Abstract: A hair grooming appliance includes a hair grooming device, a drive assembly, and a handle. The drive assembly is coupled to the hair grooming device and configured to drive the hair grooming device. The hair grooming device and the handle are pivotably connected at a hinge and rotate relative to each other about a pivot axis extending through the hinge between an opened position and a closed position.

Abstract: A device such as an electric shaver includes a working head attached to a handle for moving the working head along a skin surface, wherein at least one working tool is moveable relative to the handle under a skin contact pressure by a support structure to allow for pivoting of the working head's skin contact contour relative to the handle, wherein a biasing device is provided for biasing the working tool.

Abstract: A device for treating skin includes a skin treatment member, a skin contacting surface, a mounting member for mounting the skin treatment member and the skin contacting surface, and a friction controlling device to control friction between the skin contacting surface and skin to be treated, in at least one controlled friction area of the skin contacting surface when the skin contacting surface is moved over the skin. The friction controlling device introduces a slip motion of the controlled friction area relative to the mounting member in a direction corresponding to a local direction of extension of the skin contacting surface. The device also includes a sensor for detecting a first parameter related to an amount of friction between the skin contacting surface and the skin during use, and the friction controlling device controls a second parameter of the slip motion in dependence on a value of the first parameter.

Abstract: A hair cutting appliance includes a linkage unit configured to couple a cutting unit and to a housing of the hair cutting appliance. The linkage unit includes a four-bar linkage mechanism having first and second arms which respectively include first and second bases pivots coupled to a base. The first and second base pivots are arranged at the base at a fixed distance. The first arm and second arms also respectively include first and second top pivots coupled to a connecting bar. The connecting bar is configured to be coupled to the cutting unit such that, during operation, the cutting unit is pivotably supported by the four-bar linkage mechanism.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shaver including a housing and a shaver head. This head includes a bracket, holding a plurality of rotary cutter units, each rotatable around a respective rotation axis. The shaver head also includes a hinge, which is positioned such that during use the bracket can pivot freely with regard to the housing, around a pivot axis that extends substantially perpendicular to the axes of the cutter units.

Abstract: A rotary electric shaver includes a handle assembly having a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending through the housing, and a socket for securing a shaver head thereto. The shaver head assembly includes a coupling for detachable coupling to the socket. The coupling is configured to allow the shaver head to be detachably coupled to the handle assembly in at least two different orientations of the shaver head relative to the handle assembly.

Abstract: A blade set for hair clippers which has a lower fixed blade, an upper fixed blade, a movable blade assembly and a blade holder. The movable blade assembly is flat and extends in a plane parallel to a lengthwise plane of the upper fixed blade and a lengthwise plane of the lower fixed blade and disposed in between the lower fixed blade and the upper fixed blade in such a way that a user's skin is protected from getting injured by the movable blade assembly. A third toothed front edge is provided at a front end of the movable blade assembly, a lower portion of which cooperates with an upper portion of the first toothed front edge to define a first cutting surface, and an upper portion of which cooperates with a lower portion of the second toothed front edge to define a second cutting surface.

Abstract: An electric shaver includes a rod-shaped body part, a head part, and an interposer. The head part projects from one end portion, in a longitudinal direction, of the body part and swingably attached to the body part. The head part includes a shaving portion and a drive mechanism. The interposer is configured to support the head part swingably about a first swing axis parallel with a longitudinal direction of the shaving portion, and to be supported on the body part swingably about a second swing axis orthogonal to the projecting direction of the head part and orthogonal to the first swing axis.

Abstract: An electric hair removal apparatus for removing hair from the human skin. The hair removal apparatus includes a housing adapted to be held in the hand, a mechanically working hair removal device and a motor for driving the hair removal device. Provision is made for a sensor device for generating a signal that depends on the speed at which the hair removal device is moved over the skin during the hair removal.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a hair cutting apparatus and method of use for hair cutting, and in particular, to a hair cutting apparatus and method of use for hair cutting that enable a user to cut hair with improved ease and efficiency using palm-down movements. The hair cutting apparatus includes a housing, and the housing has an outer gripping surface shaped to receive a palm of the user for ergonomic use. Attached to the housing is a motor that drives a first shearing blade to move over a second shearing blade in a cutting action.

Abstract: Described herein is a hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. The actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutters, short-hair cutters, or epilators, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane.

