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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Paul Gruber, Bodensdorf, AT;
Rembert Fertner, Klagenfurt, AT;
Paul Gruber, Bodensdorf, AT;
Rembert Fertner, Klagenfurt, AT;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A personal care system () comprising a personal care appliance () which comprises a body (), an additive outlet (), and a first reservoir () which is connected with said additive outlet () and has a refill inlet () for refilling said reservoir (), a refill unit () comprising a refill outlet () which can be coupled to the refill inlet () of the personal care appliance () for refilling the first reservoir (), which refill unit () comprises a second reservoir () and means () for transporting additive from the second reservoir () to the first reservoir (), when the personal care appliance () is coupled to the refill unit (). The refill unit () is provided in a holder () for storing the personal care appliance when it is not in use. When the personal care appliance is stored in the same holder in which it is placed to be refilled, both functions are integrated into one holder. The user has to perform a simple operation, placing the personal care appliance in the holder, to realize both storage and refill of the personal care appliance, which enhances the user-friendliness of the system.