US 7,503,117 B2
Electric hair cutting appliances
Matthias Wetzel, Schöneck (Germany); Norbert Kreutz, Wehrheim (Germany); Daniel Dietzel, Kelkheim (Germany); Volker Stenger, Hösbach (Germany); and Matthias Matern, Steinbach (Germany)
Assigned to Braun GmbH, Kronberg (Germany)
Filed on Jan. 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/325,114.
Application 11/325114 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2004/006196, filed on Jun. 09, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 103 30 205 (DE), filed on Jul. 03, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2006/0168816 A1, Aug. 03, 2006
Int. Cl. B26B 19/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 30—34.1  [30/43.92] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric hair cutting apparatus, comprising:
a casing;
a slide switch linearly displaceably mounted on the casing;
a shorthair cutter unit mounted on the casing and configured to be driven by a drive motor;
a carrier body pivotally mounted on an outer surface of the slide switch and separate from the shorthair cutter unit, the carrier body being pivotable about an axis of rotation extending substantially perpendicularly to the outer surface of the slide switch; and
at least one cutter unit secured to the carrier body and comprising at least two shaving elements configured to be moved relative to one another by the drive motor.