Flexible razor assembly and cartridge

A razor cartridge comprising:

• a frame;
• at least one blade having top and bottom surfaces supported on said frame and extending longitudinally therealong, said frame and said at least one blade being movable upon at)plication of a force encountered during shaving between an at-rest position where said at least one blade is in a substantially planar configuration and a flexed position where said at least one blade is in a substantially concave or convex configuration with respect to said top surface thereof;
• and
• flexible beam means attached to said frame and extending longitudinally therealong for facilitating said at least one blade and said frame to return from said flexed position to said at-rest positions wherein said razor cartridge further comprises a guard bar arranged at a front in of said frame, said guard bar comprising a plurality of spaced segments and said flexible beam means being connected to said guard bar, wherein said frame comprises a plurality of ribs at least partially arranged below said bottom surface of said at least one blade, said plurality of ribs extending substantially transversely to said longitudinally extending at least one blade and being connected to at least some of said plurality of spaced segments of said guard bar and wherein said flexible beam means is connected to different ones of said plurality of spaced guard bar segments than said plurality of ribs.

A razor assembly comprising:

• a handle;
• and
• a razor cartridge attached to said handle, said razor cartridge including a frame;
• at least one top blade having top and bottom surfaces supported on said frame and extending longitudinally therealong, said frame and said at least one blade being movable upon application of a force encountered during shaving between an at-rest position where said at least one blade is in a substantially planar configuration and a flexed position where said at least one blade is in a substantially concave or convex configuration with respect to said top surface thereof;
• and at least one flexible beam secured to said frame below said bottom surface of said at least one blade and extending longitudinally therewith. said at least one flexible beam being normally arranged in a neutral position when said at least one blade is in said at-rest position and being deformable to a flexed position along with said at least one blade whereby said at least one flexible beam is biased to return said at least one blade and said frame to said at-rest position, and wherein said at least one blade includes a front end where a cutting edge is formed, and a rear end remote from said cutting edge, said at least one flexible beam comprises a plurality of hills and valleys where said hills are arranged closer to said rear end of said at least one blade and said valleys are arranged closer to said front end of said at least one blade.

A razor assembly comprising:

• a handle;
• and
• a razor cartridge attached to said handle. said razor cartridge including a frame;
• at least one blade having top and bottom surfaces supported on said frame and extending longitudinally therealong, said frame and said at least one blade being movable upon application of a force encountered during shaving between an at-rest position where said at least one blade is in a substantially planar configuration and a flexed position where said at least one blade is in a substantially concave or convex configuration with respect to said top surface thereof;
• and flexible beam means attached to said frame and extending longitudinally therealong for facilitating said at least one blade and said frame to return from said flexed position to said at-rest position, wherein said razor assembly further comprises a guard bar arranged at a front portion of said frame, said guard bar comprising a plurality of spaced segments and said flexible beam means being connected to said guard bar, and wherein said frame comprises a plurality of ribs at least partially arranged below said bottom surface of said at least one blade, said plurality of ribs extending substantially transversely to said longitudinally extending at least one blade and being connected to at least some of said plurality of spaced segments of said guard bar and wherein said flexible beam means is connected to different ones of said plurality of spaced guard bar segments than said plurality of ribs.