Patent · US Expired

Razors

US6612040B2 · kind B2 · utility

114Cited by
58References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 2002
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B21/4031
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety razor including a housing having a connecting structure for making a removable connection to a handle and a pivoting structure providing pivoting about a pivot axis, a guard at the front of the housing, a lubricating strip at the rear of the housing, and first, second, and third blades carried by the housing between the guard and the lubricating strip, such that a user's beard is engaged sequentially by the guard, the first blade, the second blade, the third blade, and the lubricating strip during a shaving stroke, wherein the pivot axis is in front of the blades and below a plane that is tangent to the guard and the lubricating strip.

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