CA1290931C - Razor cartridge with shaving aid and method of manufacture - Google Patents
Razor cartridge with shaving aid and method of manufactureInfo
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- CA1290931C CA1290931C CA000526894A CA526894A CA1290931C CA 1290931 C CA1290931 C CA 1290931C CA 000526894 A CA000526894 A CA 000526894A CA 526894 A CA526894 A CA 526894A CA 1290931 C CA1290931 C CA 1290931C
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Abstract
RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH SHAVING AID
AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Abstract A razor cartridge having a shaving aid secured frictionally to a face-engaging surface of the cartridge including method of manu-facture.
AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Abstract A razor cartridge having a shaving aid secured frictionally to a face-engaging surface of the cartridge including method of manu-facture.
Description
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RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH SHAVING AID
AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to wet shaving and relates in particular to so-called safety razors of the wet shaving category.
8sckground of the Invention More specifically, the invention relates to wet shaving 6afety razors whlch include a shaving aid built into or attached to the razor in one fashion or another.
Usually the shaving aid is incorporated in one of the face-engaging surfaces of the cartridge portion of the razor, i.e., the cap or the guard bar.
Typical prior art razors incorporating shaving aids in the cap or in the guard bar are disclosed and described in U. S. Patent No.
4,170,821 entitled RAZOR CARTRIDGES issued October 16, 1979, to A. R.
Booth and assigned to Warner-Lambert Company, U. K. Patent No.
1,157,640 entitled IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO SAFETY SHAVING RAZORS
issued July 9, 1969, to Calmic Limited, and Itslian Patent No. 991,064 entitled SAFETY RAZOR COUPLED WITH A SKIN SOAP DISPENSER CLOSE TO THE
BLADE filed July 9, 1973, by Raffaele Tipaldi.
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3~
The V. S. '821 patent employs a shaving aid in the form of polyethylene oxide as well as other preparations incorporated into the razor cartridge in a number of ways.
The U. K. '640 patent shows a sponge-like strip impregnated S with a hair softener mounted on the top of the razor.
The Italian '064 reference shows a soap dispenser mounted in front of the blade edge.
Ob;ect of the Invention The object of the present invention is the provision of a wet shaving safety lazor cartridge incorporating a shaving aid in the face-engaging surface of the csrtridge cap whose structure and method of manufacture lends itself to modern hlgh-speed mass production methods.
A special feature of the invention is the provision of a shaving aid receptacle &nd method of inserting the aid into the receptacle with sufficient manufacturing speed and economy to allow incorporation of the aid into low cost disposable razors in highly competitive fashion.
Summary of the Invention A razor cartridge having at least one face-engaging surface formed with a receptacle for receiving and retaining an elongate shaving aid embracing certain principles of the present invention may comprise an open-ended recess having a bottom wall formed in said face-engaging surface, a plurality of spaced clips formed integrally with said face-engaging surface, said clips overhanging said recess, a plurality of bulges formed in said bottom wall in the region of said clips whereby the bulges and the clips cooperate to receive the elongate shaving aid and retain the aid frictionally.
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A method of attachlng 8 molded elongate shaving aid to a face-engaging surface of a razor cartridge embracing certain other principles of the invention may comprise the steps of creating a track in said face-engaging surface, separating the elongate aid into lndividual aid inserts, feeding an insert into said track, and retaining said insert in said track frictionally.
Brief Description of the Drawlngs Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from an examination of the succeeding specification when read in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a razor cartridge with a shaving aid insert in place;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a molded shaving aid of indeterminate length;
Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the elongate aid of Fig. 2 separated into individual inserts or shaving aid units;
Fig. 4 is a top view, enlarged, showing a shaving aid insert partially received in the insert receptacle;
Fig. 5 is a vertical section of Fig. 4 as viewed in the staggered line labeled 5-5;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 5 showing a bulge in the bottom wall of the aid receptacle; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view, enlarged, of Fig. 4 in the plane of the line 7-7.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment Referring now in detsil to the drawings, the reference numeral 11 designates a low cost di6posable razor having a handle 12 and a car-tridge 13 (fixed to or separable from the handle in well-known fashion).
lX5~0931 The cartridge includes a face-engaKing surface 14 formed with a recess 16 defining a receptacle for a shavlng aid insert 17.
The recess is open-ended and deflnes a track for receiving the shaving aid insert 17 fed into the track from tbe left end of the ~rack as i~ apparent in Figs. 4 and 5 To facilitate retention of the insert within the track, the face-engaging surface 14 is formed with spaced clips ld-19 (in this case molded integrally with the cartridge) which overlay the track and which project toward one another from opposite 6ides of the track.
While the disclosed embodiment of the invention shows the clips opposite one another, it is not necessary that they be so arranged. The clips may be staggered or project alternately from side to side.
In the region of the clips 18-19, the bottom wall 21 of the recess 16 is formed with bulges 22 (see Fig. 6) which cooperate wlth the clips 18-19 to accomplish two important occurrences.
First, the inlet side of the bulge, as indicated at 23 in Figs. 5 and 6, provides a flared opening creating a "lead in" for the aid as it is being inserted.
