US1482291A

US1482291A - Self-stropping safety razor

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Publication number: US1482291A
Application number: US589394A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis V England
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-09-20
Filing date: 1922-09-20
Publication date: 1924-01-29
Anticipated expiration: 1941-01-29

Description

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1,482,293 L. V. ENGLAND SELF STROPINGv SAFETY RAZOR Filed sept. 2o, V1922 2 `sheecs-smaez 1 Jan. 29, 1924. l msnm L. V. ENGLAND v SELF sTRoPPING SAFETY RAZOR Filed sept. 2o. 1922 2 sneefs-sheet 2 27' .ja v /76 mvEN-ron r K I BY /Sf ATTOR'NEY wlTNassSS Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

LoUIs yv. ENGLAND; iF-LAREDO, TEXAS.`

SELF-STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR.

Appiication ined sepiember'zo; 1922. seriai'No. 589,394;

To all @07mm t may concern."

Be it known'that I, LoUIsl'V. EriGLAND', a

citiien of the United States,` residing at 'y Laredo` in the countyiofWebb and State of Texas,` have invented new and y useful I mprovements in Self-StroppingSafety Razors,

of which the followingis a specific'eation'.`

This inventionr'elates to razors, particul vlarly those ofthe safety type, and has for its object the provision"y of a safety razor ef` novelV construction which is provided with means whereby a strop 'may be associated there-with forlthe purpose "of stropp-ing or v sharpening the edges of thelblade when necessary.

An important object the pro-visionof a' razor of this'v character 'which is provided with novel means :whereby the blade may be clamped between the blade "guard andbe forced into a curved-shape which will greatly facilitate shavin"g.`f' y Another 'obj eet is the "provision" of al razr of this [character Which'is providedA With" a novel device which is 'detachably associated therewith and Withwhichlis also associatedE a strop which may b'epulledback and forth subsequenti to the suspensin of Vthe "razor from a suitablesupfport, the backand forth" movement of thestrop` resulting in bringing thelsame into engagement with the edges of thebiad alternately @resetting thesharp'- ening action, f automaticmeansfleeing"pre1"` A y y y i of the frame below'thebla'de holders"18 are vided for tilting l'o'r Vrocking the bli-dedui'in lgthe stroppingaction so asto 4positively eli'mii nate any dangerof cutting the strop.

An additional object is the provision of a razor of this characterwhichwill be Lvery simple and rinexpensive! in manufacture; easy"V to @meer and use, highly encantan Service,

positive inaction and a general improvement inthe art.` Y

lwith the* abveana ether-Objects; allal dL vantages in view,v the invention consists ,inthe details of yconstruction to be hereinafter 'more' fully ydesc'ribedfand claimed, and illustrated inthe` accompanying'drawings in whili,y l

Figure Lljis a front elevation ofiny device showing it in shaving pbxsitionllI i Figure '2I iS a sideelevation theredf.

bladel and blade guard`entirely@removed.`

4Figure

1,3 is a longitudinali'seetienal viewifl Figure .4; vis 'a front "elevation with the" .Figure G is a side elevation showing the stropass'ociated therewith.

Figure 7 is a frontelevation of one of the stropping members. y

Figure 8 is a cross section therethrough. vFigure 9 is a detail View showing certain of the parts disconnectedand- Figure `10 is a detail viewof one of the blade holders. y t

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the blade used in applicants razor. y

Referring more particularly Vto the drawings I have shown my razoras comprising anelongated hollow handle.l lll which hasits Aupperend carrying a frame 11 whichl in cludes spaced parallel arms 12 terminating in extensions4 lbetween which are journaled upper and. lower-"rollers'lll and `15 resp`ectively. V"One end of the lower roller 15 is provided with gear teeth 16 meshing with an interrupted gear 17 formed on'onefof a pair of blade holders 18. These blade holders 18 consist of short sections "of round, rods' formed with slots 19 for the reception of the ends of the blade to be described. The blade holders 18jare journaled through the sides 12 ofthe frame and theblade holder which is. not provided with the interrupted gear is4 also slidably mounted through the side of the frame and is normally heldin `a` certain posi-- tion,that is its innermost position'by means of a spring`20. J ourna'leduponthe sides 12 short rollers 21 for a purposeto be described, `The numeral 22 designates thev blade which is of rectangular formation and which is formedV centrally of its end edgesrwith preferable semi-circular cut-out portions or recesses 23 and whichis forinedin the sainev 'edgeslbutinear the corners 'with rectangle lar trecesses ornotchesj'24. This blade is designedftoube engaged within the slot 19 "of the lblade holders 418, the semi-circular cut-outportions 23 being engagedupon the slotted portions of the bladeholders. It should be Statedthat the lsides or extensions 12 of theframe are formed above the blade holders 18 'with arcuate I slots 25 4within whiclialre engagedor rather jtlirough-wliicli arennovable extensions 26` formed onthe blade holdersfor a purpose to 'be'described Thefedge 4portions of the sides '12 of the frame" 11 are `formed vwith substantially L- shapedslots 26 for a purpose tobede scribed.:4 y 4 Slidable longitudinally within the tubular handle is a plunger 27 having a knurled head 28 constituting a finger grip engageable by the operator whereby the plunger may be moved longitudinally and this plunger may beheld in any desired position by means of a spring pressed button structure indicated at 30. Pivoted at 31 upon the upper end of the plunger and located within the frame `11 is a blade guard which consists of duplicate leaves 32 formed at one edge with knuckles 33 and formed at the other edge with guard teeth 34. The opposite edges of these teeth 32 are formed with small lugs 35 which slidably engage within the L-shaped slots 26. Also formed upon the outermost corners of the guard leaves 32 are hooks 36 which are so disposed as to engage the notches or recesses 24 in the edges of the blade 22.

