Patent ID: 6249973
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A thinner razor comprising:a shank having a front end, a rear end, an upper surface and a lower surface, including a hollow midsection between said front end and said rear end, being open at said lower surface, said shank having an elongated slot extending from said front end to said hollow midsection, and being open at said lower surface;a handle secured to said rear end of said midsection;a blade having a single cutting edge and being held entirely by said elongated slot;a bladeguard extending lengthwise of said blade and comprising an array of comb-shaped teeth abutting onto one side of said cutting edge, said teeth providing said cutting edge with alternate exposed segments and non-exposed segments;a sliding member movably connected to said elongated slot between said upper surface and said lower surface; anda driving member pivotably connected inside said hollow midsection and having an external surface at said lower surface to engage with said sliding member over a distance corresponding to a width of either said exposed segments or said non-exposed segments.