Izumi Products CompanyInventor: Shinji Shiba
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Publication number: 20120055025Abstract: A shaving head for an electric dry shaver which comprises a base element for carrying at least three cutter units, each providing an outer cutter and an inner cutter arranged to be moved in sliding contact relative to each other, whereby at least one cutter unit comprises a foil-type outer cutter. The shaving head further comprises a first trimmer-type cutting unit that has a plurality of slots defined by a plurality of adjacent bar elements featuring cutting edges. The shaving head comprises a second trimmer-type cutting unit having an outer cutter that comprises a plurality of teeth featuring cutting edges and spaced from each other so as to define a plurality of slits.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Thorsten Pohl, Joachim Krauss, Tobias Schwarz, Peter Junk, Reinhold Eichhorn, Andreas Peter, Michael Odemer, Martin Fuellgrabe, Christoph Zegula, Alois Koeppl, Stefan Fuerst
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Patent number: 8109001Abstract: Shaving apparatus including a drivable shaving unit for performing a first shaving action on a user's skin; a motor adapted to drive the shaving unit to perform the first shaving action; a blade having a razor-sharp cutting edge positioned for shaving engagement with the user's skin; and a guard surface provided in front of the razor-sharp blade. During use, the blade performs a second shaving action to cut hair while the drivable shaving unit performs the first shaving action. The first shaving unit may be rotary or linear and may have a static or moving skin-engaging cutter. Two razor-sharp blades may be provided, facing in opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Terence G. Royle, Robert White
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Publication number: 20110308087Abstract: A combination shaving and trimming device includes a handle having an upper end and lower end, a powered trimmer disposed adjacent the upper end, a wet-shaving razor attachment adapted for mounting over the trimmer onto the upper end of the handle. The combination shaving and trimming device includes alignment guides providing one way attachment of the wet-shaving razor attachment to the trimmer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Stefan Rehbein, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Nicolas Salomez, Gerrit Roenneberg
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Patent number: 8028418Abstract: In a hair cutting device, a head portion is connected such that the head portion can laterally tilt and vertically move. The head portion is stably supported in a front-rear direction, connected to an upper portion of a main body grip portion, and resiliently biased upward. An upper end of the main body grip portion is formed with an opened space into which a lower portion of the head portion is inserted. Front and back surfaces of the head portion have a pair of left and right shaft portions which are connected to an inner surface of the opened space such that the shaft portions can turn and vertically move and come into slide contact with the inner surface of the opened space. A contact portion which is provided lower than the pair of shaft portions comes into slide contact with the inner surface of the opened space.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Sagawa
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Publication number: 20110225826Abstract: An integrated shaver and hair trimmer device with an adjustable handle includes a shaver and trimmer assembly with a shaver/trimmer head including one or more cutting blade assemblies and an elongated handle assembly connected to the shaver and trimmer assembly. The shaver and trimmer assembly and the handle assembly are constructed and arranged such that at a point of connection of the assemblies either the shaver and trimmer assembly or the handle assembly move or pivot about the point of connection to adjust a position or angle of the handle assembly relative to the shaver and trimmer assembly. The device is further constructed and arranged to securely and removably fix the handle assembly at a required or desired position or angle relative to the shaver and trimmer assembly including any one of a multiple of positions or any position within a certain range of movement of the handle assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventor: James M. Leventhal
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Publication number: 20110219620Abstract: A combination shaving and trimming device includes a handle having an upper end and lower end, a powered trimmer disposed adjacent the upper end, a wet-shaving razor attachment adapted for mounting over the trimmer onto the upper end of the handle. The wet-shaving razor attachment is removably connected to the trimmer via a releasable locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Stefan Rehbein, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Gerrit Roenneberg, Michael Maichel
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Patent number: 8015711Abstract: A razor that includes an elongated hollow handle having a front end and a back end. The razor also includes a first razor head and a second razor head, which are both mounted on a support the support being mounted in the handle and slideable along the length of the handle between a first use position and a second use position. The first use position allows the first razor head to project outward from the front end of the handle to allow shaving, while the second razor head is retracted within the handle; the second use position allows the second razor head to project outward from the back end of the handle to allow shaving, while the first razor head is retracted within the handle. The use positions are preferably attained by a manually operable actuator for moving the razor head from one position to the other.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: BIC-Violex SAInventors: Yiannis Marios Psimadas, Ioannis Bozikis, Dimitris Efthimiadis
