EP2338652B1 - A razor - Google Patents

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EP2338652B1
EP2338652B1 EP20090180598 EP09180598A EP2338652B1 EP 2338652 B1 EP2338652 B1 EP 2338652B1 EP 20090180598 EP20090180598 EP 20090180598 EP 09180598 A EP09180598 A EP 09180598A EP 2338652 B1 EP2338652 B1 EP 2338652B1
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shaving preparation
razor
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Jacobus Cornelis Pauw
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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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  • This invention relates to a razor.
  • the invention relates particularly to a razor of the type having a shaving head and a cartridge blade having two or more stacked razor blades, which is movably mounted to the shaving head.
  • US 2005/0126008 discloses an interior cavity provided in a handle of a shaving apparatus and an actuator including a piston, for causing a shaving preparation to be dispensed adjacent a razor cartridge.
  • US 5,241,751 discloses a wet blade razor including a piston and a one way valve which allows air to be drawn into ducts formed in the piston. The air ducts enable air pressure for forming air bubbles in water in which the razor is immersed, which are forced against the shaving preparation between the blades so as to dislodge the shaving preparation from the blades.
  • WO 2008/134777 discloses a razor including a container for a shaving preparation and an electrically-powered actuating mechanism for causing the shaving preparation to be discharged from the shaving head.
  • WO 2008/134776 discloses a razor having a body, a shaving head and a blade cartridge which is connected to the shaving head and which includes two spaced razor blades, a source of a shaving preparation and a mechanism for delivering the shaving preparation from the source to the blade cartridge.
  • the blade cartridge is mounted to the shaving head in an arrangement permitting movement of the blade cartridge relative to the shaving head during a shaving operation thereby to permit the blades to follow the contours of a surface being shaved.
  • the shaving preparation is expelled through the blades thereby cleaning the blades in the process.
  • the razor includes a flexible neck which is located upstream of the blade cartridge and which defines an enlarged internal chamber to which the shaving preparation is delivered upstream of the blade cartridge.
  • the neck has an outlet which is connected to the blade cartridge.
  • a problem with the neck of the razor described in WO 2008/134776 is that it offers resistance to movement of the blade cartridge relative to the shaving head thereby interfering with the capability of the blades to follow the contours of a surface being shaved.
  • the neck furthermore makes the razor cumbersome and unnecessarily provides an enlarged internal chamber upstream of the blade cartridge, for shaving preparation.
  • a razor including:
  • the pipe may be in the form of a flexible concertina-type pipe which is compressible along the length thereof.
  • the housing of the blade cartridge may include a pair of spaced opposed mounting formations, the razor blades being fixedly mounted at their respective ends to the blade mounting formations so as to extend under tension between the blade mounting formations.
  • a blade cartridge for use with a razor including a handle section which is configured to hold a source of a flowable shaving preparation, a head section extending from the handle section, at least one flow passage which leads from the source of the shaving preparation and a delivering mechanism for delivering shaving preparation from the source along the flow passage, the blade cartridge being releasably mountable to the head section of the razor in an arrangement permitting movement of the blade cartridge relative to the head section, the blade cartridge being characterized in that it comprises a housing having an inner side comprising an inner wall defining at least one inlet port for the shaving preparation and an outer side defining a discharge opening for shaving preparation and an internal chamber which extends between said inner and outer sides and within in which the shaving preparation is held, the blade cartridge including at least two spaced, parallel razor blades which are mounted to the housing at their respective ends at the outer side of the housing so as to extend across said discharge opening, the inlet port of the blade cartridge being connectable to a flexible pipe for conveying the shaving preparation, which
  • the housing may include a pair of spaced opposed mounting formations, the razor blades being fixedly mounted at their respective ends to the blade mounting formations so as to extend under tension between the blade mounting formations.
  • a razor in accordance with the invention is designated generally by the reference numeral 10.
  • the razor 10 comprises, broadly, a handle 12, a shaving head 14 which extends from the handle and a blade cartridge 16 which is releasably mounted to the shaving head in an arrangement permitting limited pivotal movement of the blade cartridge relative to the head.
  • the handle 12 has an elongate hollow cylindrical configuration and defines a grip by which the razor can be held, on an outer side thereof.
  • the end 18 of the handle 12 is open and internally screw threaded.
  • the razor includes an end cap 22 which is screwed into the open end 18 of the handle 12.
  • a canister 24 containing a shaving preparation is located inside the hollow interior of the handle 12.
  • the canister 24 is internally pressurized and has a discharge nozzle 26 through which the shaving preparation is discharged from the canister.
