Modular personal care implement
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsViktor Kraft, Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson, Gerald Goerich, Nicolas Götz, Sven Mueller
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Abstract
A modular personal care implement including a surface treatment head having a first end with an applicator and a second end including an extension; an end interconnector; and a sleeve positioned between the surface treatment head and the end interconnector, in which the extension extends through the sleeve and is received in the end interconnector such that the surface treatment head is releasably attached to the end interconnector. Also provided are a method of providing a modular personal care implement and a kit including a modular personal care implement.
Claims3
A kit comprising:
- a first surface treatment head comprising a shaving razor cartridge, the first surface treatment head having a first end with an applicator and a second end comprising an extension, wherein the applicator comprises at least one blade;
- a sleeve;
- an end interconnector;
- a case comprising a top portion and a bottom portion;
- and
- an insert comprising one or more cavities configured to receive the first surface treatment head, sleeve, and end interconnector,
- wherein the bottom portion of the case defines a compartment configured to removably receive the insert within the bottom portion;
- wherein the sleeve is separate from the first surface treatment head and the end interconnector;
- and
- wherein a portion of an outer surface of the extension is configured to engage a portion of an inner surface of the end interconnector to form one of a mechanical connection or a magnetic connection that releasably attaches the surface treatment head to the end interconnector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.