Hair removal apparatus and clip

Abstract

An apparatus for plucking out hairs of a subject using a thread knots method. The apparatus may comprise at least one pair of pincer-parts hingedly connected through hinged connection; and at least one thread. The pair of hingedly connected pincer-parts creates a structure that is capable of opening and closing when rotated by a user around said rotation mechanism, where the thread is held by the pincer-parts in such a manner that the thread is wrapped around itself creating at least one knot having intersection points. Upon rotating the pincer-parts around the rotation mechanism back and forth in opposite rotation directions, the knots respectively move along a movement-path, where the knots enable capturing the hairs of the subject by tightening around the subject's hairs and plucking them by moving along the movement path, when tightened.

1 . An apparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject, said apparatus comprising;
 a pair of pincer-parts, each part having:
 a distal end, 
 a proximal end, 
 an external surface and 
 an internal surface, 
   said pincer parts being hingedly attached and biased toward each other at their distal end; and   a single thread having:
 a first end portion; 
 a second end portion; 
 a central portion extending between the first and second end portions; and 
 a stopper disposed on the first and second end portions, 
   said thread being twisted together defining a twisted portion advancing the twisted portion to engage a hair upon repeatedly separating the distal ends of said pincer-parts by compressing the proximal ends toward each other.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pincer parts are biased toward each other via a spring disposed around a hinge connecting the pincer parts. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each of said pincer-parts further define a receiving-opening at the proximal end, configured to receive and hold the stoppers on the first and second end portions of the thread, and wherein each of said pincer-parts further define a receiving-opening at the distal end, configured to receive and hold a section of the central portion of the thread. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said receiving-openings are curved slits. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3  further comprising an adjustable fastener configured to further increase tension on the thread. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said adjustable fastener is a coiled spring with a hook at each end, connected at one end to the thread and at the other end to the hinge. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the external surface of each of said pincer-parts comprises protrusions to increase the roughness of the external surface. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said spring is operably associated with a motor unit. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one first locker enabling to fix the distal ends of the pincer parts at a maximum distance. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the openings defined in the proximal and distal ends of each of the pincer parts is configured to force the thread in close proximity to the subject's skin. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the distal end of each pincer-part is arched. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus  100  of  claim 1  wherein said thread further comprises soothing materials. 
     
     
         13 . A thread clip, comprising:
 a first thread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portion extending between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on each of the first and second end portions;   a first thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, the first slot being configured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the first thread holder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the thread on the thread holder between its first and second slots; and   a tray having a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the first thread holder.   
     
     
         14 . The clip of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 an additional thread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portion between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on the first and second end portions; and   an additional thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, at least one slot being sized to engage a stopper of the second thread, the second thread holder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the thread on the second thread holder between its first and second slots, wherein   the tray having the toothed crown is configured to releasably engage the additional thread holder.   
     
     
         15 . The clip of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a plurality of threads, including the first thread and the second thread, respectively having a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portion between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on the first and second end portions; and   multiple thread holders, including the first thread holder and the second thread holder, defining spaced first and second slots, at least one slot of each thread holder being sized to engage a stopper of one of the threads, the multiple thread holders configured to allow winding of central portions of the threads on between their first and second slots, in which the tray having toothed crown is configured to releasably engage the plurality of thread holders.   
     
     
         16 . The clip of  claim 14 , in which the tray is adapted to support the thread holders more closely spaced together than the combined width of two adjacent stoppers, and to receive two of the stoppers of the multiple threads in offset relation between two adjacent thread holders. 
     
     
         17 . The clip of  claim 16 , in which one or more thread holders are individually removable from the tray. 
     
     
         18 . The clip of  claim 17 , in which one or more thread holders comprise a winding surface portion adapted to receive a wound thread and a grip portion positioned and configured to be engaged while unwinding the wound thread. 
     
     
         19 . The clip of  claim 18 , in which the dimensions and the spacing of the spaced first and second slots of at least one thread holder and at least one thread are such as to allow substantially the entire central portion of the thread to be wound onto the thread holder. 
     
     
         20 . The clip of  claim 19 , in which at least one thread holder has two opposed sides defining a third and fourth slots and the dimensions and spacing of the spaced third and fourth slots and the thread are such as to provide the stopper on the first end portion of the thread positioned on one side of the thread holder and the stopper on the second end portion of the thread positioned on the other side of the thread holder. 
     
     
         21 . The clip of  claim 20 , in which the first slot is positioned above the second slot when the thread holder is received by the tray, one stopper of a thread wound on the thread holder is positioned adjacent to the first slot, and the other stopper of the thread wound on the thread holder is positioned below the one stopper and suspended from the first slot. 
     
     
         22 . The clip of  claim 21 , in which the grip portion of the thread holder is configured to allow securing of the thread holder to the tray and a sliding engagement and disengagement between the thread holder and the toothed crown. 
     
     
         23 . The clip of  claim 22 , further comprising a cover configured to engage the tray and cover the thread holders. 
     
     
         24 . A manufacture comprising:
 a thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, a winding surface portion disposed between the first and second slots and adapted to receive a wound thread, two opposed sides, and a grip portion positioned and configured to be engaged while unwinding the wound thread; and   a thread having:
 a first end portion, 
 a second end portion, 
 a central portion extending between the first and second end portions, and 
 stoppers on the first and second end portions, 
   in which the central portion of the thread is wound on the winding surface portion between the first and second slots; in which the dimensions and the spacing of the spaced first and second slots are such that substantially the entire central portion of the thread is wound onto the thread holder, the stopper on the first end portion of the thread is positioned on one side of the thread holder and the stopper on the second end portion of the thread is positioned on the other side of the thread holder.   
     
     
         25 . The invention of  claim 24 , in which, when the first slot is positioned above the second slot, one stopper of the thread is positioned adjacent to the first slot and the other stopper of the thread is positioned below the one stopper and suspended from the first slot. 
     
     
         26 . In combination:
 An apparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject, said apparatus comprising;   at least one pair of pincer-parts, each part having:
 a distal end, 
 a proximal end, 
 an external surface and 
 an internal surface, 
   said pincer parts being hingedly attached and biased toward each other at their distal end; and   a single thread having:
 a first end portion; 
 a second end portion; 
 a central portion extending between the first and second end portions; and 
 a stopper disposed on the first and second end portions, 
 said thread disposed between the pincer parts and comprises at least two twists, whereupon repeatedly separating the distal ends of said pincer-parts by compressing the proximal ends toward each other, said twists respectively moves back and forth; and 
   A thread clip, comprising:
 a first thread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portion extending between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on each of the first and second end portions; 
 a first thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, the first slot being configured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the first thread holder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the thread on the thread holder between its first and second slots; and 
 a tray having a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the first thread holder. 
   a. The combination of  claim 26 , in which the apparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject is any one of the apparatuses of  claims 2 - 12 .   b. The combination of  claim 26 , in which the thread clip is any one of the clips of  claims 14 - 23 .   c. A kit comprising:
 at least a first thread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portion between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on the first and second end portions; 
 at least a first thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, at least one slot being configured to engage a stopper of the thread and allow winding of the central portion of the thread on the thread holder between its first and second slots; 
 a tray having a holder configured to releasably engage the first thread holder; and 
 a threading hair removal apparatus comprising a frame configured for receiving two portions of at least one thread twisted together to define a twisted portion and for advancing the twisted portion to engage a hair.