Patent ID: 7334338

Claim:
A reciprocatory shaver comprising: a shaving head carrying an elongated outer cutter which is arcuately curved along its length, and an inner cutter driven to reciprocate along the length of said outer cutter in hair shearing engagement with said outer cutter; an actuator mounted in said shaving head for driving said inner cutter; said actuator including an oscillator which reciprocates in a lengthwise direction and carries a joint for driving connection to said inner cutter, said actuator including a resilient coupling link which supports said oscillator to said shaving head so as to allow the oscillator to reciprocate relative to said shaving head, said actuator providing a linear motor composed of a permanent magnet carried on said oscillator, said resilient coupling link having its upper end coupled to said oscillator and, said resilient coupling link having its lower end being located farther away from said inner cutter than said oscillator along a direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of said oscillator, and being anchored to said shaving head.