Patent ID: 8545518
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A45D,B26B

Abstract:
1. Hybrid epilator device comprising: a. an epilation unit for gripping and plucking hairs from a skin surface; b. at least one razor blade having a sharp edge for shaving off hairs growing on the skin surface , the sharp edge of the razor blade defining a use direction (U) along which it is effectuated that hairs are shaved off when the razor blade is drawn over the skin surface in a single stroke during operation of the device, wherein the razor blade is floatingly or pivotally mounted and is in relationship with the epilation unit in a manner that the razor blade trails the epilation unit when the device traverses the skin surface in the in use direction (U) and wherein the epilation unit and the razor blade are affixed to the device in such a manner to simultaneously and continuously contact with the skin surface when the device traverses the skin in the in use direction, and c. a control unit for controlling the epilation unit such that a certain epilation efficiency is achieved; wherein said control unit is arranged to control the epilation efficiency by controlling the plucking speed of the epilation unit; or wherein the epilation unit comprises at least a pair of tweezers that are arranged to be actuated between an open position in which a gap is present between clamping elements forming the pair of tweezers and a closed position and said control unit controls the epilation efficiency by controlling a parameter of the actuation of said tweezers.