EP1615524A2 - Device forming epilating forceps - Google Patents

Device forming epilating forceps

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EP1615524A2
EP1615524A2 EP04742572A EP04742572A EP1615524A2 EP 1615524 A2 EP1615524 A2 EP 1615524A2 EP 04742572 A EP04742572 A EP 04742572A EP 04742572 A EP04742572 A EP 04742572A EP 1615524 A2 EP1615524 A2 EP 1615524A2
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clamping member
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Hervé Hoppenot
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0066—Tweezers
    • A45D26/0071—Tweezers the hair being extracted automatically, i.e. without manual traction by the user

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  • the present invention relates to a device forming tweezers.
  • a device forming tweezers of the type comprising:
  • a gripping member comprising first and second gripping branches, mounted movably in the fixed body between a rest position and an armed position, elastic means for returning the gripping member to the rest position, and
  • the pinching member of the tweezer device described in US-A-4 240 435 comprises two pinching branches each forming a lever of the third kind.
  • a lever is said to be of the first kind, or intermobile, when the articulation axis of this lever (fulcrum) is placed between, on the one hand, an operating part of this lever, on which a force is applied operating the lever (or power), and on the other hand, an active part of this lever on which is exerted a resistance force.
  • a lever is said to be of the second kind, or inter-resistant, when the active part of this lever is placed between the articulation axis and the operating part of the lever.
  • a lever is said to be of the third kind, or inter-acting, when the operating part of this lever is placed between the articulation axis and the active part of this lever.
  • the branches of the clamping member are movable between a separated position, towards which they are resiliently recalled, and a clamped position.
  • a device forming tweezers of the aforementioned type is particularly well suited for plucking unwanted hair from a human being, in particular hair located in sensitive places such as the ears, nostrils or eyebrows.
  • This tweezer device is usually presented in front of a hair to be removed, the pinching member being in the armed position in which the pinching branches are separated.
  • the actuation of the operating member has the effect of unlocking the clamping member, which is then resiliently returned to the rest position. During this return movement, the pinching member grasps the hair and pulls it out.
  • the return movement of the pinching member in the rest position being very rapid, the pulling of the hair is practically painless.
  • the operating member comprises two antagonistic operating pushers mounted to move on the fixed body.
  • the operating pushers each cooperate with a gripping branch of the gripping member.
  • These two operating pushers are provided with rolling balls facilitating a relative movement between the branches of the gripping member and these operating pushers.
  • the two operating pushers ensure both the unlocking of the clamping member in the armed position and the holding in the tight position of the two branches of the clamping member during the return stroke of this clamping member towards its rest position. , to allow the hair to be pulled out.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a device forming tweezers, of the aforementioned type, of simple structure and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the subject of the invention is a device forming tweezers, of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the device comprises means for blocking the nipping branches in a tight position, active during a displacement stroke of the pinching member between its armed and rest positions, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member.
  • the branches of the clamping member are held tight during the return stroke of the clamping member towards its rest position, so as to allow the pulling of a hair, this of automatically, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member.
  • the operating member not being intended to keep the branches of the operating member tight, its structure can be relatively simple. According to other characteristics of the tweezer device:
  • the blocking means comprise two substantially parallel sliding surfaces, formed in the body, between which the gripping member is arranged so that each branch of this gripping member cooperates with a corresponding sliding surface during the movement stroke of the 'pinch member between its armed and rest positions, the spacing between the sliding surfaces being sufficiently reduced to keep the branches tight;
  • the two branches of the pinching member each form a lever of the third kind and are movable between a separated position and the clamped position, the branches being preferably called elastic ent in the separated position; the branches of the clamping member are in the separated position when this clamping member is in the armed position;
  • the device comprises a slide, mounted movable on the body between rest and arming positions, so as to be accessible at least partially outside of this body, and means for coupling this slide with the member nipping, so as to drive this nipping member between its rest and armed positions;
  • the coupling means comprise complementary drive stops integral with the slide and the clamping member;
  • the device comprises elastic return means of the slide in the rest position, preferably separate from the return means of the pinching member in the rest position;
  • the body has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slide being carried by a proximal end of the body and being substantially coaxial with this body;
  • the body has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slider being carried by a side wall of the body and sliding between proximal and distal ends of this body;
  • the operating member has a general form of push-button mounted movable transversely on the body;
  • the operating member has a general form of lever mounted articulated on the body around an axis substantially transverse to this body;
  • the locking means comprise complementary locking stops integral with the body and the clamping member;
  • the locking stop of the pinching member is delimited by a shoulder formed on its first branch forming the end of a retraction ramp of the locking stop of the pinching member;
  • the operating member is capable of cooperating with the retraction ramp.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 show a device forming tweezers according to a first embodiment of the invention, designated by the general reference 10.
  • This device 10 comprises a fixed body 12 of generally elongated tubular shape.
  • the section of the body 12 is for example substantially square or circular.
  • the device 10 also comprises a clamping member 14, comprising first 14A and second 14B clamping branches.
  • the pinching member 14 is mounted mobile in the body 12 between a rest position, as shown in FIG. 1, and an armed position, as shown in particular in FIG. 3.
  • the first 14A and second 14B branches of the pinching member 14 each form a lever of the third kind and are movable between a tight position, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, and a spaced position, as shown in the figures 2 and 3.
  • the first 14A and second 14B gripping branches are preferably resiliently biased in the separated position.
  • nipping branches 14A, 14B are in the separated position when the nipping member 14 is in the armed position (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • the pinch branches 14A, 14B are each provided with a free end. These free ends are intended to grip a pile when the pinch branches 14A, 14B are in the clamped position.
  • the device 10 also includes a tension spring 16 forming elastic return means of the clamping member 14 in the rest position.
  • the device 10 further comprises means 18 for locking the clamping member 14 in the armed position. These locking means 18 are intended to oppose the return force of the spring 16 when the clamping member 14 is in the armed position (see Figures 2 and 3).
  • the locking means 18 can be released using an operating member 20 that can be activated by a user.
  • the operating member 20 has the general shape of a pusher mounted movable transversely on the body 12.
  • the locking means 18 comprise complementary locking stops 18A, 18B respectively secured to the body 12 and to the clamping member 14.
