Abstract:
A depilatory cream razor for shaving off applied depilatory cream from the face and other parts of the body with the advantage of movement in any direction.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0002]    The present invention relates generally to razors. More specifically, the invention is a hand razor designed specifically for men with heavy facial hair, and using a depilatory cream which is to be removed with the hair.  
           [0003]    2. Description of the Related Art  
           [0004]    The related art of interest describes various hand razors, but none discloses the present invention. There is a need for removing the depilatory cream and excess hair from the face and other hairy body portions. The related art is described below.  
           [0005]    U.S. Pat. No. 1,558,021 issued on Oct. 20, 1925, to John J. Libi describes a safety razor with an exposed blade held by a plurality of curved tines attached to a handle.  
           [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,343,622 issued on Sep. 6, 1994, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,522,137 issued on Jun. 4, 1996, to Edward A. Andrews describes a bi-directional razor device comprising two pairs of narrow, strip-like razor blades are embedded in the head of the razor facing in opposite directions.  
           [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,845,845 issued on Jul. 11, 1989, to Avery Scott describes a plastic shaving device for use with a hair removal product. The head is one rectangular blade attached to a thin handle with a sharpened edge on an outside edge and a round tip.  
           [0008]    U.S. Design Pat. No. 248,878 issued on Aug. 8, 1978, to Hans Halm describes an ornamental design of a razor with a handle having perforated angled slats in the handle.  
           [0009]    U.S. Design Pat. No. 269,466 issued on Jun. 21, 1983, to Kurt Gruber describes an ornamental razor having an elliptical shaped head with square indents and a handle with a pair of grooved edges on two parallel sides.  
           [0010]    U.S. Design Pat. No. 282,878 issued on Mar. 4, 1986, to Herbert M. Skidmore describes an ornamental razor having a head not perpendicular to the handle.  
           [0011]    U.S. Pat. No. 1,210,006 issued on Dec. 26, 1916, to John H. Schmitt describes a safety razor comprising a single piece of wire to form the head and handle.  
           [0012]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,251,914 issued on Feb. 24, 1981, to Warren J. Grosjean describes a shaving assembly comprising a one-piece blade seat and and an angled handle made of molded polystyrene-type plastic. A blade cap is secured to the blade seat with the blade. The blade cap has a protruding and upwardly inclined edge which supports the blade.  
           [0013]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,402,697 issued on Apr. 4, 1995, to Shirley E. Brooks describes a depilatory applicating razor comprising a one-piece device having multiple blades or three rotary cutting heads with a depilatory reservoir in the handle for discharging the depilatory cream proximate the blades or cutting heads and a required tensioning means comprising one or two end rollers to stretch the skin.  
           [0014]    Japan Patent Application No. 8-98965 published on Apr. 16, 1996, for Seiji Kanematsu describes a safety razor with a curved handle to prevent fingers from touching the shaving cream.  
           [0015]    U.K. Patent Application No. GB 2 294 229 A published on Apr. 24, 1996, for Cyril R. Benton describes a safety razor with an angled head not perpendicular to the handle.  
           [0016]    Japan Patent Application No. 11-33245 published on Feb. 9, 1999, for Noboru Kurihara describes a safety razor with a curved handle and a removable edge body or shaving head.  
           [0017]    None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singularly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed. Thus, a depilatory cream razor solving the aforementioned problems is desired.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0018]    The present invention is a novel hand razor specifically adapted for the removal of dry depilatory cream from the face and the like. Hirsute men, especially of African heritage, have thick curly facial hair which preferably is removed. However, shaving this facial hair continuously could result in a tougher thicker outgrowth. Therefore, a depilatory cream is used. However, the dried depilatory cream cannot be readily removed by a conventional sharp razor with its restricted directional movement. Thus, a hand razor of this invention using a conventional blade can be used in any direction on the face, because the conventional safety guard has been dispensed with. The device can also be used on other parts of the body such as the hands, arms and legs with greater freedom of movement than with the conventional razor.  
           [0019]    Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a specially constructed razor device for removing applied depilatory cream from the user&#39;s face and the like.  
           [0020]    It is another object of the invention to provide a specially constructed razor for removing applied depilatory cream from the user&#39;s face and the like by removing the conventional safety guard on a razor device.  
           [0021]    It is a further object of the invention to provide a specially constructed razor for removing applied depilatory cream from the user&#39;s face and the like by removing the conventional safety guard on a razor device with freedom of directional movement.  
           [0022]    Still another object of the invention is to provide a specially constructed razor for removing applied depilatory cream from the user&#39;s body by removing the conventional safety guard on a razor device with freedom of directional movement.  
           [0023]    It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.  
           [0024]    These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0025]    [0025]FIG. 1 is an environmental, perspective view of a depilatory cream razor device according to the present invention.  
         [0026]    [0026]FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the depilatory cream razor device.  
         [0027]    [0027]FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the depilatory cream razor device.  
         [0028]    [0028]FIG. 4 is an enlarged bottom perspective view of the depilatory cream razor device with a partial view of the handle. 
     
    
       [0029]    Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.  
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0030]    The present invention is directed to a razor device for removing applied depilatory cream and the undesired facial hair of hirsute men, especially of African descent. An ordinary razor device requires a razor guard structure which prevents movement of the razor in any other direction than in the direction of the handle. Therefore, removal of the applied depilatory cream on one&#39;s face by a conventional razor would be inhibited by the requirement of moving the razor in the direction of the handle. Whereas, the present invention has been shown to quickly and adequately remove the applied depilatory cream and facial hair by having the mobility to move across the face in any direction to effectively remove the dried depilatory cream.  
         [0031]    In FIG. 1 a depilatory cream razor device  10  is illustrated removing the applied depilatory cream  12  from the cheek area  14  of a man  16  with thick facial hair  18 . FIGS. 2, 3 and  4  show various views of the razor device  10 . The razor head  20  comprises only two parts with the top piece  22  having an embedded razor blade  24  and attached to the bottom piece  26 . The blade  24  has rounded external corners  28  unlike the conventional razor blade.  
         [0032]    The razor head  20  is offset from its base  30  to angle the razor head downward as depicted in FIG. 3. The elongated straight handle  32  extends and ends in a chiseled but blunt point  34  for removing specific dried portions inaccessable by the blade  24 .  
         [0033]    The razor device  10  can be economically made of colored plastic. The manufacture of this device does not require expensive molding and shaping associated with metal shavers.  
         [0034]    It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.