Patent ID: 7103980
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A battery operated shaver and hair trimmer with an adjustable handle comprising: a shaver/trimmer assembly including a housing and at least one set of shaving blades disposed within the housing along a first end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, each set of shaving blades being configured and further disposed such that a least a portion of each set of shaving blades projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; at least one hair trimmer blade connected to the shaver/trimmer assembly such that at least a portion of the hair trimmer blade projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; at least one battery disposed within the housing; a handle assembly removably connected to a second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly and including a handle and a connecting assembly, a first end of the connecting assembly being constructed and arranged to removably connect the handle assembly to the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, and a second end of the connecting assembly having a point of connection to the handle constructed and arranged to permit at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a position or angle relative to the other; the handle including at least one actuator button disposed along a side of the handle about the point of connection, the actuator button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the actuator button, when actuated, permits at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection and, when not actuated, disposes at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a releasably fixed position or angle relative to the other; at least one tab or pimple disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the tab or pimple being further disposed and configured such that at least one locking hole defined along the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly receives at least a portion of the tab or pimple to removably connect the connecting assembly and the handle to the shaver/trimmer assembly; at least one connection button disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the connection button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the connection button, when actuated, removes the tab or pimple from the locking hole to permit the connecting assembly and the handle to disconnect from the shaver/trimmer assembly; and the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly being constructed and arranged to permit the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly to removably connect to a battery charger.