Bidirectional shaving cartridge and razor including same

A blade cartridge for a wet shaving device, the blade cartridge comprising:

• a housing including a lower housing member and an upper housing member cooperating to define a cavity;
• first and second blade assemblies disposed within the cavity, each of the first and second blade assemblies including at least one blade defining a cutting edge, and wherein the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the first blade assembly generally faces the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the second blade assembly to permit bi-directional shaving;
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• at least one arcuate track member coupled to the lower housing member for pivotal engagement with a handle.

A wet shaving razor comprising:

• a handle;
• a housing coupled to the handle, the housing including a lower housing member and an upper housing member cooperating to define a cavity;
• and
• first and second blade assemblies disposed within the cavity, each of the first and second blade assemblies including at least one blade defining a cutting edge, and wherein the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the first blade assembly generally faces the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the second blade assembly to permit bidirectional shaving;
• wherein at least one of the first and second blade assemblies is movable into the housing in response to an excessive force being exerted on the at least one blade of the associated blade assembly.

A wet shaving razor comprising:

• a handle;
• a housing coupled to the handle, the housing including a lower housing member and an upper housing member cooperating to define a cavity;
• first and second blade assemblies disposed within the cavity, each of the first and second blade assemblies including at least one blade defining a cutting edge, and wherein the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the first blade assembly generally faces the cutting edge of the at least one blade of the second blade assembly to permit bi-directional shaving;
• and
• means associated with the handle for releasably coupling the housing to the handle;
• wherein the coupling means includes first and second elongated supports spaced from one another and each projecting outwardly from the handle in a direction generally parallel with each other and generally perpendicularly to a length of the handle, the first and second supports for engaging with end walls of the housing, whereby the orientation of the handle with respect to the blades permits a bi-directional shaving operation to be performed by a combing motion.