MULTIFUNCTIONAL WET SHAVING RAZOR
20200130208 ยท 2020-04-30
Inventors
Cpc classification
B26B19/048
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B21/14
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B19/28
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B21/521
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B21/446
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B19/148
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B21/24
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B26B21/52
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B19/28
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B19/04
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26B21/44
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relates to a multifunctional shaving razor that is a combination of different kind of razor blade holders, trimmer and dry shaving gel/after-shave lotion for providing a single device with all necessary grooming stuff and is easy to handle and cost efficient. The proposed multifunctional shaving razor 100 consists of triangular detachable blade holder adaptor 200, trimmer assembly 600 and shaving gel dispensing system 400 for providing multi-functionality of shaving, grooming and trimming in a single device. The proposed multifunctional shaving razor 100 can be used universally as it provides a complete solution of all shaving and grooming needs in a single device that is compact to carry from one place to another.
Claims
1. A multifunctional razor comprising: a razor body having a top enclosure and a bottom enclosure; and a blade holder adaptor detachably attached to the top enclosure and having a triangular shape, wherein three sides of the triangular shaped blade holder adaptor define three blade holder portions, each of the three blade holder portions adapted to hold a different kind of blade cartridge; wherein an attachment means for detachably attaching the blade holder adaptor to the top enclosure enable the blade holder adaptor to be fitted on the top enclosure with any one of the three blade holder portions in position of use.
2. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three blade holder portions comprise: a first blade holder portion that is adapted to hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by a plastic snap; a second blade holder portion that is adapted to hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by clips and support collar. a third blade holder portion that is adapted to hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by leaf spring, plunger and pusher arms.
3. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attachment means comprises: three pins provided on the blade holder adaptor, the three pins being in equilateral triangle configuration and positioned in symmetry with the three portions of the blade holder adaptor, and a pair of parallel grooves comprising a front groove and a rear groove, provided on the top enclosure; wherein when the blade holder adaptor is to be attached with the top enclosure with a desired blade holder portion in position of use, two of the three pins that are nearer to the desired blade holder portion of the blade holder adaptor are engaged with the front groove, and the third pin is engaged with the rear groove.
4. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the front groove and the rear groove are T shaped with the three pins having a corresponding shape.
5. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attachment means comprises; three equispaced snaps arranged in circular configuration on back side of the blade holder adaptor; a circular cutout provided in a top cover of the multifunctional razor, lower side of the circular cutout incorporating a snap locking hollow boss, the snap locking hollow boss incorporating three equispaced snap resting faces for resting the three equispaced snaps, wherein both sides each of the three snap resting faces is flanked by a flanking side face to prevent rotational movement of the blade holder adaptor; and a spring configured between the top cover and the blade holder adapter to bias the snaps against the respective snap resting faces; wherein when a different blade holder portion is to be used, the blade holder adaptor is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring to move the snaps beyond the respective flanking side faces, and thereafter rotated till the desired blade holder portion is in position of use, and thereafter the blade holder adaptor is released for the snaps to take seat against the snap resting faces.
6. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom enclosure is adapted to hold a shaving gel dispenser.
7. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the shaving gel dispenser comprises: a gel container having a threaded top side, and adapted to be housed within the top enclosure such that the threaded top side of the gel container projects out of the top enclosure; a gel dispensing cap guided inside the bottom enclosure and adapted to move linearly against biasing force of a spring; and a gel dispensing pump fitted between the gel dispensing cap and the threaded top side from inner side of the threaded top side; wherein the threaded top side of the gel container is fitted in an internal threads of the bottom enclosure, and the bottom enclosure is thereafter fitted to the top enclosure with the gel container inserted within the top enclosure.
8. A blade holder adaptor configured to be detachably attached to a razor body; the blade holder adaptor having a triangular shape, wherein three sides of the triangular shaped blade holder adaptor define three portions: a first blade holder portion, a second blade holder portion and a third blade holder portion; wherein each of the three blade holder portions is adapted to hold a different kind of blade cartridge; and wherein the blade holder adaptor incorporates a single blade ejection system for unlocking respective blade cartridges held in any of the three blade holder portions.
9. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the blade ejection system comprises: a cam; a first blade lock and a second blade lock, each pivotally fixed for pivotal movement through a respective hinge pin hole, the respective hinge pin hole dividing the first blade lock and a second blade lock between a front side portion and a rear side portion; the rear side portions incorporating a follower face; and the front side portions incorporating a first blade locking lip adapted to hold a blade cartridge of first type in the first blade holder portion; wherein the first blade lock and the second blade lock are biased such that the respective follower face is in contact with the cam, and when the cam is moved, the first blade locking lips of the first blade lock, and the second blade lock of the second blade lock move inwards to release the blade cartridge held in the third blade holder portion.
10. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the rear side portion of the first blade lock is adapted to, when the cam is moved, push a blade locking snap to eject a blade cartridge held in the first blade holder portion.
11. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the rear side portion of the second blade lock is adapted to, when the cam is moved, push a pusher arm to eject a blade cartridge held in the second blade holder portion.
12. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blade ejection system further includes a flat metal spring that pushes the front side portions of the first blade lock and the second blade lock to bias the first blade lock and the second blade lock for the respective follower faces to remain in contact with the cam.
13. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blade holder adaptor comprises a top lid and a bottom lid, and wherein the blade ejection system is accommodated between the top lid and the bottom lid.
14. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cam is adapted to move linearly against a biasing force of a spring
15. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 14, wherein the blade holder adaptor further comprises a slider button configured in a slider button guide in the top lid, and coupled to the cam for imparting the linear movement to the cam for ejecting the blade cartridges.
16. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cam is a rotary cam and the blade holder adaptor further comprises a triangular rotating knob on the top lid and coupled to the rotary cam for manual actuation of the rotary cam for ejecting the blade cartridges.
17. The blade holder adaptor as claimed in claim 10, wherein the bottom lid incorporates a pair of hinge pins to pivotally hold the first blade lock and the second blade lock.
18. A multifunctional razor comprising: a razor body having a top cover, a bottom cover; a blade holder adaptor detachably attached to the bottom cover on a backside of the razor body, and having a triangular shape, wherein three sides of the triangular shaped blade holder adaptor define three blade holder portions, each of the three blade holder portions adapted to hold a different kind of blade cartridge; wherein the multifunctional razor also incorporates a trimmer assembly along with a power source, the trimmer assembly and the power source housed between the top cover and the bottom cover and trimmer blades of the trimmer assembly located on a front side of the razor body being exposed through a window in an outer enclosure that fits the top cover and the bottom cover.
19. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the trimmer assembly comprises; an electric motor to drive an eccentric shaft, an eccentric follower driven by the eccentric shaft to undergo reciprocating rotary motion; a motion transfer link to transfer the reciprocating rotary motion of the eccentric follower to a first trimmer blade; wherein reciprocating motion of the first trimmer blade in relation with a fixed second trimmer blade provides cutting action to trim hair.
20. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the multifunctional razor further comprises a front cover to cover the exposed trimmer blades of the trimmer assembly.
21. A multifunctional razor comprising: a razor body having a top enclosure and a bottom enclosure; and a blade holder adaptor detachably attached to the top enclosure and having a polygon shape, wherein sides of the polygon shaped blade holder adaptor define a plurality of blade holder portions, each of the plurality of blade holder portions adapted to hold a different kind of blade cartridge; wherein an attachment means for detachably attaching the blade holder adaptor to the top enclosure enable the blade holder adaptor to be fitted on the top enclosure with any one of the plurality of blade holder portions in position of use.
22. The multifunctional razor as claimed in claim 21, wherein the blade holder adaptor is of square shape, and four sides of the square shaped blade holder adaptor define four blade holder portions, each of the four blade holder portions adapted to hold a different kind of blade cartridge.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0034] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0055] In the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof and, which show by way of illustration, specific exemplary embodiments in which the invent ion maybe practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized, and that logical, mechanical, electrical and other changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.
