Dispensing razor blade cartridges used with a handle

A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining sections for receiving respective cartridges,
• said housing structure including a base, side walls, and a plurality of cartridge dividers between said sections,
• said cartridge dividers including angled dividers having upper and lower surfaces that make acute angles with said base and define angled regions for receiving said cartridges,
• said angled regions being partially bounded by an upper surface of one angled divider and a facing lower surface of an adjacent angled divider,
• said angled dividers having upper surfaces for extending above uppermost regions of said cartridges when said cartridges are received in said sections.

A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining sections for receiving respective cartridges,
• said housing structure including a base and plurality of cartridge dividers between said sections,
• said cartridge dividers including angled dividers that make acute angles with said base and define angled regions for receiving said cartridges, wherein said cartridges each have a blade unit and a cartridge connecting structure for connection to a handle, said cartridge connecting structure extending from said blade unit,
• wherein said cartridge dividers also include blade unit dividers that extend from said base, are substantially perpendicular to said base, and partially define blade unit regions in which said blade units are received, and
• wherein said angled dividers extend from the ends of respective said blade unit dividers, and wherein said angled regions lead to respective blade unit regions for delivery of blade units to and removal of blade units from said blade unit regions, and wherein said cartridge connecting structure is received in said angled regions,
• an angled region of one section partially overlying a blade unit region of an adjacent section,
• wherein said housing structure is made of a bottom part and a top part that have been connected together, said bottom part including said base and said blade unit dividers, said top part including said angled regions.

A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining sections for receiving respective cartridges,
• said housing structure including a base, side walls, and a plurality of cartridge dividers between said sections,
• said cartridge dividers including angled dividers having upper and lower surfaces that make acute angles with said base and define angled regions for receiving said cartridges,
• said angled regions being partially bounded by an upper surface of one angled divider and a facing lower surface of an adjacent angled divider,
• wherein said cartridges each have a blade unit and a cartridge connecting structure for connecting to a handle, said cartridge connecting structure extending from said blade unit,
• wherein said cartridge dividers also include blade unit dividers that extend from said base, are substantially perpendicular to said base, and partially define blade unit regions for receiving said blade units, and
• wherein said angled dividers extend from the ends of respective said blade unit dividers, and wherein said angled regions lead to respective blade unit regions for delivery of blade units to and removal of blade units from said blade unit regions, and wherein said angled regions are adapted for receiving said cartridge connecting structure,
• an angled region of one section partially overlying a blade unit region of an adjacent section.

A cartridge dispenser for a razor blade cartridge used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining a section for receiving a respective cartridge retained in said section in a predetermined position permitting connection of said respective cartridge to a handle connecting structure on said handle as said handle is moved toward said cartridge, and
• a latch having a latch camming structure that is shaped and positioned to interact with corresponding handle structure to cause said latch to be deflected and to release said cartridge as said handle is moved toward and connected to a cartridge connecting structure of said cartridge,
• wherein said housing structure defines further sections for receiving further respective cartridges retained in said further sections in predetermined positions permitting connection of said further respective cartridges to a handle connecting structure on said handle as said handle is moved toward said respective cartridges and further comprising further respective latches for said further respective cartridges, each said further respective latch having a latch camming structure that is shaped and positioned to interact with corresponding handle structure to cause said further latch to be deflected and to release said cartridge as said handle is moved toward and connected to a cartridge connecting structure of said further respective cartridge
• wherein said housing structure has a base and a plurality of cartridge dividers extending upward from said base and defining said sections, and wherein said latches are located at said cartridge dividers.

A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining sections for receiving respective cartridges,
• said housing structure including a base and plurality of cartridge dividers between said sections,
• said cartridge dividers including angled dividers that make acute angles with said base and define angled regions for receiving said cartridges, further comprising a latch associated with each said section, and wherein said cartridges can be retained in said sections in predetermined positions by a respective latch permitting connection of a respective said cartridge to a handle connecting structure on said handle as said handle is moved toward said cartridge,
• each said latch having a latch camming structure that is shaped and positioned to interact with a corresponding handle camming structure on said handle so as to cause said latch to be deflected and to release said cartridge as said handle is moved toward and connected to a cartridge connecting structure of said cartridge.

A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges used with a handle comprising

• a housing structure defining sections for receiving respective cartridges
• said housing structure including a base and plurality of cartridge dividers between said sections,
• said cartridge dividers including angled dividers that make acute angles with said base and define angled regions for receiving said cartridges, wherein said cartridges each have a blade unit and a cartridge connecting structure for connection to a handle, said cartridge connecting structure extending from said blade unit,
• wherein said cartridge dividers also include blade unit dividers that extend from said base, are substantially perpendicular to said base, and partially define blade unit regions in which said blade units are received, and
• wherein said angled dividers extend from the ends of respective said blade unit dividers, and wherein said angled regions lead to respective blade unit regions for delivery of blade units to and removal of blade units from said blade unit regions, and wherein said cartridge connecting structure is received in said angled regions,
• an angled region of one section partially overlying a blade unit region of an adjacent section,
• wherein said angled dividers make an angle of greater than 30.degree. with said base.

A combination of a cartridge dispenser for a plurality of razor blade cartridges used with a handle and said plurality of razor blade cartridges comprising

• a housing structure defining a section for receiving a respective said cartridge retained in said section in a predetermined position permitting connection of said respective cartridge to a handle connecting structure on said handle as said handle is moved toward said cartridge, and
• a latch having a latch camming structure that is shaped and positioned to interact with corresponding handle structure to cause said latch to be deflected and to release said cartridge as said handle is moved toward and connected to a cartridge connecting structure of said cartridge,
• wherein said housing structure defines further sections for receiving further respective said cartridges retained in said further sections in predetermined positions permitting connection of said further respective cartridges to a handle connecting structure on said handle as said handle is moved toward said respective cartridges and further comprising further respective latches for said further respective cartridges, each said further respective latch having a latch camming structure that is shaped and positioned to interact with corresponding handle structure to cause said further latch to be deflected and to release said cartridge as said handle is moved toward and connected to a cartridge connecting structure of said further respective cartridge,
• further comprising said razor blade cartridges retained in respective said sections,
• wherein said cartridges have blades and cartridge end structures outside of and above said blades, and said housing structure has raised members on which said cartridge end structures are supported so as to avoid contact of said blades with said housing structure.

A method of making a dispenser for razor blade cartridges comprising

• providing a bottom plastic part including a base and a top plastic part, said parts defining sections for receiving respective razor blade cartridges,
• said bottom part including blade unit dividers that extend from said base, are substantially perpendicular to said base, and define blade unit regions in which blade units of said cartridges are to be received,
• said top part including angled dividers that are sized to extend from the ends of respective blade unit dividers at acute angles with said base so as to define angled regions through which said blade units will pass in delivery to and removal from said blade unit regions and in which cartridge connecting structures of said cartridges can be received, and
• permanently connecting said bottom plastic part to said top plastic part such that said angled dividers are aligned with respective blade unit dividers.