Patent ID: 7472483

Claim:
A shaving apparatus comprising: a housing: a shaving head holder including at least one cutting, unit comprising an external cutting member with hair-entry apertures and an internal cutting member which can be rotated with respect to the external cutting member; a pivot pin for pivotably connecting the shaving head holder to the housing, the shaving head holder being pivotably movable in a first direction to a first position and in a second direction to a second position, the shaving head holder in the first position being in an open position with respect to the housing and the shaving head holder in the second position being in a closed position with respect to the housing: a first spring for applying a spring force to maintain the shaving head holder in the first position; and a latch on the housing having a latched position for latching the shaving head holder in the second position and preventing the shaving head holder from moving in the first direction toward the first position or for unlatching the shaving head holder from the housing, the shaving head holder in the second position being pivotably depressible over a distance associated with the latch and against the spring force applied by the first spring.