Safety razor with plural adjustable blades
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A tandem blade assembly for a safety razor, comprising a pair of compact blade units, each having a blade strip and a blade support, said blade unit being connected together at their respective ends by a pair of links, each link being of integral form shaped to provide:
- guide surfaces for lateral location of the respective blade supports to maintain their spacing, the surfaces permitting limited movement of the blade supports therealong in directions transverse to a notional plane containing the cutting edges of the blade strips; and
a pair of independent spring fingers bearing upwardly on the respective supports to bias them upwardly along the guide surfaces, the links co-operating with the blade units to retain the links longitudinally with respect to the blade units.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A pair of compact blade units are connected together at each end by a spring metal link comprising independent spring fingers 2, a lug 7 having inner guide surfaces 8 and an end wall 3 with an aperture providing outer guide edges 9, and a top wall 6. Blade support members are guided vertically by co-operating pairs of guide edges 8, 9 and spring loaded upwardly by the respective spring fingers 2.
29 Citations
8 Claims
-
1. A tandem blade assembly for a safety razor, comprising a pair of compact blade units, each having a blade strip and a blade support, said blade unit being connected together at their respective ends by a pair of links, each link being of integral form shaped to provide:
-
guide surfaces for lateral location of the respective blade supports to maintain their spacing, the surfaces permitting limited movement of the blade supports therealong in directions transverse to a notional plane containing the cutting edges of the blade strips; and a pair of independent spring fingers bearing upwardly on the respective supports to bias them upwardly along the guide surfaces, the links co-operating with the blade units to retain the links longitudinally with respect to the blade units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
Specification