  • the locking stop 18B of the pinching member 14 is delimited by a shoulder formed on the first branch 14A of the pinching member 14. This shoulder delimits the end of a projection forming a ramp 22 retracting the locking stop 18B of the pinching member 14.
  • the first branch 14A of the clamping member forming a lever of the third kind, the locking stop 18B of the clamping member 14 as well as the retraction ramp 22 are placed on the operating part of this lever of the third kind.
  • the device 10 comprises a slide 24 movable on the body 12 between a resting position, as shown in particular in FIG. 1, and an arming position, as shown in Figure 2.
  • slide 24 is accessible, at least partially, outside the body 12.
  • the slide 24 is coupled with the clamping member 14 by means of coupling means 26, so as to drive the clamping member 14 between its rest and armed positions.
  • the slider 24 is returned elastically to the rest position by means of a compression spring 28, forming elastic return means distinct from the return means of the clamping member 14 formed by the tension spring 16.
  • tension springs 16 (recall of the pinching member 14) and of compression 28 (recall of the slide 24) are substantially coaxial.
  • the means for coupling the slide 24 with the clamping member 14 comprise complementary driving stops 26A, 26B, respectively secured to the slide 24 and the clamping member 14.
  • the slider 24 has a general shape of a cap, and is carried by a proximal end of the body 12. It will be noted that the slider 24 is, in this case, substantially coaxial with the body 12.
  • the coupling stop 26A secured to the slide 24 is formed in a proximal internal end of this slide 24.
  • the coupling stop 26B secured to the clamping member 14 is formed on a proximal end of a member 30 axially extending the member pinch 14 opposite the free ends of its pinch branches 14A, 14B.
  • the device comprises means 32 for blocking the pinching branches 14A, 14B in their tight position.
  • These locking means 32 are active in particular during a movement of movement of the gripping member 14 from its armed position, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, towards its rest position, as shown in the figure 1.
  • the locking means 32 comprise two sliding surfaces 32A, 32B, substantially parallel, formed in the body 12. It will be noted that the pinching member 14 is arranged between these sliding surfaces 32A, 32B so that each branch 14A, 14B of this gripping member 14 cooperates with a corresponding sliding surface 32A, 32B during the travel of movement of the gripping member from its armed position to its rest position.
  • the spacing between the sliding surfaces 32A, 32B is reduced enough to keep the branches 14A, 14B tight while taking advantage of the relative elasticity of these branches in a direction transverse to the pinching member 14.
  • the device 10 is in a rest configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, in which the pinching member 14 is in the rest position (retracted in the body 12).
  • the locking stops 18A, 18B cooperate with each other, so as to oppose the elastic restoring force induced by the tension spring 16.
  • the device 10 being in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the user places the free ends of the branches 14A, 14B of the pinching member on either side of a hair to be removed.
  • the user actuates the operating member 20, which has the effect of tightening the branches 14A, 14B of the clamping member and releasing the locking means 18.
  • the clamping member 14 is then automatically recalled towards its rest position by the tension spring 16.
  • the two sliding surfaces 32A, 32B cooperate respectively with the first branch 14A of the clamping member 14, by means of the ramp 22 , and with the second branch 14B of this pinching member 14. This has the effect of locking the pinching branches 14A, 14B in a tight position during the movement of movement of the pinching member 14 between its armed position, as shown in FIG. 3, to its rest position, as shown in FIG. 1, passing through the intermediate position shown in FIG. 4.
  • the sliding surfaces 32A, 32B make it possible to maintain the nipping branches 14A, 14B in a tight position when the nipping member 14 is returned to its rest position, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member 20.
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 show a device 10 forming tweezers according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the slider 24 is carried by a side wall 12L of the body.
  • This slide 24 is arranged on this body 12 between the proximal and distal ends of this body 12.
  • the operating member 20 has a general form of lever mounted articulated on a distal end of the body 12 around an axis X substantially transverse to the body 12.
  • the operating member 20 is arranged in the extension of the path of the slide 24.
  • the operating member 20 forms a lever of the second kind, the active part of this lever being intended to cooperate with the retractable ramp 22.
  • the return springs 16 and 28 are both arranged inside the body 12, substantially parallel to one another. Furthermore, the return spring 28 of the slide 24 acts in traction, and not in compression, as is the case in the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the drive stop 26B is formed on a member extending transversely the second branch 14B of the pinching member 14.
  • the operation of the device 10 forming tweezers according to the second embodiment of the invention is mutatis-mutandis analogous to that of the device according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the operating member 20 is, in the case of the second embodiment of the invention, arranged in the longitudinal extension of the slide 24, the user can release the locking means 18 of the clamping member 14 by acting on the operating member 20 forming a lever with the same finger, for example the thumb, as that used to move the slide 24, without having to significantly modify the position of the device 10 in his hand.
  • the slide 24 is returned to its rest position as soon as the user releases it, as shown in FIG. 7, so that it does not interfere with the user when the actuator is actuated. maneuver 20, and that it does not obstruct the travel of the clamping member 14 towards its rest position when the locking means 18 are released.
  • the device 10 forming tweezers according to the invention may be, in the same way as a conventional tweezers, used for functions other than pulling out a hair, for example for the extraction of a foreign body, such as a splinter, from the skin.

Abstract

The device has a case (2) and a twin-blade (1) sliding at an interior of the case, where the twin-blade is activated by a spring (3). A blocking catch (5) is active when the blade is open and crosses at an exterior of the case in open blocked position. The blade closes and retracts towards back by pressure on a releasing mechanism (6) for remaining closed with force to hold hair during hair removal.

Description

Dispositif formant pince à épiler Tweezer device
La présente invention concerne un dispositif formant pince à épiler. On connaît déjà dans l'état de la technique un dispositif formant pince à épiler, du type comportant :The present invention relates to a device forming tweezers. Already known in the prior art a device forming tweezers, of the type comprising:
- un corps fixe,- a fixed body,
- un organe de pincement, comportant des première et seconde branches de pincement, monté mobile dans le corps fixe entre une position de repos et une position armée, - des moyens de rappel élastique de l'organe de pincement en position de repos, eta gripping member, comprising first and second gripping branches, mounted movably in the fixed body between a rest position and an armed position, elastic means for returning the gripping member to the rest position, and
- des moyens de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement en position armée, s'opposant à la force de rappel de l'organe de pincement et libérables à l'aide d'un organe de manoeuvre activable par un utilisateur. Un dispositif de ce type est décrit par exemple dans US-A-4 240 435.- Means for locking the clamping member in the armed position, opposing the restoring force of the clamping member and releasable using an operating member that can be activated by a user. A device of this type is described for example in US-A-4 240 435.
