GB1130977A - Safety razor - Google Patents

Abstract

1,130,977. Safety razors. EVERSHARP Inc. 27 May, 1966 [11 June, 1965], No. 23934/66. Heading B4B. A pre-assembled safety razor adapted to be discarded after use comprises a handle 12, Fig. 7, a frame 13 having surfaces 22, 23 cooperable with surfaces 43, 44 on a cap 14 to clamp a razor blade 15, the frame having a boss 26, Fig. 3, provided with a sleeve 28 which is insertable in a bore 53, Fig. 7, of the handle and the cap having a spindle 45 which is insertable in the sleeve 28 to expand a reduced portion 32, Fig. 3, of the sleeve to the position shown at 58, Fig. 7, the cap also having spiders 47, 48, Fig. 5, which are insertable in a longitudinal slot 24, Fig. 3, in the frame, and the spiders having portions 51, 52, Fig. 5, which after insertion in slot 24 are heat staked to form enlargements 61, 62, Fig. 8, to preclude disassembly of the razor. The boss 26 is provided with a shoulder 27 abutting an end 56, Fig. 7, of the handle and the adjacent portion of the sleeve 28 forms a frangible section to permit the frame and cap to be broken from the handle to destroy the razor. The handle, frame and cap may be formed from a plastics material, the cap being transparent. The frame is provided with knobs 40, 41 to support the razor blade at its centre. The razor head (20), Fig. 1 (not shown), is provided with a protective cover (16) when not in use.