Abstract: A correction fluid dispenser comprises a body member adapted to contain a correction fluid and a tip disposed at the forward end thereof for delivery of the fluid to a surface. The tip terminates in an orifice formed by a circular rim with a spherical ball of greater diameter than that of the rim contained in the tip. A cylindrical valve member is disposed having a forwardly facing surface contacting the ball and a plurality of axial cavities formed therein adjacent the tip inner wall for directing fluid along that wall to the spherical ball surface.
Abstract: A writing instrument having a removable cap with an eraser at one end, the eraser being received and retained within the cap. An air passage is provided through the cap to allow for emergency respiration should the cap be accidently swallowed. The eraser may alternatively be disposed in the writing instrument barrel with an air passage provided through the barrel and exhausting through the barrel wall.
Abstract: A writing instrument having an elongated barrel comprised of an outer portion and an inner portion, rotatable relative one to the other. The point or writing tip is fixed to the barrel inner portion, disposed at an angle to, and may be offset from, the centerline of the barrel outer portion. The barrel inner portion is caused to rotate relative to the barrel outer portion by pressure on the writing instrument or weights attached to the barrel inner portion to bring the point into desired alignment during the writing process.
Abstract: A machine for removing oil, dirt and grinding debris from a metal surface comprises a plurality of wash, rinse and dry stations separated to prevent contamination carryover from one station to the next. Razor blades in stacks are passed through the stations, the stacked blades being mounted on rods supported by a fixture and the nozzles or jets within the machine being so oriented as to cause a riffling of the blades due to water or air pressure. A purified water rinse and preferably an aqueous cleaning solution are employed in the machine and are circulated through the stations by a flow system which provides efficient and economical usage of the cleaning solution and rinse materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 2, 1999
Assignee:
The Gillette Company
Inventors:
Theodore J. Campo, Donald R. Chaulk, William J. Felton, Manohar S. Grewal, John A. Hindley, John F. Krantz, Mark D. Lincoln, Kevin P. McDonough, James W. Walsh
Abstract: A shaving system including a handle, a container and a plurality of blade cartridges accommodated in the container. The handle is selectively engageable and disengageable with said cartridges. A guide is provided to enable the handle to pass over a plurality of cartridges in a row in the container and to engage only the last cartridge in the row.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 1991
Date of Patent:
February 9, 1999
Assignee:
The Gillette Company
Inventors:
John Charles Terry, Frank Edward Brown, Stephen Leonard Rawle
Abstract: A razor blade construction is manufactured of a thin element of blade stock forming the cutting edge portion which is welded or otherwise attached to a more rigid support member. A plurality of support members are produced from a coil of flat sheet material by a cutting and forming process, each of the supports being retained at its edge to an adjacent support to provide a coil of blade supports. The coil of supports is then fed into a device for severing each support from the coil and registering it with a blade element for attachment thereto.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 25, 1997
Date of Patent:
October 20, 1998
Assignee:
The Gillette Comany
Inventors:
Robert Wilson, Laurence Robert Beesley, Robert H. Flanagan
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a razor blade includes steps for removing oil, dirt and grinding debris from a metal surface by providing a plurality of wash, rinse and dry stations separated to prevent contamination carryover from one station to the next. Razor blades in stacks are passed through the stations, the stacked blades being mounted on rods supported by a fixture and the nozzles or jets within the machine being so oriented as to cause a riffling of the blades due to water or air pressure. A purified water rinse and preferably an aqueous cleaning solution are employed in the method and are circulated through the stations by a flow system which provides efficient and economical usage of the cleaning solution and rinse materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 1994
Date of Patent:
September 1, 1998
Assignee:
The Gillette Company
Inventors:
Theodore J. Campo, Donald R. Chaulk, William J. Felton, Manohar S. Grewal, John A. Hindley, John F. Krantz, Mark D. Lincoln, Kevin P. McDonough, James W. Walsh
Abstract: A toothbrush has an elongated handle with bristles disposed at one end extending outwardly from one surface of the handle. The handle is formed of a semi-rigid plastic material having a pair of flanges disposed on the surface opposite that of the bristles for controlling the flexure at various points along the handle length and a softer material is formed onto that portion of the handle containing the flanges to provide a soft grip for the user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 1996
Date of Patent:
July 21, 1998
Assignee:
Gillette Canada Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Meessmann, Gerald S. Szczech, William A. Bredall
Abstract: A blister package is provided for display in a merchandising rack having a plurality of display enclosures of fixed cross-sectional dimension. The blister package provides a product-containing envelope of plastic material forming a cavity capable of displaying large size articles approaching the maximum dimensions of a display enclosure.
Abstract: A razor blade assembly has a body member containing blade means which may be resiliently mounted and biased outwardly from the body member. A wrap-around clip is provided at both sides of the body member, the clip having its ends terminating at the bottom surface of the body member. Means are provided for inhibiting movement of the clip ends relative to the bottom surface upon impact loading of the razor blade assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 23, 1996
Date of Patent:
June 9, 1998
Assignee:
The Gillette Company
Inventors:
Katherine Anderson, Ralph Kenneth Maider, Jr., Paul Nowak, Tzu-Jun Yen
Abstract: A process for manufacturing a cosmetic product, such as an antiperspirant or deodorant, in stick form includes steps for introducing the product into a container from which the product is dispensed by the user. The product is introduced into the container in molten form and thereafter cooled to produce a substantially solid stick of antiperspirant material. Thereafter, the product is compressed to remove gaseous elements therefrom.