IP Library Granted Patent US 10,722,018
Granted Patent B2
US 10,722,018 · App. 16/050,358 · Granted Jul 28, 2020

Safety razor cleaning device

Inventor: John Alphonsus Kelly (Selkirk, CA)
A45D27/46A46B9/025A46B9/06A46B2200/30B26B21/40
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Patent No.
US 10,722,018
App. No.
16/050,358
Granted
Jul 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A safety razor cleaning device includes a handle. A plurality of first bristles and a plurality of second bristles are coupled to and extend transversely from a first end of the handle so that the handle, the plurality of first bristles, and the plurality of second bristles are substantially Y-shaped when viewed from a side of the handle. Each first bristle is flexible and each second bristle is substantially rigid so that the plurality of first bristles is soft and the plurality of second bristles is coarse. The handle is configured to be grasped in a hand, positioning a user to insert the second bristles into slots on a back side of a razor assembly to dislodge debris positioned between razors of the razor assembly. The user also is positioned to brush the first bristles across a front of the razor assembly to clear residual debris from the razors.

Claims (24)

1. A safety razor cleaning device comprising:

a handle;

a plurality of first bristles coupled to and extending transversely from a first end of the handle, each first bristle being flexible such that the plurality of first bristles is soft;

a plurality of second bristles coupled to and extending transversely from the first end of the handle such that the handle, the plurality of first bristles, and the plurality of second bristles are substantially Y-shaped when viewed from a side of the handle, each second bristle being substantially rigid such that the plurality of second bristles is coarse wherein the handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user positioning the user for inserting the plurality of second bristles into slots on a back side of a razor assembly for dislodging debris positioned between razors of the razor assembly and positioning the user for brushing the plurality of first bristles across a front of the razor assembly for clearing residual debris from the razors;

a first housing coupled by a first face to the first end of the handle, the first housing defining an interior space, the first housing having a second face, the second face being open, the first housing being rectangularly box shaped;

each first bristle being coupled to the first housing and positioned in the interior space, the first bristle extending through the second face of the first housing such that the first bristle is transverse to the second face; and

each second bristle being coupled to the first housing and positioned in the interior space, the second bristle extending through the second face of the first housing such that the second bristle is transverse to the second face.

2. The device of claim 1 , further including the handle being substantially rectangularly shaped when viewed longitudinally.

3. The device of claim 2 , further including a pair of bends positioned in the handle, the bends being arcuate, the bends being opposingly positioned in the handle such that the handle is flattened S-shaped when viewed from the side of the handle wherein the bends are configured for enhancing a grip of the hand of the user.

4. The device of claim 1 , further including the first bristles and the second bristles being unflocked.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

the second bristles comprising a synthetic polymer; and

the first bristles comprising horsehair.

6. The device of claim 5 , further including the second bristles comprising at least one of an aliphatic polyamide and a semi-aromatic polyamide.

7. The device of claim 1 , further including the first face of the first housing being circumferentially larger than the handle.

8. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

the plurality of first bristles being positioned in a plurality of first rows, each first row extending between opposing sides of the first housing; and

the plurality of second bristles being positioned in a plurality of second rows, each second row extending between the opposing sides of the first housing.

9. A safety razor cleaning device comprising:

a handle, the handle being substantially rectangularly shaped when viewed longitudinally;

a first housing coupled by a first face to a first end of the handle, the first housing defining an interior space, the first housing having a second face, the second face being open, the first housing being rectangularly box shaped, the first face of the first housing being circumferentially larger than the handle;

a plurality of first bristles coupled to and extending transversely from the first end of the handle, each first bristle being flexible such that the plurality of first bristles is soft, the first bristles being unflocked, the first bristles comprising horsehair, each first bristle being coupled to the first housing and positioned in the interior space, the first bristle extending through the second face of the first housing such that the first bristle is transverse to the second face, the plurality of first bristles being positioned in a plurality of first rows, each first row extending between opposing sides of the first housing;

a plurality of second bristles coupled to and extending transversely from the first end of the handle such that the handle, the plurality of first bristles, and the plurality of second bristles are substantially Y-shaped when viewed from a side of the handle, each second bristle being substantially rigid such that the plurality of second bristles is coarse wherein the handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user positioning the user for inserting the plurality of second bristles into slots on a back side of a razor assembly for dislodging debris positioned between razors of the razor assembly and positioning the user for brushing the plurality of first bristles across a front of the razor assembly for clearing residual debris from the razors, the second bristles being unflocked, the second bristles comprising a synthetic polymer, the second bristles comprising at least one of an aliphatic polyamide and a semi-aromatic polyamide, each second bristle being coupled to the first housing and positioned in the interior space, the second bristle extending through the second face of the first housing such that the second bristle is transverse to the second face, the plurality of second bristles being positioned in a plurality of second rows, each second row extending between the opposing sides of the first housing; and

a pair of bends positioned in the handle, the bends being arcuate, the bends being opposingly positioned in the handle such that the handle is flattened S-shaped when viewed from the side of the handle wherein the bends are configured for enhancing a grip of the hand of the user.

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