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Razors

US5416973A · kind A · utility

42Cited by
7References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1993
Grant dateMay 23, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B21/4025
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety razor blade unit has cap structure with upstanding fin elements directed perpendicular to the blade edges to define a cap surface featuring low frictional resistance characteristics during shaving. The fin elements are spaced at a pitch distance of 0.3 to 0.7 millimeter, are 0.3 to 1.0 millimeter in height and are substantially triangular in cross-section with an aspect ratio of 2:1 to 4:1.

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