Shaver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9757870-B2
Application number	US-201214646851-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A shaver comprising a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a back structure. A removable cartridge is attached to the shaver head through an elastic member provided on the back structure of the shaver head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shaver comprising:
a handle having a mounting portion,
a shaver head attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a back structure,
a removable cartridge comprising at least one frontward extending blade opposite the back structure of the shaver head, and a pair of holders, the cartridge being adapted to be seated in the shaver head and removed from the shaver head, and
at least one elastic member provided on the back structure of the shaver head, the at least one elastic member comprising a flat central portion and a pair of a curved wings protruding from the flat central portion,
wherein the curved wings of the at least one elastic member are adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by being snap-fitted into the pair of holders of the cartridge.

2. The shaver according to claim 1 , wherein the shaver head is attached pivotally to the mounting portion.

3. The shaver according to claim 1 , wherein each of the curved wings of the at least one elastic member comprises:
a bottom portion,
an end portion, and
an extending part,
the bottom portion and the end portion protrude from the flat central portion, and
the extending part, upon insertion of the cartridge, is snap-fitted to the pair of holders of the cartridge.

4. The shaver according to claim 3 , wherein the bottom portion and the end portion of the at least one elastic member is interconnected by the extending part.

5. The shaver according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one elastic member is made of metal.

6. The shaver according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one elastic member is a leaf spring.

7. The shaver according to claim 6 , wherein the handle further comprises a button, the button adapted to encounter the pair of holders to eject the cartridge from the shaver head in a direction perpendicular to the direction of shaving.

8. The shaver according to claim 7 , wherein the back structure of the shaver head further comprises an elastic member holder, the extending part of the curved wings being adapted to encounter the pair of holders of the cartridge wherein the elastic member holder is adapted to accommodate and support the at least one elastic member.

9. The shaver according to claim 8 , wherein the shaver head further comprises a bottom wall and a guard member, the guard member being positioned adjacent to the bottom wall.

10. The shaver according to claim 9 , wherein the handle further comprises a slidable button, the button comprising a pusher, the pusher being adapted to encounter the pair of holder to release the snap-fit of the extending part of the cartridge from the shaver head.

11. The shaver according to claim 10 , wherein the cartridge further comprises a top wall and a bottom wall, wherein the pair of holders extends between the top wall and the bottom wall.

12. The shaver according to claim 11 , wherein the pair of holders are provided in a form of a pair of parallel bars.

13. The shaver according to claim 11 , wherein the cartridge further comprises a shaving aid, the shaving aid being provided in the top wall.

14. The shaver according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one blade is mounted movably.

15. A head and handle assembly for a shaver comprising:
a handle having a mounting portion, a shaver head attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head being adapted forwardly to seat a cartridge, the shaver head having a back structure, and an elastic member provided on the back structure of the shaver head, the elastic member comprising a flat central portion and a pair of curved wings protruding from the flat central portion,
wherein the curved wings of the elastic member are adapted to attach the cartridge to the shaver head by being snap-fitted into a pair of holders of the cartridge.

16. The head and handle assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the shaver head is attached pivotally to the mounting portion.

17. The head and handle assembly according to claim 16 , wherein each of the curved wings of the elastic member comprises:
a bottom portion,
an end portion, and
an extending part,
wherein the bottom portion and the end portion protrude from the flat central portion.

18. The head and handle assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the bottom portion and the end portion of the elastic member are interconnected by the extending part.

19. The head and handle assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the shaver head further comprises a bottom wall and a guard member, the guard member being positioned adjacent the bottom wall.

Assignees

• Bic Violex Sa
• Bic Violex Sa

Inventors

• Giannopoulos Panagiotis
• Zafiropoulos Panagiotis
• Bozikis Ioannis

Classifications

• B26B21/225

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

• B26B21/14

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

• B26B21/521 Primary

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

• B26B21/222

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

• B26B21/227

  with blades being resiliently mounted in the changeable unit · CPC title