Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Johann T Rogatschnig

Hannes Floessholzer

Wolfgang Johannes Obermann

Francis J Span

Ingo Muller

Martin Varch

Roland Waldner

Hermann Jordan

Erich Krammer

Sebastian Alexander Kindermann

Petronella H Den Ouden

A brush head () for attachment to a shaft () of an oral care device (), the brush head () comprising: a neck () having a working head (), the neck being configured to transmit oscillations from the shaft to the working head; and a spring () captive within the neck, wherein upon insertion of the shaft into the assembled brush head, the spring provides a retention force for retaining the brush head on the shaft, characterised in that the spring is in direct mechanical contact with the neck and the shaft.

Brush head for an oral care device and method of assembling the same

An epilator having at least two interchangeable attachments each having a different skin contact surface which defines the position of the skin relative to the epilating member when the attachment is mounted onto the epilator. According to the present system, each attachment has a coupling by which the attachment can be coupled to a driver of the epilator for vibrating the attachment.

Epilator with interchangeable caps

An epilating apparatus includes a compartment for receiving a cooling/heating pad. The cooling/heating pad includes a bag portion containing a cooling/heating medium and a fixing portion for removably fixing the cooling/heating pad to the epilating apparatus.

Epilating apparatus and cooling/heating pad for the same apparatus

In a shaving apparatus () with a housing () and with a short-hair cutting device () projecting out of housing () and with a long-hair cutting device () projecting out of housing (), a common carrying device () is provided for the cutting devices (), wherein the carrying device () is adjustable for height relative to the housing (), so that all the cutting devices () can be adjusted for height together, and wherein there is a drive connection to a motor () of the shaving apparatus () in each operating position of the cutting devices () and consequently all the cutting devices () are drivable in each operating position of the cutting devices ().

Shaving apparatus with a short-hair cutting device and a long-hair cutting device

In a depilation system ( ) comprising a depilation device ( ) and a cooling device ( ) which are detachably connected to one another, and in which the cooling device ( ) comprises a housing ( ) in which a cooling agent is contained, the cooling device ( ) is provided with an envelope ( ) of a thermally insulating material, which envelope ( ) covers the housing ( ) of the cooling device ( ) in a thermally insulating manner at least in that region which is in contact with a hand during operation of the depilation system ( ), and which envelope ( ) is detachably connected to the housing ( ) of the cooling device ( ) and is constructed such that it can be taken by hand from the housing ( ) of the cooling device ( ).

Depilation system with a depilation device and a cooling device with a thermally insulating envelope

In an apparatus comprising a housing wall formed with a passage closed by an elastically deformable cover which has a raised portion and comprising switching means arranged behind the cover, a switching function of the switching means can be actuated only when a raised portion is moved into an operating position in which the cover has a recessed shape in the area of the raised portion.

Apparatus having a switch which is operable via a dome-shaped elastic cover

A depilation apparatus including a number of pinching discs (35) which are coupled to a drive shaft (7) in positions which are mutually rotated through 120.degree. about the drive shaft (7) is provided. Each pair of adjoining pinching discs (35) is pivotable under the influence of a compression member (83) into a pinching position in which two cooperating pinching surfaces (67, 63) exert a pinching force on one another. The pivot axis (113) of each pair of pinching discs (35) is determined by a stud part (55b) of a bipartite stud (55) of one of the two pinching discs (35) and by the mutually facing steps (41) of the two pinching discs (35). The cooperating pinching surfaces (67, 63) are supported on either side in the pinching position by the stud parts (55b) and (55a), respectively, of the bipartite studs (55) of the adjoining pinching discs (35), so that a substantially straight force transmission path is created in the pinching position. Each pair of cooperating pinching discs is provided with a delaying stud (59) by which the pinching position is temporarily delayed after tilting of the pinching discs (35) about the pivot axis (113). Furthermore, each pair of cooperating pinching surfaces (67, 63) is provided with two nose-shaped combs (73, 71) which are bent into a hair-trapping funnel.

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Klagenfurt, Austria

Johann T Rogatschnig