# US 9,751,229 B2 · Heated shaving razor

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- Number: US 9,751,229 B2
- Document ID: US9751229B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/540,067
- Filed: 2014-11-13
- Published: 2015-06-25
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-12-20
- Assignees: The Gillette Company
- Applicants: The Gillette Company
- Inventors: Matthew James Hodgson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751229B2

## CPC

- B26B 21/48: Heating means
- B26B 21/4012: {Housing details, e.g. for cartridges}
- B26B 21/521: {Connection details, e.g. connection to razor heads}
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

## Abstract

A shaving razor system with a housing having a guard and a cap. At least one blade is mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap. At least one metallic clip secures the at least one blade to the housing. A heater bar to provide warmth to the user's skin during shaving that directly contacts the at least one clip and the at least one clip directly contacts the at least one blade to provide heat to the at least one blade.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shaving razor system comprising:
a housing having a guard and a cap;
at least one blade mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap;
at least one metallic clip securing the at least one blade to the housing;
and a heater bar to provide warmth to the user's skin during shaving, the heater bar has at least one notch that receives at least a respective portion of the clip; and
a heating element positioned below the heater bar wherein the heating element comprises a resistive member and an insulating member wherein the resistive member has a resistance of 0.1 Ohm to 20 Ohm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A shaving razor system of claim 1 wherein the at least one clip directly contacts the heater bar and the at least one blade.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The shaving razor system of claim 1 wherein the heater bar has an elongated portion and a pair of lateral end portions extending toward the at least one blade.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The shaving razor system of claim 3 wherein the guard is positioned between the pair of lateral end portions of the heater bar.