PERSONAL TRIMMING SYSTEM

• US 20110005081A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Funatsu, Keiko, Takeuchi, Toshihiro, Muraki, Kenichi, Sueyoshi, Hidekazu, OUCHI, Kazuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/836,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20110005081A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 30/43.92
• 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

1-4. -4. (canceled)

5. A personal trimming system for trimming hair from a body surface, comprising:

an elongated main body having a motor and a part of a driving unit for converting a rotation of the motor into a reciprocating motion, the elongated main body having a lengthwise dimension that defines a length direction of the trimming system; and

an elongated head portion extending from an end of said main body generally along said length direction, the head portion having a driven member reciprocating generally along said length direction,

wherein the head portion is pivotably supported with respect to the main body, and a gap is provided between the main body and a step formed on a boundary between an upper portion of the head portion and a lower portion of the head portion,

wherein a restriction unit for restricting pivoting of the head portion is provided in the main body, and

wherein the restriction unit includes plate springs provided at the lower portion of the head portion.