In the use of the device as a razor, the blade 22 is engaged with the blad(-J holders 18 by inserting the notched portion 23 within the slots 19 of the blade holders, the

spring 2O at one blade holder permitting the blade holder to its innermost position so that both blade holders will be engaged upon the blade itself. This is done while the plunger' 28 is at its lowermost posit-ion so that the leaves 32 of the blade holder will be out of engagement with the blade. The operator then presses the plunger upwardly whereupon the leaves 32 of the bladeguard will slide upwardly with the lugs 35 passing along the L-shaped slots 2G. When this is done the hooks 3G on the guard leaves will enter the notches or recesses 24 in the edges of the blade so that when the plunger is subsequently again moved to its highest position with the head 28 engaging against the open end of the handle the engagement of the hooks 36 with the blade will cause the blade to be bowed into an arcuate shape as clearly shown'in Figure 2 of the drawings. The device is then quite ready for use as a razor and is applied to the operators face in the usual manner. In removing the blade the reverse operation is of course followed and it will be readily apparent that it is a very simple matter to insert and remove the blade when `such is necessary.

In order to effect stropping of a blade when desired I make use of a U-shaped vroller 42 of the frame 40.

of the frame 11 of the razor structure. By this means it will be seen that the frame 40 is quickly and easily associated with the frame of the razor. I also make use of a stop 44 which has one end inserted between the

rollers

14 and 15 of the razor structure and which has its other end passed under the short rollers 21, the intermediate p0rtion of the strop being passed about the The operator then suspends the razor and the frame by means of the suspension hook 41 and grasping the ends of the strop pulls first in one direction and then in the other. lVhen this is done it is apparent that the engagement of the strop with the roller 15 will cause the gear ou the latter which meshes with the interrupted `gear 1T on one of the blade holders to operate to turn or tilt the blade holder and consequently the blade so that the opposite edges thereof will be brought into the engagement with the strop during the movement thereof in alternate directions. It is 'apparent that the engagement of the'extensions on the blade holders within the arcuate slots 25 in the frame of the razor will permit the necessary tilting action without any danger of the edge of the blade cutting` the strop'.

`From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be readily apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive safety razor in which the-blade may be quickly and easily removed and replaced when it is necessary, the device being furthermore provided withy an easily operable stropping means which will effectually operate to strop both sides of the blade ina very rapid and efficient manner and withthe eX-v penditure of a minimum degree of time and labor. Owing to the simplicity of the construction and the fewnes's of the parts it is apparent that there is nothing to get out of order and that the device should consequently have a long-life and satisfactorily perform all the functions for which it is intended.

Having thus described the invention I claim:

l. A razor of the character' described comprising an elongated hollow handle, a frame mounted upon one end of the handle and formed withextensions, a pair of spaced` rollers journaled through said extensions, a gear on the end of one roller, a pair of blade holders rotatably mounted within s ai d frame, gear teeth formed on one of said blade holders and meshing with said gear, one of said blade holders being longitudinally 1n o v a b le and invertedly spring pressed, a blade engageable within said blade holders, a pair of rollers located below said blade holders and journaled in the frame, a plunger slidable longitudinally of said handle, a blade guard formed at hingedly connected sections carried by said plunger and provided with means for engaging the blade whereby to hold the same in closed position, in combination with a frame detachably connected with said first named frame and carrying a roller and suspension means, and a strop trained about said last named roller and having one end inserted through said first named rollers with the other end engaged beneath said last named rollers in the frame.

2. A razor comprising an elongated hollow handle, a Ulshaped frame carried by one end of said handle, a pair of slotted blade holders mounted within said handle, one of said blade holders being slidable whereby to be returned from the frame, a spring normally urging said movable blade holder, a blade having its intermediate portion of its opposite end notched for engagement within the slots of the blade holders, the edges of said blade being furthermore formed with recesses, a plunger slidable longitudinally of the handle, means for holding said plunger in selected positions, and a blade guard consisting of a pair of similar leaves hinged- 1y connected and carried by the upper end of said plunger, said leaves being provided with hooks engaging within the notches in the blades, and the plunger being movable whereby to bow said blade into arcuate form.

3. A razor of the character described comprising a handle, a frame carried thereby and formed with extensions, a pair of rollers journaled between said extensions,

the side of said frame being formed with L-shaped slots, a blade located within the frame, a rotatable support for the blade, a guard for the blade, in combination with a U-shaped frame having a roller mounted therein and provided with L-shaped lugs fitting within said L-shaped slots, and a strop having one end engaged between said first named rollers with its intermediate portion engaged about said last named roller and its other end engaging about a third roller journaled within the frame.

4. A razor of the character described comprising a handle, a frame carried thereby and formed with extensions, a pair of rollers journaled between said extensions, the side of said frame being formed with L-shaped slots, a blade located within the frame, a rotatable support for the blade, a guard for the blade, in combination with a U-shaped frame having a roller mounted therein and provided with L-shaped lugs fitting within said L-shaped slots, and a strop having one end engaged between said first named roller with its intermediate portion engaged about said last named roller and its other end engaging about a third roller journaled within the frame, the blade holding means having an operative connection with one of said first named rollers whereby to swing the blade holders and consequently the blade alternately to one side and then the other as said strop is moved longitudinally in opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

LOUIS V. ENGLAND.