Depilating apparatus with a depilating tape

Abstract

In a depilating apparatus ( 1 ), a housing ( 2 ) of the depilating apparatus ( 1 ) contains a supply ( 10 ) of a depilating tape ( 11 ), and a heating device ( 25 ) for heating the depilating tape ( 11 ) and an application roller ( 40 ) for applying the heated depilating tape ( 11 ) to the skin of a person are provided, wherein, in addition, a wind-up reel ( 60 ) for winding up depilating tape ( 11 ) that has already been used, and a motor ( 69 ) for driving the wind-up reel ( 60 ) are provided.

1 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) 
 with a housing ( 2 ), which housing ( 2 ) is designed to accommodate a supply ( 10 ) of a depilating tape ( 11 ), which depilating tape ( 11 ) can be pulled away from the supply ( 10 ) and can then be applied to the skin of a person, and which depilating tape ( 11 ), after application to the skin of a person, adheres to the skin along an application length (L) and can then be pulled away from the skin of a person,    and with application means ( 40 ) for applying the depilating tape ( 11 ) to the skin of a person, and    with an opening ( 9 ) in the housing ( 2 ), which opening ( 9 ) is provided and designed for passing the depilating tape ( 11 ) through to the skin of a person, and    with a wind-up reel ( 60 ), which wind-up reel ( 60 ) is provided and designed to take up the depilating tape ( 11 ) that was previously adhering to the skin of a person,    wherein a motor ( 69 ) accommodated in the housing ( 2 ) is provided, and    wherein a drive connection ( 74 ) is provided between the motor ( 69 ) and the wind-up reel ( 60 ), so that the wind-up reel ( 60 ) can be driven in rotation with the aid of the motor ( 69 ) to wind up the depilating tape ( 11 ) that was previously adhering to the skin of a person.    
     
     
         2 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 wherein an interruptible drive connection ( 74 ) is provided as the drive connection ( 74 ) between the motor ( 69 ) and the wind-up reel ( 60 ), and    wherein means for interrupting the drive connection ( 74 ) are provided.    
     
     
         3 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , 
 wherein the means for interrupting the drive connection ( 74 ) takes the form of a hand-operated control button ( 46 ), through actuation of which the drive means ( 74 ) can be interrupted.    
     
     
         4 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 wherein determination means ( 45 ) is provided for determining the application length (L) along which depilating tape ( 11 ) adheres to the skin of a person, and    wherein the determination means ( 45 ) is designed to determine different application lengths (L) as desired.    
     
     
         5 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 4 , 
 wherein the determination means ( 45 ) is equipped with a hand-operated control button ( 46 ) and with blocking means ( 47 ) which interacts with control button ( 46 ) on the one hand and with the supply ( 10 ) on the other, which control button ( 46 ) can be shifted between a first position and a second position, and    wherein, with the control button ( 46 ) in its first position, the blocking lever ( 47 ) assumes a release position enabling a pulling away of depilating tape ( 11 ) from the supply ( 10 ), and    wherein, with the control button ( 46 ) in its second position, the blocking lever ( 47 ) assumes a blocking position that blocks any pulling away of depilating tape ( 11 ) from the supply ( 10 ).    
     
     
         6 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 5 , 
 wherein the supply ( 10 ) of depilating tape ( 11 ) is wound so as to form a supply coil ( 10 ) wound onto a supply reel ( 12 ), and    wherein the blocking means ( 47 ) interacts with the supply reel ( 12 ).    
     
     
         7 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the application means ( 40 ) takes the form of an application roller ( 40 ) which is arranged in the area of the opening ( 9 ) of the housing ( 2 ).