A shaving apparatus, comprising:
- a handle, the handle having a top side and a bottom side and both a proximal end and a distal end;
- a cartridge receiver assembly positioned on the distal end of the handle, the cartridge receiver assembly having a razor cartridge attachment that is configured to detachably attach with a removable razor cartridge having one or more razor blades;
- wherein the proximal end of the handle forms a holding portion adjacent to the cartridge receiver assembly, such that an assembly axis passes through the cartridge receiver assembly and a handle axis passes through the holding portion, with the handle being angled such that an obtuse angle is formed by the assembly axis and handle axis;
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- a depressible release button slidably positioned on the bottom side of the handle such that both the depressible release button and the one or more razor blades of the removable razor cartridge, when attached, face the obtuse angle, with the depressible release button being operably connected with the razor cartridge attachment such that depression of the depressible release button causes the cartridge receiver assembly to release a removable razor cartridge when attached with the cartridge receiver assembly;
- a U-shaped ejector having prongs that end in terminal ends, the ejector being slidably positioned within the cartridge receiver assembly and biased outward by an ejector spring in a release direction;
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- a button housing slidably housed within the cartridge receiver assembly and connected with the depressible release button to secure the depressible release button to the handle, the button housing having the razor cartridge attachment that is shaped to lockingly engage with a razor cartridge connector formed on the razor cartridge such that depressing the depressible release button causes the razor cartridge attachment to disengage and release the razor cartridge connector, and wherein the prongs of the U-shaped ejector wrap around the button housing such that the terminal ends rest against the razor cartridge, and wherein upon release of the razor cartridge connector, the U-shaped ejector is forced outward with the terminal ends pushing the razor cartridge from the handle in the release direction, thereby ejecting the razor cartridge.