WO1996005028A1 - Shaving apparatus - Google Patents

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WO1996005028A1
WO1996005028A1 PCT/GB1995/001920 GB9501920W WO9605028A1 WO 1996005028 A1 WO1996005028 A1 WO 1996005028A1 GB 9501920 W GB9501920 W GB 9501920W WO 9605028 A1 WO9605028 A1 WO 9605028A1
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reservoir
skin
razor
holder
actuating means
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PCT/GB1995/001920
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Klaus Norbert Tusch
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Colebrand Limited
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Priority to AU32279/95A priority Critical patent/AU700930B2/en
Priority to JP8507135A priority patent/JPH10503948A/en
Priority to DE19581922T priority patent/DE19581922T1/en
Publication of WO1996005028A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996005028A1/en
Priority to NO970655A priority patent/NO970655L/en
Priority to SE9702932A priority patent/SE9702932D0/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
    • B26B21/40—Details or accessories
    • B26B21/44—Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic, or the like
    • B26B21/446—Shaving aid stored in the razor handle

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  • shaving soap is first applied to the beard and then shaving apparatus is applied to the skin to remove the shaving soap.and the beard.
  • the present invention makes redundant the initial step of applying shaving soap to the beard by providing shaving apparatus comprising a holder, means for mounting a razor in the holder for application to the user's skin to shave his beard, a reservoir of lubricating substance and actuating means actuatable to supply said lubricating substance to the portion of the holder adjacent the razor for lubricating the skin in advance of the application of the razor.
  • the reservoir may be located in the holder and when the reservoir is an aerosol container, the actuating means is preferably an aerosol valve for the aerosol container.
  • the actuating means may comprise a pump for moving the substance from the reservoir to said position in advance of the razor.
  • the holder may comprise a handle by which the user can hold the holder and the actuating means is actuatable by the user's thumb when holding the handle in his hand.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevation of shaving apparatus
  • Figure 2 is a front elevation of the top part of the apparatus of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the lower part of the apparatus of Figure 1.
  • the illustrated shaving apparatus comprises a handle 11 with an angled extension piece 12, the free end 13 of which mounts a razor blade 14 which protrudes from the surface 15 of the holder to shave skin over which the surface 15 of the holder is drawn.
  • the apparatus described with reference to the drawings is conventional and the apparatus may vary from the form illustrated similar to other conventional shaving devices, for example, to have replaceable blades, or to have a head pivotable from a rest position about an axis parallel to the blade edge.
  • the handle 11 is hollow and its interior forms a reservoir 21 for shaving fluid.
  • the main body of the handle 11 will be held by the user between his fingers and his palm and a button 22 is conveniently located at the top end of the handle for upwards movement by the user's thumb to force some shaving fluid from the reservoir up the internal bore 23 of the angled extension piece 12 to reach the surface 15 at point 24 immediately below (as seen in Figure 1) the razor blade 14.
  • the shaving fluid at point 24 will lubricate the skin before the razor blade is applied to corresponding portions of the skin to remove the beard.
  • one stroke of the button 22 in an upwards direction is sufficient to force a supply of fluid from the reservoir to the position adjacent the razor blade to lubricate the skin during one or even a plurality of strokes, depending on the viscosity and compressibility of the shaving fluid which may delay the response of fluid emerging at point 24 following a stroke of the button.
  • the reservoir may be rechargeable, or may be totally sealed so that the device is disposable after the reservoir has been exhausted.
  • the reservoir may be an aerosol reservoir with a suitable aerosol valve operated by the button 22.
  • the holder may comprise a flexible bulb, which can be compressed at an actuating point to force fluid therefrom to point 24, thus making operation of the button 22 unnecessary. It would also be possible to locate the reservoir outside the handle, connected thereto by a flexible conduit.
  • the apparatus described enables the user to lubricate his beard and shave it in a single operation by operating the button while drawing the razor across his skin so that shaving fluid is forced into the position immediately upstream of the razor blade 14 so that it lubricates the skin which is immediately shaved by the razor blade as the apparatus is drawn across the skin.
  • the user does not have to apply shaving fluid to the skin before taking up the handle 11 to apply the razor to the skin.
  • the shaving fluid is applied to the skin while the user is drawing the apparatus across the skin.

