IP Library Granted Patent US 8,555,900
Granted Patent B2
US 8,555,900 · App. 13/833,820 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Razors and kits for applying shaving aids

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,555,900
App. No.
13/833,820
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A safety razor is provided having a handle, a cartridge mounted to the handle and a pair of primary guards joined to the cartridge, each of the primary guards having a plurality of fins that define a plurality of fin slots. The safety razor also includes one or more primary shaving blades mounted to the cartridge and positioned adjacent the pair of primary guards. A shaving aid retention guard is positioned between the pair of primary guards. The shaving aid retention guard has a plurality of walls defining a plurality of guard slots, wherein a width of the guard slots is greater than the width of the fin slots.

Claims (16)

1. A shaving system comprising

a safety shaving razor having an elongated handle and a cartridge mounted to the elongated handle, the cartridge including a shaving aid retention guard;

a shaving tray having a first portion dimensioned to receive the safety shaving razor during storage and a second portion defining a receptacle; and

a container of shaving aid positioned within the receptacle, wherein the shaving aid has a viscosity of about 10 centipoises to about 500 centipoises at about 23 degrees Celsius, wherein the shaving aid retention guard has a front wall and a rear wall each having a height of about 1.0 mm to about 3.5 mm.

2. The shaving system of claim 1 wherein the container of shaving aid is dimensioned to receive the cartridge during shaving.

3. The shaving system of claim 2 wherein the container of shaving aid has a peelable lid.

4. The shaving system of claim 2 wherein the container of shaving aid has a resealable lid.

5. The shaving system of claim 2 wherein the shaving tray has a shaving handle retention member.

6. The shaving system of claim 5 wherein the shaving tray has a recessed portion dimensioned to receive the cartridge of the safety shaving razor during storage.

7. The shaving system of claim 6 wherein the receptacle and the recessed portion are positioned at opposite end portions of the shaving tray.

8. The shaving system of claim 6 further comprising a second receptacle at a second end portion of the tray.

9. The shaving system of claim 1 wherein the container of shaving aid has a width and a length that generally corresponds to a length and width of the cartridge.

10. The shaving system of claim 1 wherein the container of shaving aid has a height of about 10 mm to about 40 mm.

11. The shaving system of claim 1 wherein the shaving aid retention guard has a front wall and a rear wall each having a height of about 2.0 mm to about 3.5 mm.

12. The shaving system of claim 1 wherein the shaving aid retention guard has a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls that define an elongated slot.

13. The shaving system of claim 12 wherein the front wall and the rear wall each having a height of about 2.0 mm to about 3.5 mm.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 26, 2016
From: THE GILLETTE COMPANY; THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 040145/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2013
From: NICOLL, ROY; GESTER, MATTHIAS
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030011/0615 →