Hair tweezers

Claim 1

Tweezers for removing hair comprising: a cylindrical housing which has openings at one end portion thereof; said openings being opposite to each other relative to the axis of said cylindrical housing, a stopper member connected to the inside of said cylindrical housing; a pincette member which has two symmetrical legs connected with each other at one end thereof; said pincette member having tips at the other end thereof for securing a hair, buttons secured in said openings of said cylindrical housing; said pincette member being mounted for lengthwise movement in said housing between a retracted and an advanced position, said pincette member engaging said stopper member when in said advanced position, said buttons each being movable in a perpendicular direction relative to the axis of said housing, said buttons each including therein rolling contact bearing means which roll on the respective legs of said pincette member during lengthwise movements of said pincette member, and an actuator assembly for advancing and retracting said pincette member; said actuator assembly comprising a shaft connected to the end of said pincette member, a first sleeve disposed on the inside of said housing, a second sleeve connected to said shaft, and a spiral spring disposed between said first and second sleeves, whereby when said buttons are pressed, the pincette member is disengaged from said stopper member to thereby retract said pincette member while said pincette member is holding the hair.