Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to tweezers and more particularly pertains to a new deplitory device for the removal of unwanted hair. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of tweezers is known in the prior art. More specifically, tweezers heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,133,722; U.S. Pat. No. 4,498,474; U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,081; U.S. Pat. No. 4,865,034; U.S. Pat. No. 2,803,252; U.S. Pat. No. 849,789; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 138,784. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new deplitory device. The inventive device includes a heatable tweezer having an upper portion containing wax that is dispensable onto a user&#39;s hair, allowing the user to utilize the tweezer to remove the cured wax thereby removing the hair from its follicle. 
     In these respects, the deplitory device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of the removal of unwanted hair. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of tweezers now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new deplitory device construction wherein the same can be utilized for the removal of unwanted hair. 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new deplitory device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the tweezers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new deplitory device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art tweezers, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a heatable tweezer having an upper portion containing wax that is dispensable onto a user&#39;s hair, allowing the user to utilize the tweezer to remove the cured wax thereby removing the hair from its follicle. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new deplitory device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the tweezers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new deplitory device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art tweezers, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a new deplitory device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new deplitory device which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
     An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new deplitory device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such deplitory device economically available to the buying public. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new deplitory device which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new deplitory device for the removal of unwanted hair. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new deplitory device which includes a heatable tweezer having an upper portion containing wax that is dispensable onto a user&#39;s hair, allowing the user to utilize the tweezer to remove the cured wax thereby removing the hair from its follicle. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new deplitory device that utilizes self-contained wax to remove hair. 
    
    
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a new deplitory device according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a schematic end view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention in use. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new deplitory device embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the deplitory device  10  generally comprises a tweezer  12 . The tweezer  12  comprises an upper portion  14  and a lower portion  16 . The tweezer  12  is heatable such that wax  18  contained in the upper portion  14  is dispensable onto the skin  20  of a user around a hair  21 . Upon curing of the wax  18 , the tweezer  12  is used to remove the wax  18  thereby removing the hair  21  from its follicle. 
     The portions  14 ,  16  of the tweezer  12  are integrally joined to form the tweezer  12 . Each of the portions  14 ,  16  has a distal end  24 . The distal ends  24  of the portions  14 ,  16  are designed for grasping onto a hair  21  for the purpose of removing the hair  21 . 
     The upper portion  14  of the tweezer  12  has a wax cavity  26 . The wax cavity  26  is integrally formed within the upper portion  14  such that the wax cavity  26  is designed for the holding and dispensing of the wax  18 . 
     The upper portion  14  of the tweezer  12  has a wax plunger  28 . The wax plunger  28  is slidably coupled to the upper portion  14  of the tweezer  12 . The wax plunger  28  is in contact with the wax  18  in the wax cavity  26  of the upper portion  14  such that the wax plunger  28  is designed for biasing the wax  18  in the wax cavity  26  towards the distal end  24  of the upper portion  14 . 
     The upper portion  14  of the tweezer  12  has a wax aperture  30 . The wax aperture  30  is positioned on an end surface  32  of the distal end  24  of the upper portion  14 . The wax aperture  30  is designed for allowing melted wax  18  to be dispensed from the upper portion  14  of the tweezer  12  when the wax  18  is biased towards the distal end  24  of the upper portion  14  by the wax plunger  28 . This allows the user to utilize the wax  18  cured around a hair  21  in conjunction with the tweezer  12  to remove the hair  21  from its follicle. 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

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