Patent ID: 8464429

Claim:
A hair removal apparatus, comprising: (i) a housing; (ii) an electric drive; and (iii) a hair removing head driven by the electric drive to engage and remove hairs, the hair removing head comprising two or more hair removal regions, wherein: (a) the head is rotatable with respect to the housing from a position in 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 (b) the head is attached to the housing at only one end of the head, from which end the head extends across the housing; and wherein the head is rotatable about an axis of rotation that extends within the head; and is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of a hair removal region; and wherein the housing further comprises an arm that extends transversely to the axis of rotation, wherein one end of the hair removing head is coupled to the arm; and an opening for the head is defined between the arm and an upper surface of the housing, such that the housing surrounds a portion of the head; and wherein the head is a rotary body comprising an end face arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation; and wherein the end face is rotatably coupled to the arm; and wherein the two or more hair removal regions are spaced about a circumference of the end face; and wherein the head is configured to be rotated by hand about the axis of rotation to move one of the hair removal regions into the active position, said head being configured to be fixedly located with respect to the housing such that one of the hair removal regions or a surface of the head between the hair removal regions is held in the active position; and an electrically driven adjusting unit configured to rotate the head about the axis of rotation.