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Razor head, especially razor blade unit of a wet razor
Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
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Filing: 1992-06-25
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2012-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, with the razor head being disposed at the front end of a handle. A single or double razor blade is yeildingly mounted in a plastic housing. To improve the spring or yielding mounting of the single or double razor blades, the latter are secured to a blade member that is mounted on a four-pivot articulation arrangement. This arrangement is provided with two swivel levers, each of which is pivotable between the plastic housing and the blade member on pivot points that have axes that extend parallel to the cutting edges of the razor blades. The swivel levers are pivotable against a spring force.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Althaus
- 👤 Michael Schwarz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:53
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26B; B26B21/00; B26B21/08; B26B21/14; B26B21/22; B26B21/222; B26B21/227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, with said razor head being disposed at an end of a handle and comprising: a plastic housing; a blade member to which razor blade means having cutting edge means are secured, with said blade member being displaceably and yieldingly mounted in said plastic housing; spring means disposed in said plastic housing for effecting said yielding mounting of said blade member; and a four-pivot articulation arrangement disposed in said plastic housing for effecting said displaceable mounting of said blade member, with said blade member being mounted on said four-pivot articulation arrangement and with said arrangement comprising two swivel levers, each of which has first pivot point means on said plastic housing and second pivot point means on said blade member, with said pivot point means having axes that extend parallel to said cutting edge means of said razor blade means, and with said swivel levers being pivotable about said axes against a spring force of said spring means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, with said razor head being disposed at an end of a handle and comprising: a plastic housing; a blade member to which razor blade means having cutting edge means are secured, with said blade member being displaceably and yieldingly mounted in said plastic housing; spring means disposed in said plastic housing for effecting said yielding mounting of said blade member; and a four-pivot articulation arrangement disposed in said plastic housing for effecting said displaceable mounting of said blade member, with said blade member being mounted on said four-pivot articulation arrangement and with said arrangement comprising two swivel levers, each of which has first pivot point means on said plastic housing and second pivot point means on said blade member, with said pivot point means having axes that extend parallel to said cutting edge means of said razor blade means, and with said swivel levers being pivotable about said axes against a spring force of said spring means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A razor had according to claim 1, wherein one of said swivel levers is linked to a forward portion of said blade member and the other of said swivel levers is linked to a rearward portion of said blade member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A razor head according to claim 2, wherein said one of said swivel levers that is linked to said forward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a forward, lower portion of said plastic housing, and wherein said other of said swivel levers that is linked to said rearward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is also linked to a lower portion of said plastic housing but rearwardly of where said one of said swivel levers is linked thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A razor head according to claim 3, wherein said pivot point means essentially form the corners of a parallelogram.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A razor head according to claim 2, wherein said one of said swivel levers that is linked to said forward position of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a forward, lower portion of said plastic housing, and wherein said other of said swivel levers that is linked to said rearward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a rear, upper portion of said plastic housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A razor head according to claim 5, wherein said plastic housing has a rear cover means, and said other of said swivel levers that is linked to said rear, upper portion of said plastic housing is linked essentially below said cover means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A razor head according to claim 2, wherein said one of said swivel levers that is linked to said forward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a central, lower portion of said plastic housing, and wherein said other of said swivel levers that is linked to said rearward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is also linked to a lower portion of said plastic housing but rearwardly of where said one of said swivel levers is linked thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
A razor head according to claim 2, wherein said one of said swivel levers that is linked to said forward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a central, lower portion of said plastic housing, and wherein said other of said swivel levers that is linked to said rearward portion of said blade member has an opposite end that is linked to a rear, upper portion of said plastic housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein said swivel levers have ends, each of which is provided with a bent-over tab through which round mounting rods are guided that extend parallel to said cutting edge means of said razor blade means, with each of said mounting rods being secured to one of said plastic housing and said blade member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein said swivel levers have such a width that they essentially extend over the entire length of said plastic housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein said spring means is disposed on at least one of said swivel levers and is supported against said razor head.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A razor head according to claim 11, wherein said spring means is integrally formed on said at least one swivel lever.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein said plastic housing has a rear wall, and said spring means is a compression spring that is disposed between said rear wall of said plastic housing and said blade member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A razor head according to claim 13, wherein said compression spring is a curved leaf-type spring.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein said plastic housing has a rear wall, and said spring means is a compression spring that is disposed between said rear wall of said plastic housing and one of said swivel levers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A razor head according to claim 15, wherein said compression spring is a curved wire spring.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A razor head according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said plastic housing, said blade member, and said swivel levers define, relative to one another, stop means that delimit a pivoting movement of said swivel levers.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-06-28 | 1996-12-28 | 1997-06-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-06-28 | 2000-12-28 | 2001-06-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-06-28 | 2004-12-28 | 2005-06-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |