Patent ID: 9623575
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B05D,B26B,B29C,B29L,G01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of shaving comprising: contacting the skin with the blade unit of a shaving system, the shaving system comprising a handle having a distal end and a proximal end, and a replaceable shaving assembly that includes a blade unit and an interface element configured to removeably connect the blade unit to the handle, the interface element comprising an elastomeric return element configured to provide a return force between the blade unit and handle, and the return element being configured to buckle upon rotation of the blade unit toward an upper surface of the handle and including a pair of spaced first and second elastomeric portions extending from the interface element towards the blade unit in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the blade unit, joined by a third elastomeric portion disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the first, second and third portions of the return element form an integral whole that is generally U-shaped, and an entire length of the third portion abuts a surface of the blade unit.