Abstract: A slide switch, in particular for an electric small appliance, with a switch slide slidably mounted in a housing and a locking switch that is arranged in the switch slide and is adapted to be locked with the housing or with a member connected with the housing in at least one switching position of the switch slide. The locking switch is comprised of at least one resiliently biased pushbutton pivotal about a pivot axle, the pivot axle being arranged in a fixed relationship to the switch slide.

Abstract: A slide switch, in particular for an electric small appliance, with a switch slide slidably mounted in a housing and a locking switch that is arranged in the switch slide and is adapted to be locked with the housing or with a member connected with the housing in at least one switching position of the switch slide. The locking switch is comprised of at least one resiliently biased pushbutton pivotal about a pivot axle, the pivot axle being arranged in a fixed relationship to the switch slide.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a multipole connector assembly for connection of a low voltage to an electric appliance (E) of personal use, with a plug (6) insertable into a socket (5) and with contactable contact elements (1 to 4, 10, 20, 30, 40) for a polarized voltage transfer, wherein the socket (5) and the plug (6) are constructed as polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) reversible from one plug-in position to at least one further plug-in position about a symmetry axis (S), wherein provision is made on each polygonal profile body (M1 to M12) for contact elements (1 to 4, 10, 20, 30, 40) of at least one first pole (+) and one second pole (−), wherein the contact elements of the first pole (+) and of the second pole (−) are provided on the polygonal profile body faces of the polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) in alternating sequence in a direction of rotation (U), and wherein on at least one of the polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) the contact elements have a relatively large contac

Abstract: The invention is directed to a power driven hair clipper (HSM), comprising a drive mechanism provided in a housing (1) and a clipper head (S) equipped with a clipper comb (3) and a clipper blade (4) and mounted on a wall of said housing (1) for pivotal motion about a pivot axis (Z) by means of a supporting element (T), wherein the clipper head (S) has two cutting teeth rows (40, 41) arranged in opposed relation to each other, wherein the supporting element (T) releasing the cutting teeth rows (40, 41) is constructed as a housing shell (5), wherein the geometric form of the housing shell (5) is formed by a sector (SK1, SK2) of a cross sectional shape of at least one circular cylinder (Z1, Z2) as well as end walls (24, 25) associated with said sector (SK1, SK2), said end walls being constructed as part of a conical surface (KM1, KM2) with cone angles (&agr;1, &agr;2) relative to the pivot axis (Z), and wherein the housing wall (110) adjacent to the housing shell (5) has an inner contour that is essentially para

Abstract: The invention is directed to a power driven hair clipper (HSM), comprising a drive mechanism provided in a housing (1) and a clipper head (S) equipped with a clipper comb (3) and a clipper blade (4) and mounted on a wall of said housing (1) for pivotal motion about a pivot axis (Z) by means of a supporting element (T), wherein the clipper head (S) has two cutting teeth rows (40, 41) arranged in opposed relation to each other, wherein the supporting element (T) releasing the cutting teeth rows (40, 41) is constructed as a housing shell (5), wherein the geometric form of the housing shell (5) is formed by a sector (SK1, SK2) of a cross sectional shape of at least one circular cylinder (Z1, Z2) as well as end walls (24, 25) associated with said sector (SK1, SK2), said end walls being constructed as part of a conical surface (KM1, KM2) with cone angles (&agr;1, &agr;2) relative to the pivot axis (Z), and wherein the housing wall (110) adjacent to the housing shell (5) has an inner contour that is essentially para

Abstract: The invention is directed to a multipole connector assembly for connection of a low voltage to an electric appliance (E) of personal use, with a plug (6) insertable into a socket (5) and with contactable contact elements (1 to 4, 10, 20, 30, 40) for a polarized voltage transfer, wherein the socket (5) and the plug (6) are constructed as polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) reversible from one plug-in position to at least one further plug-in position about a symmetry axis (S), wherein provision is made on each polygonal profile body (M1 to M12) for contact elements (1 to 4, 10, 20, 30, 40) of at least one first pole (+) and one second pole (−), wherein the contact elements of the first pole (+) and of the second pole (−) are provided on the polygonal profile body faces of the polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) in alternating sequence in a direction of rotation (U), and wherein on at least one of the polygonal profile bodies (M1 to M12) the contact elements have a relatively large contac

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 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.