Platform, handle and shield for safety razor

Claim 2

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle having a head; an elongated platform for carrying at least one razor blade on an upper side thereof and having an opposite lower side; means cooperable between said platform and said head for securing said platform and said head one to the other; and means carried by said platform and said handle head cooperable to relatively displace said head and said platform in either longitudinal direction to center said head on said platform upon securement of said platform and said head one to the other, said centering means including a pair of centering ribs projecting from the underside of said platform, said head having opposed end edges, said ribs being spaced one from the other along the length of said platform and having edges tapering toward one another and said platform for engaging said end edges of said head.

Claim 3

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle having a head, said head having opposed edges with one of said edges having a projection and an abutment; an elongated platform for carrying at least one razor blade on an upper side thereof and having an opposite lower side; said platform having an element projecting from said lower side adjacent a longitudinally extending edge thereof for engaging the other edge of said head opposite said one edge thereof and a wall projecting from said lower side of said platform spaced from said edge thereof and having means defining at least one opening therein for receiving said projection; said platform wall including a stop, said projection being received in said wall opening with said abutment engaging said stop, said platform element and said other edge of said head being cooperable to enable the latter edge to snap past said element into final position against the underside of said platform in response to relative pivoting movement of said platform and said head using the engagement of said abutment and said platform stop as a fulcrum; and means carried by said platform and said handle head cooperable to center said head and said platform relative to one another in either one of opposite longitudinal directions in response to said relative pivoting movement.

Claim 4

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle having a head, said head having opposed edges with one of said edges having a projection and an abutment; an elongated platform for carrying at least one razor blade on an upper side thereof and having an opposite lower side; said platform having an element projecting from said lower side adjacent a longitudinally extending edge thereof for engaging the other edge of said head opposite said one edge thereof and a wall projecting from said lower side of said platform spaced from said edge thereof and having means defining at least one opening therein for receiving said projection; said platform wall including a stop, said projection being received in said wall opening with said abutment engaging said stop, said platform element and said other edge of said head being cooperable to enable the latter edge to snap past said element into final position against the underside of said platform in response to relative pivoting movement of said platform and said head using the engagement of said abutment and said platform stop as a fulcrum; and means carried by said platform and said handle head cooperable to center said head and said platform relative to one another in either one of opposite longitudinal directions in response to said relative pivoting movement.

Claim 5

An assemblage according to claim 2 wherein said centering means includes a pair of centering ribs projecting from the underside of said platform.

Claim 6

An assemblage according to claim 3 wherein said head has opposed end edges, said ribs being spaced one from the other along the length of said platform and having edges tapering toward one another and said platform for engaging said end edges of said head.

Claim 7

An assemblage according to claim 2 including means carried by said platform and said handle head for biasing said head and said platform for movement in a direction away from one another whereby said head and said platform are secured one to the other by engagement of said element and said other head edge and said projection and said opening defining means.

Claim 8

An assemblage according to claim 5 wherein said biasing means includes a crush rib projecting from the underside of said platform for engagement with said head.

Claim 9

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle having a head, said head having opposed edges with one of said edges having a projection and an abutment; an elongated platform for carrying at least one razor blade on an upper side thereof and having an opposite lower side; said platform having an element projecting from said lower side adjacent a longitudinally extending edge thereof for engaging the other edge of said head opposite said one edge thereof and a wall projecting from said lower side of said platform spaced from said edge thereof and having means defining at least one opening therein for receiving said projection; said platform wall including a stop, said projection being received in said wall opening with said abutment engaging said stop, said platform element and said other edge of said head being cooperable to enable the latter edge to snap past said element into final position against the underside of said platform in response to relative pivoting movement of said platform and said head using the engagement of said abutment and said platform stop as a fulcrum; and a shield for overlying the platform, said shield being generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross-section with open opposite ends, each lower edge of said platform having a chambered surface adjacent opposite ends thereof, each lower edge of said shield having a projection adjacent opposite ends thereof for engaging said chamfered surfaces for retaining the shield on said razor blade.

Claim 10

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle having a head, said head having opposed edges with one of said edges having a projection and an abutment; an elongated platform for carrying at least one razor blade on an upper side thereof and having an opposite lower side; said platform having an element projecting from said lower side adjacent a longitudinally extending edge thereof for engaging the other edge of said head opposite said one edge thereof and a wall projecting from said lower side of said platform spaced from said edge thereof and having means defining at least one opening therein for receiving said projection; said platform wall including a stop, said projection being received in said wall opening with said abutment engaging said stop, said platform element and said other edge of said head being cooperable to enable the latter edge to snap past said element into final position against the underside of said platform in response to relative pivoting movement of said platform and said head using the engagement of said abutment and said platform stop as a fulcrum; and a shield for overlying the platform, said shield being generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross-section with open opposite ends, each lower edge of said platform having a chambered surface adjacent opposite ends thereof, each lower edge of said shield having a projection adjacent opposite ends thereof for engaging said chamfered surfaces for retaining the shield on said razor blade.

Claim 11

An assemblage according to claim 7 in combination with a shield for overlying the platform, said shield being generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross section with open opposite ends, the end edges of said shield being tapered to facilitate endwise centering of the shield and maintain the shield centered in final securement on said platform.

Claim 12

An assemblage according to claim 7 including means carried by said platform and said handle head cooperable to center said head along the underside of said platform, said centering means including a pair of centering ribs projecting from the underside of said platform, said head having end edges, said ribs being spaced one from the other along the length of said platform and having edges tapering toward one another and said platform for engaging said end edges of said head.

Claim 13

An assemblage according to claim 9 including means carried by said platform and said handle head for biasing said head and said platform for movement in a direction away from one another whereby said head and said platform are secured one to the other by engagement of said element and said other head edge and said projection and said opening defining means.

Claim 14

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle; a platform for carrying a razor blade and connected with said handle; an elongated shield for overlying the platform, said shield being generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross section with open opposite ends, each lower edge of said platform having a chamfered surface adjacent opposite ends thereof, each lower edge of said shield having a projection adjacent opposite ends thereof for engaging said chamfered surfaces for retaining the shield on said razor blade.

Claim 15

A razor assemblage comprising: a razor blade handle; a platform for carrying a razor blade and connected with said handle; an elongated shield for overlying the platform, said shield being generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross section with open opposite ends, each lower edge of said platform having a chamfered surface adjacent opposite ends thereof, each lower edge of said shield having a projection adjacent opposite ends thereof for engaging said chamfered surfaces for retaining the shield on said razor blade.

Claim 16

An assemblage according to claim 11 wherein said handle has a head and said platform and said handle comprise discrete parts of the razor blade, means cooperable between said platform and said head for securing said platform and said head one to the other, including means carried by said platform and said head cooperable to center said head in either longitudinal direction along the underside of said platform.

Claim 17

An assemblage according to claim 11 wherein said handle has a head and said platform and said handle comprise discrete parts of the razor blade, means cooperable between said platform and said head for securing said platform and said head one to the other, and means carried by said platform and said head for biasing said head and said platform for movement in a direction away from one another.

Claim 18

An assemblage according to claim 11 wherein said shield is generally coextensive in length with said platform and generally channel shaped in cross section with open opposite ends, the end edges of said shield being tapered to facilitate endwise centering of the shield and maintain the shield centered in final securement on said platform.