# US 2014/0190013 A1 · Articulating handheld razor tool

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- Number: US 2014/0190013 A1
- Document ID: US20140190013A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/798,283
- Filed: 2013-03-13
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09
- Assignees: Project Razor LLC
- Inventors: Christopher Coviello
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190013A1

## CPC

- B26B 21/4062: {Actuating members, e.g. switches or control knobs; Adjustments}
- B26B 21/4081: {Shaving methods; Usage or wear indication; Testing methods}
- B26B 21/523: {Extendible or foldable handles; Extensions}
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

## Abstract

Articulating or convertible handheld razor tools include an articulating handle portion, a razor body portion, and a blade mounting bracket. The articulating handle portion includes an arm section and an extender element movably coupled to the arm section. The razor body portion includes a recess for positioning of the articulating handle portion and a mounting area. The mounting area is configured to hold one or more razor cartridges for shaving. In one configuration, the articulating handheld razor tool incorporates a skid plate and a level, or alternatively a roller, into the razor body portion to better facilitate shaving various body surface profiles, e.g., the face and/or scalp, by a single user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An articulating handheld razor tool, comprising:
a handle portion comprising an arm section and an extender element adapted for articulation from an extended position to a retracted position;
a razor body portion coupled to the handle portion, the razor body portion having a recess for positioning of the handle portion and a mounting area; and
a blade mounting bracket, positioned within the mounting area, configured to hold one or more razor cartridges having at least one blade.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism that when engaged is adapted to maintain the handle portion in the retracted position with respect to the razor body portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, further comprising a level disposed within the razor body portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the razor body portion further comprises a skid plate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The razor tool of claim 4, wherein the skid plate and razor body portion are integrally molded of one material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the razor body portion further comprises a scalp roller element.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the extender element and the arm section are hingedly connected.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the extender element pivots from its extended position to its retracted position.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, further comprising a pivot connection at the blade mounting bracket pivots so that the razor cartridge attached at said pivot connection is pivotable between about −20 degrees to about +20 degrees from horizontal.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The razor tool of claim 4, wherein the skid plate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, polyurethane rubber, silicone rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, and fluoroelastomer.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the handle portion comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA) copolymers, acrylics, high density polyethylenes (HDPE), styrenics (IMPS), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, poly(methylmethacrylates) (IM-PMMA), polypropylene, polycarbonate, polycaprolactam, polycaprolactone, polyurethanes, polyesters, polypropylene-ethylene propylene diene monomer (PP/EPDM), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV), acrylic rubber TPV, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) TPV, low density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinylchoride (PVC), very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) elastomer compounds, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) linear block copolymers, styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) linear block copolymers, styrene-butadiene (SB)n branched copolymers, styrene-co-ethylene-butene-styrene (SEBS) linear block copolymers, styrene-co-ethylene-propylene (SEP) diblock copolymers, styrene-co-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene (SEEPS) copolymers, mineral reinforced thermoplastic ethylene-styrene (TES/SEBS), polyethersulfone (PES), glass reinforced polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone (PPSU), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), acrylic-styrene-methylmethacrylate coploymers (NAS), polydimethylsilicone (PDMS), polyurea, silicone-polyurea, segmented polyurethane (SPU), perfluoroelastomer (FFKM), perfluoroelastomer (FEPM), chlorosulfonated polyethylene rubber, fluoroelastomer, silicone room temperature vulcanizate (RTV), cast polyurethane, chloroprene rubber, hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR), nitrile rubber, silicone rubber, perfuoroelastomer compounds (FFKT), and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The razor tool of claim 1, wherein the handle portion comprises aluminum (AL), aluminum alloys, and mixtures thereof.