A blade retention mechanism that includes a body and a catch. The catch is configured to engage a bit. A knurled nut is configured to engage the catch and the body such that it is movable. When the nut is moved between a first position and a second position the catch moves between a first position and a second position. A v-groove is formed in the body and is configured to receive and retain a bit when the catch is in the first position.

A razor blade assembly has a handle, a head having a cutting blade assembly of one or more cutting blades connected to the handle; and a spacer which is mounted to or is formed as part of the head to space the cutting edges of the blades from the skin of a user to create and maintain a 5 o'clock shadow appearance beard in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm in thickness.

A razor cartridge having a body with an elongate opening, a plurality of blades arranged longitudinally within the elongate opening, and first and second trapezoidal side chutes each having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, where a total area of the inlets exceeds a total area of the elongate opening of the cartridge body.

A shaving razor having a first handle to provide a first use configuration with the first handle operable to be secured to a second handle to provide a second use configuration of the shaving razor.

A guard is provided to fit over a blade-retaining portion of a razor configured for wet shaving. The guard may comprise a frame defined by top and bottom rails, vertically spaced by first and second side edges and a plurality of elongated members defining a grate. Means for compressibly securing the guard over the blade-retaining portion of a razor chosen from a disposable and cartridge-type razor are disposed along the length of at least one of the top and bottom rails. When disposed over the blade retaining portion, the grate portion of the guard spaces any blades retained in the razor from the surface of a user's skin while still leaving such blades at least partially exposed to the user's facial hair. This enables a user to trim, rather than fully shave, his facial hair and further protects the user's skin from the harmful effects of close shaving and friction.

A shaver accessory hinges over a sharp edge of a razor blade of a shaver and comprises an outwardly facing sponge. A substantially planar flap has the sponge and a hinge at one end. The hinge is configured to attach to the shaver with the sponge facing at least outwardly when the flap is hinged over the sharp edge of the razor blade of the shaver. A securing mechanism coupled to another end opposite the one end is configured to variably attach the another end of the substantially planar flap to the shaver when the hinge rotates at least 270 degrees about the end of the shaver handle in either a closed position or an open position. A neoprene fabric sleeve fits over an outer end of a shaver handle to secure the hinge to the shaver.

A razor blade assembly having a handle; a head having a blade assembly of one or more blades connected to the handle; and a cap or spacer which is integral to or mounted to and positioned over the head to space the cutting edges of the blades from the skin of a user to create and maintain a stubble appearance beard in the range of 0.45 mm to 1.25 mm in thickness while using a manual low cost razor.

The invention relates to the use of a curable adhesive as a blade guard for razor blades of razor systems, wherein the curable adhesive has one or more layers applied over the razor blades and/or the razor blade holder, wherein the outer cutting edges of the razor blades are completely embedded in the adhesive and the curable adhesive is an optically transparent curable adhesive.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a razor cartridge comprises: a main blade; a trimmer blade; a housing for accommodating the main blade such that a cutting edge of the main blade is exposed to a front surface thereof, and accommodating the trimmer blade such that a cutting edge of the trimmer blade is exposed to a rear surface thereof; and a trimmer cover reciprocating between a first position and a second position by being provided on the rear surface of the housing so as to enable vertical sliding thereon.