摘要 |
A shaving apparatus to be drawn by a user across an area of skin in a shaving direction for removing hair from the area of skin includes a handle to be held by the user, a cutter device mountable on the handle, and a hair erecting device mounted forwardly of and adjacent to the cutter device. The hair erecting device features a rotary assembly with a plurality of axially extending projections for engaging the hair of the user, and a drive mechanism for driving the rotary assembly. The projections of the rotary assembly engage the hair of the user and erect the hair so as to improve operation of the cutter device. The shaving apparatus may be implemented with the hair erecting device attached to the handle and the cutter device in the form of a replaceable cartridge. A rear roller may be mounted behind the cutter device for dispensing a chemical composition onto the skin of the user. |