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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Holger Knesch, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Pedro Sanchez-Martinez, Kronberg, DE;
Assignee:
Braun GmbH, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/750 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/750 ;
Abstract
An epilation appliance for the removal of hairs from the skin of a human body includes a rotary cylinder equipped with clamping elements operable to execute a closing movement within a zone of the rotary movement of the rotary cylinder. A mechanism of the epilation device is pivotable for adjusting the zone of the closing movement in dependence upon the angle at which the epilation appliance is placed against the skin, with the pivot axis being disposed in offset relation to the axis of rotation.