Safe container for grooming products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11490705-B2
Application number	US-202017106401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2020
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A safe container comprises a first receptacle configured to receive a grooming product and a biometric lock configured to selectively open the first receptacle to a designated user. The grooming product may include a shaver and/or razor blade cartridges. The biometric lock may include a fingerprint reader.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A safe container, comprising:
a first receptacle configured to receive a first grooming product;
a second receptacle configured to receive one or more of a second grooming product, wherein the second grooming product is a shaving product configured to interact with the first grooming product;
a biometric lock configured to selectively open the first receptacle or the second receptacle to a designated user with authentic biometrics;
a sensor for detecting whether a quantity within the first receptacle or the second receptacle is below a designated threshold; and
a display for displaying a warning including a number of the second grooming product in the second receptacle when a quantity is below a predetermined threshold, wherein the warning further includes an interactive button for ordering new replacement razor blade cartridges.

2. The safe container according to claim 1 , comprising a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data.

3. The safe container according to claim 2 , wherein the transceiver is a wireless transceiver.

4. The safe container according to claim 1 , comprising a power supply unit.

5. The safe container according to claim 4 , wherein the power supply unit comprises a rechargeable power device.

6. The safe container according to claim 5 , wherein the power supply unit comprises a contactless power receiver.

7. The safe container according to claim 5 , comprising a charging station for charging the rechargeable power device of the power supply unit, and a main body, separable from the charging station, containing the first receptacle, the biometric lock and the power supply unit.

8. The safe container according to claim 1 , comprising one or more information output units.

9. The safe container according to claim 8 , wherein the information output units include the display.

10. The safe container according to claim 8 , wherein the information output units include a speaker.

11. The safe container according to claim 1 , wherein the biometric lock comprises a fingerprint reader.

12. The safe container according to claim 1 , wherein the biometric lock comprises an actuator.

13. The safe container according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more shaving product includes one or more razor blade cartridges within the second receptacle.

14. A method of using the safe container of claim 1 , comprising:
determining that the quantity within the first receptacle and/or within the second receptacle is below the predetermined threshold, and
issuing the warning that the quantity is below the predetermined threshold.

15. The safe container according to claim 6 , comprising a charging station for charging the rechargeable power device of the power supply unit, and a main body, separable from the charging station, containing the first receptacle, the biometric lock and the power supply unit.

16. The safe container according to claim 9 , wherein the information output units include a speaker.

17. A method of using the safe container of claim 13 , comprising:
determining that the quantity within the first receptacle and/or within the second receptacle is below the predetermined threshold, and
issuing the warning that the quantity is below the predetermined threshold.

18. The safe container according to claim 1 , wherein the biometric lock comprises another sensor configured to read the designated user's biometric features.

19. A safe container comprising:
a first receptacle configured to receive a grooming product;
a second receptacle configured to receive one or more razor blade cartridges;
a biometric lock configured to selectively open the first receptacle or the second receptacle to a designated user with authentic biometrics;
a sensor for detecting whether a quantity within the first receptacle or the second receptacle is below a designated threshold; and
a display for displaying a warning including a number of razor blade cartridges in the second receptacle when a quantity is below a predetermined threshold, wherein the warning further includes an interactive button for ordering new replacement razor blade cartridges.

Assignees

• Bic Violex Sa
• Bic Violex Single Member Sa

Inventors

• Vasileiadis Andreas
• Gkika Athanasia

Classifications

• G07C9/00563

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title

• G06V40/12

  Fingerprints or palmprints · CPC title

• A45D27/24 Primary

  for storing {thin flat} razor blades, e.g. after use (devices for collecting used scalpel blades A61B17/3217; devices for dispensing new razor-blades B65D83/10) · CPC title

• E05Y2400/66

  Wireless transmission · CPC title

• A45D27/225

  for storing razor blade cartridges, e.g. after use · CPC title