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Razor head, especially razor blade unit of a wet razor

US5305526A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1992
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B21/4006
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To reduce the frictional resistance of a wet razor head, especially a razor blade unit thereof, as well as to provide a sharper blade without the risk of injury, there is provided a combination of a protective wire that covers a blade made of a steel strip having a width of less than 5 mm, a thickness between 0.05 and 0.25 mm, and a chromium/molybdenum steel composition having a hardness of greater than 620 HV and a retained austenite content of less than 32%, with the blade being a single piece that has no perforations or holes and that is mounted in a vibration-free manner in a plastic body. The protective wire comprises loops that are spaced greater than 2 mm but less than 5 mm apart and that have a minimum thickness of greater than 0.1 mm to form a protective guard over the razor blade with the effect of a protective foil.

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