Abstract: A shaving razor including a handle and three blade units each connected to the handle by a respective mounting structure that provides a pivotal connection of the blade unit to the mounting structure about a pivot axis that is transverse to the cutting edge, and also provides controlled up and down movement of the blade unit thereby permitting each said blade unit to conform to the contour of a surface being shaved. The handle has an index finger indent on a top surface, and thumb indent on the bottom surface, and is shaped to match the curvature of a user's hand.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 29, 2003
Assignee:
The Gillette Company
Inventors:
Brian J. Bosy, Alexander T. Chenvainu, Franco Lodato, David L. Pappas, Rajan Ramaswamy