US3609862A - Combination guard unit and razor magazine holder - Google Patents

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US3609862A
US3609862A US845187A US3609862DA US3609862A US 3609862 A US3609862 A US 3609862A US 845187 A US845187 A US 845187A US 3609862D A US3609862D A US 3609862DA US 3609862 A US3609862 A US 3609862A
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Alfred F Ernstberger
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B29/00—Guards or sheaths or guides for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools
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    • 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
    • B26B21/08—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 involving changeable blades
    • B26B21/14—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
    • B26B21/26—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle of the continuous ribbon type

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  • the unit includes means for engaging the laterally outer edges of the magazine, means for protecting a part of the front surface of the magazine, and for guarding the top surface thereof, and includes guide means for engaging the front edge of the top flange portion of a razor handle frame to prevent the edge of the flange from damaging the exposed blade edge during assembly of the handle with the magazine.
  • the present invention relates generally to razor accessories, and more particularly to a multi-purpose container which is adapted to serve as part of a point-of-sale display for a ribbon-type razor magazine, to protect the exposed blade edge from damage during storage, handling and transport of the magazine, both before and after assembly of the magazine with a handle unit to form a complete ribbon-type razor unit, and to serve as a holder for the magazine to facilitate assembly thereof with a handle unit to form the entire razor.
  • Ribbon-type razor units have, in recent years, achieved considerable popularity and significant commercial success.
  • the type of ribbon-type razor now commonly sold commercially comprises a magazine handle unit which includes a handle portion, a frame, and a top flange terminating in a forward edge, and a cartridge assembly received in removably locked relation between a portion of the handle and the top flange.
  • the flange of the handle serves not only to locate the magazine in relation to the handle, but also to hold the blade in a desired position of use with respect to the bridge portion of the magazine by snugly engaging it along its top surface on a portion thereof which is closely spaced apart from and to the rear of the sharpened edge portion of the blade.
  • guard unit having these features and being adapted to display replacement razor blade magazines in an attractive manner for merchandising in the manner in which they are customarily sold, that is, mounted on cards for display and customer selectlon in self-service areas of retail stores and the like.
  • Another object is to provide a blade guard unit which also serves as a holder for display of a razor magazine sold apart from a handle with which the magazine will be associated in use.
  • Another object is to provide a combination guard and holder unit which includes means therein for locating portions of an associated razor magazine in a desired relation with respect to the protective walls thereof to facilitate handling, storage and merchandising thereof.
  • Another object is to provide a guard and holder unit for receiving a razor magazine unit which includes means for supporting the magazine in a fixed position therein, and means for guiding the front edge portion of a handle flange into a desired position of engagement with the top surface of the razor magazine and a portion of the blade associated therewith to prevent damage to the blade edge during assembly of the holder with the magazine and for ensuring proper alignment of the magazine and the handle.
  • Another object is to provide a holder unit which includes means for firmly but releasably holding a ribbontype razor replacement magazine in a protected position therein.
  • a further object is to provide a razor magazine holder having portions thereof contoured so as to facilitate being held in a desired position by a user.
  • Still another object is to provide a magazine holder which is capable of receiving a number of different styles of razor magazines without change in the shape of the holder.
  • a still further object is to provide a holder unit, which also serves as a travel guard for an assembled razor, thereby doing away with the need for a separate or additional razor kit box or travel case.
  • Another object is to provide a holder unit having a top wall, a front wall, and a bottom wall having means for supportingly engaging a portion of the cartridge which is spaced apart from the edges held by the holder side walls.
  • Another object is to provide a holder having guide means adapted to engage the forward edge portion of a razor handle flange for guiding the edge into a desired position of assembly with the magazine.
  • a combination blade guard and magazine holder having means for engaging the aterally outer edges of a razor magazine, means for protecting a part of the front surface of the magazine, means for guarding the top surface thereof, and means for guidingly engaging the front edge of the top flange portion of a razor handle frame to prevent the edge of the flange from damaging the exposed blade edge during assembly of the handle with the magaine.
  • FIG. 2 is a rear elevational View of the guard unit of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a top View, partly in plan and partly in section, of the unit of FIG. 2 and taken along lines 33 thereof;
  • FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the combination unit, taken along lines 44 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the guard unit of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the guard unit
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing a portion of a magazine in position within the guard unit and a portion of a handle unit engaging the magazine;
  • FIG. 8 is a top view, partly in plan and partly in section taken along lines 8-8 of FIG. 7 and showing the position of initial engagement of the handle flange with the razor magazine within guard unit of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows an assembly 10 wherein a ribbon-type razor magazine 12 is removably held in place within the combination holder and guard unit 14 of the invention.
  • the razor magazine 12 includes a principal body portion 16, handle locking flanges 18 on the bottom thereof, and an advancing lever 20 mounted for rotation about an axis concentric with the circular button portion 22 extending forwardly from the front surface 24 of the cartridge 12.
