Razor head, especially razor blade unit of a wet razor
AssigneeWilkinson Sword Limited
InventorWolfgang Althaus
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AssigneeWilkinson Sword Limited
InventorWolfgang Althaus
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To reduce the frictional resistance of a wet razor head, especially a razor blade unit thereof, as well as to provide a sharper blade without the risk of injury, there is provided a combination of a protective wire that covers a blade made of a steel strip having a width of less than 5 mm, a thickness between 0.05 and 0.25 mm, and a chromium/molybdenum steel composition having a hardness of greater than 620 HV and a retained austenite content of less than 32%, with the blade being a single piece that has no perforations or holes and that is mounted in a vibration-free manner in a plastic body. The protective wire comprises loops that are spaced greater than 2 mm but less than 5 mm apart and that have a minimum thickness of greater than 0.1 mm to form a protective guard over the razor blade with the effect of a protective foil.
In a razor head, said razor head including a plastic body having a front guide strip and a rear protective cover, with razor blade means, which comprise at least one blade made of steel, being fixedly disposed in said plastic body, and with said razor blade means being protected by protective wire means that extend over cutting edges of said blade means, the improvement wherein:
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