Abstract: The present invention is directed to an epilating apparatus (10) comprising a first disc assembly (12) arranged in a first row (14) and at least a second disc assembly (16) arranged in a second row (18), wherein during operation of the apparatus (10) the first disc assembly (12) and the second disc assembly (16) rotate (substantially) in a same direction. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, a circumferential speed of the first disc assembly (12) is different from a circumferential speed of the second disc assembly (16). In accordance with a second aspect of the invention, the first disc assembly and the second disc assembly are arranged angularly relative to each other.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an epilating apparatus (10) comprising a first disc assembly (12) arranged in a first row (14) and at least a second disc assembly (16)arranged in a second row (18), wherein during operation of the apparatus (10) the first disc assembly (12) and the second disc assembly (16) rotate (substantially) in a same direction. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, a circumferential speed of the first disc assembly (12) is different from a circumferential speed of the second disc assembly (16). In accordance with a second aspect of the invention, the first disc assembly and the second disc assembly are arranged angularly relative to each other.

Abstract: In a shaving apparatus (1) comprising a foil-like lower cutter in the form of a cutter blade (68) and an upper cutter in the form of a shear foil (63) the cutter blade (68) has hexagonal hair-entry apertures (145) arranged in a honeycomb pattern, and the shear foil (63) has square hair-entry apertures (119) and a slot-shaped hair-entry aperture (120) between every two adjacent square hair-entry apertures (119), the direction of two parallel cutting edges (132, 134) of the square hair-entry apertures (119) of the shear foil (63) and the direction of two parallel cutting edges (153, 156) of the hexagonal hair-entry apertures (145) of the cutter blade (68) subtending an angle between 5.degree. and 25.degree., preferably between 14.degree. and 15.degree..

Abstract: A shaving apparatus is provided which comprises a housing having a shaving head carrying an external shaving member with hair-entry apertures and an internal shaving member which is coupled to a motor in the housing and which is drivable relative to the external shaving member with a combined movement, the combined movement comprising an oscillatory rotation about an axis of rotation of the internal shaving member and a reciprocating movement in the direction of the axis of rotation. The internal shaving member is provided with a support which is flexible in the direction of the axis of rotation but which is stiff in directions transverse to said direction of the axis of rotation, and the support rotatably supports an internal shaving-member holder which is coupled to the motor.