Hair Removal Device

Abstract

The present invention is concerned with a hair removal device that comprises a hair removal unit, a cap element having a skin contacting surface that extends at least on a side of the hair removal unit, and wherein elongated and elevated structures are arranged on the skin contacting surface, which elongated and elevated structures all extend essentially parallel to each other. Such a hair removal device is specifically beneficial for application on wet skin.

1 . Hair removal device comprising:
 a hair removal unit;   a cap element having a skin contacting surface that extends at least on a side of the hair removal unit;   wherein elongated and elevated structures are arranged on the skin contacting surface, which elongated and elevated structures all extend essentially parallel to each other.   
     
     
         2 . Hair removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongated and elevated structures are linear. 
     
     
         3 . Hair removal device according to  claim 2 , wherein the elongated and elevated structures have a height of about 0.1 mm to about 1 mm. 
     
     
         4 . Hair removal device according to  claim 2 , wherein the elongated and elevated structures have a height of about 0.21 mm to about 0.6 mm. 
     
     
         5 . Hair removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the skin contacting surface has an average surface roughness of about 0.5 μm to about 5 μm, and preferably of about 1 μm to about 3 μm and even more preferably of about 2.0 μm to about 2.5 μm. 
     
     
         6 . Hair removal device according to  claim 1  , wherein the elongated and elevated structures have a quadratic, triangular, circular, or trapezoidal cross section. 
     
     
         7 . Hair removal device according to  claim 3 , wherein the height of the elongated and elevated structures increases with increasing distance to the hair removal unit. 
     
     
         8 . Hair removal device according to  claim 4 , wherein the skin contacting surface also extends at the sides of the hair removal unit. 
     
     
         9 . Hair removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap element is detachable. 
     
     
         10 . Hair removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair removal device is an epilator device and the hair removal unit is an epilation unit. 
     
     
         11 . Cap element intended for removable attachment to a housing of a hair removal device, which cap element has a mounting structure that is arranged so as to detachably mate with a mounting structure of the housing, which cap element has a skin contacting surface on which elongated and elevated structures are arranged that all extend essentially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         12 . Kit comprising:
 a housing of a hair removal device comprising a hair removal unit arranged at the housing; and   a cap element of a hair removal device intended for detachable attachment onto the housing, which cap element has a skin contacting surface on which elongated and elevated structures are arranged that all extend essentially parallel to each other.