Epilation apparatus and method of use

Abstract

An epilation apparatus includes a support and a glass pad adhered to the support. The glass pad has an exposed roughened surface that, when placed against human skin and manually manipulated in a rotational motion, is adapted to remove hair from the human skin. A method of using the epilation apparatus involves configuring the support such that the roughened surface of the glass pad is placed against human skin that has hair and manually manipulating the support in a rotational motion such the glass pad removes the hair from the human skin.

1 . An epilation apparatus comprising:
 a support;   a glass pad adhered to the support, the glass pad having an exposed roughened surface that, when placed against human skin and manually manipulated in a rotational motion, is adapted to remove hair from the human skin.   
     
     
         2 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad has an exposed etched surface. 
     
     
         3 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R a ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 16 micrometers. 
     
     
         4 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R q ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 18 micrometers. 
     
     
         5 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R z ) within the range of approximately 40 micrometers and approximately 76 micrometers. 
     
     
         6 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R a ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 16 micrometers, and wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R q ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 18 micrometers. 
     
     
         7 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R q ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 18 micrometers, and wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R z ) within the range of approximately 40 micrometers and approximately 76 micrometers. 
     
     
         8 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R a ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 16 micrometers, and wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R z ) within the range of approximately 40 micrometers and approximately 76 micrometers. 
     
     
         9 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R a ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 16 micrometers, wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R q ) within the range of approximately 6 micrometers and approximately 18 micrometers, and wherein the etched surface includes a roughness parameter value (R z ) within the range of approximately 40 micrometers and approximately 76 micrometers. 
     
     
         10 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the glass pad is etched using a chemical etching process. 
     
     
         11 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad includes a rounded shape. 
     
     
         12 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad includes a beveled edge. 
     
     
         13 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad has a thickness of about 0.35 cm. 
     
     
         14 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad has a thickness of about 2.9 mm. 
     
     
         15 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad is comprised of a tempered glass. 
     
     
         16 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support includes a handle. 
     
     
         17 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support includes a finger grip. 
     
     
         18 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the glass pad is adhered to the support with a polymer-based epoxy. 
     
     
         19 . The epilation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support includes a tray for accommodating the glass pad. 
     
     
         20 . A method of using an epilation apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing a support having a glass pad adhered thereto, the glass pad having an exposed roughened surface;   configuring the support such that the roughened surface of the glass pad is placed against human skin that has hair; and   manually manipulating the support in a rotational motion such the glass pad removes the hair from the human skin.   
     
     
         21 .- 39 . (canceled)