L'organe de pincement du dispositif formant pince à épiler décrit dans US-A- 4 240 435 comprend deux branches de pincement formant chacune un levier du troisième genre.The pinching member of the tweezer device described in US-A-4 240 435 comprises two pinching branches each forming a lever of the third kind.
On rappellera qu'un levier est une machine simple dont on distingue généralement trois genres.It will be recalled that a lever is a simple machine of which there are generally three types.
Un levier est dit du premier genre, ou intermobile, lorsque l'axe d'articulation de ce levier (point d'appui) est placé entre, d'une part, une partie de manœuvre de ce levier, sur laquelle est appliquée une force de manœuvre du levier (ou puissance), et d'autre part, une partie active de ce levier sur laquelle est exercée une force de résistance.A lever is said to be of the first kind, or intermobile, when the articulation axis of this lever (fulcrum) is placed between, on the one hand, an operating part of this lever, on which a force is applied operating the lever (or power), and on the other hand, an active part of this lever on which is exerted a resistance force.
Un levier est dit du deuxième genre, ou interrésistant, lorsque la partie active de ce levier est placée entre l'axe d'articulation et la partie de manœuvre du levier.A lever is said to be of the second kind, or inter-resistant, when the active part of this lever is placed between the articulation axis and the operating part of the lever.
Enfin, un levier est dit du troisième genre, ou interpuissant, lorsque la partie de manœuvre de ce levier est placée entre l'axe d'articulation et la partie active de ce levier.Finally, a lever is said to be of the third kind, or inter-acting, when the operating part of this lever is placed between the articulation axis and the active part of this lever.
Dans US-A-4 240 435, les branches de l'organe de pincement sont déplaçables entre une position écartée, vers laquelle elles sont rappelées élastiquement, et une position serrée.In US-A-4 240 435, the branches of the clamping member are movable between a separated position, towards which they are resiliently recalled, and a clamped position.
Lorsque l'organe de pincement est en position armée, les branches de ce dernier sont en position écartée. Un dispositif formant pince à épiler du type précité est particulièrement bien adapté pour l'arrachage de pilosités indésirables d'un être humain, en particulier de poils situés à des endroits sensibles tels que les oreilles, les narines ou les sourcils.When the pinching member is in the armed position, the branches of the latter are in the separated position. A device forming tweezers of the aforementioned type is particularly well suited for plucking unwanted hair from a human being, in particular hair located in sensitive places such as the ears, nostrils or eyebrows.
Ce dispositif formant pince à épiler est habituellement présenté devant un poil à enlever, l'organe de pincement étant en position armée dans laquelle les branches de pincement sont écartées.This tweezer device is usually presented in front of a hair to be removed, the pinching member being in the armed position in which the pinching branches are separated.
L'actionnement de l'organe de manœuvre a pour effet de déverrouiller l'organe de pincement, qui est alors rappelé élastiquement en position de repos. Au cours de ce mouvement de rappel, l'organe de pincement saisit le poil et l'arrache. Le mouvement de rappel de l'organe de pincement en position de repos étant très rapide, l'arrachage du poil est pratiquement indolore.The actuation of the operating member has the effect of unlocking the clamping member, which is then resiliently returned to the rest position. During this return movement, the pinching member grasps the hair and pulls it out. The return movement of the pinching member in the rest position being very rapid, the pulling of the hair is practically painless.
Dans le dispositif décrit dans US-A-4 240 435, l'organe de manœuvre comprend deux poussoirs de manœuvre antagoniques montés déplaçables sur le corps fixe. Les poussoirs de manœuvre coopèrent chacun avec une branche de pincement de l'organe de pincement. Ces deux poussoirs de manœuvre sont munis de billes de roulement facilitant un mouvement relatif entre les branches de l'organe de pincement et ces poussoirs de manœuvre.In the device described in US-A-4 240 435, the operating member comprises two antagonistic operating pushers mounted to move on the fixed body. The operating pushers each cooperate with a gripping branch of the gripping member. These two operating pushers are provided with rolling balls facilitating a relative movement between the branches of the gripping member and these operating pushers.
Les deux poussoirs de manœuvre assurent à la fois le déverrouillage de l'organe de pincement en position armée et le maintien en position serrée des deux branches de l'organe de pincement pendant la course de rappel de cet organe de pincement vers sa position de repos, afin de permettre l'arrachage du poil.The two operating pushers ensure both the unlocking of the clamping member in the armed position and the holding in the tight position of the two branches of the clamping member during the return stroke of this clamping member towards its rest position. , to allow the hair to be pulled out.
On notera que la structure de ces poussoirs de manœuvre, comportant des billes de roulement, est relativement complexe.It will be noted that the structure of these operating pushers, comprising rolling balls, is relatively complex.
L'invention a pour but de proposer un dispositif formant pince à épiler, du type précité, de structure simple et peu coûteuse à fabriquer.The object of the invention is to propose a device forming tweezers, of the aforementioned type, of simple structure and inexpensive to manufacture.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif formant pince à épiler, du type précité, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif comporte des moyens de blocage des branches de pincement dans une position serrée, actifs au cours d'une course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement entre ses positions armée et de repos, sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à maintenir une action sur l'organe de manœuvre.To this end, the subject of the invention is a device forming tweezers, of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the device comprises means for blocking the nipping branches in a tight position, active during a displacement stroke of the pinching member between its armed and rest positions, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member.
