Replaceable fluid dispensing cartridge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9586330-B2
Application number	US-201615171236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2016
Priority date	Dec 9, 2011
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

A replaceable fluid dispensing cartridge for a liquid dispensing razor having a fluid interconnect member with a pivotable support member and a base member with a fluid port and an engagement surface for removably and fixedly mating to a corresponding engagement member of a handle. A cartridge housing is mounted to the pivotable support member. The cartridge housing has a guard, a cap, and at least one blade between the cap and the guard. A fluid applicator defining an opening is fixedly joined to the interconnect member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of making a replaceable fluid dispensing cartridge comprising:
molding a cartridge housing having a guard and a cap;
mounting at least one blade between the cap and the guard;
molding a fluid interconnect member having a pivotable support member and a base member and a wall defining a cavity, said wall forming a pair of opposing engagement surfaces for removably and slidably mating to a pair of corresponding engagement members of a handle which extend outwardly into said pair of opposing engagement surfaces, and a pair of biasing members applying an outward force onto each of said pair of opposing engagement members such that they are biased when in a neutral at rest position;
joining a fluid applicator defining an opening to the fluid interconnect member;
mounting the cartridge housing to the pivotable support member, and
mounting the fluid applicator to the cartridge housing.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fluid applicator is mounted to the cartridge housing after the joining of the fluid applicator to the fluid interconnect member.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising engaging one or more alignment members of the fluid applicator with one or more corresponding alignment members of the base member.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising aligning the opening of the fluid applicator with an aperture of the fluid interconnect member.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said mounting of the fluid applicator to the cartridge housing comprises mounting a guard of the fluid applicator to the guard of the cartridge housing.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein one end of the fluid applicator is mounted to the cartridge housing and an opposing end of the fluid applicator is mounted to the fluid interconnect member.

Assignees

• Gillette Co

Inventors

• Xu Xiaolan
• Wain Kevin James

Classifications

• B26B21/4012

  Housing details, e.g. for cartridges · CPC title

• B26B21/4062

  Actuating members, e.g. switches or control knobs; Adjustments · CPC title

• B26B21/44

  Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic, or the like · CPC title

• B26B21/446

  Shaving aid stored in the razor handle · CPC title

• B26B21/521

  Connection details, e.g. connection to razor heads · CPC title