WO2015164509A1 - Razor cartridge guards - Google Patents
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- WO2015164509A1 WO2015164509A1 PCT/US2015/027103 US2015027103W WO2015164509A1 WO 2015164509 A1 WO2015164509 A1 WO 2015164509A1 US 2015027103 W US2015027103 W US 2015027103W WO 2015164509 A1 WO2015164509 A1 WO 2015164509A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B21/40—Details or accessories
- B26B21/4012—Housing details, e.g. for cartridges
- B26B21/4018—Guard elements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B21/08—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades
- B26B21/14—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
- B26B21/22—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously
- B26B21/222—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously with the blades moulded into, or attached to, a changeable unit
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B21/40—Details or accessories
- B26B21/4012—Housing details, e.g. for cartridges
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- Razor cartridges customarily have elastomeric guards that are positioned to stretch and smooth the skin prior to the blades contacting the skin. In some cases these guards have a plurality of fins.
- this invention relates to razor cartridges with elastomeric guards.
- the guards have a plurality of curved fins.
- at least some of the fins are of substantially the same length, e.g., their chord lengths are within 10% of each other, e.g. within 5%.
- the invention features a razor cartridge comprising a housing, one or more blades disposed in the housing, and an elastomeric guard member disposed on the housing and positioned to contact the skin prior to the blades, the guard member comprising a plurality of fins that are arcs of concentric circles.
- Some implementations include one or more of the following features.
- the guard member may include from 2 to 8 fins. At least two of the fins may have a length that is at least 19 mm. The height of at least some of the fins in relation to each other may increase with increasing proximity of the fins to the blades. The radii of curvature of the tips of the fins may be from about 0.025 to 1.12 mm. The fins may have arc lengths from about 19.05 to 50.8 millimeters.
- the fin closest to the blades may be taller than the blades, and may function as an elastomeric guard bar.
- the housing comprises a guard bar support positioned against the elastomeric guard bar.
- the fins may be formed, for example, of an elastomer having a durometer of 20 to 80 Shore A. In some cases, distal ends of the fins are free to move, e.g., because they are not joined to the sides of the guard member or the housing
- the invention features a razor cartridge comprising a housing, one or more blades disposed in the housing, and an elastomeric guard member disposed on the housing and positioned to contact the skin prior to the blades, the guard member comprising a plurality of curved fins, at least two of the fins having a length that is within 50 percent of each other.
- Some implementations of this aspect of the invention may include any of the above features, and/or any one or more of the following features.
- At least two of the fins, and in some cases all of the fins, may have a length that is within 20 percent of each other.
- the fins may have a width of from about 19 to 63.5 mm.
- the invention features a razor cartridge comprising a housing, one or more blades disposed in the housing, and an elastomeric guard member disposed on the housing and positioned to contact the skin prior to the blades, the guard member comprising a plurality of curved fins extending from a common base, wherein at least two of the fins extend from the base to different heights.
- Some implementations of this aspect of the invention may include any of the above features.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a razor cartridge.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cartridge shown in FIG. 1 rotated 180°.
- FIG. 3 is a planar-top view of the cartridge.
- FIG. 4 is sectional view of the cartridge taken along line 4 shown in FIG. 3.
- razor cartridge 5 includes a cartridge housing 10.
- a plurality of blades 16 are positioned within cartridge housing 10 substantially parallel to a long edge of the cartridge housing 10.
- An elastomeric guard 18 having a plurality of fins 20 is mounted on a long edge of the cartridge housing 10.
- the guard 18 also includes an integral guard bar 25.
- Guard bar support 26 is disposed between fins 20 and blades 16 on the housing.
- Moisturizing strip 12 is positioned behind the blades on the opposite long edge of the cartridge housing.
- guard bar 25 prepares, i.e., straightens and stretches, the skin and hair prior to contact with the blades.
- Guard bar support 26 stabilizes guard bar 25 keeping guard bar 25 from deflecting or moving.
- the guard bar support is preferably constructed from a hard plastic to give it sufficient rigidity to provide this support.
