Razor handle with a rotatable portion

• US 8,938,885 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2013
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC (The Procter & Gamble Company)
• Original Assignee: Gillette Company (The Procter & Gamble Company)
• Inventors: Stevens, Christopher John
• Primary Examiner(s): PAYER, HWEI-SIU C
• Application Number:
  US13/747,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20130291391A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 30/50, 305/26, 305/27, 305/32
• US Class Current: 30/527
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 21/225 the changeable unit being resiliently mounted on the handle
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 21/52 Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible handles and attaching handles in general B25G
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 21/521 Connection details, e.g. connection to razor heads

Abstract

A handle for a shaving razor is described in which the handle comprises a grip portion and a neck portion coupled to an end of the grip portion. The neck portion comprises a frame coupled to the end of the grip portion, the frame comprising a pin; a pod rotatably coupled to the frame, the pod defining an aperture to receive the pin of the frame, wherein the pod is configured to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to a length of the grip portion; and a spring coupled to the pod, wherein the spring generates a return torque when the pod is rotated.

Claims

1. A handle for a shaving razor, the handle comprising:

a grip portion; and

a neck portion coupled to an end of the grip portion, the neck portion comprising;

a frame coupled to the end of the grip portion, the frame comprising a pin;

a pod rotatably coupled to the frame, the pod defining an aperture to receive the pin of the frame, wherein the pod is configured to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to a length of the grip portion;

a spring having two ends with one end coupled to the pod, wherein the spring generates a return torque when the pod is rotated, and

an anchor having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end is coupled to the end of the grip portion and the second end is coupled to the other end of the spring.

2. The handle of claim 1, wherein the anchor is made from metal.

3. The handle of claim 2, wherein the metal is brass.

4. The handle of claim 1, wherein the spring is a tension spring.

5. The handle of claim 1, wherein the pin is made from metal.

6. The handle of claim 5, wherein the metal is stainless steel.

7. The handle of claim 1, wherein the spring is adjustable to vary the spring force and the return torque.

8. The handle of claim 1, wherein the neck portion is configured to releasably engage a razor cartridge.

9. The handle of claim 8, wherein the neck portion further comprises a razor cartridge releasing assembly.

10. The handle of claim 9, wherein the pod defines a recess to receive the razor cartridge releasing assembly.

11. The handle of claim 1, wherein the pin of the frame falls along the axis.

12. The handle of claim 1, wherein the pod is unitary and formed from molded plastic.

13. The handle of claim 1, wherein the pod rotates about 10 degrees to about 20 degrees from an at rest position.

14. The handle of claim 13, wherein the pod rotates about 15 degrees from the at rest position.