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Shaving apparatus having a foil-like upper cutter and a foil-like lower cutter

US5377414A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1993
Grant dateJan 3, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B19/26
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a shaving apparatus (1) comprising a foil-like lower cutter in the form of a cutter blade (68) and an upper cutter in the form of a shear foil (63) the cutter blade (68) has hexagonal hair-entry apertures (145) arranged in a honeycomb pattern, and the shear foil (63) has square hair-entry apertures (119) and a slot-shaped hair-entry aperture (120) between every two adjacent square hair-entry apertures (119), the direction of two parallel cutting edges (132, 134) of the square hair-entry apertures (119) of the shear foil (63) and the direction of two parallel cutting edges (153, 156) of the hexagonal hair-entry apertures (145) of the cutter blade (68) subtending an angle between 5.degree. and 25.degree., preferably between 14.degree. and 15.degree..

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