Abstract: The hair clippers use a self-contained motor-driven adjustment mechanism to adjust the relative position of the stationary and reciprocating blades of a common type of blade set. Two momentary switches operable by the thumb of the hand holding the clipper afford a barber total automatic adjustment with the clipper itself in an on or off condition. Since the small gear motors used for the adjustment are brush type or brushless permanent magnet motors which are operated by direct current, the adjustment feature is most compatible with cordless clippers already using an on-board DC source in the form of a re-chargeable battery to drive the reciprocating blade. The invention will be described as a modification of a cordless clipper, although AC driven corded type clippers can also be modified with this feature by the addition of an on-board AC to DC power supply for the adjustment motor.

Abstract: A height dimension D1 of a head section 4 is smaller than a front-back dimension D2 of the head section 4. The head section 4 has therein a linear actuator 12 as a drive source. Inner blades 13 are coupled to a drive coupling section protruding form an actuator main section. A height dimension of the actuator main section is smaller than a front-back dimension of the actuator main section.

Abstract: There are three features of the palm held electric razor that are new in field of electric razors. By design, many components of existing razors can be incorporated into the design and manufacturing of the palm held electric razor. This will help keep the cost of manufacturing down, improve speed to market, and result in ecomonies of scale. However there are three features which are unique to this invention: 1. The unique shape of the razor body, which allows the razor to be held in the palm, allowing the user to easily run the razor over the head. This is especially critical when shaving the back of the head. No other razor is shaped like this and this unique feature is specifically for a razor designed to shave one's head. 2. The razor motor is oriented transversely to the horizontal, or long access. This orients the cutting blades parallel to the palm of the hand and makes it is easy to slide the blades over the skin of the head. 3. Variable thickness blade guards.

Abstract: A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actuator system is movable into at least one active position for hair treatment. According to the invention, the actuator head is freely rotatable in the housing about an axis of rotation for adjustment of an active position. Using a single hair removal apparatus it is thus possible to employ various hair treatment systems such as long-hair cutter, short-hair cutter, or epilator, requiring only the actuator head to be turned about its bearing axis until the cutting unit provided for the respective hair treatment operation is turned into the actuator plane. Since several hair treatment operations can be performed with just one apparatus, manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting head (1), comprising a lower and an upper shears blade (2, 3), for an electric hair cutting machine (4). The lower shears blade and the upper shear blade (2, 3) are connected to each other, whereby a cutting blade (5), made from a planar material (7), is driven in oscillation in a slot (31) between the lower and the upper shears blade (2, 3) and is provided with cutting teeth (6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a small electrical appliance for removing hairs, with a handpiece extending in the direction of a center axis and provided with front and rear sides and side faces, and with an operating head which is secured on the handpiece via a retaining device and has an operating unit. The operating unit is composed of at least one operating element which is set in motion via a drive member by an electrical drive motor formed in the small appliance, such that, when the operating unit slides along the skin surface of a user, hairs are removed by the operating unit. The retaining device is connected to the handpiece via guide means in such a way that, when a force (F1 or F2) acts on the operating head in the guiding direction, at least a lateral movement (c or d) of the operating head relative to the handpiece takes place.

Abstract: A reciprocating shaver including an inner cutter upwardly pushing spring for pressing the inner cutter against the inner surface of the outer cutter; slide members held on the outer cutter frame so as to be able to slide; outer cutter elastically supporting members which are for elastically supporting the outer cutter and mounted in the outer cutter frame with one end of each one of them engaging one of the slide members, and another end thereof engaging the outer cutter; and float setting members which are provided in the shaver main body and respectively engage the slide members, in linkage with the mounting motion of the outer cutter frame relative to the shaver main body, so as to determine the position of the slide members.

Abstract: An electric shaver includes a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks. Each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frame by a skin.

Abstract: An electric shaver includes a housing in which an electric drive for cutting knives of a shearing head is arranged. A shearing head frame is held by a first latching device in a position abutting on the housing and, upon release by the first latching device, is movable relative to the cutting knives into a position spaced apart from the housing against a stop. A second latching device is provided, by the release of which the shearing head frame is separately removable irrespective of the shearing head frame position released by the first latching device.

