A shaving apparatus including a handle and a cartridge connected to an upper end of the handle is provided. The cartridge includes at least two sub-cartridges connected to each other in a rigid connection or a detachable connection. Each of the sub-cartridges includes one or more blades extending outwardly at an acute angle relative to a face of the sub-cartridge and projecting generally away from a central longitudinal axis of the cartridge. The blades of a first of the two sub-cartridges are parallel to the blades of a second of the two sub-cartridges and positioned in a direction that opposes a direction of the blades of the second of the two sub-cartridges.

A razor that facilitates a user's removal of shaving lubricant, cut hairs, and other shaving-related debris, from around, and between, the razor's blade(s). A scoop at the upper portion of the razor's blade assembly funnels water to the blade channel in which the blades are affixed, and at least a portion of that water flows around and/or over the blade(s). The scoop captures, and directs through the razor's blades, a greater volume of water per unit time than can be achieved with an unmodified blade assembly. The cross-sectional area of the scoop's inflow mouth is greater than that of the blade channel's outflow mouth, thereby promoting a Venturi effect which increases the speed of the water's flow over the blades.

A shaving blade assembly is provided. The shaving blade assembly comprises a blade, one or more blade retainers, a first resilient element pressing the blade against the blade retainer in a first direction along a first axis that is orthogonal to a cutting edge of the blade, and a first rack-and-pinion mechanism with a rack operationally coupled to the first resilient element and a pinion for actuating a motion of the rack along the first axis.

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.

The present invention discloses a shaving razor which comprises a razor head, a razor head cartridge having a plurality of razor blades mounted on a razor blade platform and a rear edge portion and a front edge portion facing opposite to each other and a razor handle having a curved profile which is positioned upwards, deviating away from razor body. The razor handle is oriented at any desired angle as required by a user relative to contact surface of the razor head, thereby enabling the user to grab the razor handle with fingers resting close to rear surface of the razor head. The handle has an overall curved profile that is oriented upward. The handle is oriented preferably at a 80° angle relative to the anatomy-contacting surface of the head, the range is 50° to 150°, preferably 60° to 105°, and more preferably 70° to 95°.

One or more implementation disclosed herein provides razor assemblies that allow a user to have a less than smooth shave by changing the distance between razor blades and a razor blade guard. The distance between the razor blade(s) and the guard may be increased or decreased using a movable knob mechanism, a rotatable dial mechanism, a movable razor assembly and housing mechanism, a rotatable threaded handle, one or more slider mechanisms, a rotating blade mechanism, etc.

A razor cartridge comprising three or more substantially parallel cutting members disposed between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge. Each of the cutting members comprises a blade support comprising a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane, and a blade attached to the blade mounting portion. The cutting members are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans between cutting edges of the blades. A leading inter-blade span that is closer to the leading longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than a trailing inter-blade span is different to the trailing inter-blade span that is closer to the trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than the leading inter-blade span.

A shaving razor having independent blade assemblies coupled to substantially rigid linkages. The linkages each defining a pivot point that permits reciprocating motion of the blade assemblies where assemblies on opposite sides of the pivot point reciprocate in opposite directions. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

A shaving cartridge including a housing, a guard bar, a cap and cutting elements. The housing including an inner receiving portion and an inner attaching portion. The cutting elements further including a connecting structure at each end for connection of the cutting elements either on the housing or between adjacent cutting elements to thereby form a chain-like effect.

A shaving razor may include a handle, a head pivotally attached to the handle, the head may include a frame and a cover pivotally attached to the frame, and at least one separation member provided between the frame and the cover of the head. The at least one separation member may be movable relative to the frame and the cover of the head. A shaving razor may include a handle and a head pivotally attached to the handle. The head may be configured to receive at least two independently replaceable razor blades.