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Patent No. 5205055

Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus

This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.

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Assignee: Braun GmbH


Location: Kronberg, DE
No. of patents: 214

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8181301Dental cleaning device
An electric toothbrush with a removable brush section having a transponder communicating with a handle portion of the toothbrush via a non-contacting inductive coupling. ...
05/22/2012
8172574Indicating teeth cleaning time
This disclosure relates to toothbrushes and to methods of operating toothbrushes. In some embodiments, a method of operating a toothbrush includes measuring an actual cleaning time of a first teeth cleaning process, comparing the actual cleaning time of the first te...
05/08/2012
D658883Toothbrush handle
05/08/2012
8166601Electric toothbrush head
A head for an electric toothbrush includes a support member having a plurality of holes extending completely therethrough. A plurality of tufts of bristles each extends through one of the holes. A first brushing end of each tuft projects from a first side of the sup...
05/01/2012
D658382Electric toothbrush handle
05/01/2012
8161792Method and apparatus for assessing the gentleness of brushes
A method and apparatus for assessing the abrasiveness of a brush is provided. The method includes providing a destructible article, providing a brush, such as for example a toothbrush, brushing the destructible article with the toothbrush, examining the destructible...
04/24/2012
8148947Discharge state indicator
A circuit for displaying the state of a battery that is almost discharged features a battery, an inductive load, and a controllable switch connected in series. The circuit also includes a display element connected in series with the inductive load and the battery. T...
04/03/2012
D656732Hair brush
04/03/2012
8138705Circuit arrangement and method for controlling an electric load
A circuit arrangement for controlling an electrical load is provided with a bridge circuit which comprises four electronic switches with the load arranged in a transverse leg of the bridge circuit. A control circuit has respective control terminals for the four elec...
03/20/2012
D655041Hair removal appliance
02/28/2012
8112892Hair removal apparatus
A hair removal apparatus with a housing and an actuator head movable in the housing. The actuator head accommodates an actuator system that removes the hairs and is adapted to be driven by an electric drive mechanism arranged in the hair removal apparatus. The actua...
02/14/2012
8105340Epilator
The invention is directed to an epilator apparatus for the removal of hair. The epilator apparatus comprises a tape, which adheres to the hairs as the apparatus is moved relative to the skin. The motion of the apparatus relative to the skin feeds the tape into the p...
01/31/2012
8100723Battery contact springs
A battery contact spring with a spring body manufactured as a flexible wire part is disclosed. The battery contact spring has a first contact head section for contacting a first battery; a second contact head section for contacting a second battery, and at least one...
01/24/2012
8099821Toothbrush, toothbrush filament and method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a toothbrush. The invention relates in particular to a toothbrush filament having a filament body surrounding a matrix material in which grains are embedded, wherein the matrix material and the grains have a different resistance to e...
01/24/2012
D652168Hand-held electrical device
01/10/2012
8087175Shaving foil for an electric shaving apparatus
A shaving foil for an electric shaving apparatus. The shaving foil includes a perforated region with a plurality of holes which are separated from each other by bars. The perforated region is divided at least into two zones, preferably a central zone, a first edge z...
01/03/2012
8082670Shaving head for an electric shaver
A shaving head for an electric shaving apparatus, having an under cutter comprising at least one blade which is drivable in at least one direction of movement relative to an outer cutter. To achieve a good shaving result while at the same time protecting the skin to...
12/27/2011
D650526Epilator
12/13/2011
8069568Electric hair removal apparatus
An electric hair removal apparatus includes a housing adapted to be held in the hand, a guard cap mounted on the housing for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, and a control element with which a switch can be activated. The control element is arranged inside an at...
12/06/2011
8067708Electrical appliance housing
An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane. ...
11/29/2011
8066016Hair styling device
A hair styling device with a handle part, at least one heater part and two metallic molded parts that are preferably made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and serve, in particular, for straightening, curling or waving hair. Hairs can be inserted between facing conta...
11/29/2011
D642801Toothbrush head
08/09/2011
7987545Method and device for cleaning teeth
The invention is directed to a method and a device for cleaning teeth wherein a variety of cleaning tools are coupled to a common handle section for the individual cleaning of teeth. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device,...
08/02/2011
7985073Method and device for cleaning teeth
The invention is directed to a method and a device for cleaning teeth wherein a variety of cleaning tools are coupled to a common handle section for the individual cleaning of teeth. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device,...
07/26/2011
7979947Toothbrush
A toothbrush having a head with a first end and a second end with peripheral edge regions extending between the first end and the second end is described. The head includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes r...
07/19/2011
D637401Toothbrush handle
05/10/2011
7934284Toothbrushes
Toothbrush heads, e.g., for power toothbrushes, are provided. The toothbrush heads include a support member, a resilient member extending from the support member, and a plurality of tufts of bristles extending from the support member and at least partially surroundi...
05/03/2011
7917982Electric toothbrush and charging unit
A handpiece of an electric toothbrush having a housing in which a drive unit is received. The housing has a forward or rearward housing opening adapted to be closed by a cover in a preferably moisture- and liquid-proof manner, with snap-action detent elements provid...
04/05/2011
7895753Shaving system
A shaving cutter assembly for an electric hair cutting appliance the shaving cutter assembly including a shaving cutter and a carrier to which the shaving cutter is fixedly connected via at least one metallic weld. ...
03/01/2011
D631345Toothbrush package
01/25/2011
D630436Toothbrush
01/11/2011
7861349Method and device for cleaning teeth
The invention is directed to a method and a device for cleaning teeth wherein a variety of cleaning tools are coupled to a common handle section for the individual cleaning of teeth. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device,...
01/04/2011
D628001Holder for electric toothbrush
11/30/2010
7814606Toothbrush
A toothbrush including a brush head, bristle clusters protruding from a cleaning surface of the brush head and a depression disposed in the surface and surrounding at least one bristle cluster, the depression having a bottom into which the bristle cluster penetrates...
10/19/2010
7810201Toothbrushes
Power toothbrushes are provided having toothbrush heads that move in a substantially random manner when in use and in contact with a user's teeth. ...
10/12/2010
7810199Electric toothbrush and toothbrush head for the same
A toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush, the toothbrush extending longitudinally and having a hand part, the toothbrush head including a drive rocker, a brush-head carrier coupled to the drive rocker, a main bristle carrier and an additional bristle carrier, bot...
10/12/2010
D625104Toothbrush
10/12/2010
7805796Manual toothbrush
A manual toothbrush with a handle and a toothbrush head mounted on the handle. A pivot bearing for pivoting the toothbrush head relative to the handle is arranged between the toothbrush head and the handle. ...
10/05/2010
7804034Electrical appliance housing
An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane. ...
09/28/2010
D622138Packaging for toothbrush
08/24/2010
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