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Abstract

In order to save a shaver having to perform the separate operations of applying a lubricating substance to his beard and of subsequently shaving it, the apparatus provides apparatus including a reservoir (21) of lubricating substance together with actuating means (22) for supplying a quantity of the lubricating substance to the skin in advance of the application of the razor. When the user actuates the actuating means (22) while drawing the razor across the skin, he applies the lubricating substance to the beard and shaves it in a single operation.

Description

SHAVING APPARATUS
In the conventional wet shave, shaving soap is first applied to the beard and then shaving apparatus is applied to the skin to remove the shaving soap.and the beard.
The present invention makes redundant the initial step of applying shaving soap to the beard by providing shaving apparatus comprising a holder, means for mounting a razor in the holder for application to the user's skin to shave his beard, a reservoir of lubricating substance and actuating means actuatable to supply said lubricating substance to the portion of the holder adjacent the razor for lubricating the skin in advance of the application of the razor. The reservoir may be located in the holder and when the reservoir is an aerosol container, the actuating means is preferably an aerosol valve for the aerosol container. On the other hand, the actuating means may comprise a pump for moving the substance from the reservoir to said position in advance of the razor. In any case, the holder may comprise a handle by which the user can hold the holder and the actuating means is actuatable by the user's thumb when holding the handle in his hand.
An example of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of shaving apparatus, Figure 2 is a front elevation of the top part of the apparatus of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the lower part of the apparatus of Figure 1.
The illustrated shaving apparatus comprises a handle 11 with an angled extension piece 12, the free end 13 of which mounts a razor blade 14 which protrudes from the surface 15 of the holder to shave skin over which the surface 15 of the holder is drawn. So far the apparatus described with reference to the drawings is conventional and the apparatus may vary from the form illustrated similar to other conventional shaving devices, for example, to have replaceable blades, or to have a head pivotable from a rest position about an axis parallel to the blade edge.
In the present apparatus, the handle 11 is hollow and its interior forms a reservoir 21 for shaving fluid. The main body of the handle 11 will be held by the user between his fingers and his palm and a button 22 is conveniently located at the top end of the handle for upwards movement by the user's thumb to force some shaving fluid from the reservoir up the internal bore 23 of the angled extension piece 12 to reach the surface 15 at point 24 immediately below (as seen in Figure 1) the razor blade 14. As the user draws the device in the direction of arrow A in Figure 1 across his skin, the shaving fluid at point 24 will lubricate the skin before the razor blade is applied to corresponding portions of the skin to remove the beard.
It is not necessary to activate the button 22 continuously. It has been found that one stroke of the button 22 in an upwards direction is sufficient to force a supply of fluid from the reservoir to the position adjacent the razor blade to lubricate the skin during one or even a plurality of strokes, depending on the viscosity and compressibility of the shaving fluid which may delay the response of fluid emerging at point 24 following a stroke of the button.
The reservoir may be rechargeable, or may be totally sealed so that the device is disposable after the reservoir has been exhausted. The reservoir may be an aerosol reservoir with a suitable aerosol valve operated by the button 22. The holder may comprise a flexible bulb, which can be compressed at an actuating point to force fluid therefrom to point 24, thus making operation of the button 22 unnecessary. It would also be possible to locate the reservoir outside the handle, connected thereto by a flexible conduit.
The apparatus described enables the user to lubricate his beard and shave it in a single operation by operating the button while drawing the razor across his skin so that shaving fluid is forced into the position immediately upstream of the razor blade 14 so that it lubricates the skin which is immediately shaved by the razor blade as the apparatus is drawn across the skin. The user does not have to apply shaving fluid to the skin before taking up the handle 11 to apply the razor to the skin. The shaving fluid is applied to the skin while the user is drawing the apparatus across the skin.

