Shaver with interchangeable cartridge, cartridge and head and handle assembly for such shaver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694503-B2
Application number	US-201214648356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A shaver is provided, the shaver includes a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a bottom wall. A removable cartridge is attached to the shaver head through an attaching element provided on the shaver head. An ejection spring provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shaver comprising:
a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion,
a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion,
a removable cartridge including at least one blade, the cartridge being adapted to be attached to the shaver head and removed from the shaver head, and
an attaching element, adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by snap-fitting
wherein the shaver head further comprises a bottom wall positioned in front of the at least one blade in a direction of shaving, lateral walls, and a spring which provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head, wherein the spring comprises:
a holding portion, positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the shaver head, the holding portion being adapted to attach the spring to the shaver head, and
a pair of symmetrically positioned ejection springs, the ejection springs being provided as elastic wings, the elastic wings extending from the holding portion in a direction towards the lateral walls.

2. The shaver according to claim 1 , wherein each of the wings terminates in a bent portion.

3. A shaver comprising:
a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion,
a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion,
a removable cartridge including at least one blade, the cartridge being adapted to be attached to the shaver head and removed from the shaver head,
an attaching element, adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by snap-fitting, and
at least one ejection spring provided on the shaver head,
wherein the at least one ejection spring provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head,
wherein the shaver head further comprises lateral walls, wherein the lateral walls of the shaver head comprise guide tracks,
wherein the cartridge further comprises lateral walls, the lateral walls of the cartridge comprising guide tracks, and wherein the guide tracks of the cartridge cooperate with the guide tracks of the shaver head.

4. A head and handle assembly for a shaver, the head and handle assembly comprising:
a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head being adapted to receive a cartridge,
an attaching element, adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by snap-fitting, and
at least one ejection spring provided on the shaver head,
wherein the at least one ejection spring provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head,
wherein the attaching element and the at least one ejection spring belong to the same elastic part, the elastic part further comprising an elastic body connecting the attaching element to the at least one ejection spring.

5. A shaver comprising:
a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion,
a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion,
a removable cartridge including at least one blade, the cartridge being adapted to be attached to the shaver head and removed from the shaver head,
an attaching element, adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by snap-fitting, and at least one ejection spring provided on the shaver head,
wherein the at least one ejection spring provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head; and
wherein the attaching element and the at least one ejection spring belong to the same elastic part, the elastic part further including an elastic body connecting the attaching element to the at least one ejection spring.

6. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the shaver head is attached pivotally to the mounting portion.

7. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the shaver head further comprises a bottom wall positioned in front of the at least one blade in a direction of shaving, and wherein the ejection spring is attached to the bottom wall.

8. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the cartridge is ejected in a direction parallel to a direction of shaving.

9. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the ejection spring is made of metal.

10. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the shaver head further comprises a bottom wall, the bottom wall being positioned in front of the at least one blade in the direction of shaving, and a guard member, the guard member being positioned adjacent the bottom wall.

11. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the handle further comprises a slidable button, the button comprising a pusher, the pusher being adapted to encounter the elastic body of the elastic part and thus release the cartridge.

12. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the cartridge comprises a holder, and wherein the attaching element and the holder cooperate to attach the cartridge to the shaver head.

13. A shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one ejection spring is made of metal.

Assignees

• Bic Violex Sa
• Bic Violex Sa

Inventors

• Papadopoulos-Papageorgis Phaedon
• Zafiropoulos Panagiotis
• Efthimiadis Dimitrios

Classifications

• B26B21/4012

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

• B26B21/225

  the changeable unit being resiliently mounted on the handle · CPC title

• B26B21/222

  with the blades moulded into, or attached to, a changeable unit (B26B21/4006 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B26B21/521 Primary

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

• B26B21/14

  Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle · CPC title