Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Patent
1989-04-19
1990-06-19
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
A61B 1750
Patent
active
049350242
ABSTRACT:
A motor-powered depilatory device for removing skin hair which is provided in a compact, efficient, hand-held unit, based on the operation of an axially rotatable hair-plucking element provided as a plurality of discs adjacently coupled in column form. By provision of a central spine comprising a pre-tensioned spring, the discs are maintained adjacent one another under tension, while the column is bendable. When rotated axially at one end, the hair-plucking element transfers the rotation via rotational coupling of the adjacent discs in the column. Thus, even if the column is bent in an arched configuration, the rotational motion is transferred across its entire length. Preferably, the rotationally-coupled discs are made of relatively rigid plastic material, and are mechanically coupled by a set of tab-like projections on each disc surface, which engage matching recesses in adjacent discs. Alternatively, adjacent discs are made of a soft material with a high friction coefficient and are rotationally coupled by friction between them. The arched configuration of the hair-plucking element provides spaces between adjacent discs on a convex side, and hair trapped in these spaces is plucked when they close upon rotation of the hair-plucking element toward its concave side.
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Langer Edward
Lewis William
Thaler Michael H.
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