Patent Publication Number: US-11648693-B2

Title: Personal care product docking system

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure provides for a docking system for a personal care product. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Personal care products include dry shaving razors and wet shaving razors, among other types of grooming and hygiene-related implements. An example of a dry shaving razor is an electric razor, which can be used without water, soap, or shaving cream. Wet shaving razors are typically used with water and soap or shaving cream. A wet shaving razor can include a replaceable cartridge in which one or more blades are mounted in a housing. After the blades in a cartridge have become dull from use, the cartridge is discarded, and a new cartridge is replaced on the handle. 
     Personal care products are often stored on a sink, in a medicine cabinet, or on a shelf between uses. Many personal care products are considered commodity consumer articles, having relatively low price points. Due in part to the low-price point of various personal care products, consumers may have reduced expectations in regard to aesthetics, style, functionality, and ease of use. Rechargeable personal care products can have a much higher price point, but are often more expensive to manufacture because of the added cost for the rechargeable power source and the associated electronics. Accordingly, rechargeable personal care products must not only perform very well, but must also be aesthetically pleasing to justify the higher purchase price. 
     Thus, it would be advantageous to provide for a personal care product that addresses one or more of these issues. Indeed, it would be advantageous to provide for a personal care product providing for storing a personal care product in an aesthetically pleasing manner, thereby allowing a user to leave the personal care product in view between uses while the personal care product is charging. It would also be advantageous to provide a personal care product that is perceived as a premium product in view of its usability, functionality, looks, among other characteristics, especially when the personal care product is connected to a power source while charging. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure fulfills the needs described above by, in one embodiment, providing a personal care product system comprising a personal care product stand having a resting plane and a handle having an elongated gripping portion. The handle is suspended at an angle relative to the personal care product stand and has a handle resting plane that intersects the resting plane of the personal care product stand at an included angle of less than 90 degrees. The handle has an unsupported length that is not engaged with the personal care product stand and that is 90% to 100% of an overall length of the handle. 
     In another embodiment, a personal care product stand comprises a base having a resting plane, a center axis, and a top surface defining a handle receiving portion that is configured to hold a handle. The base defines a cavity and at least one permanent docking magnet is positioned within the cavity at least 10 mm from a center axis of the base. 
     In yet another embodiment, a personal care product comprises a handle having an elongated gripping portion. The handle has a handle resting plane and an end portion. A first docking magnet is positioned within the end portion. The first docking magnet has an axis of polarity that intersects the handle resting plane at an included angle of 15 degrees to 35 degrees. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above-mentioned and other features and advantages of the present disclosure, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent, and the disclosure itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of nonlimiting embodiments of the disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG.  1    is a side view of an exemplary personal care product system in accordance with one nonlimiting embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  2    is an isometric view of a handle; 
         FIG.  3    is a side view of the handle shown in  FIG.  2    with a cutaway view of a first end portion; 
         FIG.  4    is a partial cutaway view of a first end portion of a handle that is docked with a personal care product stand, with various components removed for clarity of illustration; 
         FIG.  5    is a partial cutaway view of a handle showing docking magnets positioned within a first end portion; 
         FIG.  6    is an isometric view of docking magnets of a handle with various components removed for clarity of illustration; 
         FIG.  7    is an isometric view of one non-limiting example personal care product stand; 
         FIG.  8    is a partial cutaway view of the personal care product stand shown in  FIG.  7   ; 
         FIG.  9    is a cross-sectional view of the personal care product stand shown in  FIG.  7    with a handle of a personal care product docked thereto; and 
         FIG.  10    is a bottom isometric view of a portion of a handle receiving portion that extends into a cavity of a personal care product stand in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment. 
     
    
    
     Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting. 
     Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description, and from the claims. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure provides for personal care product systems having a handle and a personal care product stand for docking the handle when not in use. Various nonlimiting embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described to provide an overall understanding of the principles of the function, design, and operation of the personal care product systems. One or more examples of these nonlimiting embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the methods described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are nonlimiting example embodiments and that the scope of the various nonlimiting embodiments of the present disclosure are defined solely by the claims. The features illustrated or described in connection with one nonlimiting embodiment may be combined with the features of other nonlimiting embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Referring now to  FIG.  1   , a side view of an exemplary personal care product system  100  is depicted in accordance with one nonlimiting embodiment of the present disclosure. The personal care product system  100  comprises a handle  102  that is docked with a personal care product stand  150 . While the handle  102  is shown as a rechargeable wet razor having powered components, such depiction is for illustrative purposes only. Other examples of personal consumer products that can be docked to the personal care product stand  150  may include, without limitation, dry razors, epilators or other hair cutting and/or epilating household devices, trimmers, personal groomers, toothbrushes, hair removal devices, and so forth. Further, while a shaving razor cartridge  122  having blades is depicted as being coupled to a distal end of a second end portion  111  of the handle  102 , in other embodiments the handle  102  may additionally or alternatively include other types of grooming devices, such as perforated shaving foils, rotary cutters, oscillating cutters, trimmers, and so forth. Accordingly, the handle  102  with the depicted shaving razor cartridge  122  coupled to the second end portion  111  is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the disclosure to any particular configuration of the handle  102 , the personal care product system  100 , or the shaving razor cartridge  122 . The handle  102  may include one or more powered elements, such as fluid pumps, motors, sensors, vibrating or oscillating components, heating elements, and so forth. As used herein, the term handle  102  is to refer to the personal grooming device that can be stored in the personal care product stand  150 , including any attachable components, such as the shaving razor cartridge  122 . Any lengths, measurements or calculations of center of gravity, center of mass, etc. are to be determined with the shaving razor cartridge, or other associated grooming implement, attached to the handle  102 . Further, while the handle  102  is shown to have a generally cylindrical elongated gripping portion  104 , this disclosure is not so limited. Instead, the elongated gripping portion  104  can be any suitable shape, size, or configuration and is the portion of the handle  102  that is handled by the user during use of the personal care product. 
     The shaving razor cartridge  122  (or other type of attachment or fixed implement) may be fixedly or pivotably mounted to the handle  102 , depending on the overall desired cost and performance. The shaving razor cartridge  122  may be permanently attached or removably mounted to the handle  102 . The shaving razor cartridge  122  may include one or more blades  123  ( FIG.  2   ), or other cutting instruments. The handle  102  may hold a power source  119  ( FIG.  3   ) that supplies power to one or more of the onboard powered elements, such as a heating element, a motor, a vibrating element, or other type of element driven by electricity. The power source may be a rechargeable battery that may be recharged while the handle  102  is docked in the personal care product stand  150  while not in use. 
     The handle  102  is shown in a docked position in  FIG.  1   . While in the docked position, at least a portion of a first end portion  110  of the handle  102  can be received into a personal care product stand  150 , as described in more detail below. The personal care product stand  150  can include a base  194  and a power plug  192  that can be plugged into a power source, such as a wall outlet. The personal care product stand  150  can further include a base charging system  148  ( FIG.  4   ) that delivers power to a handle charging system  146  ( FIG.  3   ) of the handle  102  when the personal care product stand  150  is connected to a power source and the handle  102  is docked to the personal care product stand  150 . While the power plug  192  is shown in  FIG.  1    as being a conventional wall plug, in other configurations different power plug configurations can be used, such as USB chargers, for example. In yet other embodiments, the personal care product stand  150  comprises a rechargeable power source that is configured to store power and then charge the handle  102  when it is docked with the stand. 
     While the personal care product stand  150  is shown as having a generally puck-shaped base  194 , the personal care product stand  150  can be any suitable shape that can rest on a flat surface. A stand resting plane  154  shown in  FIG.  1    depicts the flat surface that the personal care product stand  150  can rest on, such as a shelf, tabletop, sink, etc. As is to be appreciated, the personal care product stand  150  can also include feet or other nubs which contact the stand resting plane  154  defined by the flat surface. The personal care product stand  150  also defines a handle mounting surface  176 . When the handle  102  is in the docked position, at least a portion of the handle mounting surface  176  may contact a personal care product stand contact area  138  of the handle  102 , as described in more detail below. 
