Patent ID: 8844145
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A razor handle for a retractable shaving cartridge comprising: an elongated body extending in a longitudinal direction between a front end and a back end, and having an upper and a lower face, the body having a hollow housing provided with an opening at the front end of the body, a shaving cartridge carrier movable between a shaving position in which the razor cartridge carrier extends at least partly out of the housing, and a non-shaving position in which the razor cartridge carrier is retracted inside the housing, a release mechanism provided on the shaving cartridge carrier and including an actuating member which is adapted to actuate the release mechanism so as to release a shaving cartridge carried by the shaving cartridge carrier, and a control mechanism which is disposed on the body for controlling the actuating member only when the shaving cartridge carrier is in the shaving position, the control mechanism comprising a release button movably mounted on the elongated body between a rest position and a release position, the control mechanism further comprising a control member movably mounted between a retracted position in which the control member does not interfere with the actuating member of the release mechanism and an active position in which the control member is positioned to act on the actuating member upon actuation of the release button when the shaving cartridge carrier is in the shaving position, wherein the control member is pivotally mounted relative to the release button, and wherein the elongated body further includes at least a guide adapted for guiding the control member so that the control member is in the retracted position when the release button is in the rest position and the control member is in the active position when the release button is in the release position.