Guard for razor blade assembly

USRE36816E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Domenic Vincent Apprille, Jr. · Arlington, US
• Gary R. Miller · Fort Collins, US
• Frank E. Brown · La Puente, US
• John B. Taylor

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 1996
• Grant date: Aug 15, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 18, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A razor blade body in the form of a cartridge structure includes a guard member assembled thereon forward of, and extending parallel to, the blade or blades. The guard is of a two part molded structure having an upper portion of elastomeric material with a plurality of upwardly projecting protrusions formed thereon and a lower base portion of rigid plastic material having a downwardly projecting V-shaped cross-sectional portion. A pair of upwardly projecting elements are disposed in spaced relation forming a recess on the blade cartridge structure for receiving the V-shaped base portion therebetween and a latch means disposed in the recess retains the guard member in the assembled position.