[0056] the specification states a component or feature may, can, could, or might be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0057] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the disclosure, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0058] Various aspects of the embodiments described above may be used alone, in combination, or in a variety of arrangements not specifically discussed in the embodiments described in the foregoing and is therefore not limited in its application to the details and arrangement of components set forth in the foregoing description or illustrated in the drawings. For example, aspects described in one embodiment may be combined in any manner with aspects described in other embodiments.
[0059] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used in a claim is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
[0060] Embodiments explained herein relate to a multifunctional wet shaving razor that is a combination of one or more of different kinds of razor blade holders, trimmer, dry shaving gel dispenser and after-shave lotion dispenser, thus the present disclosure provides a single shaving razor that can use different types of shaving blade cartridges, and in addition provides other grooming accessories, thereby providing an easy to handle and economical and compact grooming accessory that occupies less space and is easy to carry.
[0061] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a multifunctional wet shaving razor that incorporates a blade holder adaptor having more than one face for accommodating more than one kind of shaving blade cartridge, thus enabling use of more than one type of shaving blade cartridge. In another aspect, the proposed multifunctional wet shaving razor can also accommodate a trimmer assembly or a shaving gel dispensing system or an aftershave lotion dispensing system.
[0062] It is to be appreciated that though various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to a triangular shaped blade holder adaptor capable of holding three different types of blade cartridges, using the inventive concept of the present disclosure it is possible to have a blade holder adaptor of other shapes such as a polygon shape that can hold more than three cartridges, i.e. equal to number of sides of the polygon shape of the blade holder adaptor, and all such variations are well within the scope of the present disclosure.
[0063] In an embodiment, the proposed blade holder adaptor is a triangular blade holder adaptor with three faces, which includes a top lid and a bottom lid, each face having matching contours for a different kind of shaving blade cartridge to enable holding of the different types of blade cartridges.
[0064] In an aspect, a first blade holder portion of the triangular blade holder adaptor can hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by a plastic snap, and a second blade holder portion of triangular blade holder adaptor can hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by clips and support collar. In an aspect, a third blade holder portion of triangular blade holder adaptor can hold and eject a shaving blade cartridge that is held and locked by leaf spring, plunger and pusher arms.
[0065] In an aspect, blade holder adaptor includes an ejection system for detaching and attaching the blade cartridges. In another aspect, a common ejection system works to eject a blade cartridge irrespective of blade holder portion/face where the blade cartridge is held or to be held. Thus, the common ejection system simultaneously acts on all the three blade holder portions/faces.
[0066] In an aspect, the proposed multifunctional wet shaving razor comprises a top enclosure and a bottom enclosure, and the blade holder adaptor is part of the top holder, whereas the bottom holder can accommodate the trimmer assembly or the gel dispenser along with gel container, or the after-shave lotion dispenser. The trimmer assembly moves inwards and outwards of the bottom enclosure on guides and locks in position.
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[0068] In an aspect, triangular blade holder adaptor 200 is fixed on outer side of the top enclosure 110, whereas gel container 402 and gel dispensing cap 401, or the trimmer assembly with its power source, as the case may be, are fixed in inner side of the bottom enclosure 120.
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[0070] In an aspect, three portions of triangular blade holder adaptor 200 are configured at 120 degree angle with respect to each other wherein three different kinds of blade holder arrangements are provided on the three portions of triangular blade adaptor 200 for accommodating three different kinds of blade cartridges as per requirements. About half of the first, the second and the third blade holder portions 250, 260 and 270 respectively are accommodated in top lid 201 and remaining are fixed in bottom lid 202. All other moving components which are used for locking, unlocking and ejecting blades are configured in between the top 201 and the bottom lid 202.
