Epilator

The first type of epilator was the original Epilady released in Israel, and manufactured by Mepro in kibbutz HaGoshrim in 1986.

[3] Because the springs flexed continuously, they were subject to occasional failure and were sold separately as a replacement part.

It was the subject of extensive patent litigation in Europe due to a conceptual similarity to the spring type epilator.

[4] The UK patent infringement case is known as Improver Corporation v Remington Consumer Product Limited [1990] F.S.R.

The head of a modern epilator incorporates a series of metal plates mounted in a plastic housing.

This allows a continuous cycle of gripping, pulling, extracting and discarding the hair as the epilator is moved across the skin.