Shaving razors and shaving cartridges
AssigneeBic-Violex SA
InventorsIoannis Bozikis, Spiros Gratsias, Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis, Panagiotis Moustakas
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Abstract
A retainer is provided that secures at least one blade within a housing of a shaving blade cartridge. The retainer extends along a pair of side edges of the housing between a front edge of the housing and a rear edge of the housing. The retainer includes an upper end portion and a lower end portion. The lower end portion is connected to the upper end portion by an intermediate portion. The upper end portion includes an edge extending between opposing side edges. The edge includes at least one leg depending therefrom.
Claims10
A shaving blade unit comprising:
- a housing having a front edge, a rear edge, a side edge extending between the front edge and the rear edge;
- a plurality of shaving blades received in the housing;
- a retainer securing the plurality of blades in the housing, the retainer including:
- an upper end portion and at least one leg;
- the upper end portion including an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, and front and rear edges extending longitudinally between a pair of opposing parallel side edges, the lower surface extending from the front edge;
- the at least one leg depending from the rear edge of the upper end portion, extending substantially transverse to the upper end portion, and being positioned to expose at least a portion of the rear edge;
- the at least one leg including a lower end portion that curves upwardly and extends towards the lower surface of the upper end portion, the lower surface forming a protrusion a distance away from the front edge, the protrusion extending downwardly and towards the lower end portion;
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- the upper end portion abutting the plurality of blades to retain the plurality of blades in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.