Depilating apparatus with a depilating tape

Abstract

In a depilating apparatus ( 1 ), a housing ( 2 ) of 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 determination device ( 45 ) is provided, which is designed to determine, as desired, different application lengths (L), along which application length (L) the depilating tape ( 11 ) adheres to the skin of a person after application of the depilating tape ( 11 ).

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    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 determination means ( 45 ) for determining the application length (L) along which the depilating tape ( 11 ) adheres to the skin of a person,    wherein the determination means ( 45 ) are designed to determine different application lengths (L) as desired.    
     
     
         2 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the determination means ( 45 ) are equipped with a hand-operated control button ( 46 ) and with a blocking means ( 47 ) which interacts with the control button ( 46 ) on the one hand and with the supply ( 10 ) on the other, which control button ( 46 ) can be moved between a first position and a second position, and    wherein, with the control button ( 46 ) in its first position, the blocking means ( 47 ) assumes a release position that enables a pulling away of depilating tape ( 11 ) from the supply ( 10 ), and    wherein, with the control button ( 46 ) in its second position, the blocking means ( 47 ) assumes a blocking position blocking any pulling away of depilating tape ( 1 ) from the supply ( 10 ).    
     
     
         3 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the application means ( 40 ) comprise an application roller ( 40 ) which is arranged in the area of the opening ( 9 ) of the housing ( 2 ).    
     
     
         4 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 3 , 
 wherein a cutting device ( 43 ) is provided, which cutting device ( 43 ) is arranged adjacent to the application roller ( 40 ) and is designed for cutting off the depilating tape ( 11 ) in an area of depilating tape ( 11 ), which area of depilating tape ( 11 ) has already passed the application roller ( 40 ).    
     
     
         5 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , 
 wherein the supply ( 10 ) of depilating tape ( 11 ) is wound so as to form a supply spool ( 10 ) wound onto a supply reel ( 12 ), and    wherein the blocking means ( 47 ) interacts with the supply reel ( 12 ).    
     
     
         6 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 5 , 
 wherein, in addition to the supply reel ( 12 ), a wind-up reel ( 60 ) is provided, which wind-up reel ( 60 ) is provided and designed for winding up depilating tape ( 11 ) that was previously adhering to the skin of a person.    
     
     
         7 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 6 , 
 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 rotatably operated with the aid of the motor ( 69 ) to wind up depilating tape ( 11 ) which was previously adhering to the skin of a person.    
     
     
         8 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 7 , 
 wherein an interruptable drive connection ( 74 ) is provided as the drive connection ( 74 ) between the motor and the wind-up reel, and    wherein means for interrupting the drive connection ( 74 ) are provided.    
     
     
         9 . A depilating apparatus ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the means for interrupting the drive connection ( 74 ) comprise a hand-operated control button ( 46 ), through the actuation of which the drive means ( 74 ) can be interrupted.