| US 7,596,866 B2 | ||
| Safety razors | ||
| Ian Saker, Reading (United Kingdom); and Joseph Roger Yeoman, Kidmore End (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to The Gillette Company, Boston, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 04, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/156,732. | ||
| Application 12/156732 is a division of application No. 11/203366, filed on Aug. 12, 2005, granted, now 7,415,767. | ||
| Application 11/203366 is a continuation of application No. PCT/GB2004/000069, filed on Feb. 19, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 0303871.8 (GB), filed on Feb. 19, 2003; and application No. 2004/073940 (WO), filed on Feb. 19, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0271319 A1, Nov. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B26B 19/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 30—45 [30/41; 30/50] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A safety razor comprising:
a blade unit having at least one blade with a sharp cutting edge;
a handle on which the blade unit is carried;
an electrical device comprising a vibration generator for vibrating at least one component of the blade unit; and
a control device for controlling operation of the electrical device,
wherein the control device is responsive to a water detecting arrangement whereby the electrical device is actuated when a
person using the razor immerses the blade unit into a body of water for cleaning the blade unit.
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