Magazine for razor blade cartridges
First Claim
1. A magazine combination for razor blade cartridges of a generally oblong shape comprising a housing, a stack of cartridges arranged flatwise each against an adjacent one therein, said housing having a front end wall with a first opening at one end of the wall thereof for the endwise insertion of a used cartridge, and a second opening at the other end of the wall for endwise extraction of a new cartridge, and elastic means arranged to urge the stack toward said second opening, a rigid stop means against which the stack and the end new cartridge are normally maintained by said elastic means, the end cartridge being fully exposed at said second opening for endwise extraction, said elastic means comprising a pair of laterally spaced spring fingers with a slot between to receive a razor handle part slidable therein, and said housing having a back end wall with an exit opening opposite said first opening in the front wall shaped to permit the free exit of the handle part but restrain the inserted used cartridge.
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Abstract
A magazine for razor blade cartridges in which the cartridges embody a plurality of blades permanently secured in a plastic body, the magazine including a main housing into which is insertable a spring clip preloaded with a stack of the cartridges, the housing having an end wall with a pair of openings a first one being adapted for the endwise insertion of a used cartridge at one end of the stack and a second opening being adapted for the endwise extraction of a new cartridge, the stack being pressed by elastic means toward the second opening, the arrangement and relation of the stack and the openings in the end wall being such that a used cartridge may be inserted at the first opening by endwise advance in contact with and parallel to the adjacent cartridge, the cartridge at the other end of the stack having its end fully exposed at said second opening but normally releasably restrained against accidental escape.
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11 Claims
- 1. A magazine combination for razor blade cartridges of a generally oblong shape comprising a housing, a stack of cartridges arranged flatwise each against an adjacent one therein, said housing having a front end wall with a first opening at one end of the wall thereof for the endwise insertion of a used cartridge, and a second opening at the other end of the wall for endwise extraction of a new cartridge, and elastic means arranged to urge the stack toward said second opening, a rigid stop means against which the stack and the end new cartridge are normally maintained by said elastic means, the end cartridge being fully exposed at said second opening for endwise extraction, said elastic means comprising a pair of laterally spaced spring fingers with a slot between to receive a razor handle part slidable therein, and said housing having a back end wall with an exit opening opposite said first opening in the front wall shaped to permit the free exit of the handle part but restrain the inserted used cartridge.
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9. A magazine combination for razor blade cartridges of a generally oblong shape comprising a housing, a stack of cartridges arranged flatwise each against an adjacent one therein, said housing have an end wall with an opening for endwise extraction of a cartridge at the end of the stack at said opening, elastic means arranged to urge the stack toward said opening, said cartridges each having a middle longitudinal slot with an open side facing away from said elastic means adapted to slidably receive therein a razor handle head, and said housing having an elastic tongue element engageable in said slot in the cartridge at said opening to releasably restrain the cartridge from extraction.
- 10. A magazine combination for razor blade cartridges comprising a housing having an end wall with an opening for the endwise extraction of a cartridge, a cartridge in said housing having an end exposed at said opening, said cartridge having a longitudinal slot at its bottom face with a shoulder part therein, and a spring element in said housing with a tongue portion engaged against said shoulder part to restrain the cartridge from accidental release.
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