Granted Patent B2

US 12,623,365 · App. 18/677,133 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventors: Oliver Heinz Claus (Walpole, MA); Vincent Paul Walker, Jr. (Bridgewater, MA); Regan Marie Fiascone (Cambridge, MA)

Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC

B26B21/4018B26B21/222B26B21/4031B26B21/443

Abstract

Claims (23)

1 . A razor cartridge comprising:

a housing;

a trailing blade assembly mounted to the housing, the trailing blade assembly comprising a trailing blade with a blade tip;

a leading blade assembly mounted to the housing in front of the trailing blade assembly, the leading blade assembly comprising a leading blade with a blade tip; and

a skin support element having a leading section affixed to the leading blade assembly, an intermediate section, and a trailing section, the skin support element extending towards the blade tip of the trailing blade assembly, wherein a first length defined between the leading section and the trailing section of the skin support element is greater than a distance from the trailing section of the skin support element to the blade tip of the trailing blade.

2 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the distance from the trailing section of the skin support element to the blade tip of the trailing blade is 0.25 mm to 0.60 mm.

3 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the leading section of the skin support element is affixed to the leading blade.

4 . The razor cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the leading blade assembly further comprises a leading blade support member, the leading blade is coupled to the leading blade support member, and the skin support element extending past the leading blade support member.

5 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the leading blade assembly further comprises a leading blade support member, the leading section of the skin support element being affixed to the leading blade support member.

6 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein an interblade span is defined between the blade tip of the leading blade and the blade tip of the trailing blade.

7 . The razor cartridge of claim 6 , wherein the interblade span is between 2.0 mm and 5.0 mm.

8 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the leading section comprises a leading edge and extends from the leading edge in a direction toward the blade tip of the leading blade and is connected to the intermediate section via a curved connecting section such that the intermediate section extends in a direction away from the blade tip of the leading blade.

9 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section is generally planar.

10 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein:

the leading blade comprises a second length defined between the blade tip and a blade rear edge, the first length being greater than the second length.

11 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein:

a blade plane is defined between the blade tips of the leading and trailing blades; and

at least a portion of the intermediate section extends substantially parallel to the blade plane.

12 . The razor cartridge of claim 11 , wherein the intermediate section comprises one or more curved portions and the trailing section comprises a trailing edge that is closer to the blade plane than a leading edge of the leading section.

13 . The razor cartridge of claim 12 , further comprising a lubrication member located within a curved portion of the intermediate section.

14 . The razor cartridge of claim 1 , wherein:

a blade plane is defined between the blade tips of the leading and trailing blades; and

at least a portion of the intermediate section is extends beyond the blade plane.

Continuity (3)

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