Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D27/00—Shaving accessories
  • A45D27/46—Devices specially adapted for cleaning or disinfecting shavers or razors
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
  • A46B11/06—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water connected to supply pipe or to other external supply means
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A46—BRUSHWARE
  • A46B—BRUSHES
  • A46B13/00—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
  • A46B13/001—Cylindrical or annular brush bodies
  • A46B13/005—Cylindrical or annular brush bodies made up of a series of longitudinal strips or segments

Definitions

• This invention relates to a cleaning device.
• this invention is directed to a cleaning device for a safety razor.
• Parallel blade shaving razors having single or multiple (up to five (5) or more) blades, are in common use today by both men and women.
• One problem with such razors is that they are difficult to clean principally because of (1 ) the small spaces between and around the parallel blades with their staggered edges and (2) the parallel blades are encased within the shaving head and are not removable from the head. With such a construction, shaving debris is easily trapped and can be difficult to dislodge by the traditional methods of holding under running water or by the user shaking the razor in a body of water.
• a device to clean a shaving razor of the type having at least one blade encased in a head said device including: a hollow body having a first end adapted to be affixed to a water faucet and a second end terminating in a hollow chamber, said body and said chamber being adapted to allow water to flow through said body from said first end to exit from said chamber; a brush or similar affixed within said chamber, said brush adapted to rotate as said water flows through said body to exit from said chamber; and a slot in said chamber through which said at least one blade can be passed and placed in contact with said brush as said brush is being rotated.
• said first end may include a quick release coupling to said faucet.
• said coupling may be a resilient push-fit connection.
• said first end may be internally and/or externally threaded to affix to said faucet.
• said body (or one or more parts of said body) may be manufactured from a resilient material having an internally and/or externally threaded said first end.
• a single said device may be either affixed to a threaded said faucet or to a non-threaded faucet as a push-fit connector.
• Said brush may substantially elongated and cylindrical in shape.
• said brush may have bristles arranged in one or more rows or lines.
• Said row(s) or line(s) of bristles may be straight or curved, and may be arranged such that bristles contact with said blade across most or all of said blade when said blade is placed in contact with said rotating brush.
• the brush may include multiple rows of bristles where each row extends substantially the width of the brush.
• respective components of said device are releasably connected to facilitate access to said brush for the cleaning of shaving debris from said brush after said device has been used.
• said body is manufactured from a plastic material.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective illustration of an assembled device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded illustration of the device of FIG. 1.
• the device (1) comprises a hollow substantially T- shaped body (2) conveniently manufactured from any suitable plastic material known in the art.
• the hollow substantially orthogonal leg portion (3) of the body (2) is of a dimension to allow the stem (4) of a hollow connector (5) to be retained therein as an interference fit.
• the connector (5) including its stem (4) is conveniently manufactured from any suitable resilient rubber or plastics material known in the art.
• the internal diameter of the connector (5) at its upper end (6) is sufficient for a releasable push-fit connection to a water faucet or similar.
• an internal and/or external region of the connector (5) at or near its upper end (6) may be threaded to allow a threaded connection to a complementary threaded water faucet or similar.
• the head portion (7) of the body (2) has its opposing ends (8,9) closed by corresponding caps (10,11) each being an interference fit.
• the interior surface (12) of the end cap (11) includes a short hollow extension (13).
• the interior surface of the end cap (10) includes a similar short hollow extension (not illustrated).
• the head portion (7) of the body (2) has a slot (14) running substantially the full longitudinal length thereof.
• a rotatable brush (15) includes a spindle (16) the respective opposing longitudinal ends of which terminate in short spigots (17,18) which are a rotatable fit in the respective short hollow extensions of the caps (10,1 1). All components of the brush (15) can be conveniently manufactured from any suitable combination of plastic materials known in the art.
• the end (6) of the connector (5) is affixed to a water faucet such as a tap of a bathroom sink (not illustrated).
• the end (6) either screws onto a threaded faucet or is a push-fit connection thereto.
• the tap is then turned on and water flows through the connector (5) and the body (2), rotates the brush (15) and exits through the slot (14).
• the shaving head of the razor is positioned within the slot (14) such that, as the brush (15) rotates, its bristles contact with the blades remove shaving debris from between the blades and immediate surrounds.
• the device (1) can easily be disassembled to facilitate cleaning of all components thereof prior to the next use of the device (1).
• the present invention can thus provide an inexpensive, simple to operate and maintain cleaning device for the parallel blade(s) of a safety razor.

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• Brushes (AREA)

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