Depilatory device

• US 6,248,115 B1
• Filed: 07/01/1999
• Issued: 06/19/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Beauty Maid Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dennis Halk
• Inventors: Halk, Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Philogene, Pedro
• Application Number:
  US09/346,115
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 606/133, 606/36, 606/43, 606/131, D28/10, D28/44, D28/44.1, D28/59, D24/143, D24/133, 132/73, 132/76.4, 132/76.5, 451/527, 451/533, 451/534, 451/539
• US Class Current: 606/133
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 26/0004 by abrasion
• CPC Class Codes: B24D 15/04 resilient; with resiliently-mounted operative surface

Abstract

A depilatory device comprises a body with an integral, deformable finger hold on the top, an abrasive surface on the bottom, and contours having generally pointed projections and corners to facilitate the removal of hair from confined or difficult to reach parts of the body.

Claims

1. A depilatory device comprising:

a body having a longitudinal length and a lateral width, the longitudinal length being greater than the lateral width;

the body having a bottom surface with an abrasive thereon;

the body having a top surface opposite the bottom surface;

the top surface having a monolithic finger hold;

the bottom surface having longitudinally opposite first and second ends;

the first end having a lateral width dimension and the second end having a lateral width dimension; and

the lateral width dimension of the first end being smaller than the lateral width dimension of the second end.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the bottom surface has longitudinally opposite first and second lateral edges at the respective first and second ends of the bottom surface and side edges that extend longitudinally between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge;

the first and second lateral edges and the side edges separate the top and bottom surfaces;

the bottom surface has a smallest lateral width dimension between the side edges; and

the side edges of the bottom surface flare laterally outwardly and then taper laterally inwardly as the side edges of the bottom surface extend longitudinally from the smallest lateral width dimension of the bottom surface to the first lateral edge.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the first lateral edge is a blunt edge.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed projections at a location of a transition of the side edges of the bottom surface from flaring laterally outwardly to tapering laterally inwardly; and

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed corners at a location of a transition of the side edges to the first lateral edge.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the side edges of the bottom surface flare laterally outwardly and then taper laterally inwardly as the side edges of the bottom surface extend longitudinally from the smallest lateral width dimension of the bottom surface to the second lateral edge.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein:

the second lateral edge is a blunt edge.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein:

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed projections at a location of a transition of the side edges of the bottom surface from flaring laterally outwardly to tapering laterally inwardly; and

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed corners at a location of a transition of the side edges to the second lateral edge.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the finger hold extends upwardly from the top surface of the body and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends upwardly from the top surface.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the finger hold extends longitudinally along the top surface of the body and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends longitudinally.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the finger hold extends upwardly from the top surface of the body and longitudinally along the top surface of the body and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends upwardly and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends longitudinally.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the finger hold has a smallest lateral width dimension;

the finger hold extends longitudinally along the top surface of the body and flares laterally outwardly as the finger hold extends towards the first and second ends from the smallest lateral width dimension.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the abrasive on the bottom surface of the body is provided by an abrasive sheet secured to the bottom surface.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein:

the bottom surface has longitudinally opposite first and second lateral edges at the respective first and second ends of the bottom surface and side edges that extend longitudinally between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge;

the first and second lateral edges and the side edges separate the top and bottom surfaces;

the bottom surface has a smallest lateral width dimension between the side edges;

the side edges of the bottom surface flare laterally outwardly and then taper laterally inwardly as the side edges of the bottom surface extend longitudinally from the smallest lateral width dimension of the bottom surface to the first lateral edge;

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed projections at a location of a transition of the side edges of the bottom surface from flaring laterally outwardly to tapering laterally inwardly; and

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed corners at a location of a transition of the side edges to the first lateral edge.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein:

the bottom surface has longitudinally opposite first and second lateral edges at the respective first and second ends of the bottom surface and side edges that extend longitudinally between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge;

the first and second lateral edges and the side edges separate the top and bottom surfaces;

the bottom surface has a smallest lateral width dimension between the side edges;

the side edges of the bottom surface flare laterally outwardly and then taper laterally inwardly as the side edges of the bottom surface extend longitudinally from the smallest lateral width dimension of the bottom surface to the second lateral edge;

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed projections at a location of a transition of the side edges of the bottom surface from flaring laterally outwardly to tapering laterally inwardly; and

the side edges of the bottom surface form generally pointed comers at a location of a transition of the side edges to the second lateral edge.

15. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the bottom surface is generally flat.

16. A depilatory device comprising:

a body having a longitudinal length and a lateral width, the longitudinal length being greater than the lateral width;

the body having a bottom surface;

the body having a top surface opposite the bottom surface;

the top surface having a finger hold;

the finger hold is comprised of a plurality of laterally oriented webbed members separated by slots; and

the finger hold has laterally opposite sides that taper.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the finger hold extends upwardly from the body and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends upwardly.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the finger hold extends longitudinally along the top surface of the body and the laterally opposite sides of the finger hold taper laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends longitudinally.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the finger hold extends upwardly from the body and longitudinally along the top surface of the body and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends upwardly and tapers laterally inwardly as the finger hold extends longitudinally.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the finger hold has a smallest lateral width dimension;

the finger hold extends longitudinally along the top surface of the body and flares laterally outwardly as the finger hold extends towards the first and second ends from the smallest lateral width dimension.

21. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the bottom surface is generally flat.

22. A depilatory device comprising:

a body having a longitudinal length and a lateral width, the longitudinal length being greater than the lateral width;

the body having an abrasive bottom surface;

the body having a top surface opposite the bottom surface;

the bottom surface having longitudinally opposite first and second ends;

the bottom surface having longitudinally opposite first and second lateral edges at the respective first and second ends of the bottom surface;

the bottom surface having laterally opposite side edges that extend longitudinally between the first and second lateral edges;

the bottom surface having a smallest lateral width dimension between the side edges;

the bottom surface flaring laterally outwardly and then tapering laterally inwardly as the bottom surface extends longitudinally from the bottom surface smallest lateral width dimension toward the first lateral edge.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein:

the bottom surface flares laterally outwardly and then tapers laterally inwardly as the bottom surface extends longitudinally from the bottom surface smallest lateral width dimension toward the second lateral edge.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein:

the bottom surface forms generally pointed projections at a location of a transition of the bottom surface from flaring laterally outwardly to tapering laterally inwardly; and

the bottom surface forms generally pointed corners at a location of a transition of the side edges to the lateral edges.

25. The device of claim 24, wherein:

the bottom surface is generally flat.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein:

the abrasive bottom surface of the body is provided by an abrasive sheet secured to the bottom surface.