IP Library Granted Patent US 12691599
Granted Patent B2
US 12691599 · App. 18/906,480 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Refillable blade cartridge for razor and method therefor

Inventors: Noah Buntman (Minneapolis, MN); Luke Tyson (Brooklyn, NY); Aaron Saxton (Los Angeles, CA); Matthew Saxton (Moorpark, CA)
Assignee: FBA Operating Co.
B26B21/4012B65D83/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12691599
App. No.
18/906,480
Filed
Oct 4, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3655
USPC
221/102
Abstract

A razor has a handle and a rotatable head assembly coupled to the handle. The rotatable head assembly has a magnetic pickup adapted to draw a blade from a blade cartridge to the rotatable head assembly. The rotatable head assembly has a blade platform to contain the blade, head flap rotatable about the blade platform, and hinge between the blade platform and the head flap. The blade platform has a ball plunger to contact the external source and a keyed riser to hold the blade. A stand supports the razor over a vertical surface or horizontal surface. The blade cartridge has a housing, blade drawer disposed within the housing, and roller disposed over the blade drawer to pick up a blade from the blade drawer. The blade drawer has a blade platform to hold a plurality of blades, and spring element to apply pressure to the blade platform.

Claims (34)

1 . A razor blade cartridge, comprising:

a housing;

a blade drawer disposed within the housing; and

a roller disposed over the blade drawer to pick up a blade from the blade drawer.

2 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the blade drawer includes:

a blade platform adapted to hold a plurality of blades; and

a spring element to apply pressure to the blade platform.

3 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the blade drawer slides into a side of the housing.

4 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the blade drawer includes a disposal slot for the blade.

5 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 1 , further including a knob to rotate the roller to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.

6 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the roller includes a magnet to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.

7 . A razor blade cartridge, comprising:

a blade drawer; and

a roller disposed over the blade drawer to pick up a blade from the blade drawer.

8 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , wherein the blade drawer includes:

a blade platform adapted to hold a plurality of blades; and

a spring element to apply pressure to the blade platform.

9 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , further including a housing, wherein the blade drawer slides into a side of the housing.

10 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , wherein the blade drawer includes a disposal slot for the blade.

11 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , further including a knob to rotate the roller to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.

12 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , wherein the roller rotates over the blade drawer to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.

13 . The razor blade cartridge of claim 7 , wherein the roller includes a magnet to pick up the blade from the blade drawer for presentation.

14 . A method of making a razor blade cartridge, comprising:

providing a housing;

disposing a blade drawer within the housing; and

disposing a roller over the blade drawer to pick up a blade from the blade drawer.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein providing the blade drawer includes:

providing a blade platform adapted to hold a plurality of blades; and

providing a spring element to apply pressure to the blade platform.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further including sliding the blade drawer into a side of the housing.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein providing the blade drawer includes providing a disposal slot for the blade.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further including providing a knob to rotate the roller to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further including providing a shaft extending from the roller and coupled to the knob.

20 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the roller includes a magnet to pick up the blade from the blade drawer.