Claims
- 1. A razor blade assembly comprising a body member having first and second end portions interconnected by front and back portions, first and second frame portions interconnecting said front and back portions, said end portions having therein opposed slots, a first pair of spring fingers extending outwardly from said frame portions parallel to said front and back portions and in opposite directions, said fingers being aligned with a first pair of said slots, a second pair of spring fingers extending inwardly from said end portions, and in generally opposite directions toward one another, said second pair of spring fingers being aligned with a second pair of said slots, a third pair of spring fingers extending inwardly from said end portions, and in generally opposite directions toward one another, said third pair of spring fingers being aligned with a third pair of said slots, a guard portion mounted on said first pair of spring fingers and disposed in said first pair of slots, and first and second blade members having, respectively, first and second cutting edges parallel with each other and facing a same direction to act in tandem upon a surface being shaved, said blade members being disposed in said second and third pairs of slots, respectively and resting upon said second and third pairs of spring fingers, respectively, said first and second blade members and said guard portions each being independently movable relative to the body member in response to forces encountered during a shaving operation by flexure of said spring fingers, a shaving aid fixed to one of said back and guard portions, said shaving aid being formed of a hydrophobic material and water leachable hydrophilic polymeric material, the blade assembly having pivot mounting means thereon for pivotal attachment to a razor handle assembly, whereby the blade assembly, as a whole, is pivotally movable on said handle assembly in response to forces encountered during the shaving operation, and cam means disposed on an underside of said body member and adapted to receive a cam follower mounted on said razor handle to maintain maximum contact between said surface being shaved and said independently movable first and second blade members, said guard portion, and said shaving aid.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 519,565, filed Aug. 2, 1983 in the name of Chester F. Jacobson, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 419,202, filed Sept. 17, 1982 in the name of Chester F. Jacobson, U.S. Pat. No. 4,492,024 which issued Jan. 8, 1985.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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