Patent ID: 6073348
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A reciprocating electric shaver comprising:a main body;plural blade cassettes, each of said plural blade cassettes including an outer blade and an outer blade frame to which the outer blade is attached, said outer blade frame having engaging members provided inside of said outer blade frame and provided at end portions in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to an arranging direction of said plural blade cassettes; anda retainer via which said plural blade cassettes are attached to said main body, said retainer having a pair of end walls substantially parallel to said arranging direction, each of said pair of end walls including slits extending along a floating direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and to said arranging direction, said retainer retaining said plural blade cassettes substantially in parallel with each other by introducing said engaging members into said slits respectively such that each of said plural blade cassettes is independently movable along said floating direction with respect to said main body, said outer blade frame of each of said blade cassettes covering an outer periphery of said retainer.