Patent ID: 8377078

Claim:
An epilator comprising: a hand piece having a driver; a mounting frame having a tappet, a rotatable axle coupled to the tappet for being driven by the driver to rotate the tappet, and at least one hinge mount positioned parallel to the rotatable axle; an epilating member; and an attachment including a cover having opposing first and second parallel walls at its opposite edges, the attachment removably mounted to the mounting frame, the first wall having at least one hinge axle for attaching to the at least one hinge mount, the cover comprising a skin contact surface for defining a position of the skin relative to the epilating member when the attachment is mounted onto the mounting frame, and the second wall including a coupling element for coupling to the tappet, wherein the attachment pivots about the hinge mount when the coupling element is moved by rotation of the tappet to vibrate said attachment.