Depilatory device

• US 4,988,354 A
• Filed: 01/13/1989
• Issued: 01/29/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Remington Products Company
• Original Assignee: Remington Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Locke, David R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thaler, Michael H.
• Application Number:
  US07/297,189
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 128/355, 128/354, 17/11.1 R, 17/47, 606/133, 362/115, 362/119
• US Class Current: 606/133
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 26/0042 with flexible members provided with slits opening and closing during use

Abstract

An improved depliatory device is provided having a magnifying lens for enlarging a user'"'"'s view of a body site from which hairs are to be removed and an illumination lamp mounted in a housing of the device for illuminating the body site to enhance viewing.

Claims

1. An improved, hand-held, electrically energized depilatory device comprising:

(a) a housing for said device;

(b) said housing configured to be manually gripped for manipulation of said device;

(c) a hair gripping and removal body mounted to said housing for rotation thereof;

(d) electrically energized means positioned within said housing for causing rotation of said hair gripping body whereby said body when manipulated into contact with body hairs engages and uproots said body hairs;

(e) a guard member for said hair removal body;

(f) an optical magnifying means comprising a lens integrally formed with said guard member positioned on said device adjacent said rotating body at a location for presenting to the user an enlarged view of body hairs for gripping by said body; and

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(g) means comprising an electrically energized lamp positioned positioned on said device for illuminating a body site from which hair is to be gripped and removed by said hair gripping body;

said hair removal body is mounted to said housing for advancement in a first direction for the engagement and removal of body hairs and said lamp is positioned at a location preceding the hair removal body in the direction of motion for removal of body hairs.

2. The improved depilatory device of claim 1 wherein said hair removal body is adapted to be advanced in a first direction for the engagement and removal of body hairs and said lens is formed on said guard member at a location preceding the hair removal body in the direction of motion for removal of body hairs.

3. The depilatory device of claim 2 wherein said housing comprises an assembly of first and second elongated housing members, said housing assembly forming a housing handle segment for gripping said device and a housing hair gripping segment for supporting said hair removal body, and said guard member is mounted to said device at said housing hair gripping segment.

4. The depilatory device of claim 1 wherein said housing comprises an assembly of first and second elongated housing members, said housing assembly forming a housing handle segment for gripping said device and a housing hair gripping segment for supporting said hair removal body, and said lamp is mounted to said device at said housing hair gripping segment.

5. The depilatory device of claim 4 wherein housing hair gripping segment has a generally arch-shaped configuration, said arch-shaped configuration formed by a first elongated, relatively narrow segment of said housing extending to a distal end of said housing and a second relatively narrow segment integrally formed with said first segment extending from said distal end part way toward said housing to provide a space for receiving and mounting said hair removal body, and said lamp is positioned in said first segment opposite said body.

6. An improved, hand-held, electrically energized depilatory device comprising:

(a) a housing for said device;

(b) said housing configured to be manually gripped for manipulation of said device;

(c) a hair gripping and removal body mounted to said housing for rotation thereof;

(d) electrically energized means positioned within said housing for causing rotation of said hair gripping body whereby said body when manipulated into contact with body hairs engages and uproots said body hairs; and

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(e) A guard member for said hair removal body; and

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(f) means comprising an electrically energized lamp positioned on said device for illuminating a body site from which hair is to be gripped and removed by said hair gripping body, said hair removal body is mounted to said housing for advancement in a first direction for the engagement and removal and removal of body hairs and said lamp is positioned at a location preceding the hair removal body in the direction of motion for removal of body hairs.

7. The depilatory device of claim 6 wherein said housing comprises an assembly of first and second elongated housing members, said housing assembly forming a housing handle segment for gripping said device and a housing hair gripping segment for supporting said hair removal body, and said lamp is mounted to said device at said housing hair gripping segment.

8. The depilatory device of claim 7 wherein housing hair gripping segment has a generally arch-shaped configuration, said arch-shaped configuration formed by a first elongated, relatively narrow segment of said housing extending to a distal end of said housing and a second relatively narrow segment integrally formed with said first segment extending from said distal end part way toward said housing to provide a space for receiving and mounting said hair removal body, and said lamp is positioned in said first segment opposite said body.

9. The depilatory device of claim 8 including reflective means for reflecting incident light from said lamp toward said body site.

10. An improved, hand-held, electrically energized depilatory device comprising:

(a) a housing for said device;

(b) said housing configured to be manually gripped for manipulation of said device;

(c) a hair gripping and removal body mounted to said housing for rotation thereof;

(d) electrically energized means positioned within said housing for causing rotation of said hair gripping body whereby said body when manipulated into contact with body hairs engages and uproots said body hairs;

(e) a guard member for said hair removal body formed of a transparent material;

(f) an optical magnifying means comprising a lens integrally formed with said guard member positioned on said device adjacent said rotating body at a location for presenting to the user an enlarged view of body hairs for gripping by said body;

(g) said guard member including first and second opposite surfaces thereof and said lens is formed of opposite, convex shaped segments of said guard surfaces.

11. An improved, hand-held, electrically energized depilatory device comprising:

(a) a housing for said device;

(b) said housing configured to be manually gripped for manipulation of said device;

(c) a hair gripping and removal body mounted to said housing for rotation thereof;

(d) electrically energized means positioned within said housing for causing rotation of said hair gripping body whereby said body when manipulated into contact with body hairs engages and uproots said body hairs;

(e) a guard member for said hair removal body formed of a transparent polymer polycarbonate plastic material;

(f) an optical magnifying means comprising a lens integrally formed with said guard member positioned on said device adjacent said rotating body at a location for presenting to the user an enlarged view of body hairs for gripping by said body;

(g) said hair removal body adapted to be advanced in a first direction for the engagement and removal of body hairs; and

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(h) said lens is formed on said guard member at a location preceding the hair removal body in the direction of motion for removal of body hairs.

12. The depilatory device of claim 11 wherein said housing comprises an assembly of first and second elongated housing members, said housing assembly forming a housing handle segment for gripping said device and a housing hair gripping segment for supporting said hair removal body, and said guard member is mounted to said device at said housing hair gripping segment.

13. The depilatory device of claim 12 wherein said guard member includes an edge segment thereof and said edge segment is sandwiched between said assembly of said first and second housing members at said housing hair gripping segment.