Razor head having skin controlling means
View Patent ↗A detachable razor cartridge has blade seat and at least one blade having a rectilinear cutting edge. An in-line row of integral guard elements project in cantilever position from the blade seat and extend in spaced relation to and beyond the cutting edge of the blade so that the cutting edge of the blade is unobstructed along its entire cutting length. Enlargements at the free ends of the guard elements disposed forward of and in spaced relation to the blade cutting edge may be provided in a variety of configurations and arrangements for smooth skin engagement to control skin flow and limit the degree of blade cutting edge exposure to skin being shaved.
1. A razor head comprising;
a blade support including a support body having an upwardly facing seating surface,
a seat blade supported on said seating surface and having a rectilinear longitudinally extending first cutting edge spaced forwardly of said support body,
a spacer supported on said seat blade and including a spacer body spaced rearwardly of said first edge,
a second blade supported on said spacer above said seat blade and having a rectilinear longitudinally extending second cutting edge parallel to said first cutting edge and spaced forwardly of said spacer body and rearwardly of said first cutting edge, and
a guard assembly for limiting the degree of blade cutting edge exposure to skin being shaved including a first longitudinally extending in-line array of discrete spaced apart guard elements carried by said blade support and projecting forwardly in cantilever position from said blade support body in downwardly spaced relation to said seat blade and terminated by end portions spaced forwardly of said first cutting edge and configured for smooth engagement with skin being shaved, and a second in-line array of discrete spaced apart guard elements carried by said spacer and projecting forwardly in cantilever position from said spacer body in downwardly spaced relation to said second blade and terminated by end portions spaced forwardly of said second cutting edge and rearwardly of said first cutting edge and configured for smooth engagement with the skin, said cutting edge of said first blade and said cutting edge of said second blade being unobstructed along the entire cutting lengths thereof,
wherein said guard elements carried by said blade support and said guard elements carried by said spacer are arranged in alternate series at opposite sides of a median line disposed between and extending in parallel relation to said first and said second cutting edges.
2. A razor head as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said guard elements are integrally connected to said blade support and said spacer, respectively, and comprise integral parts thereof.
3. A razor head as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said end portions comprise enlarged end portions.
4. A razor head as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said enlarged end portions are parti-cylindrical and coaxially aligned with each other.
5. A razor head as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said parti-cylindrical enlarged end portions are axially parallel to said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge.
6. A razor head as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said razor head comprises a detachable blade cartridge.