Abstract: An electric shaver has a pivotally mounted longhair cutter unit that is pivoted outward into an operating position by motion of an operating switch of the shaver via an actuator that also causes the cutting blades of the longhair cutter unit to extend from the longhair cutter housing. Because the longhair cutter retracts into the longhair cutter housing when the longhair cutter unit is folded shut, the sharp edges of the blades are protected.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head-moving razor having a movable head. The head-moving razor includes a head part, which has a drive motor and press blades, and a body part. The head part is movable relative to the body part. The body part is provided at the upper end thereof with a space part, which is defined between the upper surface of the body part and the lower surface of the head part. The upper surface of the body part is spaced a predetermined distance from the lower surface of the head part. The body part is also provided at the upper end thereof with supporting walls, which are protruded upward from the space part. The head part is attached to the supporting walls of the body part such that the head part can be moved a predetermined angular distance. The head part is smoothly moved a predetermined angular distance according to the movement of the hand of a user. Consequently, the cutting force of the head-moving razor is improved, and the smooth shaving operation of the head-moving razor is accomplished.

Abstract: The scrubbing razor includes a housing and one or more cutting blades with a rounded cutting edge. The housing includes a top cover, a tubular outer safety ring mounted to the top cover, and one or more tubular anchor rings disposed within the tubular outer safety ring and mounted to the top cover. The one or more cutting blades are mounted to the one or more tubular anchor rings.

Abstract: A control system (10) in a hair clipper that senses increased load while operating and, as a result, automatically and momentarily increases blade speed output for more efficient cutting.

Abstract: In a shaving apparatus (1) comprising abase part (2) and a shaving head (3) mounted on the base part (2), the shaving head (3) is pivotably mounted with respect to the base part (2), namely about a pivot axis (43) that runs parallel to a longitudinal direction of rows of cutting teeth (39, 40, 41, 42), wherein the pivot axis (43) is arranged offset towards the base part (2) with respect to the rows of cutting teeth (39, 40, 41, 42) in a depth direction (56) relative to the base part (2), and wherein a spring (48) is provided which spring (48) spring-loads the shaving head (3) counter to the depth direction (56) away from the base part (2) and towards a rest position of the shaving head (3).

Abstract: A device for removing hair from the back of an individual includes a substantially straight extension member and a handle coupled to a first upper end of the straight extension member. The handle has an adjustable angle relative to the substantially straight extension member. An adjustable razor member is coupled to the second lower end of the straight extension member, where the length of the substantially straight adjustable member is adjustable to a desired height on the back to be shaved, the angle of the handle, relative to the substantially straight extension member is adjustable, and the razor is adjustable to a desired position to an appropriate angle for contacting the individuals back at the desired height.

Abstract: An electric shaver including a cutter frame; an outer cutter disposed inside the cutter frame and is composed of a shaving surface having hair introduction openings, a side wall formed in continuous to the shaving surface, and corner slits formed in the side wall so as to communicate with the hair introduction openings; and an inner cutter having a plurality of inner cutter bodies that make sliding contact with an inside surface of the shaving surface of the outer cutter; wherein the electric shaver is provided with an upright member which is disposed between the side wall and side end surfaces of the inner cutter bodies that face the side wall and is disposed upright in a direction perpendicular to the shaving surface of the outer cutter. The tip end portion of upright member can protrude further toward the shaving surface than the end portions of the corner slits.

Abstract: An electric shaver including a shaver main body and a cutter head, which is installed on the upper portion of the shaver main body and has cutter units each having an outer cutter and an inner cutter that reciprocates while making sliding contact with the inside surface of the outer cutter, in which at least one cutter unit is provided with a foil-form outer cutter, and such cutter unit having the foil-form outer cutter is provided so as to be movable, within the cutter head, between a standard position and a predetermined upper or lower position so that the cutter unit is fixed in place at one of the standard, upper and lower positions.

Abstract: The pivotable blade hair clipper and suction collection system cuts hair from the head or any body surface, plus safely and immediately suctions away clipped hair debris. The system provides a vacuum canister, suction hose, suctionable clipper handle, pivoting blades, back-reach attachment, rolling and combing guard/gauges built-in mirror, and safety features. The vacuum switch powers the clipper motor utilizing wiring housed within the suction hose. A finger-pivoted blade assembly provides ergonomic angles for cutting the hair. Hair debris is suctioned through the clipper handle and collected in a personally sized vacuum canister. A back-reach attachment extends the clipper to hard-to-reach body surfaces. A built-in mirror encourages safely positioning the canister and hose. Safety venting nullifies nicks. Minimal external cording prevents tangled cords. Three types of guard/gauge provide conventional hair trimming, combing motion for flat surfaces, or rolling motion for comfort at the underarm and bikini.