  • a blade 26 is disposed across the bridge portion 28 of the magazine which is disposed intermediate two laterally outer, arcuate end portions 30, 32 having a fluted blade guard 34 extending therebetween.
  • Each laterally outer end 30, 32 has a relatively flat, forwardly facing portion 36, 38, lying in a plane just slightly forwardly of the sharpened edge of the blade 26.
  • Additional guard stops 40, 42 may be provided on either end of the bridge 28 to prevent accidental release of the blade in the event the magazine is dropped or damaged.
  • a top leaf spring 44 may be provided to aid in holding down the portion of the blade 26 which is disposed across the bridge 28.
  • the combination guard and holder unit 14 may be seen to include a front wall 46 having a front or outwardly facing surface 48 and a rear or inwardly facing surface 50, a top wall '52 having inner and outer surfaces 54, 56, a pair of bottom wall portions 58, 60 joined at the inner margins thereof by a vertically extending re-entrant 62 defined by two angularly disposed, rearwardly extending walls 64, 66 and a center wall 68.
  • a pair of gussets 70, 72 are formed on the outer edges of the walls 58, 60 serving to join them to a pair of oppositely disposed side walls 74, 76 at the bottom thereof.
  • the gussets 70, 72 define a rearwardly facing, generally horizontally extending re-entrant 77 in the bottom walls '58, 60.
  • Each side wall 74, 76 has a serrated or textured outer surface 78, 80, and inner surface 82, 84 which will now be described in detail.
  • a pair of oppositely disposed recesses 86, 88 are shown as being provided for receiving the end portions 30, 32 of the magazine 12.
  • Each recess is a mirror image of the other, and includes a rearwardly facing supporting surface 90, 92, for receiving the forwardly facing portions 36, 38 of the magazine 12, and a pair of side surfaces 94, 96, which taper very slightly inwardly toward the rear thereof.
  • the stop edge guides 98 may be slightly inclined or beveled, as shown, to securely engage a complementary shaped, tapered portion of the side of the magazine, and to facilitate guiding the magazine 12 into place within the holder -14.
  • a magazine 12 will be supported in place within the guard 14 by engagement between either end portion 30, 32 of the cartridge 12 and the various surfaces defining the recess 86, 88 all of which comprise means for holding the cartridge in a snug relation partially within the guard 14.
  • the rear surface 106 of the top wall 52 is generally parallel to the surfaces 90, 92 for supporting the magazine ends 30, 32, but the surface 106 is spaced apart from both the rear surface 50 of the wall 46 and the supporting surfaces 90, 92.
  • Extending downwardly from the rear surface 106 of the wall 52 are a pair of handle flange edge guides 108, 110, terminating at inner or forward ends thereof in forwardly extending portions 112, 114 disposed generally parallel to the edge guides 98, 100.
  • the handle flange edge guides 108 are shown as being spaced very slightly ahead of the surface 106, although they may be coplanar therewith. These guides 108, 110 should be spaced rearwardly apart from the surfaces 90, 92, however.
  • the gussets 70, 72 help locate the side walls 74, 76 and provide the necessary rigidity thereto, as well as defining a reentrant 77 in which the lower portion of the body 16 of the magazine 12 may be received.
  • the surfaces 132 of the walls 58, 60 are spaced apart from the front surface 48 of the wall 46 a distance equal to the front-to-rear thickness of the lever 20, so that the foremost extent of the magazine 12 and the surface 48 are flush with each other.
  • the re-entrant 62 provides means for receiving the end of the lever 20, and for preventing rotation thereof while the magazine 12 is within the holder 14.
  • the front wall 46 provides means for covering and protecting the blade edge while the top wall 52 provides means for guarding the upper surface of the blade 26.
  • the guiding means for the edge 116 of the handle frame 119 such as guide elements having the surfaces 108, 110, are preferably spaced apart a distance less than the width of the edge 116, so that. even a certain amount of ofi center positioning thereof will not allow the edge 116 to engage the edge 122 of the blade 26.
  • the combination unit is made from a clear material such as an acrylic plastic or the like, which serves to make the guard an attractive display article.
  • the present invention provides a novel combination magazine razor blade edge guard and holder unit for facilitating display and assembly of a razor magazine, having a number of advantages and characteristics, including those hereinbefore pointed out and others which are inherent in the invention.
