Illumination – With implement or hand held holder therefor – Barber
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-21
2001-05-08
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
With implement or hand held holder therefor
Barber
C362S109000, C362S084000, C362S253000, C424S115000, C030S034050, C030S537000, C250S459100, C250S461200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06227676
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of illuminated shaving razors in general, and in particular to a method of using an illuminated shaving razor in combination with a luminous shaving gel.
2. Description of Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,770,950; 4,094,062; 4,473,943; 5,299,104; and 5,582,476, the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse illuminated shaving razor constructions.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose and function for which they have been specifically designed, they are uniformly deficient with respect to their failure to provide a simple, efficient, and practical method of insuring that all of the desired body portions that are to be shaved are shaved completely.
As most women are aware, the task of shaving their legs is complicated by the large surface area that must be covered during the shaving process and the fact that unless extreme care is taken, there will be small areas that will invariable be missed even after fairly vigilant visual observation.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a longstanding need for a new and improved method and apparatus for shaving wherein the presence of any hair in unshaved portions is readily visible to the person practicing the method, and the provision of such a method and apparatus are the stated objective of the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the method and apparatus that forms the basis of the present invention comprises in general, a shaving unit and a skin lubricating unit. The shaving unit includes a shaving razor member provided with a black light element and the skin lubricating unit includes a luminous gel that is to be applied to the body areas that are to be shaved.
As will be explained in greater detail further on in the specification, the black light element is disposed on the angled upper end of the shaving razor member, such that the black light element projects black light over the selected body areas that are to be shaved.
Once the user has applied the skin lubricating unit over the selected body areas, the luminous gel will penetrate those body hairs that project above the skin surface.
As a consequence, as the razor blade member passes back and forth over a selected portion of a user's body, all of the unshaven body hairs will be brought into stark visual relief as the black light falls upon the unshaven hairs that have been impregnated by the luminous agent.
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Henderson & Sturm LL
O'Shea Sandra
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