Razor with rotatable head
View Patent ↗A two way razor is disclosed having a handle, a bracket, and a shaving head mounting dual opposing shaving cartridges each comprising a plurality of razor blades, and a swivel mechanism disposed between the handle and the bracket for exchanging the positions of the first and second cartridges' positions, the swivel mechanism comprising first and second disks where a first disk has two projections at opposite ends and a second disk has two recesses at opposite ends, such that the projections and recesses engage to lock the bracket in first and second orientations with respect to the handle.
1. A razor comprising:
a bracket;
a handle formed of a plurality of structures separated by a plurality of ribs, the handle including a bracket support for rotation of the bracket within the handle along a first axis in a longitudinal direction of the handle and along a second axis in a transverse direction of the handle, the plurality of structures including spaced apart first and second oval rings;
the bracket disposed within the handle, the bracket swiveling about the bracket support in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction;
a shaving head affixed to the bracket, the shaving head having first and second shaving cartridges oriented in opposite directions, the shaving head confined within a perimeter of the first oval ring; and
a plurality of cross beams extending across the second oval ring and parallel to a minor axis of the second oval ring, the plurality of cross beams terminating in vertices that extend outside a perimeter of the second oval ring to provide gripping contacts for the razor.
2. The razor of claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes pegs that are each journaled into a receiving cavity spaced in a predetermined position in the bracket support of the handle.
3. The razor of claim 1 , further comprising an elongate extension that removably connects to the handle and allows the handle to pivot with respect to the extension.