Handle for an electrically operated personal care implement

US11672633B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Uwe Jungnickel · Königstein, DE
• Martin Brust · Aachen, DE
• Marcel Denis Knorr · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Andreas Reuschenbach · Bad Soden, DE
• Markus Morgott · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/1066
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A handle for an electrically operated personal-care implement includes a metal tube housing having a metal wall with an opening and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity of the housing for accommodating an energy source, and a switch assembly for activating the energy source. The switch assembly, including a hard switch component and a soft switch component, is arranged in the opening and seals the opening from the inner surface of the wall. The hard switch component comprises a frame having a recess and attached to the inner surface of the metal wall thereby surrounding the opening and providing an undercut between the recess and the inner surface. The undercut is open to the opening, and the soft switch component is positioned in the undercut to at least partially cover the opening.