Dual sided razor
AssigneeMack-Ray Inc.
InventorRaymond A. Liberatore
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Abstract
A dual sided disposable razor and system razor is provided having arms supporting a cartridge. The dual sided disposable razor and system razor comprise a handle extending vertically with a first side and a second side. The second side has a profile symmetric to the first side. The dual sided razor also has a first pivot extending horizontally from a first arm and a second pivot extending horizontally from a second arm, and the cartridge is configured to be rotated about the first pivot and the second pivot to switch between a first side of the cartridge or a second side of the cartridge to bias the cartridge to either the first side or to the second side. This facilitates user to switch between sides without having to detach the cartridge.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A dual sided razor cartridge comprising:
- a first shaving face and a second shaving face opposite the first shaving face;
- a first blade receiving compartment accessed through the first shaving face and open to the first shaving face and a second blade receiving compartment accessed through the second shaving face and open to the second shaving face;
- a plurality of razor blades at each of the first and second shaving faces received within the corresponding blade receiving compartment;
- a plurality of blade retainers corresponding to the plurality of razor blades fixed within each blade receiving compartment, the blade retainers located adjacent opposite ends of the corresponding blade receiving compartment;
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- a plurality of fingers extending from the blade retainers towards a center of the corresponding blade receiving compartment,
- wherein each blade of the plurality of razor blades is retained in the corresponding blade receiving compartment at a first end by a first blade retainer and at a second end by a second blade retainers of the plurality of blade retainers, and wherein each blade of the plurality of razor blades is biased towards the corresponding shaving face by corresponding fingers of the plurality of fingers.
The dual sided razor cartridge of claim 1 further comprising at least one end cap, wherein the at least one end cap encloses a first end of the dual sided razor cartridge and extends at least partially onto both the first shaving face and the second shaving face.
A dual sided razor cartridge assembly comprising:
- a cartridge having a first shaving face and a second shaving face opposite the first shaving face;
- a plurality of razor blades at each of the first and second shaving faces;
- a swivel arm connection for retaining the cartridge, wherein the cartridge has a range of motion relative to the swivel arm connection;
- a movement limiter on the swivel arm connection and a cooperating movement limiter on the cartridge;
- wherein the movement limiter on the swivel arm connection limits movement of the cartridge to one of a first limited range of motion associated with use of the first shaving face and a second limited range of motion associated with use of the second shaving face.
A method of using a dual sided razor comprising:
- providing a razor having a razor cartridge assembly comprising a razor cartridge and a swivel arm connection attached to a handle by way of the swivel arm connection, the cartridge having a first shaving face and a second shaving face opposite the first shaving face, wherein the swivel arm connection retains the cartridge, wherein the cartridge has a range of motion relative to the swivel arm connection, and wherein the swivel arm connection is removably fixed to the handle, and wherein the swivel arm connection has a movement limiter that cooperates with a cooperating movement limiter on the cartridge, wherein the movement limiter on the swivel arm connection limits movement of the cartridge to one of a first limited range of motion associated with use of the first shaving face and a second limited range of motion associated with use of the second shaving face;
- configuring the razor cartridge assembly in a first configuration in which the first shaving face is configured for use and the swivel arm connection limits the range of motion to the first limited range of motion;
- removing the swivel arm connection from the handle;
- transitioning the razor cartridge assembly from the first configuration to a second configuration in which the second shaving face is configured for use and the swivel arm connection limits the range of motion the second limited range of motion;
- fixing the razor cartridge assembly to the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.