Patent ID: 6772523
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A razor cartridge comprising:a frame having an upper portion forming an elongated fixed length cap, said frame including first and second opposing end walls; at least one blade supported on said frame below said cap so that opposite end portions of said blade are slidable relative to the frame; and a flexible front beam and a flexible rear beam forming part of said frame, each of said beams being fixed to and extending between said opposing end walls, and said beams each having a substantially sawtooth pattern extending in a plane substantially parallel to that defined by a bottom surface of the at least one blade; said cap, said at least one blade and said beams all being movable upon application of a force encountered during shaving between at-rest positions where said cap, said at least one blade and said beams are in substantially planar configurations, and flexed positions where said cap, said at least one blade and said beams are in substantially concave or convex configurations.