Patent ID: 6539633
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A razor comprising:a head having a top face and a bottom face; at least one cutting blade on said head, said cutting blade having a cutting edge; a protective cap engageable with said head to protect said cutting edge and removable from said head in a removal direction perpendicular to said cutting edge; at least one frangible tongue extending from one of said head or said protective cap in a direction transverse to said removal direction and having an engagement surface; and a shoulder projection on the other of said protective cap or said head and having an inner surface adjacent to and extending along said engagement surface of said frangible tongue when said protective cap is on said head of said razor prior to removal of said protective cap from said head for a first time; wherein upon removal of said protective cap from said head for the first time, said engagement surface of said at least one tongue is engaged by said inner surface of said shoulder projection such that said surfaces are in a substantially non-sliding engagement relative to each other so that said at least one tongue is broken by said shoulder projection; and wherein an engaging element other than said tongue is provided on at least one of said head and said protective cap to hold said protective cap in position over said cutting edge in engagement with said head to protect said cutting edge after said tongue has been broken off upon first removal of said cap from said head.