Claims
- 1. A system for personal body care, comprising:a holder which holds a fluid, a pump coupled to said holder for pumping the fluid, and an appliance for personal body care, comprising a treatment device operatively associated with said holder and said pump for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of the fluid, wherein the treatment device is adapted to depilate, the holder comprises a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance.
- 2. A system for personal body care, comprising:a holder which holds a fluid, a pump coupled to said holder for pumping the fluid, and an appliance for personal body care, comprising a treatment device operatively associated with said holder and said pump for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of the fluid, wherein the treatment device is adapted to massage a human body, the holder comprises a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance.
- 3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pump comprises a suction tube for taking in the fluid, the holder comprises a coupling member having a tubular outlet channel, and the pump and holder can be coupled by sliding the suction tube into the tubular outlet channel.
- 4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the appliance has a space for accommodating the pump and the holder,the space is provided with positioning means for positioning a coupling member of the holder, and the pump is retained in the space by means of the coupling member of the holder.
- 5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible wall of the holder comprises a layer of aluminum having a thickness of between 6 and 12 micrometers.
- 6. An appliance for personal body care, comprising a treatment device for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of a fluid, which appliance has a space for accommodating a holder and a pump for pumping the fluid from the holder to an outlet opening of the appliance, wherein the treatment device is adapted to depilate, the holder comprises a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance, and wherein the appliance comprises a rigid wall portion which is movable with respect to the appliance from a first position to a second position, in which first position the space is accessible to mount and/or remove the holder and the pump, and in which second position the holder and the pump are retained in the space.
- 7. An appliance as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wall portion comprises positioning means for positioning the holder.
- 8. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pump comprises a suction tube for taking in the fluid, the holder comprises a coupling member having a tubular outlet channel, and the pump and holder can be coupled by sliding the suction tube into the tubular outlet channel.
- 9. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the appliance has a space for accommodating the pump and the holder,the space is provided with positioning means for positioning a coupling member of the holder, and the pump is retained in the space by means of the coupling member of the holder.
- 10. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the flexible wall of the holder comprises a layer of aluminum having a thickness of between 6 and 12 micrometers.
- 11. An appliance for personal body care, comprising a treatment device for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of a fluid, which appliance has a space for accommodating a holder and a pump for pumping the fluid from the holder to an outlet opening of the appliance, wherein the treatment device is adapted to massage a human body, the holder comprises a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance, and wherein the appliance comprises a rigid wall portion which is movable with respect to the appliance from a first position to a second position, in which first position the space is accessible to mount and/or remove the holder and the pump, and in which second position the holder and the pump are retained in the space.
- 12. An appliance as claimed in claim 9, wherein the wall portion comprises positioning means for positioning the holder.
Priority Claims (2)
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96202400 |
Aug 1996 |
EP |
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97201704 |
Jun 1997 |
EP |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/066,471, filed Apr. 27, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,308,413.
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