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US 2003/0208907 A1Published application
Shaving systems
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsWilliam R. Brown JR., William C. Carson, Alexander T. Chenvainu, Thomas A. Christman, Kenneth E. Johnson, Charles P. Kiricoples, Alejandro Lee, Cardy J. Louis, Helge Zimmet
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Abstract
Shaving systems are provided including an elongated blade and a plastic housing, the ends of the blade being captured in the plastic housing.
Claims35
A shaving system comprising:
- a plastic housing, constructed to contact a user's skin during shaving, and
- at least one elongated supported blade having two ends, the two ends of the supported blade being captured by the plastic of the housing;
- wherein the blade is fixedly mounted in the housing so as to resist movement perpendicular to its length.
A shaving system comprising:
- a plastic housing, constructed to contact a user's skin during shaving, and
- at least one elongated blade having two ends, the two ends of the blade being captured by the plastic of the housing,
- wherein the plastic capturing the two ends includes a resilient portion that comprises a compliant material.
A shaving system comprising:
- a housing, constructed to contact a user's skin during shaving, and
- at least one elongated supported blade having two ends, the two ends of the supported blade being captured by the plastic of the housing;
- wherein the plastic of the housing includes flexible regions in the vicinity of the blade ends, the flexible regions being configured to accommodate the shrinkage differential between the blade and the plastic of the housing.
A shaving system comprising:
- a plastic housing, constructed to contact a user's skin during shaving, and
- at least one elongated supported blade having two ends, the two ends of the supported blade being captured by the plastic of the housing;
- wherein the plastic of the housing includes flexible regions in the vicinity of the blade ends, the flexible regions being configured to accommodate the shrinkage differential between the blade and the plastic of the housing, the flexible areas being provided by apertures in the housing adjacent the blade ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.