# US 2024/0198549 A1 · Shaving device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0198549 A1 - Document ID: US20240198549A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/540,240 - Filed: 2023-12-14 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-14 - Assignees: BIC Violex Single Member S.A. - Applicants: BIC Violex Single Member S.A. - Inventors: Panagiotis KOPELAS; Christos KEROSIS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240198549A1 ## CPC - B26B 21/225: {the changeable unit being resiliently mounted on the handle} - B26B 21/521: {Connection details, e.g. connection to razor heads} - 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 A pivot mechanism including a first pivot member including a support extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, a first pivot element, and a second pivot element, a second pivot member configured to interact with the first pivot member, at least a portion of the second pivot member being configured to apply a force on the first pivot element and the second pivot element, wherein the first pivot element and the second pivot element are configured to receive a force applied by the second pivot member and each of the first pivot element and the second pivot element are configured to flex in response to receiving the force applied by the second pivot member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pivot mechanism configured for use on a shaving device, the pivot mechanism comprising: a first pivot member including a support extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, a first pivot element, at least a portion of which extends axially from the first end of the support toward the second end of the support, and a second pivot element, at least a portion of which extends axially from the first end of the support toward the second end of the support; a second pivot member configured to interact with the first pivot member, at least a portion of the second pivot member being configured to apply a force on the first pivot element and the second pivot element; wherein the first pivot element and the second pivot element are configured to receive a force applied by the second pivot member and each of the first pivot element and the second pivot element are configured to flex in response to receiving a force applied by the second pivot member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element and the second pivot element are elastically deformable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element and the second pivot element are aligned with each other along the axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a gap is defined between at least a portion of the first pivot element and the second pivot element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element has a first length and the second pivot element has a second length, and the first length of the first pivot element is greater than the second length of the second pivot element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element extends to a position beyond the second end of the support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the support defines a cavity extending between the first end and the second end of the support. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pivot mechanism according to claim 7, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the first pivot element and the second pivot element extends within the cavity of the support. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The pivot mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the cavity of the support extends to an opening at the second end of the support. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element includes an arcuate portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pivot mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the arcuate portion of the first pivot element curves through a second plane corresponding to the second pivot element, to a position beyond the second plane corresponding to the second pivot element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first pivot element extends within a first plane along the axis, at least a portion of the second pivot element extends within a second plane along the axis, and at least a portion of the first pivot element extends toward the second plane corresponding to second pivot element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the support, the first pivot element, and the second pivot element are integrally formed in one piece. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot element and the second pivot element are configured to return a force to the second pivot member, thereby sharing a load distribution corresponding to force exerted by the second pivot member between the first pivot element and the second pivot element and controlling a pivot angle of the head when a force is exerted on the first pivot element by the second pivot member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The pivot mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the second pivot element extends to a position corresponding to a central portion of the first pivot element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A shaving device comprising: a shaving head configured to support one or more blade; a handle configured to be held by a user; and the pivot mechanism according to claim 1. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The shaving device according to claim 13, wherein the first pivot member of the pivot mechanism is included on the handle of the shaving device and the second pivot member of the pivot mechanism is included on the shaving head of the shaving device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The shaving device according to claim 14, wherein the first pivot member of the pivot mechanism and the handle of the shaving device are integrally formed in one piece.