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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1995
Andreas J Garenfeld, Eindhoven, NL;
Antonius A Benschop, Waalre, NL;
Gerardus N Van Veen, Eindhoven, NL;
Petrus H De Leeuw, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A shaving apparatus is provided which has at least one cutting unit (3) comprising an external cutting member (4) and an internal cutting member (5) which is drivable relative thereto, which internal cutting member comprises at least one cutter rim (11), which external cutting member has at least one slot-shaped hair-entry aperture (15), a part of the cutter rim (11) constantly extending over an associated hair-entry aperture (15), and each point (A) of the cutter rim (11) performing a movement in accordance with a closed curve, the hair-entry aperture (15) being passed at least once when the closed curve is traversed one time. Preferably, both the cutter rim (11) and the slot-shaped hair-entry aperture (15) are circular and the movement of the cutter rim is an eccentric circular movement.