US3852880A - Apparatus for limiting shaving geometry variation in safety razors - Google Patents
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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
- B26B21/18—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving blades with two cutting edges
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- This invention relates to safety razors providing variable shaving geometry and more particularly to apparatus for limiting shaving geometry variation therein.
- the present invention provides apparatus, usful in razors of the single edge or double edge type, including a blade support, a blade guard supported for movement relative to the blade support in accordance with shaving activity and cooperative therewith to define blade cutting angles and meansoperative to selectively restrict blade guard movement responsive to predetermined forces applied to the blade guard.
- the blade cutting angle while ,variable,'is limited to a range providing less likelihood of nicking on shaver error.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the assembly of FIG. 1.
- the assembly therein comprises a blade support 10 having a central expanse l2and blade-seating platforms 14 elevated above the central expanse by wall 16.
- the platforms preferably comprise a generally horizontal portion 18 and portions20 downwardly inclined therefrom.
- Caps C may be supported'by cross arms CA for pivotal movement from their illustrated position into an open or bladechanging position effected by rotation of knob K relative to handle H as shown more particularly in Braginetz US. Pat. No. 3,557,450.
- Blade guard member 22 includes blade guards 24 disposed in generally underlying juxtaposition with the margins of portion 20 of blade support 12. The guards are supported immediately by lands 26 and in turn by inner expanse 28 of member 22. The blade guard defines apertures 29 for soap passage.
- member 22 preferably comprises a common sheet of material and elements 24, 26 and 28 comprise integral portions thereof. By virtue of the reduced dimensions of lands 26 relative to expanse 28, the lands define resilient or elastically deformable support means for guards 24. Design parameters are so selected that the lands are elastically deformed on application to the guards of such forces as occur when the guards are pressed against the skin of a shaver. As will be seen in FIG.
- the preselected shaving angle in the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 may be diminished by user choice in the course of shaving by mere increase of upward pressure on the guards.
- a rigid member 30, preferably planar in configuration, is disposed in underlying relation to blade guard member 22.
- the rigid member preferably comprises an inner expanse 32 and a plurality of ears 34 extending laterally thereof and so positioned as to underlie lands 26.
- a free passage for soap is defined, i.e., through blade guard member apertures 29 and thence through the space between ears 34.
- Rigid member 30 functions to regulate shaving geometry variation by selectively engaging lands 26 thus limiting elastic deformation thereof and hence preventing downward movement of guards 24.
- resilient means 26 providing immediate guard support are limited in variably positioning the guards to define the preselected cutting angle and lesser angles.
- the lands provide yielding supports for the blade guards and such yielding is selectively restricted to insure that cutting angles promoting nicking cannot arise responsive to shaving force applied to the blade guards.
- blade support 12 may define slots 36 for the receipt of lugs 38 of member 22 and the lugs may be folded over onto the blade support .to secure these parts together.
- Rigid member 30 may be welded as at 40, 42 or otherwise joined to member 22 before assembly.
- Support 12 and members 22 and 30 may define in the central expanses thereof keyed apertures 44, 46 and 48 respectively, for receipt of a bridge staking projection of a razor to facilitate registration thereof inthe razor.
- the assembly of the invention is not limited for use therein, a particularly suitable razor for use of the assembly is illustrated in above-referenced US Pat. No. 3,557,450.
- the assembly herein may be readily staked in place in substitution for the blade seat in the referenced patent, a blade inserted and the clamshell caps brought into engagement with the blade as discussed in such patent.
- the constituents of the apparatus herein need not be secured in self-supporting assembly as above discussed.
- the constituents may be inserted separately on a support stem of a razor and then staked or otherwise individually secured therein.
- lands 26 may be of reduced thickness relative to the remainder of member 22 to the extent that they still retain sufficient stability for maintaining the blade guards in respectively parallel positions upon movement thereof.
- Each blade guard may be provided in double thickness by forming the same in double length and folding one half-length part under the other half-length part.
- a blade support fixedly positioned with respect to said handle; a blade guard; a resilient member yieldingly supporting said blade guard for movement with respect to said handle into different positions relative to said blade support defining different cutting angles for said blade; and a rigid element fixedly disposed relative to said resilient member and cooperative therewith to prevent movement'of said blade guard into' positions defining blade cutting angles in excess of a preselected maximum blade cutting angle while permitting said resilient member to yieldingly support said-blade guard in positions defining said maximumblade cutting angle and lesser blade cutting angles responsively to shaving forces applied to said blade guard.
