Patent ID: 9539734
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B26B

Claim:
1. A shaving blade unit 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 having a plurality of blades disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, each of the plurality of blades having a cutting edge exposed at the top surface of the housing; and a pair of independent retainers each having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a convex portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, each of the retainers extending along a respective one of the pair of side edges between the front edge of the housing and the rear edge of the housing, wherein the top portion of each of the retainers extends over a portion of the top surface of the housing to retain the plurality of blades in the housing, wherein the convex portion includes a continuous curvature from the top portion to the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion of each of the retainers is curved around the bottom surface of the housing, and wherein each of the retainers includes a protrusion and a recess formed on opposite surfaces of the top portion.