US1957065A

US1957065A - Razor sheath

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Publication number: US1957065A
Application number: US615615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Victor B Hueber
Original assignee: DURHAM DUPLEX RAZOR Co
Current assignee: DURHAM DUPLEX RAZOR Co
Priority date: 1932-06-06
Filing date: 1932-06-06
Publication date: 1934-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1951-05-01

Description

May 1, 1934.

V. B. HUEBER RAZOR SHEATH Filed June 6, 1932 f5 FIG.

FIG. 2

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FIGIO FIG. 9

FIG. 8 27 9*! 6 IOT INvE TOR ATTORNEY Patented May l, 19315:;

ATNT FFICE RAZCR SHEATH oi New York Application .time 6, 1932, Serial N0. 615,615

4 Claims.

This invention relates to razors and particularly to protecting sheaths or cases for the blade and blade holding parts or safety razors.

Its object is to provide `a simple and inexpensive sheath which can be slipped on and oi the blade holding parts so that the razor can be hroivn into a traveling bag with other articles and will yet be instantly available for use.

Another object is to provide such a sheath with means for retaining the saine on the razor without appreciably adding to cost or interferring with quick removal.

Since razor blade holders are sold at a very low price it is an object ci" the invention to produce 'i a sheath of this type which adds very little to the cost of the entire unit. Still another object is to take advantage of the construction or" certain types of safety razors to retain the sheath thereon. Still another object is to provide a sheath or case which will lit both the type of razor which has a handle at one end ci the blade and the type which has a handle projecting at right angles to the blade intermediate to the ends thereof.

With these and other objects not specifically mentioned view the invention consists in cer- -tein constructions and combinations which will be hereinafter fully described and then specical- 'ly set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Referring now to the drawing, which forms a part of this specification and in which like characters of reference indicate the same or like parts, Fig. l is a plan View of a safety razor having the 'improved case; Fig. 2 is an elevation or edge view of the razor and case shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the application of the invention to another type of raz r; Fig. 4 is an end view oi the razor and case ci Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail plan View or" the improved sheath or case; Figs. 6 and 7 are sections on the

lines

6 and 7--7 respectively of Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a plan view or the modified forni of the vimproved case; and Figs. 9 and l0 are sectional `views on the lines 9--9 and lil--l respectively 5 0f Fig. 8.

In carrying the invention into eiiect there is vprovided the combination with a safety razor blade holder and guard one having an aperture for receiving a securing element on the other, of a sheath for said holder and guard provided with a yieldable projection on the inside of said sheath positioned to engage in said aperture to retain the sheath on the holder and guard. In the best constructions the sheath is of resilient material and the yieldable projection consists oi a 'boss formed from said resilient material. The various means referred to may be varied Widely in construction Within the scope of the claims, for the particular device selected to illustrate the invention is but one of many possible concrete embodiments of the same. The invention therefore is not to be restricted to the precise details shown and described.

The safety razor shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a handle 11, secured to a guard 12 having lugs 13 engaging in apertures 14 of a holder or clamp 15 to secure the blade 16 to the guard and handle. The sheath or case comprises, in the form shown in Figs. 3 to '7 inclusive, a pair of interiitting shells 1'? and 18 having

inter-tting iianges

19 and 20 which are preferably cemented together although they may be otherwise secured. One of these shells is provided on its inner side with a boss 21 the depression resulting being closed by a disk 22 on the outside of the shell. As shown in Fig. 6 the boss is in a raised portion of the shell running lengthwise thereof and 0n the other shell is a corresponding depressed or inwardly extending portion also running lengthwise of the shell. In order that the same shell may t razors of the type in which the handle projects at right angles from the mid portion of the holder the portion of the oase opposite the boss is slotted at 23 for a little more than half the length of the case to receive the handle.

The case shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is preferably made of resilient sheet material such for instance as Celluloid although it could be made of metal or other material. Accordingly the boss 21 will have suicient resilience and be resiliently carried by the shell 17 so that its inwardly extending portion may drop into the lug receiving aperture 14 of the blade holder thus resiliently retaining the case in place over the razor blade holder While permitting it to be readily slipped off.

In the form Shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, a tube of sheet material forming the body 25 of the case is provided. This tube is preferably cemented along the longitudinal seam 26 and is of an inside diameter or dimension Slightly less than the external dimension of the guard, such that it irictionally engages the teeth of the guard l2 or other extending parts of the blade and holder of the safety razor. This tube is made of resilient sheet material and thus will be retained on the blade by a resilient frictional grip thereon of the slightly distorted tube. This tube may be Vmade in a wide variety of shapes including rectangular shapes. ts end is closed by means of a cap 27 and is provided With a slot 28 similar to that in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 7 for permitting entry of the perpendicular handle type of holder shown in Fig. 4.

In the preferred embodiment all of the sheaths are made of transparent Celluloid for the purpose of better displaying of the razor and because of the resulting pleasing appearance.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a safety razor blade holder and guard, one having an aperture for receiving a securing element on the other, of a sheath for said holder and guard provided with a yieldable projection on the side of said sheath positioned to engage in said aperture to retain the sheath on the holder and guard.

2. A sheath for razors comprising two intertting shells of resilient sheet material cemented together along their edges, one of which has an outwardly extending raised portion provided with an inwardly extending projection for resiliently engaging a razor therein and retaining the sheath on the razor.

3. The combination with a safety razor blade clamp and guard, the clamp having an aperture for receiving a securing element on the guard, of a sheath for said clamp and guard, one side of said sheath having a raised portion provided with a yieldable projection positioned to engage in said aperture to retain the sheath on the clamp and guard.

4. The Combination with a safety razor blade clamp and guard, the clamp having a cavity in its outer longitudinal surface, of a sheath of resilient material having an outwardly extending raised portion on one side thereof provided with a resilient inwardly extending boss positioned to resiliently extend into the cavity to retain the sheath on the clamp.

VICTORl B. HUEBER.