US 12,240,133 B2
Hair removal device
Sebastian Reinprecht, Bartholomae (AT)
Assigned to Braun GmbH, Kronberg (DE)
Filed by Braun GmbH, Kronberg (DE)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,789.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410420 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B26B 19/20 (2006.01); B26B 19/06 (2006.01); B26B 19/38 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 19/20 (2013.01) [B26B 19/06 (2013.01); B26B 19/3813 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Hair removal device, in particular an electric shaver or a hair trimmer, comprising:
a handle having a motor,
a cutting head having a blade unit with a first and second blade for cutting hair, said blade unit being driven by said motor, so that at least one of said first and second blade reciprocates relative to the other in a reciprocation direction, said cutting head having a first snap fit connector and
a comb attachment releasably attachable to the cutting head, said comb attachment having a second snap fit connector provided to engage by snap fit connection with the first snap fit connector for attaching the comb attachment at the cutting head, wherein,
said first snap fit connector is at least one of: formed in a shape to flex, made of a material to flex or supported to flex, so that said first snap fit connector is able to flex when brought into engagement with said second snap fit connector, and
the second snap fit connector is provided with a projection projecting from a wall portion and wherein the wall portion is provided with a guide rail projection adjacent to and aligned with the projection of the second snap fit connector so that both the projection of the second snap fit connector and the guide rail projection serve to guide the comb attachment at its inner lateral sides during attachment at the cutting head.