Shaving razor and shaving cartridges
View Patent ↗A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
1. A shaving blade unit comprising
a plastic housing having a front portion and a rear portion and two side surfaces extending from said front portion to said rear portion,
one or more shaving blades between said front portion and said rear portion, said one or more blades having cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region,
a trimming assembly including a trimming blade having a cutting edge arranged on said housing to define a second cutting region that is spaced from said first cutting region; and
a metallic sacrificial member in electrical contact with both the shaving blades and the trimming assembly, so as to form an anode-cathode cell in which the sacrificial member functions as a sacrificial anode that corrodes and the shaving blades and trimming blade function as a cathode that is protected from corrosion, the sacrificial member comprising a pair of clips disposed adjacent the side surfaces of the housing securing the trimming assembly to the housing, the clips are spaced from the side surfaces and extend through openings in the housing, wherein the trimming assembly includes a blade carrier that includes a pair of openings configured to receive the clips.
2. The shaving blade unit of claim 1 , wherein the blade carrier is formed of stainless steel.