US 7,028,407 B2Granted

Extendable handle shaving system

OwnerRonald William Ehrlich, Karen A. Wolakinventors

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Abstract

The present invention provides an extendable handle shaving system comprising an extendable handle assembly and a select shaving blade attachment. The assembly comprises a hand grip portion and a connecting rod. The connecting rod comprises a handle-engaging first rod end, a blade-receiving second rod end, and an S-shaped angular bend intermediate the first rod end and the second rod end. A length-adjusting button is cooperatively associated with the connecting rod for adjusting the effective length of the connecting rod. The select shaving blade attachment may be selected from a disposable straight razor blade assembly and an electric razor head assembly. The shaving system may thus further comprise a power source-recharging base and the extendable handle assembly may comprise a rechargeable power source and electric circuitry. The rechargeable power source and electric circuitry function to selectively and electrically operate the electric razor head assembly.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An extendable handle shaving system for enabling a user to shave hard to reach body areas, the extendable handle shaving system comprising:

an extendable handle assembly, the extendable handle assembly comprising a hand grip portion and a connecting rod, the hand grip portion comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear rod-receiving first handle end and a ringed, hand-engaging second handle end, the first handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned rod-receiving cavity and a laterally aligned button-receiving cavity, the second handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear finger-engaging region and a rounded hand-protecting region, the finger-engaging region and the hand-protecting region integrally formed with one another thus forming a hand-receiving aperture, the connecting rod comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear handle-engaging first rod end, a blade-receiving second rod end, and a rigid, substantially S-shaped angular bend, the angular bend being spatially located intermediate the first rod end and the second rod end, the first rod end comprising a longitudinally aligned button-engaging shaft, the shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, the shaft being movably inserted in the rod-receiving cavity, the shaft comprising at least two button-receiving apertures, the button-receiving apertures each having a button-receiving axis, the button axes being substantially orthogonal to the shaft axis, the second rod end comprising select blade attachment means;
a length-adjusting button, the length-adjusting button being received in the button-receiving cavity, the length-adjusting button being selectively receivable in one of the button-receiving apertures for adjusting the effective length of the connecting rod;
and
a select shaving blade attachment, the shaving blade attachment comprising a shaving blade end and a rod-engaging end, the rod-engaging end being detachably received by the second rod end, the select blade attachment means enabling a user to selectively detach the select shaving blade attachment, the select shaving blade attachment enabling a user to shave unwanted hair from body areas, the extendable handle shaving system thus enabling a user to shave hard to reach body areas.

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A shaving system for enabling a user to shave hard to reach body areas, the shaving system comprising:

an extendable handle assembly, the extendable handle assembly comprising a hand grip portion and a connecting rod, the hand grip portion comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear rod-receiving first handle end and a ringed, hand-engaging second handle end, the first handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned rod-receiving cavity and a laterally aligned adjustment means-receiving cavity, the second handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear finger-engaging region and a rounded hand-protecting region, the finger-engaging region and the hand-protecting region integrally formed with one another thus forming a hand-receiving aperture, the connecting rod comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear handle-engaging first rod end, a blade-receiving second rod end, and a substantially S-shaped angular bend, the angular bend being spatially located intermediate the first rod end and the second rod end, the first rod end comprising a longitudinally aligned shaft, the shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, the shaft being movably inserted in the rod-receiving cavity, the shaft comprising shaft length-adjusting means, the shaft length-adjusting means being cooperatively associated with the adjustment means-receiving cavity for adjusting the effective length of the connecting rod, the second rod end comprising select blade attachment means;
and
a select shaving blade attachment, the shaving blade attachment comprising a shaving blade end and a rod-engaging end, the rod-engaging end being detachably received by the second rod end, the select blade attachment means enabling a user to selectively detach the select shaving blade attachment, the select shaving blade attachment enabling a user to shave unwanted hair from body areas, the shaving system thus enabling a user to shave hard to reach body areas.

A method of shaving hard to reach body areas, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a shaving system for enabling a user to shave hard to reach body areas, the shaving system comprising:
an extendable handle assembly, the extendable handle assembly comprising a hand grip portion and a connecting rod, the hand grip portion comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear rod-receiving first handle end and a ringed, hand-engaging second handle end, the first handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned rod-receiving cavity and a laterally aligned adjustment means-receiving cavity, the second handle end comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear finger-engaging region and a rounded hand-protecting region, the finger-engaging region and the hand-protecting region integrally formed with one another thus forming a hand-receiving aperture, the connecting rod comprising a longitudinally aligned, substantially linear handle-engaging first rod end, a blade-receiving second rod end, and a substantially S-shaped angular bend, the angular bend being spatially located intermediate the first rod end and the second rod end, the first rod end comprising a longitudinally aligned shaft, the shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, the shaft being movably inserted in the rod-receiving cavity, the shaft comprising length-adjusting means, the length-adjusting means being cooperatively associated with the adjustment means-receiving cavity for adjusting the effective length of the connecting rod, the second rod end comprising blade attachment means;
and
a select shaving blade attachment, the shaving blade attachment comprising a shaving blade end and a rod-engaging end, the rod-engaging end being detachably received by the second rod end, the blade attachment means enabling a user to selectively detach the select shaving blade attachment, the select shaving blade attachment enabling a user to shave unwanted hair from body areas;
adjusting the effective length of the connecting rod to a desired length via the length-adjusting means;
and
shaving a desired hard to reach body area via the select shaving blade attachment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/828,603Filed 21 Apr 2004 · continuation in part
Priority: 9 May 2002
Published: US 2004/0194325 A17 Oct 2004
Granted: 18 Apr 2006
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

B26B 21/523
Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible: extendible or foldable handles; Extensions
B26B 21/522
Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible: ergonomic details, e.g. shape, ribs or rubber parts
B26B
Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for