An apparatus for cleaning multibladed razor heads such as disposable razor cartridges of shaving razors. The apparatus may include a nozzle head, a neck for channeling cleaning fluid to the nozzle head, and a razor head retainer for receiving and holding in position, relative to the nozzle head, a razor head of a multibladed razor device. The nozzle head may include a plurality of spray orifices for spraying cleaning fluid onto the razor head. The plurality of spray orifices arranged in parallel rows of orifices, the nozzle head having a first side and a second side opposite of the first side and the spray orifices extending from the first side to the second side. The neck being connected to the first side of the nozzle head and the razor head retainer disposed adjacent to the second side of the nozzle head.

Methods and apparatuses for an intelligent shaving system is disclosed herein. An example intelligent shaving system includes a handle, at least one blade connected to the handle, a microcontroller attached to the handle, a wireless communication unit configured to send and receive data from microcontroller to an external device, a memory configured to store data applicable to the at least one blade, and one or more sensors configured to send sensory data from the one or more sensors to microcontroller. The one of the one or more sensors is a proximity sensor or a camera having image sensor configured to capture video and/or still images. The shaving system assists in determining blade attrition and provides indicators to assist in shaving techniques. The shaving system further may include at least one blade slightly curved to follow a tangent of the skin. The at least one blade may have a nanolattice structure.

A system for assisting shaving comprising at least one sensor configured to measure water flow delivered by a sink water delivery piping and/or to measure water temperature delivered by the sink water delivery piping and/or to detect a shaver rinsing occurrence and a unit configured to collect data from the at least one sensor and to provide shaving information on the basis of the data in order to optimize the rinsing of the shaver.

The retainer is operable to secure at least one blade within a housing of a shaving blade cartridge. The retainer extends along a pair of side edges of the housing, between a front edge of the housing and a rear edge of the housing. The retainer includes an upper end portion and either a lower end portion extending substantially parallel to the upper end portion and connected to the upper end portion by an intermediate portion, or one or a plurality of legs extending from an edge of the upper end portion.

A masking foil, for a shaving cartridge, and a shaving cartridge comprising a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge. The housing includes a main blade disposed between the front edge and the rear edge. The main blade includes a main cutting edge extending toward the top surface and is movable in the housing. The shaving cartridge further comprises a masking foil. The masking foil includes a front portion located forward of the main cutting edge, a back portion located rearward the main cutting edge, and at least one ribbon which extends between the front portion and the back portion and which partially covers the main cutting edge.

A system and a method are provided for a voice-activated command or query regarding a purchase of, or information regarding, replacement shaving cartridge(s) inputted via a microphone/speaker associated with a “smart” shaving razor having hardware and software capabilities to function as a stand-alone Internet-of-Things (IoT) device. The command or the query is transmitted, via an Internet gateway connected to the Internet, to a vendor platform connected to the Internet. A response transmission from the vendor platform in response to the command or the query regarding a purchase of, or information regarding, replacement shaving cartridge(s) is processed by the control unit. The microphone/speaker outputs a natural-language voice output corresponding to the response transmission from the vendor platform.

A method for generating user feedback information from a shave event associated with a user. A shaving razor is provided to user. The shaving razor includes a handle, a hair cutting implement connected to the handle, at least one motion sensor in the handle, a hair cutting implement displacement sensor associated with the handle, a communication device associated with the handle and a power source associated with the handle. The power source powers the at least one motion sensor, the hair cutting implement displacement sensor and the communication device. Shave event data associated with the user during a shave is collected from the at least one motion sensor and the hair cutting implement displacement sensor. The shave event data is processed to generate user feedback information.

A use tracking razor assembly for tracking the number of times a razor has been used for shaving includes a razor handle that has an engagement thereon for releasably engaging a razor head for shaving. A dial is rotatably coupled to the engagement and the dial can be rotated by a user. The dial is sequentially rotated between a start position and an end position each time the razor head is employed for shaving. In this way the dial assists the user with keeping track of the number of times the razor head has been used.

A shaving razor has a cartridge containing one or more blades. A base unit supports the shaving razor and has one or more sensors, a processor, and circuitry configured to determine accumulation of debris in the cartridge and/or wear of the blades. The base unit directly, or indirectly via a handheld personal computer, provides a visual or aural alert to the user regarding the accumulation of debris in the cartridge and/or wear of the blades.

An intelligent shaving system includes a handle, at least one blade connected to the handle, a microcontroller attached to the handle, a wireless communication unit configured to send and receive data from microcontroller to an external device, a memory configured to store data applicable to the at least one blade, and one or more sensors configured to send sensory data from the one or more sensors to microcontroller. The one of the one or more sensors is a proximity sensor or a camera having image sensor configured to capture video and/or still images. The shaving system assists in determining blade attrition and provides indicators to assist in shaving techniques. The shaving system further may include at least one blade slightly curved to follow a tangent of the skin. The at least one blade may have a nanolattice structure.