Shaving system
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorCharles B. Worrick, III
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Abstract
A shaving razor includes a cartridge having a cartridge housing and a handle. The cartridge housing has a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges extending from the front edge to the rear edge. One or more shaving blades are located on the housing and between the front edge and the rear edge. A connecting member is connected to the cartridge housing and includes a deflectable element defining at least a portion of an opening extending through the connecting member. The handle includes a handle interconnect member that includes a protrusion having an enlarged distal end and angled side surfaces extending from the distal end to a base.
Claims9
A shaving assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front edge and a rear edge;
- one or more shaving blades between the front edge and the rear edge of the housing;
- a trimming assembly including a trimming blade, the trimming assembly being a separate piece from the housing and connected to the housing;
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- a connecting member configured to releasably connect the housing to a razor handle, the connecting member including a deflectable element defining at least a portion of an opening extending through the connecting member, the razor handle comprises a handle interconnect member including a protrusion sized to be received by the opening wherein the protrusion has an enlarged distal end and angled side surfaces extending from the distal end to a base, the angled side surfaces have a projected apex angle of between about 45 and 60 degrees, the enlarged distal end of the protrusion having a dimension greater than a dimension of the opening such that inserting the protrusion into the opening deflects the deflectable element to secure the connecting member to the handle interconnect member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.