US 7,540,088 B2
Safety razor shaving face, arms and legs
Takahiro Takeshita, Seki (Japan)
Assigned to Kai R & D Center Co., Ltd., Gifu (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/342,920.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-022661 (JP), filed on Jan. 31, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0288595 A1, Dec. 28, 2006
Int. Cl. B26B 19/42 (2006.01); B26B 21/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 30—34.2  [30/77; 30/527; 30/537] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety razor comprising
a handle;
a razor blade unit mounted on the handle; and
a skin contact member movable with respect to the razor blade unit, wherein
the razor blade unit has a razor blade body extending in a longitudinal direction of the razor blade unit;
the skin contact member comprises a leading skin contact part extending in front of and parallel to the razor blade body, a trailing skin contact part extending in back of and parallel to the razor blade body, the skin contact member is mounted on the handle or razor blade unit so that, during safety razor use, the leading skin contact part can swing in front of and with respect to the razor blade body and the trailing skin contact part can swing in back of and with respect to the razor blade body;
the leading skin contact part and the tailing skin contact part are integrally connected with each other by one or more connectors;
the leading skin contact part and trailing skin contact part integrally swing along a swing axis line that crosses through or near a connector center, and the entire skin contact member swings in a seesaw manner centered on the swing axis line;
at least one window is provided on at least one of the surfaces of the leading skin contact part and trailing skin contact part; and
a portion of a rotating body mounted inside the skin contact part is exposed from at least one window and rotates relative to the surface of the skin contact part.