Abstract: An electric shaver with a cutter head that is equipped with a plurality of cutter units as movable units, and at least one cutter unit among these movable units being used after being fixed at a position where this cutter unit has been moved upward or downward from a standard position.

Abstract: A shaving system for a dry shaver has at least one long-hair cutter arranged between shaving units for short-hair cutting. The shaving units for short-hair cutting each include an upper blade and a lower blade, which can be moved relative to one another by a drive. The long-hair cutter is formed from at least two cutting elements that can be moved relative to one another and are arranged one beside the other. The cutting elements of the long-hair cutter are each of comb-like design, and their rows of cutting teeth, which are formed by tines, are oriented essentially perpendicularly to the skin which is to be shaved.

Abstract: An electric shaver having a cutter head that includes a movable cutter unit. With a single switching operation of a mode-switching dial that switches the operating mode of the shaver and is installed on the shaver main body, the movable cutter unit is moved upward or downward from a normal position, and the angle of inclination of the cutter head with respect to the shaver main body 1 is varied as well.

Abstract: A dry shaver has a shaving head and a trimmer unit both movably supported to a hand grip. The shaving head includes a drive element for driving a cutter for shaving. The trimmer unit has a cutter which is connected to the drive element for trimming. A mechanism is provided to interlock the trimmer unit and the shaving head for holding the shaving head in a fixed position relative to the hand grip when the trimmer is in the operative position.

Abstract: In an electric shaver including at least one electromotor arranged in a housing and a shaver head as well as an adjustably arranged long-hair cutting system or trimmer and an actuating switch (2), the actuating switch is mechanically coupled with the trimmer (5) for movement in the same direction and the trimmer (5) is displaceable from a first, resiliently mounted operating position into a second, further extended position. A part (11) of the trimmer (5) serving as a skin protecting member is entrained in the direction of displacement as far as to a stop (15) over a displacement path that is shorter than that of the trimmer (5).

Abstract: A hand-held electrical appliance (1) for personal care or for use as an electric tool, has a housing (2), manual actuating means (3), at least one force sensor (9) located in or on the housing (2) for supplying a sensor signal representative of the grip force exerted by the hand of a user, and control means for controlling at least one operational parameter of the appliance (1) in response to the sensor signal. In this way the user can consciously or unconsciously influence the motor speed or the spring load of the shaving heads of an electric shaver, or the motor speed of an electric drill.

Abstract: By providing a separate and independent hair trimmer or trimming assembly which is incorporated into a shaver system and is controllably movable directly into a variety of alternate positions for providing enhanced cutting of hair fibers, a substantially improved, close and comfortable shaving system is obtained which effectively cuts both short hair and long hair. By employing a single, multi-positionable, switch member which cooperates with a movement control system incorporated into a trimmer assembly, user control is provided for altering the position of the trimmer assembly for placing the trimmer assembly directly and any precisely desired orientation or location. In addition, in the preferred embodiment, the trimmer assembly incorporates a pair of specially constructed cutting elements formed thereon for providing enhanced cutting and/or trimming capabilities in a wide variety of alternate operations.

Abstract: A dry shaver is capable of being depressed equally at different positions but with differing contact pressures between outer and inner cutters. The shaver has a housing having a motor and inner and outer cutters at its upper end. The inner cutter is driven by the motor to move in shearing engagement with the outer cutter for shaving hairs. The inner cutter is urged upwardly by a bias spring to develop a contact pressure against the outer cutter. The outer cutter is carried by a cutter holder movably supported to a head frame mounted on top of the housing. The shaver has a height adjust mechanism for adjusting the height of the head frame relative to the housing between a high position and a low position while compressing the spring differently to vary the contact pressure, and for allowing the cutter holder to be depressed relative to the head frame from each of the height and low positions.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrically operable shaving apparatus (1) including at least one short-hair cutter (3) and a long-hair trimmer unit (2) disposed on a housing, with at least one cutting edge formed by cutting teeth of an outer cutter and an inner cutter, in which a component (4), which acts as a guard protecting the skin, is associated with the cutting edge in at least one operating position, said component (4) ceasing to act as a guard protecting the skin in at least one further operating position, wherein said component (4) is displaceable in conjunction with the long-hair trimmer unit (2) into at least one operating position in which said component (4) acts as a guard protecting the skin, and wherein on displacement into a further operating position the long-hair trimmer unit (2) is released by relative opposing movements of the long-hair trimmer unit (2) and the component (4).