     The base  194  of the personal care product stand  150  also defines a geometrical center  180 , sometimes referred to as a centroid, as well as a center of mass  178 . The base  194  may be configured such that the center of mass  178  may be spaced apart from the geometrical center  180  and positioned toward the handle mounting surface  176  such that the center of mass  178  is horizontally offset from the geometrical center  180 . Positioning the center of mass  178  toward the handle mounting surface  176  can increase the stability of the personal care product stand  150  when the handle  102  is being docked or undocked by a user. While the amount of horizontal offset between the geometrical center  180  and the center of mass  178  may vary based on the configuration of the personal care product stand  150 , in some configurations the center of mass  178  is horizontally offset from the geometrical center  180  towards the handle mounting surface  176  by at least about 4 mm. In some configurations, as shown in  FIG.  1    the center of mass  178  is vertically positioned between the handle mounting surface  176  and the stand resting plane  154 . 
       FIG.  2    depicts an isometric view of the handle  102  and  FIG.  3    is a side view of the handle  102  with a cutaway view of the first end portion  110 . Referring now to  FIGS.  1 - 3   , the handle  102  has an overall length  108  ( FIG.  3   ), as measured from the most proximal point of the first end portion  110  (shown as point  113 ) to the most distal point (shown as point  115 ) on the shaving razor cartridge  122  (or other grooming implement operationally coupled to the handle  102 ). In some configurations, the overall length  108  of the handle  102  is between about 130 mm and about 170 mm. In some configurations, the overall length  108  of the handle  102  is between about 150 mm and about 160 mm. The handle  102  also defines a center of mass  106 . The center of mass  106  of the handle  102  is spaced apart from the most proximal point of the first end portion  110  by about 30 mm to about 80 mm, shown as spacing  120  in  FIG.  3   . As shown in  FIG.  3   , when the handle  102  rests on a flat surface (e.g., sink, shelf, etc.) with the blades  123  ( FIG.  2   ) of the shaving razor cartridge  122  facing the flat surface, the flat surface defines a handle resting plane  112 . 
     The relative position of the handle resting plane  112  to the stand resting plane  154  of the personal care product stand  150  when the handle  102  is docked is shown in  FIG.  1   . As shown, the personal care product stand  150  has a center axis  170  that is perpendicular to the stand resting plane  154  and extending through the geometrical center  180 . When in the docked position, the handle  102  is tilted relative to the center axis  170 . As such, the handle  102  is suspended at an angle relative to the personal care product stand  150 . In some configurations, the second end portion  111  extends outward beyond the perimeter of the base  194 . In order to provide the tilted arrangement, the handle resting plane  112  intersects the stand resting plane  154  of the personal care product stand  150  at an included angle (shown as angle  182  in  FIG.  1   ) of less than 90 degrees. In some configurations, the included angle  182  is between about 60 degrees and 80 degrees. While the handle  102  is tilted, however, a majority of the overall length  108  of handle  102  is unsupported, thereby creating an appearance that the handle  102  is levitated or floating to defy gravity. Only the personal care product stand contact area  138  at the first end portion  110  of the handle  102  contacts the personal care product stand  150 , with a remaining surface  128  of the handle  102  suspended without touching the base  194  or other type of physical support. 
     Referring to  FIG.  1   , an unsupported length  114  is the portion of the handle  102  extending upward from the personal care product stand  150 , the entirety of which is free-standing and not engaged with or otherwise contacting a structural element. The unsupported length  114  can be about 90% to 100%, but more preferably 92% to 96% of the overall length  108  ( FIG.  3   ) of the handle  102 . Further, the personal care product stand contact area  138  of the handle  102  may be entirely positioned within a lower 10% of an overall length  108  of the handle  102 . In some configurations, the personal care product stand contact area  138  of the handle  102  may be entirely positioned within a lower 10% of an overall length  108  of the handle  102 , or more preferably with a lower 6% of the overall length  108  of the handle  102 . In some configurations, the personal care product stand contact area  138  of the handle  102  may be entirely positioned within a lower 2% of an overall length  108  of the handle  102 . In one embodiment, the overall length  108  of the handle  102  is about 158 mm, and the unsupported length  114  is about 150 mm. It is believed the tilted relationship between the handle  102  and the personal care product stand  150  provides for an aesthetically pleasing docking arrangement, as the handle  102  seemingly defies gravity with a minimal amount of structural support from the stand. The docking relationship can also aid a user in placing handle  102  in the personal care product stand  150 , while also providing for easy removal. As such, the docking process is eased as the user need only set the handle  102  on the personal care product stand  150  to dock. Similarly, to use the handle  102 , the user need only lift the handle  102  away from the personal care product stand  150  to undock. 
