Patent ID: 7966731
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A shaving blade unit comprising a housing having a front edge and a rear edge and two side edges extending from the front edge to the rear edge; one or more shaving blades pointed in a first general direction between the front edge and the rear edge, the one or more blades having cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region in a first plane defined by the front edge, rear edge and one or more shaving blades, a discrete trimming blade assembly comprising: the trimming blade having a cutting edge pointed in a second direction, generally opposite to the first general direction; and a clip having a leg extending through an opening in the blade carrier arranged to secure the trimming blade assembly to the rear of the housing, wherein the clip is in electrical contact with both the one or more shaving blades and the trimming assembly, so as to form an anode-cathode cell in which the clip functions as a sacrificial anode that corrodes and the one or more shaving blades and trimming blade function as a cathode that is protected from corrosion.