Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
  • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
  • B26B21/08—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades

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• the present invention relates to a shaving tool, and more particularly to a shaving tool of the cutter or saber type.
• a shaving tool of the cabbage cutter or saber type generally comprises a longitudinal blade-holder arm pivotally articulated on a longitudinal shaft between a first closed position and at least a second open position. The cutting edge of the blade is oriented longitudinally.
• Such shaving tools have long been used by professional barbers or hairdressers trained in the use of this type of shaving tool to shave their customers. Shaving tools of this type require indeed a certain dexterity for their sharpening and for their use.
• a manual razor of this type comprises a longitudinal handle at the end of which is mounted, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle, a manual shaving head transverse to one or more parallel blades.
• the particular structure of the manual shaving heads used greatly limits the risk of cutting, to the point that these shaving heads have even been called by some "safety shaving heads".
• a first problem proposed by the invention is to design a new shaving tool easy to use, inexpensive, and ergonomic, allowing an operator to shave a person without risk of accidental cut in the person and without risk of joint injury in patients. 'operator.
• the invention aims to design a new shaving tool ensuring good hygiene to limit any health risk for both the person and the operator, and does not require training or special dexterity of the operator for its handling .
• the invention provides a shaving tool type cabbage or saber, having a longitudinal blade arm pivotally articulated on a longitudinal shaft between a first closed position and at least a second open position, in which the longitudinal blade-holding arm comprises a distal section with a free end and provided with fastening means shaped to receive and hold a known type of manual shaving head with one or more blades, with the edge of the blade or blades arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal blade arm, wherein the fixing means comprise an adapter insert, fixed on or adapted to be detachably attached to the distal section of the door arm -lame, and having retaining means for detachably receiving and retaining, according to a receiving face, at least a first type of manual shaving head of known type.
• a shaving tool type cabbage or saber ensures good ergonomics for the operator, and does not cause injury, especially in the wrist area.
• the use of shaped fastening means for detachably receiving and retaining a manual shaving head makes it possible to easily and completely clean the shaving tool that is the subject of the present invention in order to guarantee ongoing hygiene.
• the shaving head can be changed by the operator for each client to shave.
• the use of a standard manual shaving head and inexpensive can significantly reduce the costs associated with the use of this shaving tool, and can limit or cancel completely, while risk of accidental break.
• the adapter insert thus allows the easy and rapid attachment of a manual shaving head of known type to the distal section of the longitudinal blade-holder arm.
• a manual shaving head of known type to the distal section of the longitudinal blade-holder arm.
• Such a design ensures a great ease of use of the shaving tool according to the present invention.
• the operator can change the shaving head very easily and therefore as often as necessary to ensure good hygiene.
• the fixing means may comprise a plurality of adaptation inserts, each capable of being detachably attached to the distal section of the blade arm, and each having retaining means for receiving and retaining detachable, according to their receiving face, a particular kind of manual shaving head of known type.
• the adapter insert may comprise at least one cleaning channel passing right through it between a first orifice located on its receiving face and a second orifice oriented away from the receiving face to communicate with the receiver. outside through lights provided in the distal section of the blade arm when the adapter insert is attached to the distal section of the blade arm.
• the cleaning channel effectively evacuates the foam which, when shaving a customer, accumulates on the shaving tool, and more particularly between the back of the shaving head and the receiving face of the shaving head. adaptation insert.
• the distal section comprises an inner housing, in communication with the outside, on an opening face developing perpendicularly to the plane of pivoting of the blade-holding arm, and opening at the distal end of the blade-holding arm,
• the adaptation inserts or are inserted axially into the inner housing of the distal section.
• the adapter insert is thus fixed by an axial insertion movement in the distal section of the longitudinal blade arm without requiring any particular tool.
• the inner housing may be between two side walls that resiliently pinch the adapter insert once inserted axially into the inner housing.
• the adapter insert may comprise a distal gripping section which, when the adapter insert is inserted axially into the inner housing, protrudes axially out of the inner housing beyond the distal end of the door arm. -blade.
• the handle may comprise a distal end shaped to, in the first closed position, accommodate the distal section of the blade arm provided with a manual shaving head.
• the handle and the blade holder arm may each comprise a proximal section, which extends from the joint towards its free end, and which extends perpendicularly to the plane pivoting the blade arm, to a thickness less than that of the distal sections of the handle and the blade arm.
• the distal section of the blade arm may comprise a general V-section with, on the opposite side to the opening face of the inner housing, a substantially rounded apex edge.
• the blade arm bears against an abutment limiting the approach of the blade arm and the handle, so that the manual shaving head does not come into contact. with the handle.
• the invention also proposes an adaptation insert, shaped to detachably attach itself to the distal section of a shaving tool blade arm as defined above, and shaped to retain in a detachable manner, according to a receiving face, a manual shaving head by fastening means.
