Patent ID: 8458910

Claim:
A hair removal apparatus, comprising; (i) a housing; (ii) an electric drive; and (iii) a hair removing head comprising a hair removal region, said hair removal region being driven by the electric drive to engage and remove hairs, wherein the head is rotatable 360° about an axis extending through the head, from a positioning which the hair removal region is directed away from the housing for removing hair, to a position in which the hair removal region is directed toward the housing, and wherein the head is configured to lock in the position in which the hair removal region is directed away from the housing; and wherein the housing further comprises arms between which the head is rotatably mounted; and wherein the head is rotatable by hand about the axis of rotation; and further comprising an electically drive adjusting unit, wherein the head is rotatable about the axis of rotation by the adjusting unit, said electrically driven adjusting unit comprising an electric motor and a transmission arranged to turn the head to the position in which the hair removal region is directed away from the housing, said transmission comprising a cooperating gearwheel unit; and wherein the position in which the hair removal region is directed away from the housing is adjustable by a user within predefined limits; said apparatus further comprising an electric control configured to automatically adjust the head such that the hair removal region is returned to the position in which the hair removal region is directed away from the housing following rotation about the axis of rotation of the head by external forces.