IP Library Granted Patent US 9,481,098
Granted Patent B2
US 9,481,098 · App. 14/958,964 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Shaving razor demonstration apparatus and method

Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins (Reading, MA); Carmen Gallo (Lynn, MA); Eric Viveros Borges (Plymouth, MA)
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
B26B21/4093B26B21/14B26B21/521Y10T29/49718
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Patent No.
US 9,481,098
App. No.
14/958,964
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shaving demonstration apparatus having a rotatable support surface. A drive unit is operatively connected to the rotatable support surface. A fixture is spaced apart from the rotatable support surface. A first shaving razor has a first handle mounted to the fixture. A first blade cartridge unit is mounted to an end of the first handle. The first blade cartridge unit contacts the rotatable support surface.

Claims (20)

1. A shaving demonstration apparatus comprising:

a rotatable support surface;

a drive unit operatively connected to the rotatable support surface;

a fixture spaced apart from the rotatable support surface;

a first shaving razor having a first handle mounted to the fixture;

a first blade cartridge unit mounted to an end of the first handle, wherein the first blade cartridge unit contacts the rotatable support surface, wherein the rotatable support surface is a drum having a first cross section of a first ellipse.

2. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 wherein a second cross section of the drum is a second ellipse that is offset from the first ellipse.

3. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 2 wherein the first and second ellipses are off set by about 90 degrees.

4. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 2 wherein the first ellipse and the second ellipse are spaced apart with a contoured surface therebetween.

5. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 wherein a third cross section of the drum taken between the first and second cross sections is generally circular.

6. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 wherein the handle moves between a first position and a second position relative to a center axis of the rotatable support surface.

7. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 6 wherein the blade cartridge unit is closer to the center axis of the rotatable support surface in a first position than the second position.

8. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fixture comprises a platform and a linear slide mounted to the platform.

9. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 8 wherein the handle is fixed to the linear slide and the linear slide moves relative to the platform.

10. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a dispenser that applies a lubricant to the rotatable support surface.

11. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a second rotatable support surface;

a second shaving razor having a handle mounted to the fixture generally parallel to the first handle;

a second blade cartridge unit mounted to an end of the second handle, wherein the second blade cartridge unit contacts the second rotating support surface.

12. The shaving demonstration apparatus of claim 11 wherein the first and second rotating support surfaces each comprise a drum having a first cross section that is an ellipse and a second cross section that is an ellipse offset from the first ellipse.

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 Dec 4, 2015
From: ORTINS, MARC PHILIP; GALLO, CARMEN; BORGES, ERIC VIVEROS
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 037207/0190 →
Continuity (3)
Division 14243136 · Apr 2, 2014
Provisional Application 61830299 · Jun 3, 2013
Related Publication 20160082611A1 · Mar 24, 2016