Patent ID: 6295733
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
In combination with a razor head having at least one blade, a shaving aid strip on the razor head in a skin engaging location, said shaving aid strip comprising:a shaving aid material; andmeans for indicating a change in the amount of said shaving aid material, said means for indicating a change in the amount of shaving aid material comprising a coating which is disposed upon a section of the surface of said shaving aid material and which has a different color from that of the shaving aid material to form a visible stripe on the surface of the shaving aid material,said coating having wear characteristics related to the wear characteristics of said shaving aid material such that the disappearance of the coating from at least a portion of said shaving aid material through solubility, abrasion or a combination thereof provides a signal that the shaving aid strip should be replaced, irrespective of wear on said blade.