Shaving razor comb guard for a trimming blade
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsSean Peter Clarke, Paul Leslie Warrick, Trevor John Whelan
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Abstract
A shaving razor blade unit including a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of the housing. One or more primary shaving blades are positioned between the primary guard and the primary cap. A trimming blade is mounted at the back of the housing and has a cutting edge. A trimming comb guard is located at the back of the housing. The trimming comb guard has a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge. The open slots have a minimum width of about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing the free passage of hair during shaving.
Claims18
A shaving razor blade unit comprising:
- a housing having a primary guard at a front of said housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of said housing, one or more primary shaving blades positioned between said primary guard and said primary cap,
- a trimming blade mounted at the back of said housing having a cutting edge, and
- a trimming comb guard at said back of said housing, said trimming comb guard having a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge, wherein each of the plurality of projections has an L-shape comprising a leading end portion and a trailing end portion, and the open slots taper from the leading edge portion to the trailing edge portion and have a width ranging from about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing free passage of hair during shaving.
A shaving razor blade unit comprising:
- a housing having a primary guard at a front of said housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of said housing, one or more primary shaving blades positioned between said primary guard and said primary cap,
- a trimming blade mounted at the back of said housing having a cutting edge, and
- a trimming comb guard at said back of said housing, said trimming comb guard having a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge, wherein each of the plurality of projections has an L-shape comprising a leading end portion and a trailing end portion, and the open slots taper from the leading edge portion to the trailing edge portion and have a width ranging from about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing free passage of hair during shaving and a pitch of about 0.40 mm to about 0.85 mm.
A shaving razor blade unit comprising:
- a housing having a primary guard at a front of said housing and a primary cap at an upper surface at a back of said housing, one or more primary shaving blades positioned between said primary guard and said primary cap,
- a trimming blade mounted at the back of said housing having a cutting edge, and
- a trimming comb guard at said back of said housing, said trimming comb guard having a plurality of projections along a length of the trimming comb guard defining a plurality of open slots extending generally perpendicular to the cutting edge and directly adjacent the trimming blade, wherein each of the plurality of projections has an L-shape comprising a leading end portion and a trailing end portion, and the open slots taper from the leading edge portion to the trailing edge portion and have a width ranging from about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm for allowing free passage of hair during shaving and a pitch of about 0.40 mm to about 0.85 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.