Blade masking foil

A shaving cartridge comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• a top surface;
• a bottom surface;
• a front edge;
• a rear edge;
• a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge;
• and
• at least two blades disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, wherein each of the at least two blades comprises a cutting edge extending toward the top surface and at an angle toward the front edge, wherein the at least two blades are movable in an up-and-down direction in the housing, and wherein a spacing between the two adjacent cutting edges defines an inter-blade span (IBS);
• a first blade retainer located at one of the pair of side edges, toward the top surface and configured to cover the at least two blades such as to retain the at least two blades in the housing;
• and
• a masking foil including:
• a front side;
• a back side;
• a pair of lateral sides;
• at least one ribbon extending along a top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, wherein the at least one ribbon comprises a front bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the front side and a back bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the back side;
• and
• a first securing portion located at one of the pair of lateral sides;
• wherein the first securing portion comprises a cross-member extending along the top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, and at least two securing elements extending laterally outwardly from the cross-member, wherein the securing elements are bent upwardly to form an angle with the top side of the masking foil, the angle being in a range of 0.1° to 10°,
• wherein the front side is disposed in front of the cutting edges toward the front edge, and the back side is disposed in back of the cutting edges toward the rear edge,
• wherein the at least one ribbon and the first securing portion at least partially cover the cutting edges of the at least two blades,
• wherein the front bent portion and the back bent portion are directed toward the bottom surface,
• wherein the at least two securing elements are configured to be inserted below the first blade retainer such as to maintain the masking foil in the housing, and
• wherein at least one of the at least two securing elements is configured to be inserted in the inter-blade span (IBS) such that the at least one of the two securing elements is sandwiched between the cutting edge of a first blade of the two blades and the cutting edge of a second blade of the two blades.