Abstract: A shaving apparatus (1) with an upper cutter (11) which has at least one hole configuration (17, 18, 19) for co-operation with a lower cutter, and with information indicia (16) which are formed by characteristics (20, 21, 22) which are associated with a respective hole configuration (17, 18, 19) and provide information on the function of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) concerned, is structured such that the characteristic (20, 21, 22) associated with a hole configuration (17, 18, 19) is provided directly in the area of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) and hence on the upper cutter (11) with the hole configuration (17, 18, 19).

Abstract: A shaving apparatus (1) with an upper cutter (11) which has at least one hole configuration (17, 18, 19) for co-operation with a lower cutter, and with information means (16) which are formed by characteristics (20, 21, 22) which are associated with a respective hole configuration (17, 18, 19) and provide information on the function of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) concerned, is structured such that the characteristic (20, 21, 22) associated with a hole configuration (17, 18, 19) is provided directly in the area of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) and hence on the upper cutter (11) with the hole configuration (17, 18, 19).

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for coating foil comprised of nickel or a nickel alloy by sputtering a layer comprised of a metal compound on the foil in a vacuum. The foil is treated in an argon plasma with a pressure of 1031 3 to 10−2 millibar, for a variable time with a variable rate, and with energy of the plasma ions. A chromium oxide layer or a layer containing chromium oxide is successively sputtered by means of a reactive magnetron atomizing of at least one target comprised of chromium or an alloy containing chromium. The layer is sputtered with at least one atomization source in an argon-oxygen mixture with a pressure of 10−3 to 10−2 millibar. The operating point is constantly maintained in given boundaries and the foil is bonded in a defined thermal contact with a thermal buffer when the foil is being coated. The foil is coated until a given interference color pertaining to an interference of a first or second order is reached on the foil.

Abstract: A hair-cutting apparatus (1), which preferably takes the form of a shaving apparatus, includes a toothed cutting device (10), which has a toothed cutter (13) having at least one row of hair catching teeth (14), the hair catching teeth (14) each having a non-bent first portion 18 which extends from the respective tooth base (17) and a bent second portion (20) which adjoins the first portion (18) and which extends up to the free end (19) of the respective hair catching tooth (14), a distance L existing between the bounding faces (21) of the non-bent first (?) portions (18) of the hair catching teeth (14), which bounding faces are remote from the free end portions (19) of the hair catching teeth (14), and the free end portions (19) of the hair catching teeth (14), which distance L lies in a range between 0.7 mm and 1.3 mm and preferably has a value of 1.0 mm.

Abstract: A depilation apparatus is provided which comprises at least one pair of depilation rollers (3, 4; 5, 6) arranged at the location of an opening (2) in the apparatus for access to their circumferential surfaces, which rollers are rotatably supported, which are rotatable in opposite directions, and which cooperate circumferentially with one another, the depilation rollers being supported to project freely with one of their end portions and the opening in the apparatus at least partly exposing the freely projecting end portions of the depilation rollers.

Abstract: A vibratory drive assembly for use with an electric motor driven apparatus comprising a plate driven in reciprocating vibratory movement and mounted on a frame via integral hinge strips which are arranged with their longitudinal directions transverse to the direction of vibratory movement and transverse to the longitudinal direction of an associated pin-shaped drive element.

Abstract: In an electromotorically driven apparatus with an apparatus component which can be driven by a drive element and which performs a reciprocating vibratory movement, strip-shaped integral hinges are provided for the parallel guidance of said apparatus component. To increase the life of the integral hinges, at least one spring which exerts a force component in the direction of the vibratory movement is provided for each of the integral hinges.