       FIG.  4    is a partial cutaway view of the first end portion  110  of the handle  102  docked with the personal care product stand  150 , as shown in  FIG.  1   , with various components removed for clarity of illustration. Each of the handle  102  and the personal care product stand  150  include docking magnets (the handle  102  is shown to include docking magnets  118 ,  132  and the personal care product stand  150  is shown to include docking magnets  158 ,  160 ) that facilitate the docking of the handle  102  to the personal care product stand  150 . The relative position and location of the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  and the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150  facilitate the visually appealing tilting of the handle  102  relative to the personal care product stand  150 , while the handle  102  is substantially unsupported. While the number and shape of docking magnets can vary, in the illustrated configuration, the handle  102  has a first docking magnet  118  that is positioned beside a second docking magnet  132 , both of which are substantially cylindrical. Similarly, the personal care product stand  150  has a first docking magnet  158  that is positioned beside a second docking magnet  160 , both of which are substantially cylindrical and mounted within a cavity  152  defined by the personal care product stand  150 . 
     Depending upon the functionality provided by the handle  102 , the handle  102  may also have a handle charging system  146  that is configured to receive power from a base charging system  148  when the handle  102  is docked to the personal care product stand  150 . The handle charging system  146  can use the power received from the base charging system  148  to recharge the power source  119  of the handle  102 . In the illustrated configuration, each of the handle charging system  146  and the base charging system  148  comprises at least one coil that facilitates induction charging. As shown in  FIG.  4   , the handle charging system  146  is positioned in close proximity to the first docking magnet  118  and the second docking magnet  132 . Similarly, the base charging system  148  is positioned in close proximity to the first docking magnet  158  and the second docking magnet  160 . 
     When the handle  102  is being docked, the personal care product stand contact area  138  is placed in contact with the handle mounting surface  176 , such that the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  are positioned proximate to the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150 . Once in this position, the magnetic attraction between the docking magnets maintains the titled position of the handle  102  relative to the personal care product stand  150  to overcome the gravitational force acting upon on the handle  102 . The handle  102  can remain in this position until the user lifts the handle  102  off the personal care product stand  150 . 
     The personal care product stand  150  also has a ballast mass  162  ( FIG.  9   ) which generates additional gravitational force. In some configurations, the ballast mass  162  is over half the total stand mass, although this disclosure is not so limited. As provided above, the shape and placement of the ballast mass  162  can be configured to appropriately position the center of mass  178  within the personal care product stand  150 . The gravitational force of the total stand mass can be greater than a magnetic attraction between the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  and the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150 . As such, when a user picks up the handle  102  to break the magnetic connection with the personal care product stand  150 , the stand mass of the personal care product stand  150  will keep the personal care product stand  150  from lifting with the handle  102 . The relative location of the center of mass  178  of the personal care product stand  150 , as described above, can further provide stability during operational use. Thus, the personal care product stand  150  will continue to remain stable on the stand resting plane  154  as the handle is undocked. As is to be appreciated upon consideration of this disclosure, increasing the stand mass can allow for the use of a higher docking force between the handle  102  and the personal care product stand  150 . In some embodiments, the stand mass of the personal care product stand is between about 150 grams and 300 grams. In some embodiments, the stand mass of the personal care product stand is about 250 grams, thereby allowing for a docking force between the handle  102  and the personal care product stand  150  of up to about 2 Newtons. 
       FIG.  5    is an isometric partial cutaway view of the handle  102  to show the docking magnets  118 ,  132  positioned within the first end portion  110 . In the illustrated configuration, docking magnets  118 ,  132  are contacting an inner surface  126  of the personal care product contact area  138  ( FIG.  2   ).  FIG.  6    is an isometric view of the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  with various components removed for clarity of illustration. The polarity of the first docking magnet  118  may be opposite to the polarity of the second docking magnet  132 . Additionally, a yoke  124  ( FIG.  6   ) may connect the first docking magnet  118  to the second docking magnet  132 . In some configurations, the yoke  124  may be a flux guiding member and may comprise a ferromagnetic material. When functioning as a flux guiding member, the yoke  124  can direct the magnetic fields of the docking magnets  118 ,  132  so that the impact of these fields on the non-contacting charging capabilities of the handle charging system  146  is reduced. A similar yoke can be used with the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150  to guide the magnetic fields of those magnets. 
