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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiro Takeuchi, Shiga, JP;
Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606133 ; 606131 ;
Abstract
A depilator has a casing, a row of tweezers, and a skin tensioner which is driven independently from the skin tensioner. When using the depilator, the user grips the casing of the depilator. The skin tensioner swings back and forth between a home position and a tensioning position, thereby applying an appropriate tension to the skin during the depilation. The pain caused by plucking hair is reduced. The driving load of the skin tensioner can also be reduced.