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Publication number: 20110214289Abstract: A combination powered grooming device comprising a handle and a grooming attachment. The handle has a longitudinal axis extending between an upper end and a lower end. The handle comprises a trimmer assembly disposed adjacent the upper end and the trimmer assembly includes at least one moving blade. The handle further comprises an electrical arrangement disposed therein. The electrical arrangement comprises a motor having a drive shaft and a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft and to the trimmer assembly. In a trimming mode, the drive mechanism translates movement of the drive shaft to the moving blade. The grooming attachment is adapted for mounting onto the upper end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Michael Maichel, Markus Schuessler, Ralf Klug, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Terence Gordon Royle, Andreas Larscheid, Stefan Rehbein, Ulrich Fandrey, Juergen Behrendt, Gerrit Roenneberg
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Publication number: 20110167639Abstract: A trimmer mechanism suitable for use in a hair trimmer and hair trimmer attachment is described. The trimmer mechanism allows for a linearly reciprocating motion to be used to obtain a close trim or shave. The trimmer mechanism includes two sets of blades that are moveable relative to each other to define a pair of cutting zones. One set of blades provides a coarse trim, while the following set of blades provides a finer trim. Also provides is a blade arrangement and a method of manufacture of a blade arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
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Publication number: 20110162207Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a combined hair removal device that comprises a electrical hair removal device having at least a first coupling structure, a wet shaving device having at least a second coupling structure, the first and second coupling structures being configured to mate with each other to detachably couple the electrical hair removal device and the wet shaving device in at least a first coupling position, the electrical hair removal device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the electrical hair removal device in a detached state, and the wet shaving device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the wet shaving device in a detached state, wherein the wet shaving device comprises a wet shaving head that has at least a blade having a sharp, elongated edge arranged for contacting the skin during a shaving operation so as to cut off hairs growing on the skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Michael Maichel, Markus Schuessler, Ralf Klug, Xavier Perez-Lopez, Andreas Larscheid, Bjoern Kling, Bernhard Sikora, Bernd Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 7966731Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. The shaving unit further includes a discrete trimming blade assembly having a blade carrier with a cap, guard and a solitary trimming blade defining a second cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing and function as an anode in an anode-cathode cell to inhibit corrosion of the shaving and trimming blades.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Vincent P. Walker, Corey E. Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
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Publication number: 20110131812Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically operated hair cutting device having a short hair cutting system fashioned on a front end of a housing and having a bearer part, attached to the front or rear side of the housing, that accepts at least one additional cutting device. The cutting device is made up of at least two cutting elements that slide relative to one another via a drive motor, the cutting elements of the additional cutting device being fashioned in a shaving head frame. The shaving head frame, with the cutting elements, is mounted in the bearer part against the force of a spring system. In addition, the shaving head frame is guided upward and downward in the bearer part via guide elements. According to the present invention, the shaving head frame is pivotably mounted on the bearer part via a central bearing. In this way, a shave is ensured that is particularly gentle to the skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Andreas Erndt, Daniel Dietzel, Thorsten Piesker, Johannes Stimpel, Nicolas Salomez, Uwe Ludaescher, Matthias Matern
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Publication number: 20110126412Abstract: The invention relates to a hair removal apparatus having a housing (1) which holds a drive motor (2) for at least one first cutting system designed as a trimmer (4). The trimmer (4) has at least two cutting parts (7, 8), each having at least two rows of teeth that are drivable relative to one another. The hair removal apparatus has at least one other second cutting system, which has at least one sharp-edged razor blade (22). The second cutting system is arranged on a carrier element (19) which is movably guided on the housing (1). The carrying element (19) is adjustable in at least two different positions by a corresponding switching movement by the user. The trimmer (4) is always connected to the drive motor (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Xavier Perez-Lopez, Andreas Larscheid
