EPILATIONSGERÄT

The invention is directed to an epilating appliance with a casing 2 for accommodating a rotary cylinder 4 mounted on an axle 19 and adapted to be driven by a motor 10, the rotary cylinder having associated to it a plurality of pinching members 42, 43 provided with cutouts 44. The pinching members 42, 43 are capable of pivoting and moving into contact with each other in pairs by means of actuating members 26, 27 located at a distance to the axle 19 of the rotary cylinder 4 and displaceable against the action of at least one spring 39. In order to increase the lever arm for pivotal movement of the pinching members 42, 43, the pivot axis of the pinching members 42, 43 of the rotary cylinder 4 extends at a large relative distance to the axis of the rotary cylinder.