ELECTRIC HAND-HELD GROOMING TOOL

• US 20120296342A1
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kathleen Haglund Wendelschafer
• Original Assignee: Kathleen Haglund Wendelschafer
• Inventors: Haglund Wendelschafer, Kathleen
• Application Number:
  US13/327,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/54 Chiropodists' instruments , e.g. pedicure chiropractic devices A61H1/008
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00473 Distal part, e.g. tip or head A61B2017/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320004 abrasive

Abstract

An electric hand-held grooming tool is provided, which has a body portion, including a neck portion and an attachment portion, and attachments that are structured to releasably couple to the attachment portion of the body portion. The body portion houses a motor that operates to provide rotary motion to the attachments. The body portion further includes an on/off control for actuating the device and a plurality of speed controls for changing the rotational speed of the motor and thus the attachments coupled thereto. When actuated, the motor of the device rotates the various attachments about their respective axis of rotation such that a user can place the rotating attachments against her skin to treat dry or callused skin surfaces. The motor may also be configured to provide a vibrating motion in addition to the rotational motion.

Claims

1. A waterproof hand-held skin care device, comprising:

a body portion with a plurality of sides;

a neck portion disposed above said body portion;

an attachment portion with a vertical shaft;

a plurality of speed control buttons positioned on said body portion;

an on and off control button positioned on said body portion;

a variety of attachments with a head with a base and a tip that are repeatedly and releasably coupled to said attachment portion via said vertical shaft that rotates said attachments;

a battery chamber in said body portion that houses a battery that powers said tool; and

a digital display that serves to display an operational status of said device.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said body portion is cylindrical in shape and has a plurality of concave or contoured portions on said sides to create an ergonomic feel in a user'"'"'s hand.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said body portion includes a housing portion that is structured to temporarily store said attachments.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said housing portion includes a plurality of notches where said attachments are pressed into said notches to releasably couple said attachments to said notches.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein said neck portion is structured to incrementally pivot on said body portion to allow said attachment to be angled at a plurality of various angles with respect to said body portion.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein sad shaft is made of material selected from the group consisting of metal, hard plastic or polypropylene.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said speed control buttons include a low speed control, a medium speed control and a high speed control.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein said attachments are selected from the croup consisting of a cylindrical-shaped head, a rounded large-nose convex head, a rounded small-nose concave head, a disk-shaped head or a rounded cylindrical-shaped thin head.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein said attachments are vibrated by said shaft.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein said attachments are vibrated and rotated by said shaft.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein said head is made of material selected from the group consisting of natural pumice, synthetic pumice, pumice or aluminum oxide crystals.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein said attachments have soft abrasive material at said head and rough or abrasive material at said tip.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein said attachments and said head are disposable.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein said disposable head is manufactured to have a thin lining of said material disposed over a larger plastic core to make a cheaper said attachment and provide greater convenience.

15. The device according to claim 1, wherein said shaft is hollowed out to reduce material.

16. The device according to claim 1, wherein sad battery is a rechargeable battery.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein said rechargeable battery continues to charge when said device is concurrently in use until said rechargeable battery reaches its full charge.

18. The device according to claim 1, wherein said device is powered by and connected to a conventional standard power outlet.

19. The device according to claim 1, wherein said digital display displays a rotational speed of said attachment, a percentage of charge remaining in said battery and time left to operate said device until said charge in said battery is depleted.

20. The device according to claim 1, wherein said device removes calluses and dead skin from a plurality of areas of said user'"'"'s body.