Razor cartridge

A razor cartridge comprising:

• a housing extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the housing comprises a leading longitudinal side, a trailing longitudinal side, and a cutting member mounting portion provided in between the leading longitudinal side and the trailing longitudinal side;
• and
• three or more substantially parallel cutting members disposed in the cutting member mounting portion in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge;
• wherein each of the cutting members comprises a blade support,
• wherein the blade support comprises a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving surface, and a blade attached to the blade mounting portion,
• wherein the cutting members are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans between cutting edges of the blades,
• wherein the cutting edges of the blades define a cutting edge plane,
• wherein each of the blade supports contacts the cutting edge plane,
• wherein distal ends of the blade supports define a support plane, and a distance between the cutting edge plane and the support plane is in a range from −80 um to +80 um, and
• wherein a span defined between a rearmost portion of a rearmost one of the substantially parallel cutting members that is closest to the trailing longitudinal side and a rearmost portion of the trailing longitudinal side of the housing is less than 2.35 mm.

A method of manufacturing a razor cartridge comprising:

• obtaining a housing extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the housing comprises a leading longitudinal side, a trailing longitudinal side, and a cutting member mounting portion provided in between the leading longitudinal side and the trailing longitudinal side;
• obtaining three or more substantially parallel cutting members;
• and
• assembling the housing and the three or more substantially parallel cutting members in the cutting member mounting portion of the housing between the leading longitudinal side and the trailing longitudinal side of the housing in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge;
• wherein each of the cutting members comprises a blade support comprising a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support and a blade attached to the blade mounting portion,
• wherein the cutting members are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans between cutting edges of the blades;
• wherein the cutting edges of the blades define a cutting edge plane,
• wherein each of the blade supports contacts the cutting edge plane,
• wherein distal ends of the blade supports define a support plane, and a distance between the cutting edge plane and the support plane is in a range from −80 μm to +80 μm.