• the adapter insert prefferably, it is possible for the adapter insert to comprise: a triangular general section with an apex edge disposed on the opposite side to the receiving face, retaining shoulders.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shaving tool according to one embodiment of the invention, in an open position, with shaving head;
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shaving tool of Figure 1 in the closed position
• - Figure 3 is a perspective view of the shaving tool of Figure 1, partly disassembled
• FIG. 4 is a top view of the shaving tool of Figure 3;
• FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the shaving tool of Figures 3 and 4;
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a first type of adapter insert;
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a first manual shaving head of known type
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the assembly of the adapter insert of Figure 6 and the manual shaving head of Figure 7;
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second type of adapter insert;
• FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second manual shaving head of known type
• Figure 11 is a perspective view of the assembly of the adapter insert of Figure 9 and the manual shaving head of Figure 10;
• Figure 12 is a perspective view of a third type of adapter insert;
• FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third manual shaving head of known type.
• FIG. 14 is a cross-section of the assembly of the adapter insert of FIG. 12 on which the manual shaving head of FIG. 13 is mounted. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
• the shaving tool of FIGS. 1 to 4 is a shaving tool of the cutter or saber type, comprising a longitudinal blade-holder arm 1 pivotally articulated on a longitudinal shaft 2 between a first closed position (FIG. 2) and at least one second open position ( Figure 1).
• the articulation of the longitudinal arm blade 1 on the longitudinal shaft 2 is a pivot joint axis l-1.
• FIG. 1 shows more particularly that the longitudinal blade-holding arm 1 comprises a distal section 3 with a free end 4 and provided with fastening means 5 shaped to receive and detachably retain a manual shaving head 9 of a type known at one or more blades, with the edge of the blade or blades disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis H-II of the blade longitudinal arm 1.
• the fastening means 5 comprise an adaptation insert 7 fixed to or capable of being detachably fastened to the distal section. 3 of the blade arm 1.
• the adapter insert 7 is shaped to receive and retain detachably, according to a receiving face 8 (not visible in Figure 1), at least a first type of manual shaving head 9 of known type.
• the fastening means comprise several adaptation inserts 7a, 7b and 7c, each of which can be detachably fastened to the distal section 3 of the blade-holding arm 1.
• the adaptation inserts 7a, 7b and 7c comprise retaining means 50 for detachably receiving and retaining, according to a receiving face 8, at least a first type of manual shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c of known type.
• the retaining means 50 of the adapter insert 7a of FIG. 6 are shaped to detachably receive and retain the manual shaving head 9a of FIG. 7, and comprise for this purpose two fixing lugs 50a and 50b intended to to cooperate with the latching lugs 60a and 60b of the manual shaving head 9a.
• the manual shaving head 9a is a manual shaving head of known type, commonly sold commercially and more particularly described in US Pat. No. 4,270,268 for example.
• adaptation inserts 7b and 7c of FIGS. 9 and 12 comprise retaining means 50 for respectively detachably receiving and retaining, according to their receiving face 8, the manual shaving heads 9b and 9c of the figures 10 and 13.
• the retaining means 50 of the adapter insert 7b comprise two fixing lugs 50c and 50d intended to cooperate with the attachment lugs 60c and 60d of the manual shaving head 9b.
• the retaining means 50 of the adaptation insert 7c comprise two attachment shoulders 50e and 50f intended to cooperate with the slideway 60e of the manual shaving head 9c.
• the manual shaving heads 9b and 9c are known type manual shaving heads, commonly sold commercially and described, for example, in US Pat. Nos. 4,324,041; US 4,488,357; US 3,703,764 and US 3,832,774.
• FIGS. 6, 9 and 12 show more particularly that the adaptation inserts 7a, 7b and 7c comprise cleaning channels 10a 1 10b and 10c passing right through them between first orifices 11a, 11b and 11c located on a receiving face 8 and second orifices 12a, 12b and 12c oriented away from the receiving face 8,
• the cleaning channels 1Oa 1 10b and 10c are provided to communicate with the outside through lights 13a, 13b and 13c provided in the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1 when the matching inserts 7a, 7b or 7c are attached to the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1 ( Figure 3).
• the cleaning channels 10a, 10b and 10c of the matching inserts 7a, 7b and 7c each comprise a first orifice 11a, 11b and 11c and two second orifices 12a and 12a ', 12b and 12b ', 12c and 12c' oriented away from the receiving face 8.
• the second orifices 12a 1 , 12b 'and 12c' are simply not visible in the figures.
• FIGS. 3 to 5 show more particularly that the distal section 3 comprises an inner housing 14, in communication with the outside, in an opening face 15 developing perpendicularly to the plane of pivoting of the blade-holding arm 1, and opening at the distal end 4 of the blade arm 1.
• the matching inserts 7a, 7b and 7c are inserted axially into the inner housing 14 along the longitudinal axis of the blade arm 1 and in the direction defined by the arrow 16 ( Figure 3). Such an assembly is fast, easy, and does not require any additional special tools.
