Patent SG-11201806826P-A (SG)
Title: Razor cartridge with fluid management system
Inventor: HAINES RODERICK
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 2017-03-20
Abstract: FigB 14 70 W O 20 1717 / 2395 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) (10) International Publication Number International Publication Date WO 2017/172395 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC B26B 21/40 (2006.01) [US/US]; One Gillette Park, Boston, Massachusetts 02127 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/023143 (72) Inventors: HAINES, Roderick, Andrew; 42 Technology Limited, Meadow Lane, St. Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 (22) International Filing Date: 4LG (GB). OLIVER, James, Simon; 42 Technology Lim- 20 March 2017 (20.03.2017) ited, Meadow Lane, St. Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 4LG (25) Filing Language: English (GB). PETERSON, Mark; Gillette Management LLC, Reading innovation Centre, 460 Basingstroke Road, Read- (26) Publication Language: English ing Berkshire RG2 OQE (GB). SPOONER-FLEMING, (30) Priority Data: Joia, Kirin; The Gillette Company LLC, One Gillette 16163187.4 31 March 2016 (31.03.2016) EP Park, Boston, Massachusetts 02127-1096 (US). STEPH- 17160791.4 14 March 2017 (14.03.2017) EP ENS, Alison, Fiona; P&G Technical Center Ltd, Whitehall Lane, Egham Surrey TW20 9NW (GB). TANDY, James; 350 Balestier Road # 15-03, Singapore 329 779 (SG). WARRICK, Paul, Leslie; Gillette Management LLC, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (57) : A razor cartridge comprising a housing (20) having an elongated skin contacting element (60) having a 14 plurality of tunnels (62) extending there through to facilitate fluid flow to the blades. 111111 11111111 0 111011111111111 010 11111 0111010 0111 01111111111111111111111 0111111 Fig. 4A WO 2017/172395 Al MUNRO 111111111111111111111111113111111111111111 1111111111 111111111011110111111 Reading innovation Centre, 460 Basingstroke Road, Reading Berkshire RG2 OQE (GB). WILLIAMSON, Finbarr, Charles Ronald; 42 Technology Limited, Meadow Lane, St. Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 4LG (GB). (74) Agent: KREBS, Jay A.; c/o THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, Global IP Services, One Procter & Gamble Plaza, C9, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3))