Patent ID: 11910901
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. The epilator according to claim 10, wherein the mechanical contact sensor comprises a lever arrangement pivotably mounted relative to the hair-removal device, and the lever arrangement comprises:
a primary lever portion with a distal end configured and arranged to contact a skin portion during operation, the primary lever portion being arranged to touch the skin, during operation, and a secondary lever portion comprising a separating member;
wherein the primary and secondary lever portions are mutually coupled; and
wherein the separating member is adapted to be displaced by rotation of the lever arrangement from a blocking position to a releasing position, wherein, in the blocking position, the separating member is arranged between the pressing component and the movable hair-removal component such that the separating member at least partially prevents transmission of the pressing force to the movable hair-removal component, and wherein, in the releasing position, the separating member releases the pressing component and the pressing component is adapted to transmit the pressing force to the movable hair-removal component.