Personal trimming system

• US 20050262695A1
• Filed: 05/20/2005
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works Ltd (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Funatsu, Keiko, Takeuchi, Toshihiro, Muraki, Kenichi, Sueyoshi, Hidekazu, Ouchi, Kazuyuki
• Application Number:
  US11/133,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20050262695A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 30/43.920
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/063 Movable or adjustable cutting head
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/28 Drive layout for hair clippers or dry shavers, e.g. providing for electromotive drive electric motors per se H02
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/3853 Housing or handle

Abstract

A personal trimming system includes a main body having a motor and a part of a driving unit for converting a rotation of the motor into a reciprocating motion; and a head portion having a driven member moving in a reciprocating motion. The head portion is pivotably supported with respect to the main body, and a gap is provided between the main body and the head portion.

Claims

1. A personal trimming system comprising:

a main body having a motor and a part of a driving unit for converting a rotation of the motor into a reciprocating motion; and

a head portion having a driven member moving in a reciprocating motion,

wherein the head portion is pivotably supported with respect to the main body, and a gap is provided between the main body and the head portion.

2. The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein an axial direction at a pivoting point of the head portion is approximately parallel to a direction in which the driven member is in contact with a surface of which hair is trimmed.

3. The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein a length of the head portion is about ⅕

to ⅓

of an entire length of the personal trimming system.

4. The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the gap is small enough to prevent a user'"'"'s finger or skin from being pinched therebetween in a state where the head portion is pivoted to a maximum allowable angle with respect to the main body.