Dry shaving apparatus

US6560875B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Reinhold Eichhorn · Idstein, DE
• Michael Harms · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Sebastian Hottenrott · Idstein, DE
• Peter Junk · Seelenberg, DE
• Michael Odemer · Florstadt, DE
• Jens Storkel · Frankfurt, DE
• Jurgen Wolf · Kriftel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2002
• Grant date: May 13, 2003
• Expiry date: May 10, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B26B19/10
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing, comprising a housing part (G), at least one cutter element capable of reciprocating in a horizontal plane (E) and a removable frame (WR) having at least one cutter element (S) and detachably held on the housing part (G) by at least two detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4), said detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4) being formed by a seating surface (20, 21) provided on the removable frame (WR) and a seating surface (80, 90) of a resiliently mounted detent element (18, 19) exerting a locking force (FR), wherein the detent mechanisms (R1, R2; R3, R4) are capable of exerting a holding function and a vibration-free positioning function of thee removable frame (WR) on the housing part (G).