Patent ID: 6178641
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A cutting apparatus having an external cutting member and an internal cutting member which is drivable relative to the external cutting member, which external cutting member is formed by a first wall portion, which constitutes a cutting face, and at least a second wall portion, which is disposed at an angle with respect to the first wall portion, which first wall portion has lamellae between which elongate hair-entry apertures are situated, ends of the lamellae extending beyond the second wall portion in such a manner that the ends of the lamellae form a row of teeth for raising hairs to be severed between the cutting members,wherein the teeth have different projecting lengths with respect to the second wall portion and comprise a first type of teeth and a second type of teeth, the first type of teeth being long teeth having a larger projecting length when compared to the second type of teeth, andwherein, viewed in a longitudinal section of a lamella, an apex angle of a tooth of the first type is smaller than an apex angle of a tooth of the second type.