Patent ID: 8661687
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B26B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shaving device comprising: a handle; a shaving head intended to be moved in contact with the skin, wherein the shaving head comprises at least one blade made of conducting material, each blade having at a free end a single cutting edge suitable for cutting hairs; a current source for supplying electrical current to said at least one blade, the current source being suitable for transmitting a current to generate an electrolysis effect at the root of a hair, at least while the hair is being cut by the blade; and a conducting current return member designed to come into contact with the skin during shaving, in a region different from the region to be shaved and connected to the current source in order to provide the current return back to the current source, wherein the conducting current return member is a gripping member for controlling movement of the shaving head, the gripping member being a part of the handle so as to be in contact with one's hand during use; and wherein the current source includes a negative terminal connected to the at least one blade and a positive terminal connected to the conducting current return member.