• two side walls 17a and 17b resiliently pinch the adapter insert 7a, 7b or 7c once axially inserted into the inner housing 14. Pinching of the matching inserts 7a, 7b or 7c is illustrated in Figure 5 by the arrows 18a and 18b.
• Such a method of fixing the matching inserts 7a, 7b or 7c is particularly inexpensive, easy to handle, and effective. Indeed, when shaving a customer, there is no effort to the direction of the longitudinal axis H-Il of the blade arm 1. An elastic pinch is therefore particularly appropriate and sufficient.
• the adaptation inserts 7a, 7b and 7c of FIGS. 6, 9 and 12 each comprise a distal gripping section 19 which, when the adaptation inserts 7a,
• the handle 2 of the shaving tool has a distal end 20 shaped, in the first closed position (FIG. 2), to accommodate the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1, equipped with a manual shaving head.
• the proximal end portion 21 makes it easy to unfold the shaving tool from its closed position ( Figure 2) to an open position.
• the proximal proximal portion 21 allows to have a finger support of the user so that it can hold the shaving tool ergonomically and the entire width of his hand.
• FIG. 4 shows more particularly that the handle 2 and the blade arm 1 each comprise a proximal section 23 or 22, which extends from the articulation towards their distal end 20 or 4.
• the proximal sections 23 and 22 extend, perpendicular to the pivot plane of the blade arm 1, with thicknesses e2 and e1 smaller than the thicknesses E2 and E1 of the handles 2 and blade arm 1 in the vicinity of their distal ends 20 and 4.
• the thicknesses e1 and e2 may advantageously be less than or equal to about 15 mm, to allow the barber easy gripping the shaving tool between his fingers without compromising a manipulation with dexterity.
• the distal portion 3 of the blade arm 1 has a general V-section with the opposite side to the opening face 15 of the inner housing 14, a ridge 24 substantially rounded.
• the rounded ridge edge 24 allows the barber to scrape the client's face to rid him of excess shaving foam, without hurting the epidermis of his face. This proves for example particularly useful when the barber is trying to find out where he should stop the "favorites" on the customer's cheeks.
• the matching inserts 7a, 7b and 7c have a triangular general section with a peak edge 70 disposed on the opposite side to the receiving face. 8.
• the blade arm 1 comprises an abutment 25 limiting the approach of the blade-holding arm 1 and the handle 2 in the first closed position, so that the manual shaving head on the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1 does not come into contact with the handle 2.
• the stop 25 is in this case a rib extending from the bottom wall 26 of the handle 2.
• the barber chooses to use the adapter insert 7a, 7b or 7c depending on the type of blade that the customer wants or depending on the type of blade. blade that is required to perform the requested shaving operations.
• the barber then performs the quick assembly of the manual shaving head chosen with its adapter insert ( Figures 8, 11 or 14).
• the barber axially introduces the adapter insert 7a, 7b or 7c provided with its manual shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c in the inner housing 14 of the blade arm 1 according to the movement illustrated by the arrow 16 in FIG.
• longitudinal fins 27a and 27b provided in the inner housing 14 of the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1 ( Figure 5), abut against retaining shoulders 28a and 28b provided on the inserts of 7a, 7b and 7c, to prevent them from coming out of the inner housing 14 in a direction and direction movement illustrated by the arrow 29.
• the side walls 17a and 17b effect a pinch effect (arrows 18a and 18b) for retaining the matching inserts 7a, 7b or 7c in the inner housing 14 against any longitudinal axis movement H-II and opposite direction to the arrow 16 ( Figure 3).
• the barber or barber can safely shave his client, without risk of cutting, and without fear of injury in his own joints.
• shaving foam and bristles are accumulated on the manual shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c, and more particularly between the rear blades of the manual shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c and the receiving face 8 of the adaptation inserts 7a, 7b and 7c.
• the barber must then evacuate foam and these accumulated hairs to pursue a quality shave. To do this, it can rinse with water the distal section 3 of the blade arm 1, by stirring in a bowl of water for example.
• the barber or barber can remove the adapter insert 7a, 7b or 7c of the inner housing 14 by a movement opposite that shown by the arrow 16 of Figure 3, by grasping the distal section 19.
• the barber can then remove the manual shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c to discard and perform a complete cleaning of the shaving tool, without this cleaning operation taking too much time, the number of parts being limited, the assembly / disassembly being fast and not requiring tools.
• the barber or hairdresser may choose to reassemble the adapter insert 7a, 7b or 7c of his choice provided with the shaving head 9a, 9b or 9c, and he may store in the closed position (figure 2). In the closed position, there is no risk for the barber or hairdresser to cut himself by grasping the shaving tool, the manual shaving head being contained and protected by the handle 2.
• the longitudinal arm blade 1 When closing the shaving tool, the longitudinal arm blade 1 abuts against the stop 25 which limits the approach of the blade arm 1 and the handle 2, so that the manual shaving head n ' not in contact with the handle 2. This avoids any shock that can damage the manual shaving head or the adapter insert used by too close closure of the shaving tool.

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