Safety razor with rotational movement and locking button
View Patent ↗A safety razor including a handle having a grip portion and a connection portion secured to the grip portion. The connection portion rotates with respect to the grip portion about a rotational axis. A blade unit is mounted to the connection portion by a connection member. The handle includes an ejector button having a first position locking the connection portion with respect to the grip portion preventing the connection portion from rotating with respect to the grip portion, a second position allowing the connection portion to rotate with respect to the grip portion, and a third position for ejecting the blade unit from the connection portion.
1. A safety razor comprising;
a handle comprising a grip portion and a connection portion secured to the grip portion, the connection portion rotating with respect to the grip portion about a rotational axis;
a blade unit being mounted to the connection portion by a connection member; and
an ejector button positioned on the handle, the ejector button having a first position locking the connection portion with respect to the grip portion preventing the connection portion from rotating with respect to the grip portion, a second position allowing the connection portion to rotate with respect to the grip portion, and a third position for ejecting the blade unit from the connection portion.
2. The safety razor according to claim 1 , wherein the blade unit comprises a guard, a cap, at least one blade positioned between the guard and the cap and a transverse centerline extending through the guard and the cap in a direction substantially perpendicular to the at least one blade, the blade unit pivoting with respect to the connection member about a pivot axis substantially parallel to the at least one blade.
3. The safety razor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational axis intersects the transverse centerline.
4. The safety razor according to claim 1 , wherein the grip portion comprises a bore and the connection portion comprises a rod, the bore of the grip portion receiving the rod of the connection portion.
5. The safety razor according to claim 4 , wherein the rod comprises a pin extending radially outward from the rod.
6. The safety razor according to claim 5 , further comprising a return force generating member connecting the pin with the grip portion.
7. The safety razor according to claim 6 , wherein the return force generating member comprises an elastomeric member.
8. The safety razor according to claim 4 , wherein the grip portion comprises a longitudinal centerline, the bore being positioned at an angle with respect to the grip portion longitudinal centerline.
9. The safety razor according to claim 1 , wherein the blade unit is releasably mounted to the connection portion by the connection member.
10. A safety razor comprising;
a handle comprising a grip portion and a connection portion secured to the grip portion, the connection portion rotating with respect to the grip portion about a rotational axis;
a blade unit being mounted to the connection portion by a connection member, the blade unit comprising a guard, a cap, at least one blade positioned between the guard and the cap and a transverse centerline extending through the guard and the cap in a direction substantially perpendicular to the at least one blade, the blade unit pivoting with respect to the connection member about a pivot axis substantially parallel to the at least one blade; and
an ejector button positioned on the handle, said ejector button having a first position locking the connection portion with respect to the grip portion preventing the connection portion from rotating with respect to the grip portion, a second position allowing the connection portion to rotate with respect to the grip portion, and a third position for ejecting the blade unit from the connection portion.
11. The safety razor according to claim 10 , wherein the rotational axis intersects the transverse centerline.
12. The safety razor according to claim 10 , wherein the grip portion comprises a bore and the connection portion comprises a rod, the bore of the grip portion receiving the rod of the connection portion.
13. The safety razor according to claim 12 , wherein the rod comprises a pin extending radially outward from the rod.
14. The safety razor according to claim 13 , further comprising a return force generating member connecting the pin with the grip portion.
15. The safety razor according to claim 14 , wherein the return force generating member comprises an elastomeric member.
16. The safety razor according to claim 12 , wherein the grip portion comprises a longitudinal centerline, the bore being positioned at an angle with respect to the grip portion longitudinal centerline.
17. The safety razor according to claim 10 , wherein the blade unit is releasably mounted to the connection portion by the connection member.