Patent ID: 8506579

Claim:
A hair removal device for removing hair from skin comprising: A first clip or handle having a first arm and a second arm, the second arm connected to the first arm, the first arm having a first distal end and the second arm having a second distal end, the first clip being resiliently flexible; A second clip or handle, independently movable relative to the first clip and having a third arm and a fourth arm, the fourth arm connected to the third arm, the third arm having a third distal end and the fourth arm having a fourth distal end, the second clip being resiliently flexible; A hair removal string, wherein a first portion of the string is connected to the first distal end, a second portion of the string is connected to the second distal end, a third portion of the string is connected to the third distal end and a fourth portion of the string is connected to the fourth distal end, wherein the string has a first segment spanning between the first distal end and the third distal end and a second segment spanning between the second distal end and the fourth distal end, wherein the first segment and second segment are twisted together so that the string forms a loop twisted about itself, wherein the first clip can be held in a first hand and the second clip can be held in a second hand to provide bi-directional movement to the string so that a hair and attached hair follicle can be removed from skin.