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Patent number: 7937837Abstract: A razor that includes a handle having an axis, a first shaver head having one or more blades, mounted at a front end of the handle and a second shaver head mounted on a support mounted at a back end of the handle and pivotable with respect to the support between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the support projects outward from the back end of the handle to allow shaving with the second shaver head and in the closed position, the support is retracted within the handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: BIC-Violex SAInventors: Yiannis Psimadas, Alexis Angelides, Dimitris Efthimiadis
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Publication number: 20110094106Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a hybrid hair removal device that comprises an electrical hair removal device having a body that is intended for being gripped by a user's hand and a head that is intended for contact with a user's skin during regular operation, and an attachment that comprises a handle structure that detachably envelopes at least a part of the outer surface of the body and a skin treatment unit mounted at the handle structure. Such a hybrid hair removal device allows easily detaching the attachment from the hair removal device. The invention is also concerned with such an attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Björn Kling, Bernhard Sikora, Bernd Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 7900359Abstract: A hair trimming device is detachably mounted on a handle housing a battery for supplying electric current to a motor located in a drive unit of the trimming device. A trimmer unit includes a plurality of trimmer blade assemblies with different configurations and is rotatable on the drive unit for moving a selected one of the blade assemblies to the operative position in which it is coupled to be driven by the drive unit whilst the other blade assembly which is not in the operative position is uncoupled from the drive output of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Publication number: 20110023305Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing. One or more primary shaving blades are positioned between the primary guard and the primary cap. A trimming blade is pivotally mounted at the back of the housing and has a cutting edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Trevor John Whelan, Paul Leslie Warrick
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Publication number: 20110010943Abstract: An electric shaver having a reciprocating shaving cutter assembly at the upper end of its shaver body and also a safety razor assembly disposed parallel to the shaving cutter assembly, the reciprocating shaving cutter assembly being disposed in the direction of shaving of the safety razor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventor: Heikan Izumi
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Publication number: 20100325892Abstract: The present invention provides a razor, comprising: a power source housing part, having power terminals and including a power source that is connected to the power terminals; and a first razor head housing part that is releasably connected to the power source housing part and having terminals that are connectable to the power terminals thereof, the first razor head housing part comprising a first cutting element and a first motor for driving the first cutting element; wherein the first razor head housing part defines a substantially water-tight unit. The razor head housing part can be replaced with a second razor head housing part that is connectable to the power source housing part and having terminals that are connectable to the power terminals thereof, the second razor head housing part comprising a second cutting element, which is different from the first cutting element, and a second motor for driving the second cutting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventor: Michael Axel Martin Nuber
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Publication number: 20100299927Abstract: The invention relates to a hair removal device such as for example an electric shaver or a wet shaver, comprising a main device element (10, 20) which accounts for the major portion of the overall weight, and a separate element (30, 40) which can be coupled therewith and which comprises for example a wet-shave blade cartridge (40). The separate element (30, 40) is connected to the main device element (10, 20) via a coupling (23, 33). Said coupling (23, 33) is designed to open under the effect of forces that exceed a minimum force. When the hair removal device (100) is dropped, the separate element (30, 40) is not damaged despite the comparatively greater weight of the hair removal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Uwe Fischer, Xavier Perez-Lopez, Markus Schuessler, Andreas Larscheid
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Publication number: 20100299928Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing. One or more primary shaving blades are positioned between the primary guard and the primary cap. A trimming blade is mounted at the back of the housing and has a cutting edge. A trimming comb guard is located at the back of the housing. The trimming comb guard has a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge. The open slots have a minimum width of about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing the free passage of hair during shaving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Sean P. Clarke, Paul Leslie Warrick, Trevor John Whelan
