`Examiner: E. F. Landrum
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`Art Unit: 3724
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`LIST OF CURRENT CLAIMS
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`1. (Currently amended) A personal trimming system for trimming hair from a body
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`surface, comprising:
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`an elongated main body having a motor and a part of a driving unit for converting a
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`rotation of the motor into a reciprocating motion,
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`the elongated main body having a
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`lengthwise dimension that defines a length direction of the trimming system; and
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`an elongated head portion extending from an end of said main body generally along
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`said length direction, the head portion having a driven member reciprocating generally along
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`said length direction,
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`wherein the head portion is pivotably supported with respect to the main body, and a
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`gap is provided between the main body and a step formed on a boundary between an upper
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`portion of the head portion and a lower portion of the head portion;—and
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`wherein a direction of a pivoting axis of the head portion is substantially
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`perpendicular to the body surface when the head portion is placed in a cutting position
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`proximate to the body surface.
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`2. (Canceled)
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`Application No.: 11/133,373
`Examiner: E. F. Landrum
`Art Unit: 3724
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`3. (Original) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein a length of the head
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`portion is about 1/5 to 1/3 of an entire length of the personal trimming system.
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`4. (Previously presented) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the
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`gap is small enough to prevent a user’s skin from being pinched therebetween in a state
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`where the head portion is pivoted to a maximum allowable angle with respect to the main
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`body.
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`5. (Previously presented) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the
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`head portion is pivoted on the main body via the lower portion of the head portion, and a
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`part of the lower portion of the head portion is exposed outward and a circumference
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`thereof is smaller than those of the upper portion of the head portion and the main body.
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`6. (New) The personal trimming system of claim 1, wherein the head portion has a
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`cutting blade and the direction of the pivoting axis of the head portion is substantially
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`parallel to a plane defined by the cutting blade.
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