Shaving Apparatus

2:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user holding formation is operatively adapted to enable a user to hold the base in a hand whereby the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpals of the hand are substantially parallel with the razor cartridge located inside the cartridge opening.

3:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user holding formation is operatively adapted to secure the base to a plurality of fingers of the user such that the fingers of the user are substantially parallel with the razor cartridge located inside the cartridge opening.

4:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the user holding formation is operatively attached to the base, the user holder formation co-operating with the base to define a first finger position and a second finger position respectively for receiving a first and a second finger of a hand of a user, the first and second finger positions being separated from one another by a divider of the user holding formation, the divider outwardly extending from the user holding face of the base.

5:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the razor holding face includes an elongate first base member and a second laterally spaced apart and co-extending elongate second base member.

6:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cartridge opening is formed between the first and second base members.

7:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the razor cartridge includes a cutting face and an opposing rear face, the cartridge opening being configured so that a gap is formed between the razor holding face of the base and the rear face of the razor cartridge secured in the cartridge opening.

8:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first and second base members define a cartridge holding formation to secure the razor cartridge within the cartridge opening.

9:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the cartridge holding formation includes a first set of openings in the first base member and an opposing second set of openings in the second base member.

10:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein each opening of the first set of openings has a first shape while each opening of the second set of openings has a second shape, the configuration of the first shape being different to that of the second shape.

11:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the user holding face of the base includes a gripping formation to facilitate purchase between the first and second fingers of the user and the base.

12:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the gripping formation comprises (i) a plurality of protrusions outwardly extending from the user holding face of the base, or (ii) a plurality of recesses.:

13:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the divider includes a first wall and an opposing second wall, wherein the first and second wall curve inwardly to accommodate the first and second fingers of the user respectively.

14:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the head is transversely orientated relative to the divider.

15:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the base and the head in use cooperate to attach the shaving apparatus to the first and second fingers of a user.

16:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the base and the head are adapted to cooperate to provide a three-point contact between each of the first and second fingers of the user and the shaving apparatus.

17:

• A shaving apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the head includes a shaving direction indicator.

(canceled)

19:

• A razor cartridge operatively adapted for use with a shaving apparatus according to claim 1.

20:

• A razor cartridge operatively adapted for use with a shaving apparatus according to claim 2.