Epilating device with pinching elements having a delaying element

The invention relates to an epilating device comprising a housing with an opening, a rotatable drive shaft which extends substantially parallel to said opening, at least two cooperating pinching elements which are coupled to the drive shaft in a rotational direction of the drive shaft and which are pivotable with respect to each other by means of a compression member from a catching position, in which a distance is present between the pinching elements near said opening, into a pinching position, in which the pinching elements contact each other near said opening, a delaying element being provided on at least one of the pinching elements for delaying a pivotal motion of the pinching elements relative to each other towards the pinching position. The invention relates to an epilating device which comprises a housing () with an opening (), after which a rotatable drive shaft () is arranged extending parallel to said opening and carrying a series of cooperating pinching elements () coupled to the drive shaft in a rotational direction (R). During rotation of the drive shaft, pairs of adjacent pinching elements are periodically pivoted with respect to each other, under the influence of a compression member (), from a catching position, in which a distance is present between the pinching elements near the opening, into a pinching position, in which the pinching elements contact each other near said opening. At least one of the pinching elements of each pair comprises a delaying element () for delaying or postponing a pivotal motion of the pinching elements towards the pinching position.According to the invention, the delaying element comprises at least a first and a second contact position () for the pair of cooperating pinching elements, said contact positions defining a pivot axis () about which the two pinching elements are pivotable with respect to each other. The pivot axis is arranged at a distance from a central point () of the pinching elements and between said central point and a pinching surface () of the pinching elements. In this manner, a relatively strong delaying effect of the delaying element is achieved, which results in a good synchronization of the pivotal movements of the pairs of pinching elements, which are in the pinching position at the same moment.In a preferred embodiment, the delaying element comprises a substantially flat contact surface (), an edge () of said contact surface defining the pivot axis for the pivotal motion into the pinc