  • a combination blade edge guard and magazine holder for supporting a ribbon-type razor magazine assembly thereof with a razor handle unit having a handle frame including a top flange for engaging a portion of said magazine, said holder unit including a front wall portion which protects the front edge of the exposed portion of a blade disposed in said magazine, side walls extending rearwardly from said front wall portion and having shaped inner surfaces thereof spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of said magazine for releasably gripping outer edge portions of said magazine therebetween, a top wall extending rearwardly from said front portion having rear edge for protecting the top surface and the front edge of the exposed portion of the blade, guide means extending generally vertically downwardly from said rear edge for preventing the exposed portion of said blade from contacting said top wall upon insertion of said magazine into said holder, said guide means having a rearwardly facing surface lying forwardly of the rear edge of said top wall a predetermined distance for engaging the front edge of the flange portion of said handle flange to prevent forward movement of said handle flange
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 3 in which said guide means comprises two parallel members extending generally vertically and downwardly forming said rear edge, said members being spaced apart an appropriate distance so as to avoid engagement with said exposed blade edge while providing engagement with said flange.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 4 in which said rearwardly facing surfaces extend generally perpendicular to said side walls and in which said members have second rearwardly facing surfaces contiguous with said rearwardly facing surface located a second predetermined distance forward of said rearwardly facing surfaces so as to engage said magazine for preventing movement of said magazine toward said front wall and top wall.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 5 which includes engaging means for preventing movement of said magazine away from said top wall.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 6 in which said shaped inner surfaces are in the form of oppositely disposed inwardly facing wall sections tapering inwardly and to the rear to resistantly grip said outer edge portions of said magazine.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 7 which includes a bottom wall having a generally horizontally extending entrant port therein for receiv ing a portion of said magazine.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 8 in which said bottom wall includes a generally vertically extending notch therein adapted to receive an advancing lever of said magazine to prevent rotary movement thereof.
  • a combination guard and holder unit as defined in claim 9 in which said guide means are in the form of generally vertically extending wall portions having textured finger gripping portions on the outside surfaces thereof.

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US3735860A (en) * 1971-05-17 1973-05-29 Gillette Co Article holder
US4709476A (en) * 1986-10-08 1987-12-01 The Gillette Company Safety razor system
US5518114A (en) * 1994-07-28 1996-05-21 The Gillette Company Cartridge dispenser
USD407531S (en) 1998-05-19 1999-03-30 The Gillette Company Overcap for a shaving unit
USD414899S (en) 1998-09-25 1999-10-05 Sharper Image Corporation Handle for shaving apparatus
USD440012S1 (en) 2000-05-01 2001-04-03 The Gillette Company Razor cartridge overcap
USD443111S1 (en) 1999-06-02 2001-05-29 Kai R & D Center Co., Ltd. Protective cap for a safety razor
USD487822S1 (en) 2001-01-24 2004-03-23 The Gillette Company Razor cartridge overcap
USD616148S1 (en) 2009-05-21 2010-05-18 American Safety Razor Razor protector
USD616149S1 (en) 2009-09-28 2010-05-18 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge protector
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USD625883S1 (en) 2009-11-30 2010-10-19 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge
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US20110005089A1 (en) * 2009-07-10 2011-01-13 Richard Kevin Sennett Cover for shaving cartridges
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US3735860A (en) * 1971-05-17 1973-05-29 Gillette Co Article holder
US4709476A (en) * 1986-10-08 1987-12-01 The Gillette Company Safety razor system
US5518114A (en) * 1994-07-28 1996-05-21 The Gillette Company Cartridge dispenser
USD407531S (en) 1998-05-19 1999-03-30 The Gillette Company Overcap for a shaving unit
USD414899S (en) 1998-09-25 1999-10-05 Sharper Image Corporation Handle for shaving apparatus
USD443111S1 (en) 1999-06-02 2001-05-29 Kai R & D Center Co., Ltd. Protective cap for a safety razor
USD440012S1 (en) 2000-05-01 2001-04-03 The Gillette Company Razor cartridge overcap
USD487822S1 (en) 2001-01-24 2004-03-23 The Gillette Company Razor cartridge overcap
US7941931B2 (en) * 2008-01-08 2011-05-17 Prudden Jr John Wet shaving razor and protective cover assembly
US20100218390A1 (en) * 2008-01-08 2010-09-02 Prudden Jr John Wet shaving razor and protective cover assembly
USD619300S1 (en) 2009-05-21 2010-07-06 Ubs Ag, Stamford Branch Razor protector
USD616148S1 (en) 2009-05-21 2010-05-18 American Safety Razor Razor protector
US20110005089A1 (en) * 2009-07-10 2011-01-13 Richard Kevin Sennett Cover for shaving cartridges
USD616149S1 (en) 2009-09-28 2010-05-18 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge protector
USD625883S1 (en) 2009-11-30 2010-10-19 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge
USD629969S1 (en) 2010-05-11 2010-12-28 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge protector
USD633253S1 (en) 2010-06-23 2011-02-22 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge
USD640415S1 (en) 2010-07-07 2011-06-21 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge
USD648075S1 (en) 2010-07-07 2011-11-01 American Safety Razor Razor cartridge
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