- a razor in a razor: a blade seat; a support member having a blade guard portion and a resilient portion supporting said blade guard portion spacedly adjacent a margin of said blade seat and yieldingly responsive to shaving force applied to said blade guard portion during use of said razor to yieldingly support said blade guard in different positions defining diverse blade cutting angles; and means contacting .said support member resilient portion and cooperative therewith for selectively restricting such yielding thereof.
- a blade seat fixedly positioned with respect to said handle; a blade supported by said blade seat; a resilient member having a blade guard integral therewith and yieldingly responsive to shaving forces applied to said blade guard to variably position the same with respect to said handle and relative to said blade seat to vary'the cutting angleof said blade; and a rigid member disposed in underlying relation to said resilient member and engageable therewith to limit such blade cutting angle variation.
- a blade support fixedly positioned with respect to said handle and having a platform for seating a blade in said razor; a bladeguard; a blade guard support member supporting said blade guard in a first position relative to said platform thereby defining a preselected cutting angle for said blade and elastically deformableresponsive to shaving forces applied to said blade guard to support said blade guard in positions other than said first position thereby defining other cutting angles for said blade; and means engageable with said blade guard support means upon predetermined deformation thereof to selectively restrict further elastic deformation thereof.
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US20160158949A1 (en) * | 2014-12-08 | 2016-06-09 | The Gillette Company | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure |
US20160158948A1 (en) * | 2014-12-08 | 2016-06-09 | The Gillette Company | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure |
US20200353633A1 (en) * | 2018-01-17 | 2020-11-12 | Bic Violex S.A. | Shaving blade assembly |
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US2327967A (en) * | 1941-06-03 | 1943-08-24 | Peters Peter Nicholas | Safety razor |
US2434275A (en) * | 1945-02-17 | 1948-01-13 | Jesse D Langdon | Safety razor |
US3088206A (en) * | 1960-11-28 | 1963-05-07 | Gillette Co | Adjustable razor |
US3557450A (en) * | 1969-01-14 | 1971-01-26 | Philip Morris Inc | Operating mechanism for clamshelltype safety razor |
US3657811A (en) * | 1970-07-01 | 1972-04-25 | Gillette Co | Razor with pivotally mounted safety guard |
US3657810A (en) * | 1968-10-09 | 1972-04-25 | Gillette Co | Razor |
US3740841A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1973-06-26 | Philip Morris Inc | Safety razor embodying blade pressure control |
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US2327967A (en) * | 1941-06-03 | 1943-08-24 | Peters Peter Nicholas | Safety razor |
US2434275A (en) * | 1945-02-17 | 1948-01-13 | Jesse D Langdon | Safety razor |
US3088206A (en) * | 1960-11-28 | 1963-05-07 | Gillette Co | Adjustable razor |
US3657810A (en) * | 1968-10-09 | 1972-04-25 | Gillette Co | Razor |
US3557450A (en) * | 1969-01-14 | 1971-01-26 | Philip Morris Inc | Operating mechanism for clamshelltype safety razor |
US3740841A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1973-06-26 | Philip Morris Inc | Safety razor embodying blade pressure control |
US3657811A (en) * | 1970-07-01 | 1972-04-25 | Gillette Co | Razor with pivotally mounted safety guard |
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US20160158949A1 (en) * | 2014-12-08 | 2016-06-09 | The Gillette Company | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure |
US20160158948A1 (en) * | 2014-12-08 | 2016-06-09 | The Gillette Company | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure |
US20200353633A1 (en) * | 2018-01-17 | 2020-11-12 | Bic Violex S.A. | Shaving blade assembly |
US11524418B2 (en) * | 2018-01-17 | 2022-12-13 | BIC Violex Single Member S.A. | Shaving blade assembly |
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Owner name: BANKERS TRUST COMPANY A NEW YORK BANKING CORPORATI Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:004324/0601 Effective date: 19840709 |
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Owner name: AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, AS AGENT;REEL/FRAME:005351/0018 Effective date: 19890413 |
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Owner name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY, A DE CORP.;REEL/FRAME:005385/0278 Effective date: 19890414 |
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Owner name: AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY, VIRGINIA Free format text: TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS;ASSIGNOR:FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, THE, AS AGENT;REEL/FRAME:007919/0324 Effective date: 19950803 |