Shaving aid strip for razor cartridge

- The Gillette Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shaving aid strip for a razor cartridge showing an embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 1, the other side elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 1, the rear elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a shaving aid strip for a razor cartridge showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 5, the other side elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the shaving aid strip of FIG. 5, the rear elevation view being identical thereto. "

The broken line which defines the lower boundary of the claimed design forms no part thereof. The broken lines showing the razor cartridge and parts underlying the broken line boundary are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The stippling represents a color contrasting surface."

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Patent History
Patent number: D424745
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Mingchih M. Tseng (Hingham, MA), Stephen C. Metcalf (West Newton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C Tuttle
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/108,923
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element (D28/47)
International Classification: 2803;