Secondly, the clips 18-19, singly or in pairs, cooperate with mating bulges 22 to create a restriction to facilitate the creation of friction to retain the shaving aid insert in place.
As stated earlier, it is not necessary that the clips 18-19 be arranged in opposed pairs as shown in Fig. 7 but can be staggered in alternating fashion as they pro~ect from opposite sides of the track.
Furthermore, the number of clips and the number of bulges is a matter of choice so long as there are sufficient restrictions between 1~90931 cooperating cllps and mating bulges to create adequate frlction for insert retention.
Frequently it is deslrable to create a stop in the track opposite the inlet end as indicated at 24 in Fig. 4 to prevent over-feeding of the shaving aid insert.
Fig. 2 shows an elongate shaving aid 26 of indeterminate length created by extrusion, in~ection molding or the like.
Fig. 3 shows the step of separating the elongate aid 26 into individual lnserts 27, 28 and 29. These inserts are schematic repre-sentations of the insert 17 shown being fed into the track of Figs. 4and S and illustrated in cross-section in Fig. 7.
It is anticipated that a wide variety of embodiments and design changes may be devi~ed in the disclosed snd claimed invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.
For example, it iB anticipated that there are numerous shaving aids or shaving aid comp~sitions that can be fabricated for wet shaving cartridges ln accordance with the article and method claims hereof.
Machine design considerations may require reversing the feed entry of the insert and correspondingly reversing the overfeeding stop.
In addition, it may be necessary to incorporate stops at both ends of the recess to keep the insert from "walking out" of the recess due to vibrations encountered during transport of the ra~or product in commerce.
RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH SHAVING AID
AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to wet shaving and relates in particular to so-called safety razors of the wet shaving category.
8sckground of the Invention More specifically, the invention relates to wet shaving 6afety razors whlch include a shaving aid built into or attached to the razor in one fashion or another.
Usually the shaving aid is incorporated in one of the face-engaging surfaces of the cartridge portion of the razor, i.e., the cap or the guard bar.
Typical prior art razors incorporating shaving aids in the cap or in the guard bar are disclosed and described in U. S. Patent No.
4,170,821 entitled RAZOR CARTRIDGES issued October 16, 1979, to A. R.
Booth and assigned to Warner-Lambert Company, U. K. Patent No.
1,157,640 entitled IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO SAFETY SHAVING RAZORS
issued July 9, 1969, to Calmic Limited, and Itslian Patent No. 991,064 entitled SAFETY RAZOR COUPLED WITH A SKIN SOAP DISPENSER CLOSE TO THE
BLADE filed July 9, 1973, by Raffaele Tipaldi.
- 1- ~;
3~
The V. S. '821 patent employs a shaving aid in the form of polyethylene oxide as well as other preparations incorporated into the razor cartridge in a number of ways.
The U. K. '640 patent shows a sponge-like strip impregnated S with a hair softener mounted on the top of the razor.
The Italian '064 reference shows a soap dispenser mounted in front of the blade edge.
Ob;ect of the Invention The object of the present invention is the provision of a wet shaving safety lazor cartridge incorporating a shaving aid in the face-engaging surface of the csrtridge cap whose structure and method of manufacture lends itself to modern hlgh-speed mass production methods.
A special feature of the invention is the provision of a shaving aid receptacle &nd method of inserting the aid into the receptacle with sufficient manufacturing speed and economy to allow incorporation of the aid into low cost disposable razors in highly competitive fashion.
Summary of the Invention A razor cartridge having at least one face-engaging surface formed with a receptacle for receiving and retaining an elongate shaving aid embracing certain principles of the present invention may comprise an open-ended recess having a bottom wall formed in said face-engaging surface, a plurality of spaced clips formed integrally with said face-engaging surface, said clips overhanging said recess, a plurality of bulges formed in said bottom wall in the region of said clips whereby the bulges and the clips cooperate to receive the elongate shaving aid and retain the aid frictionally.
0~3~
A method of attachlng 8 molded elongate shaving aid to a face-engaging surface of a razor cartridge embracing certain other principles of the invention may comprise the steps of creating a track in said face-engaging surface, separating the elongate aid into lndividual aid inserts, feeding an insert into said track, and retaining said insert in said track frictionally.
Brief Description of the Drawlngs Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from an examination of the succeeding specification when read in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a razor cartridge with a shaving aid insert in place;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a molded shaving aid of indeterminate length;
Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the elongate aid of Fig. 2 separated into individual inserts or shaving aid units;
Fig. 4 is a top view, enlarged, showing a shaving aid insert partially received in the insert receptacle;
Fig. 5 is a vertical section of Fig. 4 as viewed in the staggered line labeled 5-5;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 5 showing a bulge in the bottom wall of the aid receptacle; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view, enlarged, of Fig. 4 in the plane of the line 7-7.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment Referring now in detsil to the drawings, the reference numeral 11 designates a low cost di6posable razor having a handle 12 and a car-tridge 13 (fixed to or separable from the handle in well-known fashion).
lX5~0931 The cartridge includes a face-engaKing surface 14 formed with a recess 16 defining a receptacle for a shavlng aid insert 17.