- fins 20 are curved such that they are arcs of concentric circles. Each of the fins has a relatively large radius of curvature, relative to the length of the cartridge, such that the fins appear to be almost straight. In preferred
- the difference between the radii of curvature of the fins along their length is relatively small or non-existent.
- the edges of fins 20 are not connected to each other or to the cartridge housing 16, allowing the fins to flex at their edge.
- the fins extend substantially the entire length of the cartridge.
- the leading fin 20a which contacts the skin first, is slightly longer than the other two fins 20b, 20c.
- the arc lengths of the fins could be from about 19 to 51 millimeters, e.g., from about 28 to 48 millimeters.
- the radii of the tips of fins 20 are preferably relatively small, e.g., 0.05 millimeters. In some cases, the radii could be from 0.025 to 1.12 millimeters, for example from 0.02 to 0.07 millimeters.
- the distance between each fin is preferably about 1 millimeter but could be less, e.g., about 0.5 millimeters or more, e.g. about 1.5 millimeters.
- the curved configuration of the fins causes them to non-uniformly collapse, which in combination with the free-flexing nature of the fins, provides differential skin stretching as the guard moves over the skin.
- the differential skin stretching may provide a more consistent, closer shave.
- the spacing between the fins allows room for the fins to deflect while managing the skin and hair, prior to contact with the elastomer guard bar.
- the fins 20 increase in height relative to one another moving closer to blades 16, providing progressive skin contact and skin stretch.
- Elastomeric guard bar 25 is shorter than the proceeding fin but taller than the guard bar support 26.
- Guard bar support 26 is lower (shorter) than the blades 16 and is formed integrally with the housing 10.
- fins 20b and 20c extend above the skin-contacting surface of guard bar support 26, and also above the plane defined by the edges of blades 16. This allows these fins to engage (stretch and straighten) the skin and hair during a shaving stroke.
- the fins 20b and 20c extend above guard bar 25 at least 0.254 millimeters. In some cases, the fins extend at least 0.5 millimeters above the guard bar.
- the first fin to contact the skin, fin 20a is lower than the guard bar. In some cases, fin 20a could be at least 0.254 millimeters lower than guard bar 25.
- the fins are formed, for example, from synthetic or natural rubber materials.
- the fins are integral with the guard, and thus are formed from the same material as the guard.
- Suitable guard materials are well known in the shaving system art, and include, for example, polyether-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) available from Kraiburg HTP, polyether-based thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomer (TPVs) available from Exxon Mobil Corporation under the tradename SantopreneTM.
- TPEs polyether-based thermoplastic elastomers
- TPVs polyether-based thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomer
- Preferred elastomers have a durometer from 20 to 80 e.g., from 40 to 60 Shore A.
- the guard may be attached to the cartridge housing 10 in any desired manner, e.g., by co-molding (e.g. transfer molding, multi-material molding or other similar techniques).
- co-molding e.g. transfer molding, multi-material molding or other similar techniques.
- Another embodiment could feature a plurality of fins configured in at least two or more sets of concentric arcs.
- An alternate embodiment could feature a different number of curved fins.
- the cartridge could feature at least 2 fins and up to or greater than 6 fins.
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Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP15783488.8A EP3134235B1 (en) | 2014-04-24 | 2015-04-22 | Razor cartridge guards |
| BR112016024696-9A BR112016024696B1 (en) | 2014-04-24 | 2015-04-22 | shaving cartridge |
| KR1020167032809A KR102480097B1 (en) | 2014-04-24 | 2015-04-22 | Razor cartridge guards |
| CN201590000465.5U CN206510078U (en) | 2014-04-24 | 2015-04-22 | razor box |
| US15/331,058 US10967531B2 (en) | 2014-04-24 | 2016-10-21 | Razor cartridge guards |
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| US201461983790P | 2014-04-24 | 2014-04-24 | |
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| EP (1) | EP3134235B1 (en) |
| KR (1) | KR102480097B1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN206510078U (en) |
| BR (1) | BR112016024696B1 (en) |
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