     Referring to  FIGS.  5 - 6   , the first docking magnet  118  defines an axis of polarity  130  that runs through the two poles of the magnet. Similarly, the second docking magnet  132  defines an axis of polarity  134  that runs through the two poles of that magnet. The polarity of the first docking magnet  118  can be opposite of the polarity of the second docking magnet  132 . The axis of polarity  130  of the first docking magnet  118  is shown in  FIG.  3   . The axis of polarity  130  may intersect the handle resting plane  112  at an included angle (shown as included angle  136 ) which may be between about 15 degrees and about 35 degrees to facilitate the angular position of the handle  102  to the personal care product stand  150 . 
       FIG.  7    depicts an isometric view of the personal care product stand  150  and  FIG.  8    depicts a partial cutaway view of  FIG.  7    to show the internal cavity  152 , with various components removed for clarity of illustration.  FIG.  9    is a cross-sectional view of the personal care product stand shown in  FIG.  7    with the handle  102  of a personal care product docked thereto. The personal care product stand  150  has a top surface  174  that has a handle receiving portion  190  ( FIG.  7   ). The top surface  174  can be planar, rounded, sloped, angled, multi-faceted, or have any other suitable configuration. In some configurations, the handle receiving portion  190  may also define a recess  188  having the handle mounting surface  176  that includes a bottom surface  156 . Alternatively, the handle receiving portion  190  may be generally flat or have another suitable arrangement. As shown in the illustrated example, the bottom surface  156  can be non-parallel to the stand resting plane  154  ( FIG.  1   ) of the personal care product stand  150 . The recess  188  is sized and configured to receive the first end portion  110  of the handle  102  when the handle  102  is in the docked position. The depth of the recess  188 , as measured vertically between the uppermost point and lowermost point (shown as depth  144  in  FIG.  1   ) may be in the range of about 2 mm to about 10 mm. In some configurations, the depth of the recess  188  is about 5.5 mm. The personal care product contact area  138  ( FIG.  2   ) can be received into the recess  188  such that the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  magnetically engage with the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150  that are positioned beneath the bottom surface  156 . In some configurations, the docking magnets  158 ,  160  are in contact with the underside of the bottom surface  156 , to minimize the distance between the related docking magnets of the handle  102  to increase the magnetic attraction force. The docking magnets  158 ,  160 , as shown in  FIG.  8   , can each have a respective axis of polarity  140 ,  142  extending through the poles of the magnet. The polarity of the docking magnet  158  can be opposite of the polarity of the docking magnet  160  and be configured to magnetically engage with the complementary docking magnets  132  and  118  of the handle  102 . In some configurations, the axes of polarity  140 ,  142  can be generally parallel and co-planar to the axes of polarity  130 ,  134  of the handle  102  when the handle  102  is docked to the personal care product stand  150 . In other configurations, the axes of polarity  140 ,  142  can be generally non-parallel and/or non-planar to the axes of polarity  130 ,  134  of the handle  102  when the handle  102  is docked to the personal care product stand  150 . As shown, the docking magnets  158 ,  160  may be positioned within the personal care product stand  150  offset from its center. As shown in  FIG.  8   , the docking magnets  158 ,  160  can be positioned within the cavity  152  at least 8 mm from the center axis  170 , as laterally measured parallel to the stand resting plane  154 . In some configurations, the docking magnets  158 ,  160  can be positioned within the cavity  152  more than about 10 mm from the center axis  170 . In some configurations, the docking magnets  158 ,  160  can be positioned within the cavity  152  more than about 13 mm from the center axis  170 . 
     Referring again to  FIG.  7   , in accordance with some configurations, the handle receiving portion  190  may comprise an alignment member  184 . The alignment member  184  may assist a user with docking the handle  102  in the recess  188 , such as to function as a centering feature, to ease the docking process, and to provide consumer feedback that correct alignment between the handle  102  and the personal care product stand  150  is achieved. Proper alignment can assist with ensuring sufficient magnetic coupling between the docking magnets  118 ,  132  of the handle  102  and the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150 . Proper alignment can assist with sufficient inductive coupling between the base charging system  148  and the handle charging system  146 . In some cases, the alignment member  184  provides no mechanical support of the handle  102 , but instead merely ensures proper placement of the handle  102  relative to the personal care product stand  150  during docking. In the illustrated embodiment, the alignment member  184  is shown as a ridge that is positioned along a portion of perimeter of the bottom surface  156 . Referring to  FIG.  3   , the first end portion  110  of the handle  102  may have a corresponding alignment member  116  that engages with the alignment member  184  of the personal care product stand  150  when the handle  102  is docked. In the illustrated embodiment, the alignment member  116  is a groove that is sized to receive the ridge positioned in the recess  188  of the personal care product stand  150 . As a user directs the handle  102  into the recess  188 , the