Shaving razor cartridge
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorDonald William Loughlin
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Abstract
A shaving razor cartridge. The shaving razor cartridge includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion and at least one blade having a respective cutting edge. The at least one blade is retained within the housing and is positioned between the front portion and the rear portion. At least one of the front portion and the rear portion has a plurality of dimples extending into a top surface of the housing to a depth of 10 μm to 100 μm. Each of the dimples has an area measured at the top surface of 0.001 mm2 to 0.008 mm2.
Claims20
A shaving razor cartridge, comprising:
- a housing having a front portion and a rear portion;
- at least one blade having a respective cutting edge, the at least one blade retained within the housing and positioned between the front portion and the rear portion;
- and
- at least one of the front portion and the rear portion having a plurality of dimples extending into a top surface of the housing to a depth of 10 μm to 100 μm, wherein each of the dimples has an area measured at the top surface of 0.001 mm2 to 0.008 mm2.
A method of forming a housing for a shaving razor cartridge, comprising:
- forming a housing blank from a sheet metal substrate;
- forming an elongated window in the sheet metal substrate;
- and
- removing material from a top surface of the sheet metal substrate to a depth of 10 μm to 100 μm to form a plurality of dimples.
A method of forming a shaving razor cartridge, comprising:
- forming a housing blank from a sheet metal substrate;
- forming an elongated window in the sheet metal substrate;
- forming a housing by forming one or more curved surfaces on the housing blank;
- removing material from a surface of the sheet metal substrate to a depth of 10 μm to 100 μm to form a plurality of dimples;
- mounting one or more blades to a blade platform;
- and
- covering the blade platform with the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.