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[0072] In an aspect, ejection mechanism at the first blade holder portion 250 can include a blade locking snap 221 which is controlled by a first blade lock 216. Ejection mechanism at the second blade holder portion 260 can include a second plunger 213, a second guide spring 207 and a pusher arm 214 wherein the pusher arm 214 stays in contact with a second blade lock 217 using second guide spring 207 and it is used to eject a blade which is fitted in second blade holder portion 260. Ejection mechanism at the third blade holder portion 270 includes a first blade lock 216, a second blade lock 217, a first plunger 215 and a first guide spring 208, wherein the first blade lock 216 includes a first blade locking lip 226, a hingepin hole 205 and the follower face 225. The second blade lock 217 can include a second blade locking lip 227, a hinge pin hole 220 and the follower face 225. The first blade lock 216 and the second blade lock 217 are fixed and pivoted through the respective hinge pins 220, as shown in
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[0074] In an aspect, same as when slider moves in A direction, the rear side portion 229 of the first blade lock 216 pushes a blade locking snap 221 on lower side and ejects blade cartridge held in the first blade holder portion 270. Simultaneously the rear side portion 229 of the second blade lock 217 pushes a pusher arm 214 in Y direction, which ejects a blade cartridge that may be held in the second blade holder portion 260. During ejection of blade fitted in the second blade holder portion 260, cycle pusher arm 214 also push first guide spring 207. When force is removed from the slider button 211, the metal flat spring 209 moves the front portion 228 of the first blade lock 216 and the second blade lock 217 in outward direction and locks the blades.
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[0077] In an aspect, for unlocking the shaving blade cartridge 231 from adaptor, slider button 211 is moves in A direction (as clearly described in
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[0079] In an embodiment, as shown in the exemplary illustration, the front locking groove 301 and the rear locking groove 302 can be T shaped, with the pins 222, 223 and 224 also having a matching shape to ensure that the pins engage with the grooves firmly without any possibility of accidental separation.
[0080] In an aspect, if a user wants to use a blade, which is fitted in first blade holder portion 250, then he has to lock first locking pin 222 and second locking pin 223, which are nearer to the first blade holder portion 250, in the front groove 301, and the third locking pin 224 in the rear groove 302. In this configuration, a blade cartridge which is held in the first blade holder portion 250 shall be available at front end of the shaving razor 100 for use. Incase, if user wants to use blade which is fitted in the second blade holder portion 260, then he has to lock the first locking pin 222 and the third locking pin 224 in the front groove 301, and the second locking pin 223 in the rear groove 302, on which the blade which is fitted in the second blade holder portion 260 shall be available on front face of shaving razor 100 (not shown). Further, if user wants to use a blade which is fitted on the third blade holder portion 270, then he must lock the second locking pin 223 and the third locking pin 224 in the front groove 301 and the first locking pin 222 in the rear groove 302, on which the blade that is fitted in the third blade holder portion 270 shall become available on front face of shaving razor 100 (as shown herein).
[0081] In an application where the blade holder adapter is of square shape with four blade holder portions, there can be locking pins similar to locking pin 222, arranged in symmetry with the square shape of the blade holder adaptor, and when the square blade holder adaptor is to be attached with the top enclosure with a desired blade holder portion in position of use, two of the four locking pins that are nearer to the desired blade holder portion of the blade holder adaptor can be engaged with the front groove, and the remaining two pins can be engaged with the rear groove.
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[0083] In an aspect, when user wants gel to be dispensed for shaving, he must press gel dispensing cap 401 in W direction. When the gel dispensing cap is pressed in W direction, the dispenser spring 403 gets compressed and the gel dispensing pump 410 works to dispense the gel form the gel container 402. Further, when the user releases dispensing cap 401, the gel dispensing cap 401 comes back to its original position due to tension of the dispenser spring 403.
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[0088] In an aspect, the electric motor 602 is connected with power supply 130/629 by a connecting wire for getting input power. Output of electric motor 602 is a rotational motion of the primary shaft 603. The eccentric shaft 604 is fixed on the primary shaft 603. The eccentric follower 605 is fixed on pin (not shown) which is an integral part of the outer enclosure 601, and the eccentric follower 605 is free to rotate. The motion transfer link 606 is connected with the eccentric follower 605 and the first trimmer blade 607 by a cylindrical pin joint. The second trimmer blade 608 is fixed in the outer enclosure 601. The outer enclosure 601 is fixed in the top enclosure 110 of multifunctional shaving razor 100.
