Patent ID: 8057488

Claim:
An epilating apparatus comprising: a housing including a recess; a cooling/heating pad; and a sleeve which is removably connected to the housing to form a compartment for removably receiving the cooling/heating pad, the sleeve having a ledge extending from a surface of the sleeve wherein the cooling/heating pad is removably connected between the sleeve and the housing so that the sleeve, a fixing portion of the cooling/heating pad, and the housing are removably connected to each other, wherein the cooling/heating pad comprises a bag portion containing a cooling/heating medium and a fixing portion for fixing the cooling/heating pad within the compartment, wherein the fixing portion of the cooling/heating pad at least partially is a flat portion that includes a hole; and wherein the ledge of the sleeve is configured to pass through the hole of the flat portion and engage the recess of the housing for removably connecting together the sleeve, the flat portion and the housing.