Razor blade technology
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1. A razor blade comprising a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets,a layer of hard coating on said cutting edge, said hard coating being made of amorphous material containing carbon, an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on said layer of hard coating, and an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene coating over said overcoat layer.
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Abstract
A razor blade including a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets, a layer of hard coating on the cutting edge, an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on the layer of hard carbon coating, and an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene coating over the overcoat layer.
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1. A razor blade comprising a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets,
a layer of hard coating on said cutting edge, said hard coating being made of amorphous material containing carbon, an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on said layer of hard coating, and an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene coating over said overcoat layer.
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20. A shaving razor comprising
a handle, a housing connected to said handle, and at least one razor blade mounted in said housing, said blade comprising a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets, a layer of hard coating on said cutting edge, said hard coating being made of amorphous material containing carbon, an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on said layer of hard coating, and an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene coating over said overcoat layer.
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24. A method of making a razor blade comprising
providing a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets, adding a layer of hard coating on said cutting edge, said hard coating being made of amorphous material containing carbon, adding an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on said layer of hard coating, and adding an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene coating over said overcoat layer.
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28. A razor blade comprising
a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets; -
a layer of a hard carbon containing material, doped with another element, on the cutting edge;
an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on the layer of the hard carbon containing material; and
an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene over the overcoat layer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A shaving razor comprising
a handle, a housing connected to the handle, and at least one razor blade within the housing, the razor blade comprising a substrate with a cutting edge defined by a sharpened tip and adjacent facets; -
a layer of a hard carbon containing material, doped with another element, on the cutting edge;
an overcoat layer of a chromium containing material on the layer of the hard carbon containing material; and
an outer layer of polytetrafluoroethylene over the overcoat layer. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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