Tiltable shear plate

Claim 2

A shear plate assembly for pivotal attachment to an open ended cylindrical part of a shaver casing, said casing including a first circumferential edge at said open end about a central longitudinal axis of said cylindrical part, the assembly comprising a shear plate and two spaced axle means for pivotally engaging said shear plate with said first circumferential edge, the axles being co-linear along a pivot axis normal to and intersecting said longitudinal axis.

Claim 3

A shear plate assembly for pivotal attachment to a shaver casing, the casing defining a first cylindrical part with an open end having an outer circumferential edge about a central longitudinal axis of this cylindrical part, the shear plate assembly comprising a disc-shaped plate part including hair-receiving apertures therein, an outer circumferential edge, and pivot means connecting the plate part as a closure to said open end of the casing, the pivot means engaging said casing and shear plate circumferential edges along a pivot axis normal to and intersecting said longitudinal axis.

Claim 4

A shear plate assembly for pivotal attachment to a shaver casing, the casing defining a first cylindrical part with an open end having an outer circumferential edge about a central longitudinal axis of this cylindrical part, the shear plate assembly comprising a disc-shaped plate part including hair-receiving apertures therein, an outer circumferential edge, and pivot means connecting the plate part as a closure to said open end of the casing, the pivot means engaging said casing and shear plate circumferential edges along a pivot axis normal to and intersecting said longitudinal axis.

Claim 5

An assembly according to claim 2 wherein said casing first cylindrical part defines an annular ring with a second end opposite said open end, the casing further comprising a second cylindrical part having an open end, the second end of the first cylindrical part being fixedly secured to the open end of said second cylindrical part.

Claim 6

A shear plate assembly for pivotal attachment to a shaver casing, the casing defining a first cylindrical part with a first open end having a first circumferential edge about a central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical part, an annular ring pivotally engaging said first circumferential edge about a first pivot axis that traverses both the ring and said first circumferential edge and is normal to and intersecting said central axis, the shear plate assembly comprising a disc plate including hair-receiving apertures and a cylindrical flange part defining a second circumferential edge, the second circumferential edge pivotally secured to said ring about a second pivot axis that traverses said second circumferential edge and the ring and is normal to and intersects said longitudinal axis.

Claim 7

A shear plate assembly for pivotal attachment to a shaver casing, the casing defining a first cylindrical part with a first open end having a first circumferential edge about a central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical part, an annular ring pivotally engaging said first circumferential edge about a first pivot axis that traverses both the ring and said first circumferential edge and is normal to and intersecting said central axis, the shear plate assembly comprising a disc plate including hair-receiving apertures and a cylindrical flange part defining a second circumferential edge, the second circumferential edge pivotally secured to said ring about a second pivot axis that traverses said second circumferential edge and the ring and is normal to and intersects said longitudinal axis.

Claim 8

An assembly according to claim 2, wherein each pivot means comprises a pivot axle and a cooperating aperture, the axle secured to one of said engaged casing and shear plate parts, and the aperture situated in the other of said parts, and the secured axle extending into said aperture.

Claim 9

Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said pivot axles are flexible.

Claim 10

Apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising at least one additional shear plate assembly which engages said casing and is spaced apart from said first shear plate assembly.

Claim 11

A shear plate assembly for attachment to a shaver casing having a central longitudinal axis, comprising, an annular ring pivotally attached to said casing about a first pivot axis intersecting said casing axis, and a shear plate pivotally attached to said ring about a second pivot axis intersecting said casing axis and non-colinear with said first pivot axis.

Claim 12

A shear plate assembly for attachment to a shaver casing having a central longitudinal axis, comprising, an annular ring pivotally attached to said casing about a first pivot axis intersecting said casing axis, and a shear plate pivotally attached to said ring about a second pivot axis intersecting said casing axis and non-colinear with said first pivot axis.

Claim 13

Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said first and second pivot axes are normal to each other and each normal to said longitudinal axis.

Claim 14

Apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising a first axle for engaging said ring and casing about said first pivot axis, and a second axle for engaging said shear plate and ring about said second pivot axis.