The invention provides a facial hair shaping tool and comb for personal grooming, including a first guide member and a second guide member that are identical or nearly identical in size and shaped like a comb with a handle, coupled at a centerline separating the first guide member and the second guide member at two end portions. Each guide member is relatively thin compared to its overall size, having an elongated planar body with at least one curvilinear segment, and includes additional members that allows the facial hair shaping tool and comb to convert between a conjoined facial hair shaping tool (opened state) to a miniature comb (closed state), and vice versa.

The invention relates to a cleaning and charging station for an electrically driven device. The station comprising an outer housing with a base portion and a gallows structure extending from the base portion. The base portion comprises a cleaning chamber for at least partially receiving the electrically driven device and the gallows structure comprises a charging terminal for charging the electrically driven device. The station further comprises a circuit board mounted within the housing and connected to the charging terminal. The circuit board is located in the gallows structure at a position spaced from the cleaning chamber.

The present invention relates to mechanical hair removal. In order to provide a handheld hair removal apparatus with improved detection of fine hair, a handheld hair removal apparatus (10) is provided that comprises a hair removal arrangement (12), a support structure (14) for supporting the hair removal arrangement, and a light source (16) attached to the support structure. During operation, a main movement direction (20) of the apparatus is provided. The hair removal arrangement comprises a skin contact portion (22) extending at least along a primary axis (24) extending perpendicularly to the main movement direction for contacting a user's skin during operation. Further, the light source can be arranged in an operational position (P.sub.O) at a side of the hair removal arrangement in front of the skin contact portion with respect to the main movement direction. Still further, in the operational position the light source provides a light beam (28) with a main propagation axis (30) enclosing an angle of incidence (32) of less than 30° with an imaginary plane (33) extending parallel to the main movement direction and the primary axis.

The present invention relates to mechanical hair removal. In order to provide a handheld hair removal apparatus with improved detection of fine hair, a handheld hair removal apparatus (10) is provided that comprises a hair removal arrangement (12), a support structure (14) for supporting the hair removal arrangement, and a light source (16) attached to the support structure. During operation, a main movement direction (20) of the apparatus is provided. The hair removal arrangement comprises a skin contact portion (22) extending at least along a primary axis (24) extending perpendicularly to the main movement direction for contacting a user's skin during operation. Further, the light source can be arranged in an operational position (P.sub.O) at a side of the hair removal arrangement in front of the skin contact portion with respect to the main movement direction. Still further, in the operational position the light source provides a light beam (28) with a main propagation axis (30) enclosing an angle of incidence (32) of less than 30° with an imaginary plane (33) extending parallel to the main movement direction and the primary axis.

An induction-heating device for heating and or melting a heat affected product zone of shaving or cosmetic products stored in a product container which consists of a layer of said product heated by an electrically conductive metallic target member having through-passages overlying said top product surface and energized by an induction coil into which an electromagnetic field is generated by electronic circuitry for a predetermined time period into said product container, thereby permitting said heated and or melted product to flow through said through-passages onto said top surface of said target member to be collected by a user for shaving or cosmetic purposes.

An induction-heating device for heating and or melting a heat affected product zone of shaving or cosmetic products stored in a product container which consists of a layer of said product heated by an electrically conductive metallic target member having through-passages overlying said top product surface and energized by an induction coil into which an electromagnetic field is generated by electronic circuitry for a predetermined time period into said product container, thereby permitting said heated and or melted product to flow through said through-passages onto said top surface of said target member to be collected by a user for shaving or cosmetic purposes.

An induction-heating device for heating and or melting a heat affected product zone of shaving or cosmetic products stored in a product container which consists of a layer of said product heated by an electrically conductive metallic target member having through-passages overlying said top product surface and energized by an induction coil into which an electromagnetic field is generated by electronic circuitry for a predetermined time period into said product container, thereby permitting said heated and or melted product to flow through said through-passages onto said top surface of said target member to be collected by a user for shaving or cosmetic purposes.

A hair removal apparatus constituted of: an elongated heating element constituted of a material which generates heat responsive to electric power being applied thereto; and a hair adjustment unit comprising: a first elongated member generally in parallel with the elongated heating element, a second elongated member generally in parallel with the elongated heating element, and a plurality of extension members extending from the second elongated member, away from the first elongated member, the elongated heating element positioned between the first elongated member and the extension members, wherein each extension member exhibits a base end and a tip end, each extension member extending from the second elongated member at the base end towards the tip end, and wherein a first face of each of the plurality of extension members, at the tip ends, and a face of the first elongated member define a plane.

A fluid dispensing personal care product with a handle defining a cavity with a support surface. A fluid reservoir containing a volume of a fluid is configured to attach to the handle. An actuator on the handle that has a pump contacting surface. A pump system positioned within the handle includes a flexible fluid collector configured to dispense fluid from the fluid reservoir to an exit port. The flexible fluid collector contacts the support surface of the handle and the pump contacting surface of the actuator in a neutral position.

A fluid dispensing personal care product with a handle defining a cavity with a support surface. A fluid reservoir containing a volume of a fluid is configured to attach to the handle. An actuator on the handle that has a pump contacting surface. A pump system positioned within the handle includes a flexible fluid collector configured to dispense fluid from the fluid reservoir to an exit port. The flexible fluid collector contacts the support surface of the handle and the pump contacting surface of the actuator in a neutral position.