ELECTRIC SHAVER
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Abstract
An electric shaver includes a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks. Each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frame by a skin.
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12 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An electric shaver comprising, a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin,
wherein each hair cutter block includes a stationary cutter and a movable cutter and each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable on a plane substantially parallel to a moving direction of the movable cutter.
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5. An electric shaver comprising,
a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin; - and
an outer cutter frame block fixedly mounted on the electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames being movably installed on the outer cutter frame block, wherein each of the outer cutter frames includes two opposite end portions into each of which one of two opposite end portions of the outer cutter frame block is loosely inserted to allow the outer cutter frames to make floatable and swingable movements independenty with respect to each other, wherein each of said two opposite end portions of each of the outer cutter frames is provided with a groove into which said one of the end portions of the outer cutter frame block is inserted, said one of the end portions of the outer cutter frame block having a plate shape of which a thickness is smaller than a width of the groove, and wherein the groove runs substantially normal to a moving direction of a movable cutter included in a hair cutter block such that an opening portion of the groove is wider than a base portion thereof.
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6. An electric shaver comprising,
a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin; - and
an outer cutter frame block fixedly mounted on the electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames being movably installed on the outer cutter frame block, wherein each of the outer cutter frames includes two opposite end portions into each of which one of two opposite end portions of the outer cutter frame block is loosely inserted to allow the outer cutter frames to make floatable and swingable movements independently with respect to each other, wherein each of said two opposite end portions of each of the outer cutter frames is provided with a groove into which said one of the end portions of the outer cutter frame block is inserted, said one of the end portions of the outer cutter frame block having a plate shape of which a thickness is smaller than a width of the groove, and wherein a couple of protrusions are formed inside the groove and said one of the end portions of the outer cutter frame block is movably placed between the protrusions, allowing each of the outer cutter frames to move floatably and swingably with respect to the outer cutter frame block.
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9. An electric shaver comprising,
a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin, wherein the electric shaver main body includes: -
a main body head portion having the outer cutter frames attached thereto; and a main body grip portion, wherein the main body head portion is connected to the main body grip portion via a plurality of resilient members disposed around a peripheral portion thereof, so that the main body head portion is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the main body grip portion.
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10. An electric shaver comprising,
a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin, wherein at least two of the outer cutter frames are independently movable with respect to each other.
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11. An electric shaver comprising,
a plurality of outer cutter frames connected to an electric shaver main body, the outer cutter frames accommodating therein short hair cutter blocks and long hair cutter blocks, wherein each of the outer cutter frames is floatably and swingably movable with respect to the electric shaver main body according to an amount of pressure applied to the outer cutter frames by a skin, wherein at least two of the hair cutter blocks accommodated in the outer cutter frames are independently movable with respect to each other.
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