Patent ID: 6558398
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A45D,A61B

Abstract:
A depilatory device for the removal of unwanted hair, the depilatory device comprising:a tweezers for grasping onto a hair of a portion of a body of a user to facilitate removal therefrom, said tweezers comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a quantity of wax being dispensibly positioned in said upper portion of said tweezers such that a portion of said quantity of wax is dispensable onto skin of the user about the hair when said upper portion is heated to a temperature above a melting point of said wax; and wherein first ends of each of said portions of said tweezers are joined together to form said tweezers, free ends of each of said portions being movable toward and away from each other to permit grasping onto and removing the hair from its follicle upon curing of said wax; wherein a cavity for storing said wax is formed in said upper portion, said cavity extending inwardly from said free end of said first portion and terminating near said first end of said upper portion; a plunger member for selectively moving said wax outwardly of said cavity of said upper portion of said tweezers, said plunger member being slidably coupled to said upper portion such that said wax is selectively dispensable from said upper portion when said plunger member is moved towards said free end by the user.