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Granted Patent B2
US 10,293,503 · App. 15/348,152 · Granted May 21, 2019

Shaving razors and shaving cartridges

Inventor: Charles Bridgham Worrick, III (Hanson, MA)
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
B26B21/521B26B21/14B26B21/222B26B21/405B26B21/4012B26B21/4075B26B21/443B26B21/528
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,293,503
App. No.
15/348,152
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shaving razor handle with a handle casing and a handle interconnect member coupled to the handle casing. The handle interconnect member has a body with an arched profile. A projection extends from the body. The projection has a pair of side surfaces that taper from an enlarged distal end to a relatively smaller base forming a projected apex angle.

Claims (16)

1. A shaving razor handle comprising:

a handle casing;

a handle interconnect member coupled to the handle casing, the handle interconnect member having a body with an arched profile;

a projection extending from the body, the projection having a pair of side surfaces that taper from an enlarged distal end to a relatively smaller base forming a projected apex angle.

2. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 , wherein the projected apex angle is about 52 degrees.

3. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 , wherein the body is asymmetrically shaped.

4. The shaving razor handle of claim 3 , wherein the body is generally D-shaped.

5. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 wherein the body has two slots that extend through body on opposite sides of projection.

6. The shaving razor handle of claim 5 further comprising a spring-biased release button having a pair of pusher arms, wherein each slot receives a respective pusher arm.

7. The shaving razor handle of claim 6 wherein the release button has a cylindrical extension sized to receive a spring.

8. The shaving razor handle of claim 7 wherein a pair of guide members extend from a rear portion of the body to facilitate guiding the release button as it is actuated.

9. The shaving razor handle of claim 7 wherein the release button has a button substrate from which the cylindrical extension and the pusher arms extend.

10. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 further comprising a plunger extending through an opening defined by the body and extending through the projection.

11. The shaving razor handle of claim 10 wherein the plunger has a rounded distal end.

12. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 wherein the distal end of the projection has a width of about 4 mm to about 7 mm.

13. The shaving razor handle of claim 1 wherein at least one latch arm extends from a rear portion of the body to facilitate securing the body to handle casing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2016
From: WORRICK, CHARLES B., III
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 040586/0917 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 14918507 · Oct 20, 2015
Continuation 14876044 · Oct 6, 2015
Continuation 14618270 · Feb 10, 2015
Continuation 13915040 · Jun 11, 2013
Continuation 13211788 · Aug 17, 2011
Division 11787827 · Apr 18, 2007
Continuation 10799939 · Mar 11, 2004
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