Abstract: A shield overlies a razor head having a lubrication strip disposed behind the cutting edges of the blades disposed on the head. The shield is spaced from the head to facilitate drying the strip and hence reduce swelling or enlargement of the lubrication strip due to moisture absorption following shaving. The shield also has a plurality of openings through its base to facilitate circulation of air in the space between the shield and the head whereby drying of the lubrication strip and, hence, reduction of its enlargement are further accomplished.

Abstract: The shaving implement comprises a housing having a plurality of apertures through a shaving surface, each aperture containing a razor assemblage. Each assemblage includes a soap bar guard and a razor blade connected to one another and mounted for angular and linear floating movement in the housing on a resilient pad. The soap bar guard extends beyond the periphery of the cutting edge of the blade and defines an annular opening for receiving debris from the shaving action. The razor blade is circular and may be flat, dished or concave or have an annular planar margin with a cup-shaped depression so that the connection between the blade and guard lies below the plane containing the razor edge.

Abstract: A dispenser for double-edge razor blades includes a tray and a cover overlying the tray. The cover has side flanges for overlying the sides of the tray and inwardly extending projections for cooperating with inwardly directed locking surfaces on the tray to maintain the cover and tray in assembly. Openings are provided through the cover in registration with the inwardly extending projections such that the plastic molding of the cover can be accomplished without side action of mold parts. The tray includes a body portion and a pair of inwardly extending ledges spaced from the body portion defining a used blade compartment. The body portion has a pair of openings in registration with the ledges and having at least like lateral and longitudinal extent as the ledges whereby the tray may be molded without side action mold parts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a razor head comprising a cap 26 having two elongated surfaces, each with longitudinal and lateral dimensions. One of the surfaces is curved. The razor head also has a platform 22 having elongated surfaces adapted to conform to those of the cap. A flexible curved shaving blade 28 and a pair of tandem straight shaving blades 30 and 32, each blade defining a plurality of locating holes are disposed between the cap and platform and are contained therebetween to conform to the elongated surfaces thereof. The cap also has a plurality of locating pins 34 and 36 extending therefrom to the platform through the holes defined by the blades. The pins have parallel axes. Pins 34, associated with the curved surface, are oriented at an angle to a plane normal to an axis of curvature of the curved surface of the cap.

Abstract: An integrally backed single-edge razor blade has a plurality of projections struck from a margin of the blade remote from its cutting edge. The struck portions reinforce the blade and afford a blade edge remote from the cutting edge having a thickness greater than the thickness of the material forming the body of the blade. The blade may be formed by passing stock blade material through opposed dies for forming the projections as well as the conventional perforations through the blade.

Abstract: A safety razor having a handle carrying a head having two projecting tongues, a platform having a pair of undercut recesses for receiving the tongues and a shield for overlying the razor blade head. The platform includes along its underside a retaining edge opposite the undercuts, a pair of centering ribs spaced one from the other and with tapered edges for engaging the end edges of the handle head, and a pair of crush ribs adjacent the undercuts to bias the head and platform away from one another in final securement. To assemble the safety razor, the handle head tongues are inserted into the undercuts and the handle is pivoted to seat the back edge of its head beneath the underside of the platform edge. The pivoting action causes the handle end edges to bear against the tapered centering ribs centering the handle relative to the platform and the crush ribs to engage the head to afford a tight fit.

Abstract: A method of cold staking a scalpel blade to a scalpel handle wherein the blade has a key slot complementarily configured to a projecting boss formed on the end of the blade handle. The boss has two elements at its opposite ends which project beyond an intermediate portion. When cold staked, the material of the projecting portions flows over the outside surface of the blade to secure the blade to the handle at those points where loading of the blades is anticipated to be a maximum whereas the intermediate portion of the blade receives the boss, which boss is not cold staked at that area to the blade. The handle is formed of a polypropylene having a filler of 25-35% by weight of talc.

Abstract: A utility blade dispenser having an open channel conforming to the configuration of the cutting portion of a utility blade. The channel base is defined by an upward supporting surface, and its top by a blade follower which is engaged in a pawl and ratchet fashion with tracks on the sides of a slot at the rear of the channel. The dispenser body can be molded in a two-piece mold to form an exceptionally strong blade dispenser package.

Abstract: Razor packaging includes a plurality of razors having handles and heads nested in front-to-back serial relation adjacent one another, with threads being disposed over the top and bottom portions of the razor heads on opposite sides thereof and looped one with the other to preclude displacement of the razors relative to one another. An elongated edge of the head of the razor overlies an edge of the next adjacent serially connected razor whereby the razor heads are stepped relative to one another. The last razor is secured to a tag by stitching the threads extending from the group of razors into the tag. An aperture is provided in the tag such that the razor package can be disposed on a hook for hanging from a displayboard. In this manner, groups of razors are precluded from disconnection one with the other absent severing the threads by the ultimate end user.

Abstract: Razor packaging includes a plurality of razors having handles and heads nested in front-to-back relation adjacent one another, with threads being disposed over the top and bottom portions of the razor heads on opposite sides thereof and looped one with the other to preclude displacement of the razors relative to one another. The last razor is secured to a tag by stitching the threads extending from the group of razors into the tag. An aperture is provided in the tag such that the razor package can be disposed on a hook for hanging from a displayboard. In this manner, groups of razors are precluded from disconnection one with the other absent severing the threads by the ultimate end user.

Abstract: A one piece blade holder having a handle portion for serving as a hand grip when the holder is used as a razor blade scraping tool. A plurality of opposed, interdigitated finger members extend from the handle portion and operate to hold a blade having a cutting edge in either a cutting edge exposed or cutting edge protected position. A pivoted locking member is provided for engaging the blade in either of said positions, the locking member has means for releasably engaging the blade and is pivotable between a rest position in which the blade is engaged with a locking pin and a pivoted position in which the blade is released from engagement with the locking pin.

Abstract: The invention discloses a razor connector for affixing a razor handle (10) to a razor head (12) having a base (16) disposed on the razor handle. A pair of opposed upstanding spaced members (20) are attached to the base between the base ends and each member has a flange (24) for engagement with a bar (40) of the razor head. The connector also has a pair of outriggers (36) attached to each end of the base (16) and one outrigger is on each side of the opposed upstanding members (20). The connector also incorporates means for biasing the base (16) in a beam-like fashion so as to increase the gap between opposed upstanding members (20) distal the base, which allows release of the connection between the flanges (24) and the bar (40). The means for biasing the base can be a second pair of upstanding members (46), which are squeezed in an inwardly direction.

Abstract: A sleeve for a safety razor having a handle with a blade-carrying head pivotably attached thereto includes a body portion generally elliptical in cross-section formed by two inwardly-curved opposing side walls joined along one pair of opposing edges by a flat top wall with an aperture between the other pair of opposing edges, further including flanges connected to the edges of the side walls adjacent the aperture and a set of tabs extending laterally from the outer surface of one of the curved side walls. In use, the sleeve is slid over the razor head and held in place by engagement of the flanges with the portion of the handle extending through the aperture. When a plurality of sleeve-bearing razors are stacked vertically atop one another such as during shipping, storage or sale, the tabs interlockingly engage the handle portion of the adjacent razor and thereby prevent premature removal of the sleeves from the razors.