Grâce à l'invention, les branches de l'organe de pincement sont maintenues serrées au cours de la course de rappel de l'organe de pincement vers sa position de repos, de façon à permettre l'arrachage d'un poil, ceci de façon automatique, sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à maintenir une action sur l'organe de manœuvre. Par ailleurs, l'organe de manœuvre n'étant pas destiné à maintenir les branches de l'organe de manœuvre serrées, sa structure peut être relativement simple. Suivant d'autres caractéristiques du dispositif formant pince à épiler :Thanks to the invention, the branches of the clamping member are held tight during the return stroke of the clamping member towards its rest position, so as to allow the pulling of a hair, this of automatically, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member. Furthermore, the operating member not being intended to keep the branches of the operating member tight, its structure can be relatively simple. According to other characteristics of the tweezer device:
- les moyens de blocage comprennent deux surfaces de glissement sensiblement parallèles, ménagées dans le corps, entre lesquelles est agencé l'organe de pincement afin que chaque branche de cet organe de pincement coopère avec une surface de glissement correspondante pendant la course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement entre ses positions armée et de repos, l'ecartement entre les surfaces de glissement étant suffisamment réduit pour maintenir les branches serrées ;the blocking means comprise two substantially parallel sliding surfaces, formed in the body, between which the gripping member is arranged so that each branch of this gripping member cooperates with a corresponding sliding surface during the movement stroke of the 'pinch member between its armed and rest positions, the spacing between the sliding surfaces being sufficiently reduced to keep the branches tight;
- les deux branches de l'organe de pincement forment chacune un levier du troisième genre et sont déplaçables entre une position écartée et la position serrée, les branches étant de préférence rappelées élastique ent en position écartée ; les branches de l'organe de pincement sont en position écartée lorsque cet organe de pincement est en position armée ; - le dispositif comprend un coulisseau, monté déplaçable sur le corps entre des positions de repos et d'armement, de façon à être accessible au moins partiellement à l'extérieur de ce corps, et des moyens de couplage de ce coulisseau avec l'organe de pincement, de façon à entraîner cet organe de pincement entre ses positions de repos et armée ; - les moyens de couplage comprennent des butées d'entraînement complémentaires solidaires du coulisseau et de l'organe de pincement ;- The two branches of the pinching member each form a lever of the third kind and are movable between a separated position and the clamped position, the branches being preferably called elastic ent in the separated position; the branches of the clamping member are in the separated position when this clamping member is in the armed position; - The device comprises a slide, mounted movable on the body between rest and arming positions, so as to be accessible at least partially outside of this body, and means for coupling this slide with the member nipping, so as to drive this nipping member between its rest and armed positions; - The coupling means comprise complementary drive stops integral with the slide and the clamping member;
- le dispositif comprend des moyens de rappel élastique du coulisseau en position de repos, de préférence distincts des moyens de rappel de l'organe de pincement en position de repos ; - le corps a une forme générale allongée tubulaire, le coulisseau étant porté par une extrémité proximale du corps et étant sensiblement coaxial à ce corps ; le corps a une forme générale allongée tubulaire, le coulisseau étant porté par une paroi latérale du corps et coulissant entre des extrémités proximale et distale de ce corps ; l'organe de manœuvre a une forme générale de poussoir monté déplaçable transversalement sur le corps ; l'organe de manœuvre a une forme générale de levier monté articulé sur le corps autour d'un axe sensiblement transversal à ce corps ; - les moyens de verrouillage comprennent des butées de verrouillage complémentaires solidaires du corps et de l'organe de pincement ; - la butée de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement est délimitée par un épaulement ménagé sur sa première branche formant l'extrémité d'une rampe d'escamotage de la butée de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement ; - l'organe de manœuvre est susceptible de coopérer avec la rampe d'escamotage. L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins annexés dans lesquels : - les figures 1 à 4 sont des vues en coupe axiale d'un dispositif formant pince à épiler, suivant un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, montrant quatre configurations successives de fonctionnement de ce dispositif ;- The device comprises elastic return means of the slide in the rest position, preferably separate from the return means of the pinching member in the rest position; - The body has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slide being carried by a proximal end of the body and being substantially coaxial with this body; the body has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slider being carried by a side wall of the body and sliding between proximal and distal ends of this body; the operating member has a general form of push-button mounted movable transversely on the body; the operating member has a general form of lever mounted articulated on the body around an axis substantially transverse to this body; - The locking means comprise complementary locking stops integral with the body and the clamping member; - The locking stop of the pinching member is delimited by a shoulder formed on its first branch forming the end of a retraction ramp of the locking stop of the pinching member; - The operating member is capable of cooperating with the retraction ramp. The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figures 1 to 4 are views in axial section of a device forming tweezers, according to a first embodiment of the invention, showing four successive operating configurations of this device;
- les figures 5 à 8 sont des vues analogues respectivement aux figures 1 à 4, montrant un dispositif formant pince à épiler selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention. On a représenté sur les figures 1 à 4 un dispositif formant pince à épiler selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, désigné par la référence générale 10.- Figures 5 to 8 are views similar to Figures 1 to 4 respectively, showing a device forming tweezers according to a second embodiment of the invention. FIGS. 1 to 4 show a device forming tweezers according to a first embodiment of the invention, designated by the general reference 10.
Ce dispositif 10 comprend un corps fixe 12 de forme générale allongée tubulaire. La section du corps 12 est par exemple sensiblement carrée ou circulaire.This device 10 comprises a fixed body 12 of generally elongated tubular shape. The section of the body 12 is for example substantially square or circular.
Le dispositif 10 comprend également un organe de pincement 14, comportant des première 14A et seconde 14B branches de pincement.The device 10 also comprises a clamping member 14, comprising first 14A and second 14B clamping branches.
L'organe de pincement 14 est monté mobile dans le corps 12 entre une position de repos, telle que représentée sur la figure 1 , et une position armée, telle que représentée notamment sur la figure 3.The pinching member 14 is mounted mobile in the body 12 between a rest position, as shown in FIG. 1, and an armed position, as shown in particular in FIG. 3.
Les première 14A et seconde 14B branches de l'organe de pincement 14 forment chacune un levier du troisième genre et sont deplaçables entre une position serrée, telle que représentée sur les figures 1 et 4, et une position écartée, telle que représentée sur les figures 2 et 3. Les première 14A et seconde 14B branches de pincement sont de préférence rappelées élastiquement en position écartée.The first 14A and second 14B branches of the pinching member 14 each form a lever of the third kind and are movable between a tight position, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, and a spaced position, as shown in the figures 2 and 3. The first 14A and second 14B gripping branches are preferably resiliently biased in the separated position.
