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US 11,235,485 B2Granted
Shaving aid for retaining elements
AssigneeBic-Violex SA
InventorsArgyro Kallivretaki, Panagiotis Moustakas, Georgios Tsiakatouras
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Abstract
A razor cartridge includes a housing having a portion that forms a cavity and a retaining element configured to maintain a blade in the housing. The retaining element has a top portion that includes an aperture therethrough, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define an interior volume between the top portion and the bottom portion. The cavity is fitted with a shaving aid. The retaining element is connectable to the housing so that the shaving aid is encompassed by the interior volume of the retaining element.
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A razor cartridge, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing having a portion that forms a cavity, the housing having a front edge, a rear edge, a pair of side edges, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the front edge and the rear edge being longer than the pair of side edges, the pair of side edges each being on opposite sides of the housing;
- a pair of retaining elements configured to maintain a blade in the housing, each of the pair of retaining elements having a top portion that includes at least one aperture therethrough, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define an interior volume between the top portion and the bottom portion;
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- a shaving aid fitted in the cavity,
- each of the pair of retaining elements connectable to the housing so that the cavity is fitted within the interior volume of each of the pair of retaining elements, wherein each of the pair of retaining elements being connected to only one side edge of the pair of side edges.
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A razor cartridge, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing having a portion that forms a cavity;
- at least one retaining element configured to maintain a blade in the housing, the at least one retaining element having a top portion that includes at least one aperture therethrough, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define an interior volume between the top portion and the bottom portion;
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- a shaving aid fitted in the cavity,
- wherein the at least one retaining element connectable to the housing so that the cavity is fitted within the interior volume of the at least one retaining element, wherein the shaving aid includes a lubricating composition and a pusher material, and wherein the housing includes a hole and the bottom portion of the at least one retaining element includes a hole, the hole of the housing is in fluid communication with the hole in the bottom portion of the at least one retaining element.
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A razor cartridge, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing having a portion forming a cavity, the housing having a front edge, a rear edge, a pair of side edges, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the front edge and the rear edge being longer than the pair of side edges, the pair of side edges each being on opposite sides of the housing;
- a shaving aid provided in the cavity of the housing, the shaving aid including a lubricating composition and a pusher material;
- a retaining element configured to maintain a blade in the housing, the retaining element having a top portion that includes an aperture therethrough, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define an interior volume between the top portion and the bottom portion, the retaining element being connectable to the housing and encompassing the shaving aid, wherein the retaining element being connected to only one side edge of the pair of side edges.
A razor comprising:
- a cartridge connected to a handle;
- the cartridge including a housing, a blade and a retaining element, the housing having a pair of side edges having a cavity, the cavity being provided with a shaving aid, the housing having a front edge, a rear edge, the pair of side edges, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the front edge and the rear edge being longer than the pair of side edges, the pair of side edges each being on opposite sides of the housing;
- the retaining element including a top portion having an aperture formed therethrough, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion to define an interior volume between the top portion and the bottom portion, the retaining element being configured to be connected to enclose the shaving aid and to maintain the blade in the housing, wherein the retaining element being connected to only one side edge of the pair of side edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.