Razor blade assembly

Claim 1

A razor blade assembly comprising a leading blade member having a first cutting edge and a following blade member having a second cutting edge, said cutting edges being parallel with each other and facing a same direction to act in tandem upon a surface being shaved, said leading and following blade members being disposed between guard and cap portions adapted in operation to engage said surface being shaved ahead of and behind, respectively, said first and second cutting edges, said leading and following blade members and said guard portion being movable independently of the remainder of said blade assembly and independently of each other in response to forces encountered during a shaving operation, a shaving aid fixed to one of said guard and cap portions, said shaving aid being formed of a hydrophobic material and a water leachable hydrophilic polymeric material, the blade assembly having pivot mounting means thereon for pivotal attachment to a razor handle assembly, the blade assembly, as a whole, being pivotally movable on said handle assembly in response to forces encountered during the shaving operation, and a cam means on said assembly adapted to receive a biasing means disposed in said handle assembly and adapted to exert a yieldable biasing force on said pivotally movable blade assembly, whereby to maintain maximum contact between said surface being shaved and said leading and following independently movable blades, said independently movable guard portion, and said shaving aid.