On notera que les branches de pincement 14A, 14B sont en position écartée lorsque l'organe de pincement 14 est en position armée (voir figures 2 et 3).It will be noted that the nipping branches 14A, 14B are in the separated position when the nipping member 14 is in the armed position (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
Les branches de pincement 14A, 14B sont munies chacune d'une extrémité libre. Ces extrémités libres sont destinées à enserrer un poil lorsque les branches de pincement 14A, 14B sont en position serrée. Le dispositif 10 comprend également un ressort de traction 16 formant des moyens de rappel élastique de l'organe de pincement 14 en position de repos.The pinch branches 14A, 14B are each provided with a free end. These free ends are intended to grip a pile when the pinch branches 14A, 14B are in the clamped position. The device 10 also includes a tension spring 16 forming elastic return means of the clamping member 14 in the rest position.
Le dispositif 10 comprend encore des moyens 18 de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement 14 en position armée. Ces moyens de verrouillage 18 sont destinés à s'opposer à la force de rappel du ressort 16 lorsque l'organe de pincement 14 est en position armée (voir figures 2 et 3).The device 10 further comprises means 18 for locking the clamping member 14 in the armed position. These locking means 18 are intended to oppose the return force of the spring 16 when the clamping member 14 is in the armed position (see Figures 2 and 3).
Les moyens de verrouillage 18 sont libérables à l'aide d'un organe de manœuvre 20 activable par un utilisateur. Dans le premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'organe de manœuvre 20 a une forme générale de poussoir monté déplaçable transversalement sur le corps 12.The locking means 18 can be released using an operating member 20 that can be activated by a user. In the first embodiment of the invention, the operating member 20 has the general shape of a pusher mounted movable transversely on the body 12.
Les moyens de verrouillage 18 comprennent des butées de verrouillage complémentaires 18A, 18B solidaires respectivement du corps 12 et de l'organe de pincement 14.The locking means 18 comprise complementary locking stops 18A, 18B respectively secured to the body 12 and to the clamping member 14.
Plus particulièrement, on notera que la butée de verrouillage 18B de l'organe de pincement 14 est délimitée par un epaulement ménagé sur la première branche 14A de l'organe de pincement 14. Cet epaulement délimite l'extrémité d'une saillie formant rampe 22 d'escamotage de la butée de verrouillage 18B de l'organe de pincement 14.More particularly, it will be noted that the locking stop 18B of the pinching member 14 is delimited by a shoulder formed on the first branch 14A of the pinching member 14. This shoulder delimits the end of a projection forming a ramp 22 retracting the locking stop 18B of the pinching member 14.
On notera que, la première branche 14A de l'organe de pincement formant un levier du troisième genre, la butée de verrouillage 18B de l'organe de pincement 14 ainsi que la rampe d'escamotage 22 sont placées sur la partie de manœuvre de ce levier du troisième genre.It will be noted that, the first branch 14A of the clamping member forming a lever of the third kind, the locking stop 18B of the clamping member 14 as well as the retraction ramp 22 are placed on the operating part of this lever of the third kind.
Pour déplacer l'organe de pincement 14 entre ses positions de repos et armée, le dispositif 10 comprend un coulisseau 24 déplaçable sur le corps 12 entre une position de repos, telle que représentée notamment sur la figure 1 , et une position d'armement, telle que représentée sur la figure 2.To move the pinching member 14 between its resting and armed positions, the device 10 comprises a slide 24 movable on the body 12 between a resting position, as shown in particular in FIG. 1, and an arming position, as shown in Figure 2.
On notera que le coulisseau 24 est accessible, au moins partiellement, à l'extérieur du corps 12.It will be noted that the slide 24 is accessible, at least partially, outside the body 12.
Le coulisseau 24 est couplé avec l'organe de pincement 14 à l'aide de moyens de couplage 26, de façon à entraîner l'organe de pincement 14 entre ses positions de repos et armée.The slide 24 is coupled with the clamping member 14 by means of coupling means 26, so as to drive the clamping member 14 between its rest and armed positions.
Le coulisseau 24 est rappelé élastiquement en position de repos à l'aide d'un ressort de compression 28, formant des moyens de rappel élastique distincts des moyens de rappel de l'organe de pincement 14 formés par le ressort de traction 16.The slider 24 is returned elastically to the rest position by means of a compression spring 28, forming elastic return means distinct from the return means of the clamping member 14 formed by the tension spring 16.
On notera que ces ressorts de traction 16 (rappel de l'organe de pincement 14) et de compression 28 (rappel du coulisseau 24) sont sensiblement coaxiaux. Les moyens de couplage du coulisseau 24 avec l'organe de pincement 14 comprennent des butées d'entraînement complémentaires 26A, 26B, solidaires respectivement du coulisseau 24 et de l'organe de pincement 14.It will be noted that these tension springs 16 (recall of the pinching member 14) and of compression 28 (recall of the slide 24) are substantially coaxial. The means for coupling the slide 24 with the clamping member 14 comprise complementary driving stops 26A, 26B, respectively secured to the slide 24 and the clamping member 14.
Dans le premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, le coulisseau 24 a une forme générale de capuchon, et est porté par une extrémité proximale du corps 12. On notera que le coulisseau 24 est, dans ce cas, sensiblement coaxial au corps 12.In the first embodiment of the invention, the slider 24 has a general shape of a cap, and is carried by a proximal end of the body 12. It will be noted that the slider 24 is, in this case, substantially coaxial with the body 12.
La butée de couplage 26A solidaire du coulisseau 24 est ménagée dans une extrémité interne proximale de ce coulisseau 24. La butée de couplage 26B solidaire de l'organe de pincement 14 est ménagée sur une extrémité proximale d'un organe 30 prolongeant axialement l'organe de pincement 14 à l'opposé des extrémités libres de ses branches de pincement14A, 14B.The coupling stop 26A secured to the slide 24 is formed in a proximal internal end of this slide 24. The coupling stop 26B secured to the clamping member 14 is formed on a proximal end of a member 30 axially extending the member pinch 14 opposite the free ends of its pinch branches 14A, 14B.
Afin de permettre l'arrachage d'un poil lors du rappel élastique de l'organe de pincement 14 vers sa position de repos, le dispositif comporte des moyens 32 de blocage des branches de pincement 14A, 14B dans leur position serrée. Ces moyens de blocage 32 sont actifs en particulier au cours d'une course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement 14 depuis sa position armée, telle que représentée sur la figure 2 ou 3, vers sa position de repos, telle que représentée sur la figure 1.In order to allow the pulling of a hair during the elastic return of the pinching member 14 to its rest position, the device comprises means 32 for blocking the pinching branches 14A, 14B in their tight position. These locking means 32 are active in particular during a movement of movement of the gripping member 14 from its armed position, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, towards its rest position, as shown in the figure 1.
