US1833242A - Safety razor - Google Patents

Description

Nov. 24, 1931; x I J. E. CONNOLLY SAFETY RAZOR Filed Feb. 25, 1951 gwvmtoz Jamcsf. ("man/(y.

V coact with receiving apertures in the guard plate 11. Thusthe clamp head 8'servesto secure in position upon the handle-the guard v plate '11 and theusual blade 12 interposed be tweenthe guar d plate and the clamp "head.

" I The shaving head hereinafterreferred to, and

whichis removably mounted upon the-handle through the medium of the'rthread e d shank 7 and the threaded receiving bore, comprises a the clamphead8, the guard plate 11 and'the.

' blade 12. i

In order to It will be recognized that all of thenpartsu hereinbefore describedar'e parts provided in the conventional type of razor above referred to, the-single exception residingin'the estate: ible mountings for thehead end head 5.

, theupper end thereof as illustrated in Figure 1"." The buttonl? is positioned onthe-outside of the handle andspaced'a suitable distance 1 from the adj acent wall; of the handle; 1 It is normallylheld'in thatpos'itionby a spring coiled about the cross pin and acting "between 'an" innerwallof the handleande, head or washer -16in i tending to "force the washer againstthe opposite wall of the handle,"

'Inutilizing fth-lS' shock absorbing principle 7 ofimyunvention, the shaving hea'da'ndthe handle are moved relatively so that the button 13-is proj ected gfroin {the handle transa versely ofthe proposed'shaving edge-and in a a Thus whenthe shaver grasps the'razor handle 1 ad acentJts lower] end between the thumb directionaway from th'e surface to be sha-ved;

V "and fingers other than the= forefinger he may similar faceprojections; l

I :By m'o'vmg the shaving restfthe'lforetinger upon'the button and thus place the spring 1-5 under light tension." The resilientbutton"equi-prnent'thus forms a r'esilient supp'ort for-or resistance to the shaving p i be understood with razorlthus held withabit of energy'stored up 7 inlthe-spring; 15fthe shaving edge will be permitted t'o-automatic ally follow the "un even contours of the shaving surface: with a yielding pre'ssure "permitting the head to ieadily ab'sorb shocks incidentto the passing over'o'f partial obstructions such as molesor head and the handle 7 Y erelatively so astoipos'itionthe resilientiele- V m'ent 13 to project-in a direction paralleling the; shavingjedge the handle may be grasped atthis point "between the forefinger and' e thu'mbfwith the thumb or forefinger. en'gag ingthe, resilient element. With the; parts thusp0sitioned3 this resilient support for the shank-2-Jand' the V V e H e r v 2 is illustrated the positioning of the resil vid f th hd kab orbi'ent element forsaccompli'shmenti 0f the 7 ing feature" which forms an obj ect'of myprese ent invention I provide a shock absorber buti ton' 13 mou'nt ed'ona crosspin'Me movable in apertures provided in the handle 1 adjacent razor serves to impart a slight vibration to 'theshaving head which greatly facilitates the shaving act. 1 The user of the razor may, by

properly manipulating the resilient support l between-the thumb and forefinger, impart to the shaving edge in accomplishing the shaving function. w 7 I I 7 reason of the provision of the means enabling the relative'movem'ent of the shav V ing'head and handle about the axis of the, V i

handle it is possible to position the resilient,

found most elficientjnfthe accomplishmentotthefun'ctions aboveidescribed. v

In Figure 1 I have illustrated the resilient Ielementso that it'will project in the position Q element projected in a'direction for effecting the shoel; absorbingiunction, and in Figure shaving head vibrating function.

"The resilient eelementimayi be constructed Figures 2 through? Ihave showngsome ex-' amples: of these modifications. v In these Jfig:

"and niountedzin:m any' dili'erent Ways and u res the razor 'handle alone is disclosed and.

that :these handles "may be, manufactured and complete razor or the handle "only, maylbe' manufactured and sold M Y 5 In Figure/2 the resilient element may be 2 ms in the nature ofa resilient rod or Wire 17 sew cured in .any suitable manner :to therend hollow handleto a p sition adjacent the uppcrend'thereof where it is bent at a rlght angle and extended through an arcuate-slot I head: 5 nd extendinglongitudinally inthe' it v engaged by the hand of a user-of the razor."

The 'arcuate slot, in combination with. the rotatablemounting for the end head will effectively provide for-the desired adjustment 7 of position 'of the button 19 In Figure? the resilientelement is the form of a cross pin 20 mountedin. and ear tended through apertures in' the handle. and

equipped. at each e'ndwith ahead or button 21'. A washer 22 isseeured'in any suitable manner to'the center of'the' cr'oss pin,- and a spring 23 is coiled about the pin-at eachfside of the washers-for engagingthe washer and I r the adjacentthandle'wall'ina manner for resiliently holdingthe,washer'centrally w th in the bore ofthe'handle-L 1 I I In Figured, the'resil'ient element 1s 1n the form of arod or Wire 24 secured at one end to a.slreve"25 fitted in the lower end ofthe' and there angle bent and entended'rwthrough handle and-having its'otherendextended to a point adjacent the upper end. of the handle I 1 i Y 70 1 the shavlng' head a rhythm cal vibrating movement, thus increasing the efiiciency of I scribed.

