Razor with blade protection means
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsBrian Oldroyd, Kevin James Wain
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Abstract
The tandem blades of a razor can be protected when not in use for shaving, without disturbing a pre-set shaving geometry and with reduced risk of damage to the blades and the fingers of a user during manipulation, by providing a shaving cartridge 11 which is movable, relative to a handle 10 of the razor, for retraction behind a shield 23 formed in the handle. Also disclosed are means to provide, in such a razor, replaceable cartridges for a permanent handle which includes a cartridge carrier 61.
Claims13
A razor comprising a handle, a shaving unit which includes a skin-engaging cap, a guard and at least one shaving blade, wherein a position of said skin engaging cap, said guard and said at least one shaving blade determines a shaving geometry, and means for moving the shaving unit relative to the handle between a shaving position and a non-shaving position in which the cutting edge of the at least one blade is protected, wherein said handle further comprises a shielding member non-removably formed with said handle for shielding the at least one blade, the shaving unit is retractable into said non-shaving position behind said shielding member, and retracting means are provided on the handle for retracting the shaving unit behind the shielding member.
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