Safety razors
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorBrian Oldroyd
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Abstract
A safety razor blade unit having a plurality of blades presenting substantially parallel blade edges. The blades are disposed between a guard and a cap. The blades are independently movable and are carried by supports. At least one of the supports has spaced portions projecting forwardly of the associated blade to present skin contacting potions.
Claims12
A safety razor blade unit comprising a frame with guard and cap surfaces thereon, a plurality of blades with substantially parallel blade edges mounted on the frame between the guard and cap surfaces, the blades being carried on respective blade supports for independent movement within the frame for varying the shaving geometry in accordance with forces imparted on the blades during shaving, at least one of the blade supports having rigidly connected thereto elements spaced apart along the blade carried on said blade support and projecting forwardly of the blade edge, the elements having skin contacting portions for contacting the skin immediately in front of the blade and substantially tangential to the blade edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.