`Application No.:
`iI/I33,373
`Examiner: E F. Landrum
`Art Unit: 3724
`
`LIST OF CURRENT CLAIMS
`
`1. (Currently Amended) A personal trimming system for trimming hair from a
`
`body surface, comprising:
`
`an elongated main body having a motor and a part of a driving unit for converting
`
`a rotation of the motor into a reciprocating motion, the eiongated main body having a
`
`iengthwise dimension that defines a length direction of the trimming system; and
`
`an elongated head portion extending from an end of said main body generaiiy
`
`along said iength direction,
`
`the head portion having a driven member reciprocating
`
`generaiiy along said length direction,
`
`wherein the head portion is pivotably supported with respect to the main body, and
`
`a gap is provided betWeen the main body and a Step formed on a boundary between an
`
`upper portion of the head portion and a lower portion of the head portion,
`
`wherein a restriction unit for restricting pivoting of the head portion is provided in
`
`the main body; and
`
`
`
`wherein the restriction unit includes a guide groove formed inside the main body
`
`and a protrusion, provided at at lowest portion of the head portion, contacting with an end
`
`surface of the guide section.
`
`2. (Canceled)
`
`3. (Original) The personal trimming system of ciairn 1, wherein a length of the
`
`head portion is about 1/5 to 1/3 of an entire length of the personal trimming system.
`
`
`
`Response to Office Action of January 21, 2009
`Application No;
`iI/I33,373
`Examiner: E. F. Landrurn
`Art Unit: 3724
`
`4. (Previously Presented) The personal trimming system of claim i, wherein the
`
`gap is small enough to prevent a user’s skin from being pinched therebetween in a state
`
`where the head portion is pivoted to a maximum allowable angie with respect to the main
`
`body.
`
`5. (Previousiy Presented) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the
`
`head portion is pivoted on the main body via the lower portion of the head portion, and a
`
`part of the lower portion of the head portion is exposed outward and a circumference
`
`thereof is smalier than those of the upper portion of the head portion and the main body.
`
`6. (Previousiy Presented) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the
`
`head portion has a cutting blade and the direction of the pivoting axis of the head portiOn
`
`is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the cutting blade.
`
`7. (Cancelied)
`
`8. (Canceiled)
`
`9. (Withdrawn) The personal trimming system of claim i, wherein the restriction
`
`unit includes plate springs provided at the lower portion of the head portion.
`
`10. (Withdrawn) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the restriction
`
`unit includes arm portions extending from the iower portion of the head portion.
`
`
Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.
After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.
Accept $ Charge
Still Working On It
This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.
Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.
A few More Minutes ... Still Working
It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.
Thank you for your continued patience.
This document could not be displayed.
We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
Set your membership
status to view this document.
With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll
get a whole lot more, including:
- Up-to-date information for this case.
- Email alerts whenever there is an update.
- Full text search for other cases.
- Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.
One Moment Please
The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.
Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.
Your document is on its way!
If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.
Sealed Document
We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.
If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.
Access Government Site
