Patent ID: 7721371
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. Electrically operated personal-care device having a body defining a handle region and a head region, and having functional components that are arranged, at least in part, within the body and comprise an electrically operated functional unit and an electrical supply device for the functional unit, the electrical supply device having or being connectable to an energy store, wherein the body comprises a first housing part and a second housing part forming a closure and connectable to the first housing part, wherein, in a closed state of the closure, the first and second housing part enclose an inner space that is able to house the energy store, an electrically conductive connection between the functional unit and the electrical supply device is interrupted in an open state of the closure, the closure comprises an inner first part to which electrical components including a push switch are fitted and a sleeve-like second part including a hard-component element and a flexible soft-component switching membrane, the inner first part and the sleeve-like second part are connected to one another such that the push switch is located behind the flexible soft-component switching membrane and is able to switch the functional unit on or off in the closed state of the closure, and the switching membrane is integrally molded with the closure.