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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1991
Zeev Golan, Herzliya, IL;
Ruth Golan, Herzliya, IL;
Shlomo Gilboa, Nr. Herzliya, IL;
Liora Gilboa, Nr. Herzliya, IL;
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus for treating hair including a handle; hair separation apparatus having a generally elongate base portion associated with the handle, and a plurality of parallel teeth attached to the base apparatus, and extending transversely therefrom, each tooth having a free end; and drive apparatus for oscillating the plurality of teeth at a frequency of no less than about 3,000 cycles per minute and for limiting a stroke of the free end of each the tooth to a length of no greater than approximately 8 mm, and for bringing the plurality of teeth into repeated engagement with a group of hairs attached to skin, thereby to ease passage of the hair separation apparatus through the group of hairs at a level of discomfort tolerable to a user.