Patent ID: 6216345
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A manual shaving device for shaving soft pliable skin areas, comprising:a handle structure arranged to be gripped by a user of the device to move and manipulate the device over an area of skin to be shaved; andan elongated razor head structure connected to the handle structure, the head structure having:(1) a longitudinal axis;(2) an elongated face to contact the skin in the vicinity of the area of skin to be shaved;(3) an elongated razor head base portion arranged along the longitudinal axis;(4) an elongated razor blade, supported by the razor head base portion, with at least one elongated exposed razor-sharp edge extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and having an overall length B of at least about 10 mm; and(5) first and second non-shaving, skin-engaging, force-applying glide surfaces forming part of the face of the head structure, the side surfaces(i) being located on opposite ends of and outwardly of the exposed razor-sharp edge near opposite ends of the base portion, and,(ii) being arranged for applying mechanical force from the handle structure through the razor head base portion to an area of skin and subcutaneous tissue adjacent to both sides of the skin to be shaved,(iii) each having overall lengths, measured outwardly of the exposed razor-sharp edge, of at least about 5 mm each, and(iv) each having a generally curved profile when viewed from a distance in front of the elongated razor head structure, including having outer edge portions that are rounded to at least about a 2 mm radius of curvature,whereby the non-shaving force-applying glide surfaces are sized and shaped to facilitate the shaving of soft skin areas, help minimize nicks and cuts during shaving thereof and provide means for applying a non-shaving force against the skin and the tissue underneath to cause the skin to more closely match the blade edge profile of the exposed razor-sharp edge.