Patent ID: 6416521
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A depilation system (1) comprisinga depilation device (2), which can be held in one hand during operation and which comprises a housing (4) having a handle portion (6) to be held in one hand and extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal housing direction (5) a head portion (7) connected to said handle portion (6), and depilation means (8) constructed for the removal of hairs; which means are provided in a region of the head portion (7) and are arranged such that they can be applied to a skin region to be depilated in an application direction (10) which is transverse to the longitudinal housing direction (5); and a cooling device (3) which is detachably connected to the depilation device (2), said cooling device provided with a skin contact portion (13) which can be applied to a skin region to be depilated in the application direction (10) in the same way as the depilation means (8), and which is designed for cooling down the skin region; wherein the housing (4) of the depilation device (2) is of an angled design and has in accordance with its angled shape a front outer wall (18) and a rear outer wall (19); the head portion (7) is constructed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the handle portion (6) and thus to the longitudinal housing direction (5); the depilation means (8) are provided at a free end of the head portion (2) facing away from the handle portion (6); and at least a major portion of the cooling device (3) lies in a region of the front outer wall (18) of the housing of said depilation device (2).