De préférence, les moyens de blocage 32 comprennent deux surfaces de glissement 32A, 32B, sensiblement parallèles, ménagées dans le corps 12. On notera que l'organe de pincement 14 est agencé entre ces surfaces de glissement 32A, 32B de façon que chaque branche 14A, 14B de cet organe de pincement 14 coopère avec une surface de glissement correspondante 32A, 32B pendant la course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement de sa position armée vers sa position de repos.Preferably, the locking means 32 comprise two sliding surfaces 32A, 32B, substantially parallel, formed in the body 12. It will be noted that the pinching member 14 is arranged between these sliding surfaces 32A, 32B so that each branch 14A, 14B of this gripping member 14 cooperates with a corresponding sliding surface 32A, 32B during the travel of movement of the gripping member from its armed position to its rest position.
L'ecartement entre les surfaces de glissement 32A, 32B est suffisamment réduit pour maintenir les branches 14A, 14B serrées en profitant de la relative élasticité de ces branches dans une direction transversale à l'organe de pincement 14.The spacing between the sliding surfaces 32A, 32B is reduced enough to keep the branches 14A, 14B tight while taking advantage of the relative elasticity of these branches in a direction transverse to the pinching member 14.
On décrira ci-dessous les principaux aspects du fonctionnement du dispositif formant pince à épiler 10 liés à l'invention.The main aspects of the operation of the tweezer device 10 related to the invention will be described below.
Initialement, le dispositif 10 se trouve dans une configuration de repos, telle que représentée sur la figure 1 , dans laquelle l'organe de pincement 14 est en position de repos (escamoté dans le corps 12).Initially, the device 10 is in a rest configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, in which the pinching member 14 is in the rest position (retracted in the body 12).
L'utilisateur actionne ensuite l'organe de manœuvre 24 en le poussant depuis sa position de repos vers sa position d'armement, telle que représentée sur la figure 2.The user then actuates the operating member 24 by pushing it from its rest position towards its arming position, as shown in FIG. 2.
Ceci a pour effet d'entraîner l'organe de pincement 14, par coopération des butées complémentaires d'entraînement 26A, 26B, de sa position de repos vers sa position armée telle que représentée sur la figure 2. Lorsque l'action de l'utilisateur sur le coulisseau 24 est interrompue, ce dernier est rappelé vers sa position de repos par le ressort de compression 28, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 3.This has the effect of driving the pinching member 14, by cooperation of the complementary driving stops 26A, 26B, from its rest position towards its armed position as shown in FIG. 2. When the action of the user on the slide 24 is interrupted, the latter is returned to its rest position by the compression spring 28, as shown in FIG. 3.
On notera que lorsque l'organe de pincement 14 est déplacé de sa position de repos vers sa position armée, la rampe 22 de la première branche 14A coopère avec la surface de glissement correspondante 32A, si bien que les branches 14A, 14B de l'organe de pincement 14 sont serrées. Toutefois, dès que l'organe de pincement 14 atteint sa position armée, la rampe 22 échappe de la surface de glissement 32A, si bien que les branches 14A, 14B de l'organe de pincement sont rappelées élastiquement en position écartée, comme cela est représenté sur les figures 2 et 3.Note that when the pinching member 14 is moved from its rest position to its armed position, the ramp 22 of the first branch 14A cooperates with the corresponding sliding surface 32A, so that the branches 14A, 14B of the pinch member 14 are tight. However, as soon as the clamping member 14 reaches its armed position, the ramp 22 escapes from the sliding surface 32A, so that the branches 14A, 14B of the clamping member are resiliently returned to the separated position, as is shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Lorsque l'organe de pincement 14 est en position armée, les butées de verrouillage 18A, 18B coopèrent entre elles, de manière à s'opposer à la force élastique de rappel induite par le ressort de traction 16.When the pinching member 14 is in the armed position, the locking stops 18A, 18B cooperate with each other, so as to oppose the elastic restoring force induced by the tension spring 16.
Le dispositif 10 étant dans la configuration représentée sur la figure 3, l'utilisateur place les extrémités libres des branches 14A, 14B de l'organe de pincement de part et d'autre d'un poil à enlever.The device 10 being in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the user places the free ends of the branches 14A, 14B of the pinching member on either side of a hair to be removed.
Puis, l'utilisateur actionne l'organe de manœuvre 20, ce qui a pour effet de serrer les branches 14A, 14B de l'organe de pincement et de libérer les moyens de verrouillage 18. L'organe de pincement 14 est alors rappelé automatiquement vers sa position de repos par le ressort de traction 16.Then, the user actuates the operating member 20, which has the effect of tightening the branches 14A, 14B of the clamping member and releasing the locking means 18. The clamping member 14 is then automatically recalled towards its rest position by the tension spring 16.
Au cours de la course rappel de l'organe de pincement 14 vers sa position de repos, les deux surfaces de glissement 32A, 32B coopèrent respectivement avec la première branche 14A de l'organe de pincement 14, par l'intermédiaire de la rampe 22, et avec la seconde branche 14B de cet organe de pincement 14. Ceci a pour effet de bloquer les branches de pincement 14A, 14B dans une position serrée au cours de la course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement 14 entre sa position armée, telle que représentée sur la figure 3, jusqu'à sa position de repos, telle que représentée sur la figure 1 , en passant par la position intermédiaire représentée sur la figure 4.During the return stroke of the clamping member 14 to its rest position, the two sliding surfaces 32A, 32B cooperate respectively with the first branch 14A of the clamping member 14, by means of the ramp 22 , and with the second branch 14B of this pinching member 14. This has the effect of locking the pinching branches 14A, 14B in a tight position during the movement of movement of the pinching member 14 between its armed position, as shown in FIG. 3, to its rest position, as shown in FIG. 1, passing through the intermediate position shown in FIG. 4.