  • the razor includes a delivery mechanism designated generally by the reference numeral 28, which can be manually operated by a user of the razor and which provides for controlled release of shaving preparation from the canister as will be explained in more detail hereinafter.
  • the head 14 comprises a body 30 which extends from the end 20 of the handle 12, a cover 32 and a holder 34.
  • the body 30 defines a recess 36 in which the cover 32 is fitted.
  • the body 30 defines an inlet port 38 which is aligned with the discharged nozzle 26 of the canister 24 and two outlet ports 40.1 and 40.2 defined in an oval end wall 41 of the body 30.
  • the cover 32 defines an internal flow passage 42 having an inlet 44, along which shaving preparation can be conveyed and which branches into two branch passages 46.1 and 46.2 having outlets 48.1 and 48.2, respectively.
  • the inlet 44 of the passage 42 is brought into register in a leak-proof manner with the inlet port 38 and the outlets 48.1 and 48.2 of the branch passages are similarly brought into register in a leak-proof manner, with the outlet ports 40.1 and 40.2, respectively, of the body 30.
  • the holder 34 defines two internal flow passages 50.1 and 50.2 for shaving preparation which defines inlets 52.1 and 52.2 and outlets 54.1 and 54.2, respectively.
  • the holder 34 defines an oval abutment wall 43 which is connected to the oval end wall 41 of the body 30 in an arrangement wherein the inlets 52.1 and 52.2 are brought into register with the outlet ports 40.1 and 40.2 of the body 30, in a leak-proof manner.
  • the holder 34 includes a pair of spaced opposed projections 56.1 and 56.2 which provide for releasable connection of the blade cartridge 16 to the holder 34 as will be explained in more detail hereinafter.
  • the blade cartridge 16 comprises a housing 58 having three blades 60.1, 60.2 and 60.3 mounted therein.
  • the housing 58 comprises two end plates 62.1 and 62.2, an upper cover 64 which extends between the end plates and a lower cover 66 which is spaced below the upper cover 64 and which also extends between the end plates 62.1 and 62.2.
  • the housing 58 has an inner side 68 and an outer side 70 spaced therefrom.
  • the blades 60.1, 60.2 and 60.3 are mounted within the housing 58 in an arrangement wherein cutting edges of the blades project through the outer side of the housing. More specifically, the blades are mounted to the housing in a spaced parallel arrangement wherein pathways (shown by the arrows in Figure 6 ) are defined between the blades through which shaving preparation can flow.
  • the blade cartridge 16 includes plastic moulded blade mounting formations 72.1 and 72.2 which are fixed to the side plates 62.1 and 62.2, respectively, and to which the ends of the blades are fixedly mounted.
  • the ends of the blades 60.1, 60.2, 60.3 are mounted to the blade mounting formations 72.1 and 72.2 during the moulding of the blade mounting formations, thereby fixing and embedding end regions of the blades within the blade mounting formations. More particularly, the blades are mounted in a tensioned arrangement between the blade mounting formations 72.1 and 72.2. The blades are tensioned between the blade mounting formations during moulding of the blade mounting formations. More specifically, in a first step, first end regions of the blades are in (shown by the arrows in Figure 6 ) one of the blade mounting formations.
  • the other blade mounting formation is moulded and during the moulding process, opposite end regions of the blades are embedded in the other blade mounting formation.
  • a tensile force is applied to the blades thereby providing for tensioning of the blades between the blade mounting formations.
  • the advantage of mounting the blades to the housing in this manner is that no space r s, ligatures or other support formations are required in order to support the blades at their ends, thereby providing for a free flow of shaving preparation between the pathways defined by the spaces between the blades.
  • the mounting arrangement therefore obviates the need for support formations between the blades which would therefore have the effect of the blocking the pathways between the blades with shaving debris.
  • This mounting arrangement of the blades thus provides for clear, open pathways for shaving preparation between the blades. As such, the shaving preparation has a self-cleaning action as it flows along the pathways between the blades.
  • the blades are thus tensioned as is explained hereinabove, between the end mounting formations.
  • the blades are sufficiently thin so as to be resiliently flexible in a direction transverse to the plane of the blades.
  • the flexibility of the blades permits a desirable degree of deflection during a shaving operation.
  • Tensioning of the blades between the end mounting formations has the effect of stiffening the blades thus enhancing the resilience or "springiness" of the blades.
  • This resilience of the blades biases the blades into their spaced, parallel arrangement during a shaving operation.
  • tensioning of the blades allows the blades themselves to act as "shock absorbers", thereby obviating the need for the resilient support formations described hereinabove, of conventional blade cartridges.

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ES09180598.6T ES2539822T3 (es) 2009-12-23 2009-12-23 Maquinilla de afeitar
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