1987-02-19
1989-05-23
Watts, Douglas D.
Cutlery
Razors
Combined
30 86, B26B 2124
Patent
active
048317292
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a razor set which has desirable qualities, not only as to its appearance, but also as to its ease of use and its small size.
Generally, razor sets are in the form of a box in which are disposed a handle and a blade box generally constituted by a magazine.
The box is necessary, to keep together the handle and the magazine for the blades during transport, and, in its traditional shape, is bulky.
The present invention overcomes this difficulty by providing a razor set which is compact, complete, and small in size. This set comprises a handle and a razor head adapted to be fixed to the handle in service position by means of a member provided on the handle. This set is characterized in that the handle comprises receiving means for at least one razor head in storage position.
The razor head or heads can be placed in a box and the handle then forms a housing for the box.
In other words, the razor set has the form of a compact assembly the parts of which can be separated during use.
The razor head can be of any known type, for example by the type comprising one or two parallel blades received in a support. Only the edge of the blade emerges, in order to cut the whiskers.
The box may contain only one razor head or it can be in the form of a magazine containing several razor heads.
The box can be simply secured to the handle, for example by means of slides. In another embodiment, the handle constitutes a casing for one razor head or for the box (or for the magazine) which contains it. It is maintained assembled by friction.
In other words, the handle has the double function of maintaining the head in service position during shaving and to constitute a receptable for at least one razor head or a box, or to perform the function of a housing for a blade or for a box housing several razor blades.
In each case, the razor heads can be disposed parallel or perpendicular to the handle. Preferably, the handle is straight and has the shape of an L or has the shape of a T. When the handle is straight, having the shape of an I, it preferably has on its sides two curves directed inwardly, adapted to let it be gripped, to position the hand of the user, and to make easier the extraction of the box which contains the head or the razor heads.
The securement of the razor head in service position on the handle can be effected by means of any conventional member, for example by slides or by an articulated mechanism providing a pivoting head.
Preferably, this securement member has a conduit under the razor head and parallel to it, so as to enable its rinsing.
In another embodiment, the razor set is constituted by two identical handles, one fitting into the other, each of these handles comprising a housing for one or several razor heads. The two handles are maintained together for example by means of slides or clips.
The invention will be better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, given by way of non-limiting example. In the drawings:
FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the razor set according to a first embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross section of the end of the set, the razor head being secured to the handle;
FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 show other embodiments;
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which the handle has receiving means for a blade box, without providing a casing; and
FIGS. 9 and 10 show an embodiment in which two identical handles fit into each other.
As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the razor set comprises a handle 1 and razor heads 2 comprising each one blade 3, mounted in a support 4. A member 5 provided on the handle 1 permits fixing the razor head 2 in service position onto the handle.
The razor heads 2 are disposed in a magazine 20. The handle 1 constitutes a housing for the magazine 20. On the other hand, this handle 1 is substantially straight and comprises, on the sides, two curves 6 directed inwardly and adapted to facilitate gripping by the hand of the user, and to make it easy to remove the magazine 20 with lateral pressure.
The magazine 20 can be disposed as
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