Oscillating razors

US7219430B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Ulrich Fandrey · Wetzlar, DE
• Christopher Martin Hawes · Reading, GB
• Evan Pennell · Hingham, US
• Uwe Schaaf · Zwingenberg, DE
• Florina Winter · Schmitten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2005
• Grant date: May 22, 2007
• Expiry date: May 24, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B26B21/38
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wet shave razor is provided that includes (a) a handle having a hollow head; (b) a cartridge having a body, the body having a surface for engaging the skin of the user and having at least one blade mounted therein; (c) an interconnect member, joined to the cartridge, constructed to pivotably and removably mount the cartridge to a distal end of the handle; and (d) an ejecting mechanism operatively connected to the handle to allow a user to disengage the interconnect member from the distal end of the handle, the ejecting mechanism including an actuator. The razor provides a vibrating function, and thus further includes a vibrating mechanism. A resilient element is positioned between the actuator and the handle, to damp vibration of the actuator in response to the vibration signal.