Handle for shaving razors having improved grip

1. A handle for a personal grooming article comprising:

a substantially rigid elongated gripping section having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;

a plurality of substantially rigid ribs projecting from a top surface of the elongated gripping section and extending substantially traverse to the longitudinal axis; and

a flexible cover joined to the elongated gripping section, the cover including a plurality of fins and a frame interconnecting a plurality of end portions of the plurality of fins, the plurality of fins defining a plurality of slots extending through the cover, wherein the fins are positioned between respective ribs of the elongated gripping portion; wherein the fins are releasably joined to the elongated gripping section and the fins have a first width and a second width that is less than the first width wherein the first width is about 1.45 mm to about 2 mm; and a plurality of the fins are angled toward the proximal end portion and a plurality of the fins are angled toward the distal end portion.

2. The handle of claim 1 wherein the frame is fixedly joined to the elongated gripping section.

3. The handle of claim 1 wherein the cover extends along one or more side walls of the elongated gripping section.

4. The handle of claim 3 wherein the plurality of substantially rigid ribs extend at least partially along at least one of the side walls of the elongated gripping section.

5. The handle of claim 3 wherein the cover has a concave profile along and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated gripping section.

6. The handle of claim 1 wherein the second width is about 0.8 mm to about 1.4 mm

7. The handle of claim 1 wherein the plurality of angled fins are bowed.

8. The handle of claim 1 wherein the fins have a shore A hardness of about 20 to about 40.