Razor handle

Claim 2

A razor handle comprising an elongated grip portion, a connecting portion attached to and angularly offset from one end of said grip portion and a runner member that includes a base portion, two fixed, spaced wall portions upstanding from said base portion, and a flange portion at the upper end of each wall portion, each said flange portion extending the transverse length of said runner member, said runner member being attached to said connecting portion and disposed transversely to said grip portion, two flange portions of said runner member being adapted to receive cooperating groove portions of a razor blade assembly to secure said razor blade assembly on said runner member, and latching structure attached to said handle and disposed proximate to said flange portions for restricting transverse movement relative to said head portion of a razor blade assembly secured to said runner member.

Claim 3

The handle member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flange portions are disposed in the same plane and extend in opposite directions away from one another.

Claim 4

The handle member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flange portions extend outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of each said flange portion being about 0.03 inch.

Claim 5

The handle member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said latching structure includes a latch member that is disposed between said flange portions and projects beyond the plane defined by said flange portions in the direction away from said grip portion.

Claim 6

The handle member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said latching structure includes a spring member disposed adjacent one of said flange portions for engaging a notch in said razor blade assembly.

Claim 7

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, support structure Extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in fixed generally opposed relation to one another, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, and structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portion, said coupling portion including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion.

Claim 8

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, support structure Extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in fixed generally opposed relation to one another, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, and structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portion, said coupling portion including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion.

Claim 9

The handle member as claimed in claim 6 wherein said support structure is a channel shaped metal member that has a base portion and two parallel wall portions upstanding from said base portion, and each said flange portion is disposed at the upper end of a corresponding wall portion, said flange portions extending in opposite directions perpendicular to said wall portions, an opening in said base portion and said coupling portion projection extends through said opening and is deformed to secure said metal member to said grip portion.

Claim 10

The handle member as claimed in claim 6 wherein said flange portions are disposed in the same plane and extend in opposite directions away from one another and are spaced so that when said blade unit is attached to said blade, one flange portion is generally below one longitudinal edge of said cutting member and the other flange portion is generally below the opposite longitudinal edge of the cutting member.

Claim 11

The handle member as claimed in claim 8 wherein said flange portions extend outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of said flange portion is about 0.03 inch.

Claim 12

The handle member as claimed in claim 6 wherein said handle member further includes latch structure for engaging a surface of said blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 13

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said latch structure includes a member that projects beyond the plane of said flange portions.

Claim 14

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said latch structure is a resilient member located centrally of the transverse length of one of said flange portions for engaging a notch in said blade unit.

Claim 15

The handle member as claimed in claim 12 wherein said flange portions are disposed in the same plane and extend in opposite directions away from one another.

Claim 16

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said support structure includes passages through which shaving debris may pass away from the cutting edge of said blade unit.

Claim 17

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said pair of flange portions are disposed in a first plane and said first plane is disposed at an angle in the range of about 25*-45* to the axis of said grip portion.

Claim 18

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with blade units of the type that have an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including first and second pairs of flange portions that extend along the transverse length of said support structure, said first pair of flange portions being disposed in a first plane and said first plane being disposed at an angle to the axis of said grip portion, said second pair of flange portions being disposed in a second plane, said second plane being disposed at an angle to the axis of said grip portion and at an angle to said first plane, said second pair of flange portions being adapted to receive the coupling recesses of a second blade unit while another blade unit is attached to said first pair of flange portions, and latch structure for engaging a surface of a blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 19

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with blade units of the type that have an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including first and second pairs of flange portions that extend along the transverse length of said support structure, said first pair of flange portions being disposed in a first plane and said first plane being disposed at an angle to the axis of said grip portion, said second pair of flange portions being disposed in a second plane, said second plane being disposed at an angle to the axis of said grip portion and at an angle to said first plane, said second pair of flange portions being adapted to receive the coupling recesses of a second blade unit while another blade unit is attached to said first pair of flange portions, and latch structure for engaging a surface of a blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 20

The handle member as claimed in claim 16 wherein said flange portions of each said pair extend outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions of each said pair being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of each flange portion being about 0.03 inch.

Claim 21

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, said grip portion including a neck portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portion, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in generally opposed relation to one another, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling member on said neck portion, said coupling member including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion, and latch structure for engaging a surface of said blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 22

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, said grip portion including a neck portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portion, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in generally opposed relation to one another, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling member on said neck portion, said coupling member including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion, and latch structure for engaging a surface of said blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 23

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said latch structure includes a latch member that is disposed between said flange portions and projects beyond the plane defined by said flange portions in the direction away from said grip portion.

Claim 24

The handle member as claimed in claim 10 wherein said latch structure includes a spring member disposed adjacent one of said flange portions for engaging a notch in said razor blade assembly.

Claim 25

The handle member as claimed in claim 20 wherein said flange portions extend outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of said flange portion is about 0.03 inch.

Claim 26

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, said grip portion including a neck portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portioN, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in generally opposed relation to one another, said flange portions extending outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of each said flange portion being about 0.03 inch, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling member on said neck portion, said coupling member including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion, and a spring member disposed adjacent one of said flange portions for engaging a notch in said blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 27

A handle member for use in a shaving system in combination with a blade unit having an elongated rigid structure of plastic material having a transversely extending guard surface on its forward edge for contact with the skin, coupling structure formed in its base defining two recesses disposed parallel to said guard surface and extending along the length of said rigid structure, and an elongated cutting member thinner than said rigid structure permanently fixed to said rigid structure with its cutting edge disposed parallel to and spaced from said guard surface in shaving relation to the latter, said handle member having an elongated grip portion, said grip portion including a neck portion angularly offset from one end of said grip portioN, support structure extending transversely to the axis of said grip portion, said support structure including a pair of flange portions extending along the transverse length of said support structure in generally opposed relation to one another, said flange portions extending outwardly away from each other, the outer edges of said flange portions being spaced apart about 0.28 inch and the thickness of each said flange portion being about 0.03 inch, the recesses of said blade unit coupling structure receiving said flange portions for attaching said blade unit to said handle member in shaving relation thereto, structure connecting said grip portion to said support structure, said connecting structure including a coupling member on said neck portion, said coupling member including a projection which extends through an opening in said support structure and is deformed to secure said support structure to said grip portion, and a spring member disposed adjacent one of said flange portions for engaging a notch in said blade unit to inhibit transverse movement of said blade unit along said flange portions.

Claim 28

The handle member as claimed in claim 22 wherein said support structure includes passages through which shaving debris may pass away from the cutting edge of said blade unit.