Abstract: The present application relates to a device for treating hair and/or skin. The device has a sensor (7) configured to detect an indicator on a user's hair and/or skin and a controller (8) operable to change an operating characteristic of the device in dependence on detection of the indicator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair clipping device, comprising: —a housing (12); —a cutting assembly (14) which is arranged on one end of said housing (12) and comprises a stationary blade element (22) with a circumferentially arranged toothed cutting edge (26) surrounding the stationary blade element (22) and a moveable blade element (24) with a circumferentially arranged second cutting edge (28) surrounding the moveable blade element (24), wherein the stationary blade element (22) and the moveable blade element (24) are arranged substantially parallel to each other; and —a motor (34) for driving a drive shaft (36) in a rotatory manner; wherein the drive shaft (36) is coupled to the moveable blade element (24) via an eccentric coupling mechanism (38) that translates a rotatory movement of the drive shaft (36) into an eccentric movement of the moveable blade element (24).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a handheld planer with a chip-ejecting duct, more particularly, the chip ejecting direction of the chip-ejecting duct is changeable. The planer comprising: a driving motor, a transmission strap, a tool blade, a blade shank, a button for adjusting cutting depth, an adjustable base, a motor output shaft, a fan, an air department, a outlet for airflow out, the outlets for chips and a chip-ejecting duct. There is a plate in the chip-ejecting duct, and the plate divide the chip-ejecting duct into left and right departments. There are inlets for airflow into and inlets for the chips into on the wall of the duct, and the wall respectively face the said plate downwardly and upwardly. The inlets for airflow into and inlets for chips into respectively communicate with the said outlet for airflow and outlet for chips out on the planer, thereby formed the chip ejecting passages and outlets for exhausting chips in opposite directions.

Abstract: A tensioning means for a rotary handpiece is described in which the handpiece (2) is characterized in having a planar rotating blade (12) provided with a plurality of teeth and a plurality of cutting elements (22) capable of moving reciprocally in a linear direction in response to contact by the teeth of the rotary blade (12) when it rotates. There is a clearance gap between the rotary blade and the cutting chips, the size of which is varied by movement of the tensioning means so that the cutting characteristics of the handpiece are changed in accordance with movement of the tensioning means which applies tension to the rotary blade. In one form, the tensioning means comprises a rotating spindle, a flanged member, a bearing member and a resilient means such as an O-ring located between the flanged member and bearing member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a handpiece for shearing wool from sheep, but not restricted to this use, comprising a body portion, a cutting element resiliently mounted to the body portion, the body portion having a combing finger projecting therefrom for directing the material to be cut towards the cutting element, an abutment bar for locating the material with respect to the cutting element, a rotary blade having a plurality of teeth movable relative to the cutting element and the abutment bar, the abutment bar being spaced from the cutting element to define a space between the cutting element and the abutment bar in which at least a portion of the rotary blade may move.

Abstract: The trimming device has a blade driven by a shaft to have each end pass over cutting teeth at the forward edge of a circular cutting plate. The drive mechanism may be a belt or a gear train driven by a motor which is mounted on a frame to which a top and bottom plate is secured. A housing encloses the drive mechanism having a handle containing a switch and a receptacle for the prongs on a plug-in cord.

Abstract: A portable hand-held shear for cutting grass and the like comprising a housing enclosing an electric motor and forming a handle. The motor includes an output rotary shaft which, through a gear train, drives a rotary blade. A stationary bed knife assembly connected to the housing cooperates with the rotary blade in scissor-like fashion to cut grass.An improved cutting assembly is described in which the rotary cutting blade member, of particular design and positioned in a floating relationship above the stationary bed knife assembly, is inclined into engagement with the cutting teeth projecting from the stationary bed knife assembly, also of particular design, in such a manner to improve the performance of the shear. The improved cutting assembly further includes a rotary hub drive member which cooperates with the shear housing and the bed knife to eliminate clogging and partially overlaps the bed knife assembly's cutting teeth to further improve the performance of the shear.