Patent ID: 7200938
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A multiple blade razor cartridge comprising: a plurality of razor blades; a plurality of support members, each of said support members having a plurality of blade seats spaced apart from one another alone a length of said support member; wherein each of said blade seats of each of said support members is separated from a next successive blade seat of said support member by a flexible hinge; a plurality of retaining members connecting said support members such that said support members are spaced apart from each other and arranged so that each of said blade seats is approximately aligned with a corresponding blade seat defined by a next successive support member thereby forming a plurality of rows of approximately aligned blade seats; each of said plurality of razor blades being fixed to one of said rows of blade seats; wherein said flexible hinges and thereby said support members are deformable in response to an externally applied force such that a relative angle between successive razor blades is variable; and wherein said rows of blade seats are separated by said flexible hinges of non-uniform flexibility.