On notera donc que les surfaces de glissement 32A, 32B permettent de maintenir les branches de pincement 14A, 14B en position serrée lors du rappel de l'organe de pincement 14 vers sa position de repos, ceci sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à maintenir une action sur l'organe de manœuvre 20.It will therefore be noted that the sliding surfaces 32A, 32B make it possible to maintain the nipping branches 14A, 14B in a tight position when the nipping member 14 is returned to its rest position, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member 20.
L'actionnement de l'organe de manœuvre 20 ayant pour effet de serrer le poil entre les extrémités libres des branches 14A, 14B de l'organe de pincement, le mouvement de rappel de l'organe de pincement 14 vers sa position de repos provoque un arrachage rapide et indolore du poil. On a représenté sur les figures 5 à 8 un dispositif 10 formant pince à épiler selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention.The actuation of the operating member 20 having the effect of clamping the hair between the free ends of the branches 14A, 14B of the clamping member, the return movement of the clamping member 14 to its rest position causes quick and painless removal of the hair. FIGS. 5 to 8 show a device 10 forming tweezers according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Sur ces figures, les éléments analogues à ceux des figures précédentes sont désignés par des références identiques. Dans ce cas, le coulisseau 24 est porté par une paroi latérale 12L du corps.In these figures, elements similar to those of the previous figures are designated by identical references. In this case, the slider 24 is carried by a side wall 12L of the body.
Ce coulisseau 24 est agencé sur ce corps 12 entre les extrémités proximale et distale de ce corps 12.This slide 24 is arranged on this body 12 between the proximal and distal ends of this body 12.
Par ailleurs, à la différence du premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans le second mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'organe de manœuvre 20 a une forme générale de levier monté articulé sur une extrémité distale du corps 12 autour d'un axe X sensiblement transversal au corps 12.Furthermore, unlike the first embodiment of the invention, in the second embodiment of the invention, the operating member 20 has a general form of lever mounted articulated on a distal end of the body 12 around an axis X substantially transverse to the body 12.
De préférence, l'organe de manœuvre 20 est agencé dans le prolongement du trajet du coulisseau 24.Preferably, the operating member 20 is arranged in the extension of the path of the slide 24.
Plus particulièrement, on notera que l'organe de manœuvre 20 forme un levier du deuxième genre, la partie active de ce levier étant destinée à coopérer avec la rampe 22 d'escamotage.More particularly, it will be noted that the operating member 20 forms a lever of the second kind, the active part of this lever being intended to cooperate with the retractable ramp 22.
Selon le second mode de réalisation de l'invention, les ressorts de rappel 16 et 28 sont tous deux agencés à l'intérieur du corps 12, sensiblement parallèlement l'un par rapport à l'autre. Par ailleurs, le ressort 28 de rappel du coulisseau 24 agit en traction, et non en compression comme c'est le cas dans le premier mode de réalisation de l'invention.According to the second embodiment of the invention, the return springs 16 and 28 are both arranged inside the body 12, substantially parallel to one another. Furthermore, the return spring 28 of the slide 24 acts in traction, and not in compression, as is the case in the first embodiment of the invention.
On notera par ailleurs que dans le second mode de réalisation de l'invention, la butée d'entraînement 26B est ménagée sur un organe prolongeant transversalement la seconde branche 14B de l'organe de pincement 14. Le fonctionnement du dispositif 10 formant pince à épiler selon le second mode de réalisation de l'invention est analogue mutatis-mutandis à celui du dispositif selon le premier mode de réalisation de l'invention.Note also that in the second embodiment of the invention, the drive stop 26B is formed on a member extending transversely the second branch 14B of the pinching member 14. The operation of the device 10 forming tweezers according to the second embodiment of the invention is mutatis-mutandis analogous to that of the device according to the first embodiment of the invention.
On notera toutefois que la manipulation du dispositif 10 selon le second mode de réalisation de l'invention est plus ergonomique que dans le cas du premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, notamment en ce qui concerne le déplacement du coulisseau 24 de sa position de repos, telle que représentée sur la figure 5, vers sa position d'armement, telle que représentée sur la figure 6.Note however that the manipulation of the device 10 according to the second embodiment of the invention is more ergonomic than in the case of the first embodiment of the invention, in particular as regards the displacement of the slide 24 from its position rest, as shown in FIG. 5, towards its arming position, as shown in FIG. 6.
Du fait que l'organe de manœuvre 20 est, dans le cas du second mode de réalisation de l'invention, agencé dans le prolongement longitudinal du coulisseau 24, l'utilisateur peut libérer les moyens de verrouillage 18 de l'organe de pincement 14 en agissant sur l'organe de manœuvre 20 formant levier avec le même doigt, par exemple le pouce, que celui utilisé pour déplacer le coulisseau 24, sans avoir à modifier notablement la position du dispositif 10 dans sa main.Because the operating member 20 is, in the case of the second embodiment of the invention, arranged in the longitudinal extension of the slide 24, the user can release the locking means 18 of the clamping member 14 by acting on the operating member 20 forming a lever with the same finger, for example the thumb, as that used to move the slide 24, without having to significantly modify the position of the device 10 in his hand.
On notera que le coulisseau 24 est rappelé vers sa position de repos dès que l'utilisateur le relâche, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 7, afin qu'il ne gène pas l'utilisateur lors de l'actionnement de l'organe de manœuvre 20, et qu'il ne fasse pas obstacle à la course de l'organe de pincement 14 vers sa position de repos lorsque les moyens de verrouillage 18 sont libérées.It will be noted that the slide 24 is returned to its rest position as soon as the user releases it, as shown in FIG. 7, so that it does not interfere with the user when the actuator is actuated. maneuver 20, and that it does not obstruct the travel of the clamping member 14 towards its rest position when the locking means 18 are released.
