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Shaving razor and method

US5784790A · kind A · utility

131Cited by
12References
41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1997
Grant dateJul 28, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B21/528
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cartridge-connecting subassembly for a shaving razor handle including a cartridge connecting structure, a handle connecting structure, and a movable component within the cartridge connecting structure that interacts with a replaceable cartridge when it is connected. The cartridge connecting structure and handle connecting structure have outer side surfaces that mate with inwardly directed surfaces of the cartridge and handle so that the subassembly is substantially covered when it is mounted in the handle and a cartridge is connected. The subassembly has an assembly opening for receiving the movable component during assembly, a cartridge interaction opening through which the component is movable for interaction with the cartridge, and blocking structure that retains the movable component in the subassembly. The movable component is an ejector structure that is separate from the cartridge connecting structure. The subassembly is connected to the handle by staking. The handle has gripping pads with an elastomeric outer layer and a nonelastomeric support layer thereunder.

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