, i ssaeae an aperture in the handle, said extendedend' being equipped with ail-engaging head 26.

The free end of the member 24L passes through a sleeve 27 fitted inthe handle and serving as a mounting means for a c011 spring 28 which engages the sleeve and the rod 2 lpassing therethrough so as to resiliently holdthe rod with the head 26 thereofsuitably spaced from the outer wall ofthe handle.

vide a hump projection 29 extended through a slot 30 provided intthe handle andthus 1 serving as'a resilient projection for engagement by the hand of the user. i v p In Figure 5 the resilient member is shown in the form of a leaf springliil mounted wholly on the outside of the handle andad justably secured by an axial rivet or other 7 shank, a razor head on said shank, said shank connection 32iat the end 'of the end head 5, the free end of the spring be ng extended along the outerwall ofthe handle in suitably spaced relation to be engaged by the hand ofa user for purposes hereinbefore de- In Figure 7 I have illustrated still another form of resilient element in'the nature of a spring rod 33 secured to the-handle by a band 3 1 encircling the handle adjacent its lower end, the free end of the rod beingeXtended along the outer wall of the handleto apoint adjacent the upper end thereof where itis spaced from the handle to provide the desired resilient support for engageinentby the I hand of the user. i l

InFigure 8 I have illustrated a novel form of guard plate'adapted for "use in connec tion with-the resilient element-s hereinbefore described and which is provided with guard teeth having their edges angle cut as at 35 so as to engage and deflect the hairs being shaved from an erect to an angled relation to the cutting blade thereby facilitating the shaving act. These teeth are preferably arranged in two sets, the angles of which are oppositely directed so that when the guard plate teethare drawn over the face of a shaver they w1ll engage the skin and impart thereto a stretching tendency which further facilitates the shaving action;

in addition to stimulating and massaging the skin. j

V In the drawings I have disclosed the resilient element as mounted adjacent theupper end of the handle. Obviously, however,

this element may be similarly mounted nearer the lower end or at any position along inflexibly attached thereto,and a resilient shock-absorbing element on the handle ex tending generally. longitudinally of thehan the handle which might be dictated bythe demands of the buying public. 7 r

In the foregoing description closed a simple form'of resilient razor support which willserve to absorb shocks incidentto the shaving act and thereby 'facili-M tate shaving. I have also disclosed'means the oppositeiedge. 1

I have dis wherebyzth eiresilient supp orting devices may movement; also contriibute toithe lefiieiencyaofa ing eta-12am its addition-to ithis' zfeatureul llfllVB *Cililki(3lO$ d' :a moivel aguard "plate a" h'iehf serves co-position thehairs beingisha vedtLTIimZIIIHQI 'iftlcllilhtltlng ithe aseveranee ethereof and for stretching the skimheingishaired,

theiiebyicooperating withlxthe vibratory function in providing a good cleanshave.

From the foregoing description taken in relates. V

"I claim: '1. A razor handle comprising, ahollow be .=.empl'oye l rte lintpart: a slight T wibratory"; the shavinghead :which "will 7- e sshaw.

having a cross aperture, a cross pinl movable 'in the aperture and having an engaging".

'm ultaneously .withtheshanlr and byz a'hn ger of the same hand of the user which grasps the shank, and means within theshankfto resilientlyhold the crosspin head extended so that the handwill cooperate with the surface being shaved .to-tension said element. -r 2. A razor handle comprising,aholl0w shank, means'for eifecting attachmentwith "a razor head, said shank having'a cross aper ture, a resilient rod secured at one end within the shank and having its free end ex- 1 tended along within the shank and bent to project through the aperture, said rod being engageable simultaneously with the shank and by a finger, of'the same hand yoffthei user which engages the shank.

3. In a razor, incombination with, a cutting blade, a guard therefor, teeth on said guard substantially perpendicular to the 1011;, ,gitudinal axis of the guard and blade, said teeth being langularly bevelled from meat; 7 v a no I agonally oppositeffront corners of a'tooth to 4. In a razor, a-handle and shaving head inflexibly carried thereby, resiliently mounted shock-absorbing element carried by and projecting beyond one side of the handle between th e free; end of the handleand said shaving head, said elementbeing adapted for movement substantially radially of the axis of the handle.

. 5. In a razor, avhandle, ashaving head dle, said element having-a free end yieldable radially of the longitudinal axis of the hairthe handle. f

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