Bien entendu, le dispositif 10 formant pince à épiler selon l'invention pourra être, de la même manière qu'une pince à épiler classique, utilisé pour des fonctions autres que l'arrachage d'un poil, par exemple pour l'extraction d'un corps étranger, tel qu'une écharde, de la peau. Of course, the device 10 forming tweezers according to the invention may be, in the same way as a conventional tweezers, used for functions other than pulling out a hair, for example for the extraction of a foreign body, such as a splinter, from the skin.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 . Dispositif (10) formant pince à épiler, du type comportant : un corps fixe (12), - un organe de pincement (14), comportant des première (14A) et seconde1. Device (10) forming tweezers, of the type comprising: a fixed body (12), - a pinching member (14), comprising first (14A) and second
(14B) branches de pincement, monté mobile dans le corps fixe (12) entre une position de repos et une position armée, - des moyens (16) de rappel élastique de l'organe de pincement (14) en position de repos, et - des moyens (18) de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement (14) en position armée, s'opposant à la force de rappel de l'organe de pincement (14) et libérables à l'aide d'un organe de manœuvre (20) activable par un utilisateur, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif (10) comporte des moyens (32) de blocage des branches de pincement (14A, 14B) dans une position serrée, actifs au cours d'une course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement (14) entre ses positions armée et de repos, sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à maintenir une action sur l'organe de manœuvre (20).(14B) nipping branches, mounted movably in the fixed body (12) between a rest position and an armed position, - means (16) for elastic return of the nipping member (14) to the rest position, and - Means (18) for locking the clamping member (14) in the armed position, opposing the return force of the clamping member (14) and releasable using an operating member (20) activatable by a user, characterized in that the device (10) comprises means (32) for blocking the gripping branches (14A, 14B) in a clamped position, active during a movement stroke of the 'pinch member (14) between its armed and rest positions, without the user having to maintain an action on the operating member (20).
2. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les moyens de blocage (32) comprennent deux surfaces de glissement (32A, 32B) sensiblement parallèles, ménagées dans le corps (12), entre lesquelles est agencé l'organe de pincement (14) afin que chaque branche (14A, 14B) de cet organe de pincement coopère avec une surface de glissement (32A, 32B) correspondante pendant la course de déplacement de l'organe de pincement (14) entre ses positions armée et de repos, l'ecartement entre les surfaces de glissement (32A, 32B) étant suffisamment réduit pour maintenir les branches (14A, 14B) serrées.2. Device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking means (32) comprise two sliding surfaces (32A, 32B) substantially parallel, formed in the body (12), between which the member is arranged gripping (14) so that each branch (14A, 14B) of this gripping member cooperates with a corresponding sliding surface (32A, 32B) during the movement of movement of the gripping member (14) between its armed positions and rest, the spacing between the sliding surfaces (32A, 32B) being sufficiently reduced to keep the branches (14A, 14B) tight.
3. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les deux branches (14A, 14B) de l'organe de pincement (14) forment chacune un levier du troisième genre et sont deplaçables entre une position écartée et la position serrée, les branches (14A, 14B) étant de préférence rappelées élastiquement en position écartée.3. Device (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the two branches (14A, 14B) of the clamping member (14) each form a lever of the third kind and are movable between a separated position and the clamped position, the arms (14A, 14B) being preferably resiliently biased in the separated position.
4. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les branches (14A, 14B) de l'organe de pincement (14) sont en position écartée lorsque cet organe de pincement (14) est en position armée.4. Device (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that the branches (14A, 14B) of the clamping member (14) are in the separated position when this clamping member (14) is in the armed position.
5. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un coulisseau (24), monté déplaçable sur le corps (12) entre des positions de repos et d'armement, de façon à être accessible au moins partiellement à l'extérieur de ce corps (12), et des moyens (26) de couplage de ce coulisseau avec l'organe de pincement (14), de façon à entraîner cet organe de pincement (14) entre ses positions de repos et armée.5. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a slide (24), mounted movably on the body (12) between rest and arming positions, so as to be accessible at least partially outside this body (12), and means (26) for coupling this slide with the clamping member (14), so as to drive this clamping member (14) between its rest positions and army.
6. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage (26) comprennent des butées d'entraînement (26A, 26B) complémentaires solidaires du coulisseau (24) et de l'organe de pincement (14).6. Device (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the coupling means (26) comprise complementary driving stops (26A, 26B) integral with the slide (24) and the clamping member (14) .
7. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (28) de rappel élastique du coulisseau (24) en position de repos, de préférence distincts des moyens (16) de rappel de l'organe de pincement (14) en position de repos.7. Device (10) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that it comprises means (28) of elastic return of the slide (24) in the rest position, preferably separate from the means (16) of return of the pinch member (14) in the rest position.
8. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le corps (12) a une forme générale allongée tubulaire, le coulisseau (24) étant porté par une extrémité proximale du corps (12) et étant sensiblement coaxial à ce corps (12). 8. Device (10) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the body (12) has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slide (24) being carried by a proximal end of the body (12) and being substantially coaxial with this body (12).
9. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le corps (12) a une forme générale allongée tubulaire, le coulisseau (24) étant porté par une paroi latérale (12L) du corps (12) et coulissant entre des extrémités proximale et distale de ce corps (12).9. Device (10) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the body (12) has a generally elongated tubular shape, the slide (24) being carried by a side wall (12L) of the body ( 12) and sliding between proximal and distal ends of this body (12).
10. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de manœuvre (20) a une forme générale de poussoir monté déplaçable transversalement sur le corps (12).10. Device (10) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the operating member (20) has a general form of pusher mounted movable transversely on the body (12).
1 1. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de manœuvre (20) a une forme générale de levier monté articulé sur le corps (12) autour d'un axe (X) sensiblement transversal à ce corps (12). 1 1. Device (10) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the operating member (20) has a general form of lever mounted articulated on the body (12) around a substantially transverse axis (X) to this body (12).
12. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de verrouillage (18) comprennent des butées de verrouillage (18A, 18B) complémentaires solidaires du corps (12) et de l'organe de pincement (14).12. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (18) comprise complementary locking stops (18A, 18B) integral with the body (12) and the pinching member (14).
13. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la butée (18B) de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement (14) est délimitée par un epaulement ménagé sur sa première branche (14A) formant l'extrémité d'une rampe (22) d'escamotage de la butée (18B) de verrouillage de l'organe de pincement (14).13. Device (10) according to claim 12, characterized in that the stop (18B) for locking the clamping member (14) is delimited by a shoulder formed on its first branch (14A) forming the end of a ramp (22) for retracting the stop (18B) for locking the clamping member (14).
14. Dispositif (10) selon les revendications 11 et 13 prises ensemble, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de manœuvre (20) est susceptible de coopérer avec la rampe d'escamotage (22). 14. Device (10) according to claims 11 and 13 taken together, characterized in that the operating member (20) is capable of cooperating with the retraction ramp (22).
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