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Shaver head with flow passages
Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
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Filing: 1990-08-15
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Granted: 1991-10-29
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Expires: 2010-08-15
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a shaver head for a wet shaver in which a single or double razor blade is arranged in a plastic housing including a front guide strip. The plastic housing has perforations both on the underside and at the rear which are respectively connected to an open region of the plastic housing at the cutting edge of the razor blade.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Althaus
- 👤 Michael Schwarz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:56
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26B; B26B21/00; B26B21/08; B26B21/14; B26B21/22; B26B21/222; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/06; B29C65/08; B29C65/48; B29C66/00; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/54; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/718; B29L2031/7186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A shaver head for a wet shaver, comprising: at least one razor blade having a cutting edge; a plastic housing for supporting said blade, the housing including a front guide strip and a front portion from which the cutting edge of the blade extends, a rear portion, an underside portion, an open region located in the front portion of the plastic housing near the cutting edge of the blade, a strip having two legs arranged in an essentially L-shaped cross-sectional profile, the blade being fastened parallel to one of the legs, the other leg having short strip portions connected by web portions and separated by openings, and perforations located both in the underside portion and the rear portion of the plastic housing, the perforations being connected to the open region of the plastic housing, and the openings being aligned with the perforations formed in the rear portion of the plastic housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A shaver head for a wet shaver, comprising: at least one razor blade having a cutting edge; a plastic housing for supporting said blade, the housing including a front guide strip and a front portion from which the cutting edge of the blade extends, a rear portion, an underside portion, an open region located in the front portion of the plastic housing near the cutting edge of the blade, a strip having two legs arranged in an essentially L-shaped cross-sectional profile, the blade being fastened parallel to one of the legs, the other leg having short strip portions connected by web portions and separated by openings, and perforations located both in the underside portion and the rear portion of the plastic housing, the perforations being connected to the open region of the plastic housing, and the openings being aligned with the perforations formed in the rear portion of the plastic housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide strip has a rear side and a top side, and the rear side of the guide strip is beveled backwards starting from the top side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 1 wherein the legs of the L-shaped strip are perpendicular to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip portions are connected to one another in a region of the free end of the legs by the web portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plastic housing is provided with a friction reducing coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front guide strip is connected to the remainder of the plastic housing by webs which define the perforations in the underside portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The shaver head as claimed in claim 6, wherein the webs have a top side with recesses located in a region behind the guide strip.
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