Claims

1. Shaving apparatus comprising a holder, means for mounting a razor in the holder for application to the user's skin to shave his beard, a reservoir of lubricating substance and actuating means actuatable to supply said lubricating substance to the portion of the holder adjacent the razor for lubricating the skin in advance of the application of the razor.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reservoir is located in the holder.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the reservoir comprises an aerosol reservoir and the actuating means comprises an aerosol valve.
4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the actuating means comprises a pump for moving the substance from the reservoir to said position in advance of the razor.
5. Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the holder comprises a handle by which the user can hold the holder and the actuating means is actuatable by the user's thumb when holding the handle in his hand.
PCT/GB1995/001920 1994-08-15 1995-08-15 Shaving apparatus WO1996005028A1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU32279/95A AU700930B2 (en) 1994-08-15 1995-08-15 Shaving apparatus
JP8507135A JPH10503948A (en) 1994-08-15 1995-08-15 Shaving equipment
DE19581922T DE19581922T1 (en) 1994-08-15 1995-08-15 shaver
NO970655A NO970655L (en) 1994-08-15 1997-02-12 Shaving device
SE9702932A SE9702932D0 (en) 1994-08-15 1997-08-12 shaving

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GB9416421.7 1994-08-15
GB9416421A GB9416421D0 (en) 1994-08-15 1994-08-15 Shaving apparatus

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CA (1) CA2197670A1 (en)
DE (1) DE19581922T1 (en)
GB (2) GB9416421D0 (en)
NO (1) NO970655L (en)
SE (1) SE9702932D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1996005028A1 (en)

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GB2351779A (en) * 1999-07-07 2001-01-10 Breakthrough Innovations Group Pressurised container in combination with an applicator head
WO2004071260A2 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-08-26 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Apparatus and method for dispensing a shaving aid onto a user's skin during a shaving operation
CZ298186B6 (en) * 2004-03-16 2007-07-18 Bezdek@Vojtech Shaving apparatus
WO2008127042A1 (en) * 2007-04-11 2008-10-23 Sang-Chul Ma Portable foam-type shaver
WO2008152594A1 (en) * 2007-06-12 2008-12-18 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor
US8061041B2 (en) 2007-02-14 2011-11-22 The Gillette Company Safety razor
US8745877B2 (en) 2009-03-23 2014-06-10 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor
US8826543B2 (en) 2009-03-23 2014-09-09 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor

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EP0505630A1 (en) * 1990-03-15 1992-09-30 Denis P Drahus Disposable safety razor system
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US4562643A (en) * 1983-10-05 1986-01-07 John Cataudella All in one shaver
GB2176142A (en) * 1985-06-07 1986-12-17 Robert Arlen Demars Disposable razor
US4653188A (en) * 1986-03-12 1987-03-31 Kwak Kyu H Razor containing shaving cream dispenser therein
FR2629385A1 (en) * 1988-03-31 1989-10-06 Mediana Sa Disposable razor including a cartridge of shaving cream
EP0505630A1 (en) * 1990-03-15 1992-09-30 Denis P Drahus Disposable safety razor system
FR2683759A1 (en) * 1991-11-19 1993-05-21 Lhuillier Olivier Razor which applies shaving cream

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2351779A (en) * 1999-07-07 2001-01-10 Breakthrough Innovations Group Pressurised container in combination with an applicator head
GB2351779B (en) * 1999-07-07 2001-10-03 Breakthrough Innovations Group Pressurised container in combination with an applicator head
WO2004071260A2 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-08-26 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Apparatus and method for dispensing a shaving aid onto a user's skin during a shaving operation
WO2004071260A3 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-12-23 Eveready Battery Inc Apparatus and method for dispensing a shaving aid onto a user's skin during a shaving operation
CZ298186B6 (en) * 2004-03-16 2007-07-18 Bezdek@Vojtech Shaving apparatus
US8061041B2 (en) 2007-02-14 2011-11-22 The Gillette Company Safety razor
WO2008127042A1 (en) * 2007-04-11 2008-10-23 Sang-Chul Ma Portable foam-type shaver
WO2008152594A1 (en) * 2007-06-12 2008-12-18 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor
US8745877B2 (en) 2009-03-23 2014-06-10 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor
US8826543B2 (en) 2009-03-23 2014-09-09 The Gillette Company Manually actuable liquid dispensing razor

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SE9702932D0 (en) 1997-08-12
JPH10503948A (en) 1998-04-14
NO970655D0 (en) 1997-02-12
GB2312866B (en) 1998-04-29
AU700930B2 (en) 1999-01-14
GB9713115D0 (en) 1997-08-27
NO970655L (en) 1997-04-14
AU3227995A (en) 1996-03-07
GB2312866A (en) 1997-11-12

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