Patent ID: 8496670

Claim:
A depilating device for depilating hair from a surface of a skin, comprising: a housing and a depilating member arranged in said housing, a skin contact member arranged adjacent to the depilating member and being pivotable relative to the housing about a pivot axis extending parallel to a skin contact surface of the depilating member, wherein, in operation, said depilating member has an effective depilating action when positioned within a predetermined range of angular positions relative to the surface of the skin, wherein the depilating device further comprises: a detector for detecting an actual angular position of the depilating member relative to the surface of the skin, and feedback means cooperating with said detector for providing a feedback signal when said actual angular position exceeds said predetermined range of angular positions, a coupling member for contacting the depilating member or a driving member when said actual angular position exceeds said predetermined range of angular positions, wherein, when said actual angular position is in said predetermined range of angular positions, the skin contact member does not couple to the depilating member or to the driving member via the coupling member, wherein, when said actual angular position is outside of said predetermined range of angular positions, the skin contact member couples to the depilating member or to the driving member via the coupling member.