Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with an electric drive mechanism (A) provided in a housing (1) and a housing part (G) in which a removable frame (WR) equipped with at least one cutter element (S) is held by at least one detent mechanism (R), wherein upon release of the removable frame (WR) by the detent mechanism (R) the removable frame (WR) is movably held in a holding position by a retaining device (HV), wherein in said holding position provision is made for at least one distance (W, W1) between a wall of the removable frame (WR) and a wall of the housing part (G), and the removable frame (WR) is adapted to be set in motion by the drive mechanism (A).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing in which an electric drive mechanism is provided having a drive element for the transmission of a driving motion to at least one cutting element reciprocating in directions of movement, and with at least one movably mounted shaving head formed by a shaving head frame in which at least two cooperating cutting elements are provided, wherein the electric drive mechanism is mounted for oscillation in the housing and the shaving head is adapted to be set in oscillation by the oscillatory motions of the electric drive mechanism.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing (1) in which an electric drive mechanism (2) is provided having a drive element (3) for the transmission of a driving motion to at least one reciprocating cutting element (4), and with at least one shaving head (6) mounted on two support arms (28, 29) of a supporting frame (40 for pivotal movement about a pivot axis (Z) within a shaving head frame (7), said shaving head being formed by at least two cooperating cutting elements (4, 5) disposed in the shaving head frame (7), wherein the shaving head (6) is mounted and held for pivotal movement about the pivot axis (Z) by means of a conical bearing (K) acted upon by a spring force of a spring element (50).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing, comprising a housing part (G), at least one cutter element capable of reciprocating in a horizontal plane (E) and a removable frame (WR) having at least one cutter element (S) and detachably held on the housing part (G) by at least two detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4), said detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4) being formed by a seating surface (20, 21) provided on the removable frame (WR) and a seating surface (80, 90) of a resiliently mounted detent element (18, 19) exerting a locking force (FR), wherein the detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4) are capable of exerting a holding function and a vibration-free positioning function of the removable frame (WR) on the housing part (G).

Abstract: Dry shaving apparatus comprises a drive source provided in a housing; a first shaving unit (111) having a first outer cutter and a first undercutter coupled to the drive source and mounted for movement beneath said first outer cutter, and a second shaving unit (112, 113), having a second outer cutter and a second undercutter coupled to the drive source and mounted for oscillatory movement beneath said second outer cutter. The first outer cutter is coupled to the drive source and is mounted for oscillatory movement to serve as a skin agitation member; and the first outer cutter and the second undercutter are arranged to be driven at the same frequency by the drive source.

Abstract: There is provided an air delivery device and method of moving and filtering air. The air delivery device comprises a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. Between the air inlet and the air outlet is located an air delivery fan having at least two rotating air moving elements, the rotating air moving elements intersects the flow of air between the air inlet and the air outlet and establishes a higher pressure zone at the air outlet relative to the air inlet. The air delivery fan further comprises at lest one filter element, having at least one upstream filter face and at least one downstream filter face, defining at least one primary flow channel, and rotating along the same axis of rotation as the air moving elements and preferably forming the air moving elements at least in part.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with an electric drive mechanism (A) provided in a housing (1) and a housing part (G) in which a removable frame (WR) equipped with at least one cutter element (S) is held by at least one detent mechanism (R), wherein upon release of the removable frame (WR) by the detent mechanism (R) the removable frame (WR) is movably held in a holding position by a retaining device (HV), wherein in said holding position provision is made for at least one distance (W, W1) between a wall of the removable frame (WR) and a wall of the housing part (G), and the removable frame (WR) is adapted to be set in motion by the drive mechanism (A).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing (1) in which an electric drive mechanism (2) is provided having a drive element (3) for the transmission of a driving motion to at least one reciprocatory cutting element (4), and with at least one shaving head (6) oscillating in a horizontal direction and formed by a shaving head frame (7, 55) in which at least two cooperating cutting elements (4, 5) are provided, wherein the electric drive mechanism (2) is mounted for oscillation in the housing (1) and is adapted to be set in oscillation by the inner forces necessarily occurring in operation of the dry shaving apparatus, and wherein the oscillatory motions of the electric drive mechanism (2) are transmitted to the shaving head (6) in order to set said shaving head in oscillation as well.

Abstract: Dry shaving apparatus comprises a first individual shaving unit (111) having at least two first cutters cooperating together, including a first outer cutter and a first undercutter; at least a second individual shaving unit (112, 113) having at least two second cutters cooperating together including a second outer cutter and a second undercutter; biasing element for the cooperation of the cutters; and at least one drive source coupled with at least one cutter of each individual shaving unit. All cutters of at least the first (111) of the individual shaving units are coupled to the drive source to be driven for cutting and skin agitating purposes and the outer cutter of at least a further one (112, 113) of the individual shaving units is inactive.

Abstract: There is provided an air delivery device and method of moving and filtering air. The air delivery device comprises a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. Between the air inlet and the air outlet is located an air delivery fan having at least two rotating air moving elements, the rotating air moving elements intersects the flow of air between the air inlet and the air outlet and establishes a higher pressure zone at the air outlet relative to the air inlet. The air delivery fan further comprises at lest one filter element, having at least one upstream filter face and at least one downstream filter face, defining at least one primary flow channel, and rotating along the same axis of rotation as the air moving elements and preferably forming the air moving elements at least in part.

Abstract: There is provided a moving sorbent filter within an air delivery device. The air delivery device has a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, between the air inlet and the air outlet is located an air delivery fan having at least two rotating air moving means. The rotating air moving means intersect the flow of air between the air inlet and the air outlet and establish a higher pressure zone at the air outlet relative to the air inlet. The air delivery fan further comprising a moving porous sorbent filter formed of at least one sorbent filter element. The sorbent filter has at least one air passage allowing substantially unimpeded airflow into and through the sorbent filter.

Abstract: A filtration system that rotates in conjunction with a blower wheel, and a method of attaching the same. The blower wheel typically has a plurality of fan blades arranged in a spaced relationship radially around a blower cavity to define a flow path extending radially outward from the blower cavity through the fan blades when the blower wheel is rotating. The filtration system includes a filter cartridge releasably attachable to the blower wheel in an engaged configuration. The filter cartridge includes a filter medium defining a generally center opening and a filter surface configured to be positioned generally adjacent to the fan blades and to extend across at least a portion of the flow path. In one embodiment, a plurality of flow passages extending through the filter medium.

Abstract: A base paper for decorative coating systems which is made of a paper pulp and contains in addition to cellulose fibers, at least one filler, a wet strength imparting cationic resin, and anionic inorganic particles.

Abstract: A system for the application of knots in surgical suture material consists of a pre-knotted surgical suture means (1) and a surgical knot applicator. The pre-knotted surgical suture means (1) has a sleeve (10) open at both ends (12, 13) and a surgical suture material (15) such as thread, cord, etc., which suture material is tied around the sleeve (10) to produce a pre-knotted displaceable knot (18) and has a free end (16). The surgical knot applicator contains a shaft, whose distal end-zone comprises an opening corresponding to the diameter of the sleeve (10). The sleeve (10) inserted with its proximal zone (12) into this opening is pulled back into the interior space of the shaft with a pulling-in device. The suture and the knot (18) are pulled tight by moving the free end (16) of the surgical suture material (15) guided through the sleeve (10) in proximal direction (arrow) with a pulling device.