Automatic shaving apparatus

A new and improved automatic shaving apparatus, comprising:

• handle assembly means which includes pressurized foam dispensing assembly means, pressurized lotion dispensing assembly means, and electric valve control assembly means, said handle assembly means for serving as a handle during shaving and for housing said pressurized foam dispensing assembly means, said pressurized lotion dispensing assembly means, and said electric valve control assembly means, said pressurized foam dispensing assembly means for storing and dispensing shaving foam, said pressurized lotion dispensing assembly means for storing and dispensing lotion, and said electric valve control assembly means for controlling release of shaving foam from said pressurized foam dispensing assembly means and release of lotion from said pressurized lotion dispensing assembly, wherein said electric valve control assembly means include an electrically powered solenoid assembly,
• electric power source means for powering said electric valve control assembly means,
• switch assembly means, placed in circuit between said electric power source means and said electric valve control assembly means, for controlling electric power to said electric valve control assembly means, wherein said switch assembly means is actuated by placement of said shaving head assembly means against the surface being shaved, and
• shaving head assembly means, connected to said handle assembly means, for retaining a razor blade assembly, said shaving head assembly means including foam conduit means for conveying foam from said pressurized foam dispensing assembly means to near by said razor blade assembly for deposition of foam on a surface being shaved, said shaving head assembly means including lotion conduit means for conveying lotion from said pressurized lotion dispensing assembly means to near by said razor blade assembly for deposition of lotion on the surface being shaved, said shaving head assembly means including a dispensing slot for releasing foam from said foam conduit means to the surface being shaved, said shaving head assembly means include a plurality of lotion-dispensing apertures for releasing lotion from said lotion conduit means to the surface being shaved, and said shaving head assembly means including a foam-spreading plate for smoothing foam dispensed from said foam conduit means into a even layer on the surface being shaved.