Patent ID: 7475483
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A shaving implement, comprising: a handle including a shaving aid body carriage platform; a razor cartridge defining a shave plane; a shaving aid body coupled to the handle, wherein the shaving aid body has a top surface, and wherein at least a portion of the shaving aid body is adjacent the razor cartridge; a first pivoting means attached to the shaving aid body and the handle, the first pivoting means permitting pivotal movement of the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body, together, relative to the handle about a first axis; self-leveling means attached to the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body, the self-leveling means permitting movement of at least one of the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body to allow the top surface of the shaving aid body to remain coplanar with the shave plane during a shaving operation; and a second pivoting means attached to the shaving aid body carriage platform and the handle, the second pivoting means permitting pivotal movement of the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body, together, relative to the handle about at least one of a second axis and a third axis, the second axis extending generally parallel to the direction of movement of at least one of the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body, the third axis extends generally perpendicular to both the first and the second axes.