Blade masking foil

1 . A shaving cartridge comprising:

a housing comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom surface;

a front edge;

a rear edge;

a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge; and

at least two blades disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, wherein each of the at least two blades comprises a cutting edge extending toward the top surface and at an angle toward the front edge, wherein the at least two blades are movable in an up-and-down direction in the housing, and wherein a spacing between the two adjacent cutting edges defines an inter-blade span (IBS);

a first blade retainer located at one of the pair of side edges, toward the top surface and configured to cover the at least two blades such as to retain the at least two blades in the housing; and

a masking foil including:

a front side;

a back side;

a pair of lateral sides;

at least one ribbon extending along a top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, wherein the at least one ribbon comprises a front bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the front side and a back bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the back side; and

a first securing portion located at one of the pair of lateral sides;

wherein the first securing portion comprises a cross-member extending along the top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, and at least two securing elements extending laterally outwardly from the cross-member, wherein the securing elements are bent upwardly to form an angle with the top side of the masking foil, the angle being in a range of 0.1° to 10°,

wherein the front side is disposed in front of the cutting edges toward the front edge, and the back side is disposed in back of the cutting edges toward the rear edge,

wherein the at least one ribbon and the first securing portion at least partially cover the cutting edges of the at least two blades,

wherein the front bent portion and the back bent portion are directed toward the bottom surface,

wherein the at least two securing elements are configured to be inserted below the first blade retainer such as to maintain the masking foil in the housing, and

wherein at least one of the at least two securing elements is configured to be inserted in the inter-blade span (IBS) such that the at least one of the two securing elements is sandwiched between the cutting edge of a first blade of the two blades and the cutting edge of a second blade of the two blades.

2 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a front anchorage area located at the front side; and

a back anchorage area located at the back side;

wherein the front bent portion of the at least one ribbon is connected to the front anchorage area, and wherein the back bent portion of the at least one ribbon is connected to the back anchorage area.

3 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 2 , further comprising a second securing portion located at the other one of the pair of lateral sides, wherein the second securing portion comprises a second cross-member extending along the top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, and at least two second securing elements extending laterally outwardly from the cross-member.

4 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the second cross-member comprises two second joining members, wherein the two second joining members are configured to respectively connect the second cross-member to the front anchorage area and to the back anchorage area.

5 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein the second securing elements are at least one of fins, fingers, pins, or tongues.

6 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein a width of the securing elements is in a range of 0.4 mm to 6 mm.

7 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 3 , wherein a length of the securing elements is in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm.

8 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the masking foil is made of a conductive and/or non-conductive material selected from a group consisting of stainless steel, plastic material, composite, aluminum, aluminum alloys, noble metals, and/or any combination thereof.

9 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the other one of the at least two securing elements is configured to be arranged in the back of the cutting edge of the blade which is arranged close to the rear edge.

10 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the cutting edges are configured to get in contact with a bottom surface of the first blade retainer.

11 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , further comprising a second blade retainer located at the other one of the pair of side edges, toward the top surface and configured to cover the at least two blades such as to retain the at least two blades in the housing, and/or wherein the cutting edges are configured to get in contact with a bottom surface of the second blade retainer.

12 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the masking foil is removably assembled within the housing of the shaving cartridge, and/or wherein the securing elements are configured to be elastically deformable such as to spring-mount the masking foil in the housing.

13 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a number of securing elements extending from the cross-member of the first securing portion is at maximum equal to a number of blades, and/or wherein the number of securing elements extending from the cross-member of a second securing portion is at maximum equal to the number of blades, and/or wherein the number of securing elements of the first securing portion and the number of securing elements of the second securing portion are equal, and/or wherein the number of securing elements of the first securing portion and the number of securing elements of the second securing portion are different.

14 . A shaving razor assembly comprising:

a shaving handle; and

a shaving cartridge according to claim 13 .

15 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the inter-blade span (IBS) is in a range of 0.4 mm to 6 mm.

16 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of one of the at least two securing elements is positioned underneath the cutting edge of the first blade and the first blade retainer.

17 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 16 , further comprising a front anchorage area located at the front side, the front anchorage area having a first extended portion, a second extended portion, a first retracted portion, and a second retracted portion, wherein the first retracted portion is located between the first extended portion and the second extended portion, wherein the second extended portion is located between the first retracted portion and the second retracted portion, and wherein the front bent portion of the at least one ribbon is connected to the front anchorage area.

18 . A shaving cartridge comprising:

a housing comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom surface;

a front edge;

a rear edge;

a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge; and

at least two blades disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, wherein each of the at least two blades comprises a cutting edge extending toward the top surface and at an angle toward the front edge, wherein the at least two blades are movable in an up-and-down direction in the housing, and wherein a spacing between the two adjacent cutting edges defines an inter-blade span (IBS);

a first blade retainer located at one of the pair of side edges, toward the top surface and configured to cover the at least two blades such as to retain the at least two blades in the housing; and

a masking foil including:

a front side;

a back side;

a pair of lateral sides;

at least one ribbon extending along a top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side wherein the at least one ribbon comprises a front bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the front side and a back bent portion extending from the ribbon downwardly at the back side; and

a first securing portion located at one of the pair of lateral sides;

wherein the first securing portion comprises a cross-member extending along the top side of the masking foil between the front side and the back side, and at least two first securing elements extending laterally outwardly from the cross-member, wherein the first securing elements are bent downwardly to form an angle with the top side of the masking foil, the angle being in a range of 0.1° to 10°, and wherein at least one of the at least two first securing elements is sandwiched between the cutting edges of the at least two blades.

19 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 18 , wherein the front side is disposed in front of the cutting edges toward the front edge, and the back side is disposed in back of the cutting edges toward the rear edge, wherein the at least one ribbon and the first securing portion at least partially cover the cutting edges of the at least two blades, wherein the front bent portion and the back bent portion are directed toward the bottom surface, wherein the at least two first securing elements are configured to be inserted below the first blade retainer such as to maintain the masking foil in the housing, and wherein the cutting edges are configured to get in contact with a bottom surface of the first blade retainer.

20 . The shaving cartridge according to claim 19 , further comprising a second securing portion located at the other one of the pair of lateral sides, wherein the first securing portion includes exactly two first securing elements, wherein the second securing portion includes exactly two second securing elements, wherein the first securing elements and the second securing elements are fins, wherein the cutting edges are parallel to a first axis and the sides of the cutting edges are parallel to a second axis, and wherein the two first securing elements and the two second securing elements are further located between cutting edges such that the two first securing elements and the two second securing elements extend parallel to the first axis and transverse to the second axis.