The recess is open-ended and deflnes a track for receiving the shaving aid insert 17 fed into the track from tbe left end of the ~rack as i~ apparent in Figs. 4 and 5 To facilitate retention of the insert within the track, the face-engaging surface 14 is formed with spaced clips ld-19 (in this case molded integrally with the cartridge) which overlay the track and which project toward one another from opposite 6ides of the track.
While the disclosed embodiment of the invention shows the clips opposite one another, it is not necessary that they be so arranged. The clips may be staggered or project alternately from side to side.
In the region of the clips 18-19, the bottom wall 21 of the recess 16 is formed with bulges 22 (see Fig. 6) which cooperate wlth the clips 18-19 to accomplish two important occurrences.
First, the inlet side of the bulge, as indicated at 23 in Figs. 5 and 6, provides a flared opening creating a "lead in" for the aid as it is being inserted.
Secondly, the clips 18-19, singly or in pairs, cooperate with mating bulges 22 to create a restriction to facilitate the creation of friction to retain the shaving aid insert in place.
As stated earlier, it is not necessary that the clips 18-19 be arranged in opposed pairs as shown in Fig. 7 but can be staggered in alternating fashion as they pro~ect from opposite sides of the track.
Furthermore, the number of clips and the number of bulges is a matter of choice so long as there are sufficient restrictions between 1~90931 cooperating cllps and mating bulges to create adequate frlction for insert retention.
Frequently it is deslrable to create a stop in the track opposite the inlet end as indicated at 24 in Fig. 4 to prevent over-feeding of the shaving aid insert.
Fig. 2 shows an elongate shaving aid 26 of indeterminate length created by extrusion, in~ection molding or the like.
Fig. 3 shows the step of separating the elongate aid 26 into individual lnserts 27, 28 and 29. These inserts are schematic repre-sentations of the insert 17 shown being fed into the track of Figs. 4and S and illustrated in cross-section in Fig. 7.
It is anticipated that a wide variety of embodiments and design changes may be devi~ed in the disclosed snd claimed invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.
For example, it iB anticipated that there are numerous shaving aids or shaving aid comp~sitions that can be fabricated for wet shaving cartridges ln accordance with the article and method claims hereof.
Machine design considerations may require reversing the feed entry of the insert and correspondingly reversing the overfeeding stop.
In addition, it may be necessary to incorporate stops at both ends of the recess to keep the insert from "walking out" of the recess due to vibrations encountered during transport of the ra~or product in commerce.
Claims (6)
1. A method of attaching an, elongate shaving aid insert to a face-engaging surface of a razor cartridge comprising:
(a) creating a track in said face-engaging surface, said track including a flared inlet side with spaced restrictions created by bulging spaced portions of said track therein, said track also formed with a stop opposite said inlet;
(b) forming said elongate shaving aid insert by extrusion moulding then feeding said shaving aid insert into said track until the end of said track until the end of said insert abuts the stop opposite said inlet; and (c) frictionally retaining said insert in said track.
(a) creating a track in said face-engaging surface, said track including a flared inlet side with spaced restrictions created by bulging spaced portions of said track therein, said track also formed with a stop opposite said inlet;
(b) forming said elongate shaving aid insert by extrusion moulding then feeding said shaving aid insert into said track until the end of said track until the end of said insert abuts the stop opposite said inlet; and (c) frictionally retaining said insert in said track.
2. The method of claim 1 in which the moulding step is accomplished by extrusion.
3. The method of claim 1 in which performance of the track is enhanced by forming spaced clips in said face-engaging surface.
4. The method of claim 3 plus the step of locating the spaced clips in the region of the bulging portion of said track.
5. The method of claim 3 plus the step of arranging the spaced clips in pairs so that the clips project toward one another from opposite sides of the track.
6. A razor cartridge having at least one face-engaging surface which is formed with a receptacle for receiving and retaining an elongate shaving aid frictionally, comprising:
an open-ended recess having a bottom wall formed in said face-engaging surface;
a plurality of spaced clips formed integrally with said face-engaging surface, said clips overhanging said recess;
a plurality of bulges formed in said bottom wall in the region of said clips whereby the bulges and the clips cooperate to receive the elongate shaving aid and retain the aid frictionally.
an open-ended recess having a bottom wall formed in said face-engaging surface;
a plurality of spaced clips formed integrally with said face-engaging surface, said clips overhanging said recess;
a plurality of bulges formed in said bottom wall in the region of said clips whereby the bulges and the clips cooperate to receive the elongate shaving aid and retain the aid frictionally.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000526894A CA1290931C (en) | 1987-01-07 | 1987-01-07 | Razor cartridge with shaving aid and method of manufacture |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000526894A CA1290931C (en) | 1987-01-07 | 1987-01-07 | Razor cartridge with shaving aid and method of manufacture |
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| CA1290931C true CA1290931C (en) | 1991-10-22 |
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| CA000526894A Expired CA1290931C (en) | 1987-01-07 | 1987-01-07 | Razor cartridge with shaving aid and method of manufacture |
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