US4784136A
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Electrical epilation
Assignee: OBERLE-HUMMELL PATRICIA
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Filing: 1987-01-12
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2007-01-12
Abstract
Abstract In electrical epilation equipment useful to permanently remove unwanted body hair it is known to have a needle electrode to affect the immediate surroundings of the papilla. In this invention the needle electrode has been adapted to fit into the first arm of a pair of tweezers where its position can be adjusted so that the needle protrudes more or less from the tip of the tweezers first arm. This feature facilitates a consistent insertion depth of the needle into the follicles. Switches adapted to fit into the tweezers control electricity flow to the needle electrode when the tweezers is being closed to grip a hair. An indicator light adapted to fit into the tweezers monitors the presence of electrical energy at the needle electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00452; A61B2018/00476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An electrical epilation apparatus for permanently removing unwanted body hair, comprising: an electrically isolated pair of tweezers having opposed first and second arms; a needle electrode bonded to an electrically conductive support plate slidably received in said first arm of said tweezers, said support plate having means to adjust the length of the needle electrode protruding from the tip of said first arm; switching means between said first and second arms of said tweezers adapted to control electricity flow to said needle electrode when said tweezer arms are closed and opened; an indicator light fitted into one of the tweezer arms and electrically connected to said switching means to indicate that said needle electrode is being energized; and electrical generator means adapted to supply electrical energy to said needle electrode when said tweezer arms are closed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An electrical epilation apparatus for permanently removing unwanted body hair, comprising: an electrically isolated pair of tweezers having opposed first and second arms; a needle electrode bonded to an electrically conductive support plate slidably received in said first arm of said tweezers, said support plate having means to adjust the length of the needle electrode protruding from the tip of said first arm; switching means between said first and second arms of said tweezers adapted to control electricity flow to said needle electrode when said tweezer arms are closed and opened; an indicator light fitted into one of the tweezer arms and electrically connected to said switching means to indicate that said needle electrode is being energized; and electrical generator means adapted to supply electrical energy to said needle electrode when said tweezer arms are closed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said electrical generator means is connected between said switching means and said indicator light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said electrical generator means comprises an RF type power source.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said electrical generator means comprises a DC type power source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said adjusting means comprises a screw stud affixed to said support plate, an electrically isolated knob, a lock nut attached to said knob to receive said screw stud, a slot extending longitudinally along said first arm, said screw stud being received in said slot so as to permit the distance said needle electrode protrudes from the tip of said first arm to be adjusted to a predetermined length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said adjusting means further comprises an interior groove extending longitudinally of said first arm, said support plate being slidably received in said interior groove.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein said switching means comprises first and second contact pins disposed on said second arm and adapted make contact with said support plate to energize said needle electrode when said tweezer arms approach one another.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said electrical generator means comprises an RF generator connected between said first contact pin, a relay switch and said indicator light, and a DC power source connected between said first contact pin, a relay and said second contact pin.
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