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[0091] In an aspect, blade holder adaptor 800 is fitted in the top cover 701 through a circular cut out 708 wherein one end of the blade holder spring 705 is rested on a spring resting face 707 and guided through a spring guide boss 706. Further, the blade holder spring 705 provides continuous upward biasing force to the blade holder adaptor 800 for keeping the blade holder adaptor 800 rigidly in its position.
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[0093] In an aspect, the triangular rotating cam 804 has a square boss 804a on its top side, which is fitted in the triangular rotating knob 801; and a round boss 804b on bottom side, which is guided in a circular recess 803a for smooth rotation of the triangular rotating cam 804 when rotated manually by the triangular rotating knob 801. The bottom lid 803 includes three snaps 803c equispaced in circular positions on its bottom side, and are adapted to engage with the circular cutout 708 in the top cover 701 (refer
[0094] In an aspect, triangular blade holder adaptor 800 includes a triangular rotating cam 804 and follower mechanism to operate blade ejection system for three different kinds of blades, wherein follower faces 225 are continuously in contact with the triangular rotating cam 804 by a flat metal spring 209. The triangular rotating cam 804 is fixed with triangular rotating knob 801 through square boss 804a from topside and freely rotatable and guidable in circular recess 803a and it is operated by rotating the triangular rotating knob 801.
[0095] In an aspect, blade ejection mechanism at the first blade holder portion 250 includes a blade locking snap 221, which is controlled by the first blade lock 216. In an aspect, blade ejection mechanism at the second blade holder portion 260 includes a second plunger 213, second guide spring 207 and pusher arm 214, wherein the pusher arm 214 always stays in contact with the second blade lock 217 on account of the second guide spring 207, and it is used to eject a blade which is fitted in the second blade holder portion 260. In an aspect, blade ejection mechanism at the third blade holder portion 270 (as shown clearly in
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[0097] In an aspect, when the rotary cam 804 rotates indirection U, rear portion of the first blade lock 216 pushes the blade locking snap 221 in lower side to eject a blade which may be held in the first blade holder portion 250, simultaneously rear side portion 229 of the second blade lock 217 pushes the pusher arm 214 in Y direction, which ejects a blade which may be held in the second blade holder portion 260.
[0098] In an aspect, during ejection, the pusher arm 214 also pushes the first guide spring 207. When the triangular rotating knob 801 (shown in
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[0102] For unlocking the blade from second blade holder portion 260, triangular cam 804 can be rotated in U direction, and can move the blade locks 216 and 217 in outward direction. The blade lock 217 pushes the blade ejecting arm 214 in Y Direction, wherein two parallel legs of the ejecting arm push the locked portion of the shaving blade in Y direction, which was fixed in concave surface of snaps 243.
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[0105] In an aspect, one end of the pusher arm springs 245 can be fixed on circular boss 255, and another end can be in contact with the blade ejecting pusher arms 214, which helps pusher arms to move back in its original position after ejection of the blade from second blade holding portion. Locking snap 251 can have two different parts that can be connected with each other using V shape metal leaf spring. Leaf spring 253 along with locking snap can be concentrically fixed with the circular boss 254. Locking snap 251 can include an external taper face 254 that can be continuously in contact with internal taper faces 253 of pusher arm 214. Circular boss 254 can act as a pivot point for the leaf spring 253. Blade ejecting arm 214 can have two parallel legs that are connected with each other by a horizontal support and placed at the second blade holder portion. Blade ejecting arm 214 is in contact with blade lock 217 from back side.
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[0107] For unlocking the blade from the second blade holder portion, triangular cam can be rotated in U direction, and move blade lock 216/217 in outward direction. Blade lock 217 pushes the blade ejecting pusher arm 214 in A Direction, wherein two parallel legs of the ejecting arm can have an internal taper faces 253 that helps to push snap in W Direction. Inward movement of locking snap 251 helps to unlock the shaving blade and ejecting arm helps to push away the shaving blade from holder.
