Razors, razor blades and razor blade dispensers

The combination of a razor blade and holder for the razor blade, wherein said blade comprises a generally rectangular foil having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, the peripheries of said holes forming cutting edges in the blade and the holder is provided with means by which the blade can be picked up from a razor blade dispenser, said means including a blade receiving track formed by a spaced pair of inwardly directed flanges adapted to engage opposite sides of the blade, the spacing between said flanges being less than the distance between said sides when said blade is unrestrained, whereby said blade is maintained in a convexly flexed condition for shaving, wherein the holder has means for covering each end of said track when a blade is held in said track, whereby each end of the blade is shielded from engagement with the skin of the user, and

• wherein the means on the holder for picking up a blade is movable relative to the handle of the holder between a blade pick-up position at which the ends of said track are uncovered and a shaving position at which said ends are covered.