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Process for making a hydrophilic coating on a formed part and safety razor made using this process

US5005287A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1988
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05D2202/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for forming and applying a hydrophilic coating, which is highly slideable when wet, to a plastic or metal part either directly, or indirectly via plastic film, to a safety razor or razor blade unit, in which a solution containing a water-soluble polymer is applied to the plastic or metal part and is cured. The invention also relates to a razor blade unit comprising a blade platform for at least one razor blade, a surface for slidably engaging the skin of a user and a coating on the surface for increasing the slideability of the surface. The coating comprises a water-soluble polymer or copolymer of poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, at least one radically polymerizable vinyl monomer and a photoinitiator.

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