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[0109] One end of pusher arm springs 245 can be fix on the circular boss 262 and another end can be in touch with blade ejecting pusher arms 214, which can help pusher arms to move back its in original position after ejection of the blade from second blade holding portion. Blade locking snap 261 can be a single piece plastic part having a smaller cross-sectional area at the bottom side (which act as a live hinge). Snap 261 can be fixed between top lid and bottom lid and can be located by snap pivot boss. Locking snap can include an external taper face 264 that can be continuously in contact with internal taper faces 265 of the pusher arm 214. Bottom portion of snap 261 can act as a live hinge by taking support of snap pivot boss 263. Blade ejecting arm 214 can have two parallel legs that can be connected with each other by a horizontal support and can be placed at the second blade holder portion. Blade ejecting arm 214 can be in contact with blade lock 217 from back side.
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[0111] For unlocking the blade from the second blade holder portion, triangular cam can be rotated in Z direction, and can move blade locks 217 in outward direction. Blade lock 217 pushes the blade ejecting pusher arm 214 in A Direction. In an aspect, two parallel legs of ejecting arm can have an internal taper face 265 that helps to push snap in W Direction. Inward movement of the locking snap 261 can help unlock shaving blade, whereas linear movement of ejecting arm helps to push away the shaving blade from holder.
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[0113] Spring loaded plunger 214 can be used for giving support to the shaving blade from back side, provide flexibility for easy adjustment to the shaving blade during shaving.
[0114] For unlocking the blade from second blade holder portion, triangular cam can be rotated in Y direction, which moves blade locks 217 and 216 in outward direction. Blade lock 217 can push the blade ejecting arm 214 in Y Direction. Two parallel legs of ejecting arm can push the shaving blade in Y direction, which removes the blade from blade locking snap 271.
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[0116] On second blade holder portion of triangular blade holder, support ribs 241 can be provided for giving support and location to the shaving blade. Half portion of support ribs can be configured on top lid 802, and another half portion of support ribs can be configured on bottom lid 803. Outer surface of support ribs can be identical to the inner surface of shaving blade that is fitted on the second blade holder portion. For unlocking the blade from the second blade holder portion, triangular cam can be rotated in U direction and moves blade locks 217 and 216 in outward direction. Blade lock 217 pushes the blade ejecting arm 214 in Y Direction. Two parallel legs of ejecting arm push the shaving blade in Y direction which removes the blade from blade locking snap 275.
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[0119] In an aspect, if user wants to rotate blade holder adaptor 800 for using different kind of blades fixed with the first blade holder portion 250, the second blade holder portion 260 or the third blade holder portion 270, he must push blade holder in P direction. As user pushes the blade holder adaptor 800 in P direction, the blade holder spring 705 is compressed and snap 803c is free from first side face 1003 and second side face 1004, so user can rotate blade holder adaptor 800 inV direction till the desired blade comes in position of use.
[0120] It is to be appreciated that arrangement of snaps as shown in
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[0122] In an embodiment, the multifunctional razor of the present disclosure can be configured for shaving head of a person by incorporating a wheel on the bottom cover 821 (refer to
[0123] In yet another embodiment, the blade holder adaptor can be held on the razor body through a flexible joint that allows the blade holder to tilt relative to the razor body. This can be achieved by introducing a rubber sheet 1702 between the razor body and the blade holder adaptor, which would allow the blade holder adaptor to tilt by angle A as shown in
[0124] While embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as described in the claims.
Advantages of the Invention
[0125] The present disclosure provides a universal shaving razor that accommodates more than one kind of blade cartridge.
[0126] The present disclosure provides a universal shaving razor that accommodates shaving gel, after shave and trimmer in its body.
[0127] The present disclosure provides a single wet shaving razor that can be used for shaving as well as trimming.
[0128] The present disclosure provides a compact and low cost multifunctional wet shaving razor.