Manual depilatory device

Abstract

A manual depilatory device has handles attached to opposite ends of a length of resilient coiled wire. Body hair, such as facial hair, is removed by grasping the handles and bending the coiled wire into a generally U-shaped configuration or semi-circle. The handles are manually twisted and the coiled wire moved along the skin surface of the body area from which hair is to be removed, causing hair to become lodged within the coiled wire and removed from the skin.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A manual depilatory device, comprising: 
 a length of resilient coiled wire having opposite ends; and    handles attached to the opposite ends of the coiled wire, whereby hair can be removed from a human body by manually twisting and moving the coiled wire to catch hairs to be removed within the coiled wire and pull the hairs from skin.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is less than 300 millimeters in length.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the coiled wire is between 75 and 150 millimeters in length.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the coiled wire is less than 10 millimeters in diameter.  
     
     
         5 . A method for removing body hair, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a depilatory device having a length of resilient coiled wire and handles at ends thereof;    grasping the handles and bending the coiled wire; and    manually twisting and moving the coiled wire along the skin surface of the body area from which hair is to be removed, causing hair to become lodged within the coiled wire and removed from the skin.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the bending step includes bending the coiled wire into a generally U-shaped configuration.  
     
     
         8 . A method for removing facial hair, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a depilatory device having a length of resilient coiled wire and handles at ends thereof;    grasping the handles and bending the coiled wire into a generally U-shaped configuration; and    manually moving the bent coiled wire along the skin surface of the face while twisting the handles, causing facial hair to become lodged within the coiled wire and removed from the skin.