An apparatus which serves for the care of the body and which consists of a protective plate provided with an elongated handle, a cover plate and a cutting blade. The protective plate includes two planing holes and two slits, one extending transversely to the longitudinal axis and the other extending on the longitudinal axis of the apparatus. Each slit possesses at least one exposed tongue. The cover plate is provided with a bent-up tab which has at least one slit to enable it to be locked to the protective plate. The tab serves for the reception of an elongated guide slot in the removable and replaceable blade and passes through one of the slits of the protective plate whereby the exposed tongue engages the slit of the tab to clamp the blade.
A device for removing callouses, especially in chiropody, is provided. A functional element is exchangeably arranged on a handle. To make mounting easy and safe, the functional element can be clamped between a front mounting segment of the handle and a fastening element that is articulated on the mounting segment. In a first position, the fastening element is pivotable about a pivot axis that runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle. In a second position, the fastening element is displaceable relative to the handle via guides provided on the mounting segment. The fastening element can be fixed in a positive manner to the mounting segment by being displaced in the direction toward a rear handling segment of the handle.
A lightweight, portable, electrically-powered dermabrasive device adapted to gently and painlessly remove keratinized epidermal portions of the hands and feet. The dermabrasive device includes a protective shield which shields user against contact from flakes of flying or ejected epidermis or other detritus.
