Patent ID: 11865733
Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An electric shaver or trimmer, comprising:
a cutter system having a pair of cooperating cutting elements with two rows of comb-like cutting teeth at opposite edges thereof and a skin contact surface or skin facing surface of said cutting elements, and
a spring device for biasing said cutting elements about said pivot axis,
wherein said cutting elements are movably supported relative to each other by a support structure, wherein said support structure comprises an outer frame comprising a pair of pivot bearing sections, wherein said pair of pivot bearing sections provide for a pivot axis about which said cooperating cutting elements are pivotable to follow a skin contour, said pivot axis extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of said rows of comb-like cutting teeth,
wherein said support structure includes a rigid pivot axis holder having a mounting portion for fixedly attaching said rigid pivot axis holder to a handle or chassis portion of said shaver/trimmer, wherein said rigid pivot axis holder includes a U-shaped or V-shaped holding frame element made from metal, and wherein said U-shaped or V-shaped holding frame element comprises a pair of support flanges that are rotatably connected to said pivot bearing sections to define said pivot axis.