Patent ID: 6957598
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: B21D,B23P,B26B

Abstract:
1. A method of making a shaving cartridge comprising a housing, a blade support member attached to the housing, and a blade attached to the bade support member, comprising the steps of (a) providing an elongated, flat strip of metal having a front edge and a back edge extending along its length, (b) sharpening said front edge to result in a cutting edge portion extending along said front edge, (c) weakening a portion of said strip along its length between said front edge and said back edge to result in a weakened portion extending along said strip, a blade portion between said cutting edge portion and said weakened portion, and a removable portion between said weakened portion and said back edge, (d) cutting said strip to result in discreet blade sections, each blade section comprising part of the weakened portion, the blade portion, and the removable portion, (e) attaching a blade section to the blade support member, and (f) separating the removable portion from the blade section attached to the blade support member.