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Patent number: 7832104Abstract: The invention provides a hair removing apparatus having a body hair treatment head removing a body hair by shaving the body hair, depilating the body hair or cutting the body hair, and a main body grip held by a hand, and in which the body hair treatment head being rotatably coupled to the main body grip in such a manner that the body hair treatment head is freely oscillated with respect to the main body grip. In this structure, the hair removing apparatus is provided with a weight applying means for applying a force opposing to a force by which the body hair treatment head is oscillated by its own weight of the body hair treatment head around a center of rotation of the body hair treatment head.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanobu Yamasaki, Toshiyuki Tsushio, Takeshi Shiba, Juzaemon Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7810240Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing, one or more primary shaving blades between the primary guard and the primary cap, a rear wall having a rear exterior surface extending downward from the upper surface at the back of the housing to a terminating surface, and a trimming blade mounted on the rear wall and having a trimming cutting edge extending at least partially beyond the terminating surface inside of an imaginary extension of the rear exterior surface, the rear exterior surface defining a secondary cap for the trimming blade. The back of the housing includes a trimming guard including spaced guard segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Alejandro Lee, Robert Trotta
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Publication number: 20100251551Abstract: A razor and trimmer combination assembly includes an elongated handle, a razor blade, a trimmer and a motor. The razor blade is disposed at or adjacent a first end of the handle. The trimmer mounts on the handle and includes a moving blade. The motor drives the moving blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Lawrence A. Blaustein, Douglas A. Gall, John William Nottingham, John Osher
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Publication number: 20100229396Abstract: A hand-held hair cutting appliance has a housing, a first cutting blade, and a second cutting blade. The first cutting blade is capable of reciprocating movement relative to the housing. A drive assembly is operatively connected to the first cutting blade for drivingly reciprocating the first cutting blade relative to the housing such that the first cutting blade is moveable in a side to side direction relative to the housing and the second cutting blade. A counter weight is adapted for reciprocating movement relative to the housing in response to reciprocating movement of the first cutting blade. The counter weight has at least one of a mass and a location relative to the first cutting blade to thereby at least partially counter-balance the reciprocating movement of the first cutting blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: ROVCAL, INC.Inventor: Thomas Richard Bednar
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Patent number: 7761999Abstract: A razor system is provided for shaving facial and body hair, the razor system having a handle and a razor cartridge. The razor cartridge has a primary group of blades and a second group of blades, such that the primary group of blades makes a first common plane and the second group of blades makes a second working plane. The first common plane and the second working plane are directionally-opposed. The present invention further relates to a method of shaving with the razor system.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Inventor: James A. Macove
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Patent number: 7762001Abstract: A hair clipper includes three blade blocks each including comb-like blades mutually overlapped for making sliding contact with each other, each blade block having a skin contact surface parallel to a projecting direction of the comb-like blades; and a main body including a drive unit for reciprocating one of the comb-like blades. The blade blocks include first, second and third blade blocks. The second blade block has a skin surface contact angle between a longitudinal axis of the main body and the skin contact surface acute and greater than that of the first blade block. The third blade block has a skin surface contact angle same as that of the second blade block. The third blade block has a cutting width smaller than that of the first and second blade blocks. The main body includes an attachment unit for detachably attaching one of the blade blocks to the main body.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Morisugi, Toshio Ikuta
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Publication number: 20100175259Abstract: An electric shaver including: a gripper portion to be held by the user's hand; and a head portion configured to hold a shaving-blade unit and supported to be swingable in predetermined directions with respect to the gripper portion, wherein the head portion is provided with an edge-trimmer-blade unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Shigeta, Masanobu Yamasaki, Shin Hosokawa, Takeshi Shiba, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20100175258Abstract: A shaving apparatus having at least one cutting unit (5) is provided which is able to shave both short and rather long hairs. The cutting unit comprises an external cutting member (7) and an internal cutting member (9) movably arranged with respect to the external cutting member, and a driver (11) for moving the internal cutting member. The external cutting member is provided with a shaving section (13) having two mutually connected lateral borders (15, 17) between which hair entry apertures with cutting edges (23) are provided. The internal cutting member is provided with cutting elements (25) having cutting edges (27) for cooperation with the cutting edges of the external cutting member. A number of the hair entry apertures is formed by laterally open recesses (21) each extending between two substantially flat lamellae (29) of the external cutting member, which lamellae have free ends (29a, 29b) positioned between the borders of the shaving section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Bastian Cornelis Kleine Doepke, Johan Bron, Johan Pragt, Hendrik Poel