Abstract: A razor cartridge including a body portion, a guard bar fixed to the body portion, a blade seat and one or more blades defining a blade pack carried by the blade seat, where the blade seat is movably mounted or hinged to the body portion so that the blade pack is free to move relative to the guard bar in response to shaving forces.

Abstract: A wet shaving cartridge having at least two blades, a movable fin between blades for purging shaving debris and a slidable, permanently connected protective blade cover with a driving connection between the cover and the fin such that motion of the cover moves the fin.

Abstract: A one-piece razor handle molded from resilient plastic has spaced-apart opposing side walls joined at an intermediate location by a neck. The walls diverge upwardly from the neck into upper portions for gripping a blade cartridge, and extend downwardly to a spacer that extends between the lower portions of the wall. The lower portions of the walls, between the neck and spacer, are resiliently squeezable. The neck acts as a fulcrum so that the upper portions pivot outwardly as the lower portions are squeezed inwardly. A base joins the bottoms of the walls extending past the spacer.

Abstract: A straight edge or barber razor having a blade operating lever useful to move the blade from an exposed or operating position to a closed or safe position.

Abstract: A razor handle with a pair of pivot-engaging arms or jaws includes a resilient cartridge latching mechanism formed substantially integrally therewith. The latching mechanism is positioned to retainedly engage a pivotable cartridge in a substantially fixed angular position at one extreme of its pivot range. The cartridge is rotated into and out of the retained engagement with the latch by the user applying, normally manually, a rotational force to the cartridge, which force is of a magnitude greater than normally encountered during shaving.

Abstract: A razor blade cartridge pivotally mounted in a razor has a sheet-like blade holder with a slot having upper and lower inner inclined walls to one or both of which a single or twin blades are respectively secured by adhesive. A second slot is provided on the leading side of the leading blade. In a second embodiment, a double edge blade has a second cutting edge extending past the back surface of the blade holder.