DISPENSER FOR SHAVING UNITS

• US 3,767,083 A
• Filed: 09/06/1972
• Issued: 10/23/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Philip E. Webb
• Original Assignee: Philip E. Webb
• Inventors: Webb, Philip E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coleman, Samuel F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Martin, Larry
• Application Number:
  US05/286,693
• Time in Patent Office: 412 Days
• Field of Search: 221/52,56,57,58,59,102,220,221,226,227,228,229,230,231,232,267,268,279,280 30/40,40.1,40.2,85
• US Class Current: 221/279
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 21/24 of the magazine type; of the injector type containers for storing razor-blades A45D27/24
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/10 for dispensing razor-blades

Abstract

A razor blade dispenser adapted to contain a plurality of razor blades comprising a housing for the razor blades, an opening in the housing through which a razor blade can be withdrawn, resilient means for urging the razor blades in the direction of the opening and means for preventing the razor blades moving in the opposite direction.

Claims

1. A razor blade dispenser containing a plurality of razor blade shaving units, each shaving unit consisting of a substantially rigid member to which a razor blade is secured in a permanent manner with said rigid member having a forward edge providing a guard surface located at a pre-set spacing from the cutting edge of the razor blade and a rear edge for selective engagement by a handle by which the shaving unit is held during use, said dispenser comprising a housing for said shaving units, said housing having a withdrawal opening located at one end of said housing and extending transversely across the width of said housing, said shaving units being positioned in said housing in abutting relationship with said rear edge of an endmost one of the shaving units exposed in said withdrawal opening for engagement by a handle, said housing having serrations on opposed side walls, a member having a yoke portion, a part at least of said yoke portion being in contact with that shaving unit furtherest from said withdrawal opening, said member further having two side arms each of which is provided with teeth which respectively engage the serrations on one of said side walls with a ratchet action, whereby said member is prevented from moving away from said withdrawal opening, and resilient means in contact with said yoke portion for urging said member and said shaving units in the direction of said withdrawal opening.