| US 7,500,313 B2 | ||
| Oscillating razors | ||
| Ulrich Fandrey, Wetzlar (Germany); Christopher Martin Hawes, Steatley-on-Thames (United Kingdom); Evan Pennell, Hingham, Mass. (US); Uwe Schaaf, Alsbach-Hahnlein (Germany); and Florina Winter, Schmitten (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to The Gillette Company, Boston, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 15, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/706,686. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0137044 A1, Jun. 21, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B26B 21/14 (2006.01); B26B 19/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 30—45 [30/44; 30/527] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A we shave razor comprising:
a handle having an upper surface;
a cartridge having a body, the body having a surface for engaging the skin of a user and having at least one blade mounted
therein;
an interconnect member, joined to the cartridge, constructed to pivotably and removably mount the cartridge to a distal end
of the handle;
an ejecting mechanism operatively connected to the handle to allow the user to disengage the interconnect member from the
distal end of the handle, the ejecting mechanism including an actuator connected to the upper surface the handle;
a vibrating mechanism configured to impart vibration to the cartridge, and
a resilient element, positioned between a lower surface of the actuator and the upper surface of the handle, to damp vibration
of the actuator in response to the vibration produced by the vibrating mechanism.
|