Patent ID: 8089227

Claim:
An electrically operated personal care device comprising: a care element, a grip body having an interior space, an electrical energy store arranged in the interior space, and an electrical load, which is connected to the energy store via a control device having a control element for changing energy flow between the electrical load and the energy store, the control element being set from outside by a setting element, wherein: a maximum voltage drop across the control element is limited so functioning of the electrical load as intended is ensured when there is an energy flow with any setting of the control element, the control element and the setting element are arranged in a removable end cap, by means of which the interior space is closed, and the end cap has two electrical contact elements, which are separate from each other and electrically connected to the control element, and, when the interior space is closed, one of the contact elements is electrically connected to a counter-contact on the grip body and the other of the contact elements is electrically connected to a contact of the energy store.