RAZOR HANDLE
A razor handle with a counterbalance of a weight and/or magnet disposed therein are disclosed. The handle may include upper and lower enclosures extending between two opposing ends and may be divided into two parts: a base and an arm. The weight and/or magnet may be disposed within the base and between the upper and lower enclosures, and a horizontal length of the base may be less than the horizontal length of the arm. The counterbalance creates a center of mass of the base which is horizontally closer to a pivot surface than a center of mass of the arm. As a result, whenever a lower surface of the arm or a surface of an upper enclosure is placed in a resting position on a horizontal surface when the razor is not employed by a user, a cartridge coupled to the razor handle will not contact the horizontal surface.
1 . A razor handle comprising a counterbalance therein.
2 . The razor handle of claim 1 , wherein the counterbalance is disposed between a first surface and an opposing second surface of the razor handle.
3 . The razor handle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;
a base extending between the first end and a reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and
an arm extending between the second end and the reference, wherein
the counterbalance is disposed within the base.
4 . The razor handle of claim 3 , wherein the surface of the base is substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
5 . The razor handle of claim 3 , wherein the surface of the base is substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
6 . The razor handle of claim 1 , wherein the counterbalance is at least a weight.
7 . A razor handle comprising a magnet therein.
8 . The razor handle of claim 7 , wherein the magnet is disposed between a first surface and an opposing second surface of the razor handle.
9 . The razor handle of claim 7 , further comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;
a base extending between the first end and a reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and
an arm extending towards the second end and between the second end and the reference, wherein
the magnet is disposed within the base.
10 . The razor handle of claim 9 , wherein the surface of the base is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
11 . The razor handle of claim 9 , wherein the surface of the base is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
12 . A razor handle, comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;
a base extending between the first end and a first reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends, and having a first center of mass located a first distance from the first reference; and
an arm extending between the second end and the first reference, and having a second center of mass located a second distance from the first reference, where
the first and second distances are measured along a second reference substantially perpendicular to the first reference, and
the first distance is less than the second distance.
13 . The razor handle of claim 12 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge.
14 . The razor handle of claim 12 , wherein the first reference is a vertical reference and the second reference is a horizontal reference substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
15 . The razor handle of claim 12 , wherein the surface is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
16 . The razor handle of claim 12 , wherein the first reference is a horizontal reference and the second reference is a vertical reference substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
17 . The razor handle of claim 12 , wherein the surface is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
18 . A razor handle, comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;
a base extending between the first end and a vertical reference substantially perpendicular to both a horizontal axis and a lower surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and
an arm extending between the second end and the vertical reference, where
a first moment of the base about the horizontal axis is greater than a second moment of the arm about the horizontal axis when the lower surface rests on a horizontal surface when the razor handle is not employed by a user.
19 . The razor handle of claim 18 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge.
20 . The razor handle of claim 18 , wherein
the cartridge is coupled to the second end, such that
the first moment is greater than the sum of the second moment and a third moment of the cartridge about the horizontal axis when the lower surface rests on the horizontal surface.
21 . A razor handle, comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;
a base extending a first distance between the first end and a first reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and
an arm extending a second distance between the second end and the first reference, where
the first and second distances are measured along a second reference substantially perpendicular to the first reference, and
the first distance is less than the second distance.
22 . The razor handle of claim 21 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge.
23 . The razor handle of claim 21 , wherein the first reference is a vertical reference and the second reference is a horizontal reference substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
24 . The razor handle of claim 21 , wherein the surface is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user.
25 . The razor handle of claim 21 , wherein the first reference is a horizontal reference and the second reference is a vertical reference substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
26 . The razor handle of claim 21 , wherein the surface is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user.
27 . A razor handle, comprising:
an upper enclosure and an opposing lower enclosure extending between a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein, where
a first upper section of the upper enclosure extends upwardly and away from the first end and a horizontal reference until reaching a neck,
a second upper surface extends downwardly away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end,
a first lower section of the lower enclosure extends horizontally and away from the first upper section and the first end for a first distance until reaching a pivot surface,
a second lower section of the neck extends upwardly and away from the pivot surface and the horizontal reference for a second distance until reaching a neck, and
a third lower surface extends downwardly and away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end.
28 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge.
29 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the first upper section includes a flat surface having a third distance greater than the first distance and greater than the second distance but less than the sum of the first distance and the second distance.
30 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the first and second ends rest above a horizontal surface upon which the flat surface of the razor handle rests when the razor handle is not employed by a user.
31 . A razor handle, comprising:
an upper enclosure and an opposing lower enclosure extending between a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein, where
a first upper section of the upper enclosure extends upwardly and away from the first end and a horizontal reference until reaching a neck,
a second upper surface extends downwardly away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end,
a first lower section of the lower enclosure extends horizontally and away from the first upper section and the first end for a first distance until reaching a pivot surface,
a second lower section of the neck extends upwardly and away from the pivot surface and the horizontal reference for a second distance until reaching a neck, and
a third lower surface extends downwardly and away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end.
32 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge.
33 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the first upper section includes a flat surface having a third distance greater than the first distance and greater than the second distance but less than the sum of the first distance and the second distance.
34 . The razor handle of claim 27 , wherein the first and second ends rest above a horizontal surface upon which the flat surface of the razor handle rests when the razor handle is not employed by a user.