engagement of the alignment member  116  of the handle  102  and the alignment member  184  of the personal care product stand  150  ensures the user is docking the handle  102  at the proper orientation and with the proper angular alignment. While the alignment members  116 ,  184  are illustrated as an arcuate ridge and groove, this disclosure is not so limited. Instead, the alignment members may be any suitable configurations, such as another type of protrusion and corresponding recess, and the like. As shown in  FIGS.  8  and  9   , personal care product stand  150  includes a ballast mass  162  which can be sized to provide sufficient mass to position the center of mass  178  ( FIG.  1   ) in a desired position to maintain stability during docking and undocking. Thus, the ballast mass  162  is positioned such that the center of mass  178  ( FIG.  1   ) is drawn toward the handle receiving portion  190  ( FIG.  7   ) in order to increase stability. The ballast mass  162  can also be sized so that the gravitational force acting upon the base  194  of the personal care product stand  150  is greater than the magnetic attraction between the docking magnets  118 ,  134  of the handle  102  and the docking magnets  158 ,  160  of the personal care product stand  150 . 
       FIG.  10    is a bottom isometric view of the portion of the handle receiving portion  190  that extends into the cavity  152  of the personal care product stand  150  in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment. The handle receiving portion  190  can include a gasket  186  to assist with sealing the cavity  152  ( FIG.  8   ). In the illustrated embodiment, the handle receiving portion  190  defines a first pocket  196  and a second pocket  198 . As shown, the first docking magnet  158  may be received into the first pocket  196  and the second docking magnet  160  may be received into the second pocket  198  such that they each contact the underside surface of the bottom surface  156  ( FIG.  7   ). In some configurations, the docking magnets  158 ,  160  are inserted into their respective pockets  196 ,  198  and fixed by hot stamping, or other assembly techniques. Furthermore, in some configurations the end of the docking magnet facing the bottom surface  156  may be slanted. 
     Further Non-Limiting Description of the Disclosure 
     The following paragraphs constitute a further non-limiting description of the disclosure in a form suitable for appending to the claim section if later desired. 
     A. A personal care product system ( 100 ), comprising: 
     a personal care product stand ( 150 ) having a resting plane ( 154 ); and 
     a handle ( 102 ) having an elongated gripping portion ( 104 ), the handle ( 102 ) suspended at an angle relative to the base and having a handle resting plane ( 112 ) that intersects the resting plane ( 154 ) of the personal care product stand at an included angle ( 182 ) of less than 90 degrees, wherein the handle has an unsupported length ( 114 ) that is not engaged with the personal care product stand and that is about 90% to 100% of an overall length ( 108 ) of the handle. 
     B. The personal care product system of paragraph A wherein the handle ( 102 ) has a center of mass ( 106 ) spaced apart from a lowermost point of a personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) of the handle by about 30 mm to about 80 mm. 
     C. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs A and B wherein the handle ( 102 ) is not mechanically secured to the personal care product stand ( 150 ). 
     D. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs A-C wherein the handle resting plane ( 112 ) intersects the resting plane ( 154 ) of the personal care product ( 150 ) stand at an included angle ( 182 ) of about 60 to about 85 degrees. 
     E. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs B-D, wherein the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) is at a first end portion ( 110 ) of the handle ( 102 ). 
     F. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs B-E wherein the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has a geometrical center ( 180 ) that is spaced apart from a handle mounting surface ( 176 ) of the personal care product stand ( 150 ) that engages the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) on the handle ( 102 ).
 
G. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs A-F wherein the handle ( 102 ) comprises at least a first docking magnet ( 118 ) having an axis of polarity ( 130 ) that intersects the resting plane ( 112 ) at an included angle ( 136 ) of about 15 degrees to about 35 degrees.
 
H. The personal care product system according to paragraph G wherein the handle ( 102 ) comprises a second docking magnet ( 132 ) having an opposite polarity as a polarity of the first docking magnet ( 118 ).
 
I. The personal care product system according to paragraph H further comprising a yoke ( 124 ) connecting the first docking magnet ( 118 ) and second docking magnet ( 132 ).
 
J. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs A-I wherein the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has a stand mass ( 162 ) to form a gravitational force that is greater than a magnetic attraction force between the personal care product stand ( 150 ) and the handle ( 102 ).
 
K. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs A-J wherein the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has a center of mass ( 178 ) that is spaced apart from a geometrical center ( 180 ) of the personal care product stand ( 150 ) and toward a handle mounting surface ( 176 ) on the personal care product stand ( 150 ).
 
L. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs F-K wherein the handle mounting surface ( 176 ) on the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has an alignment member ( 184 ) that engages a corresponding alignment member ( 116 ) on the handle ( 102 ).
 
M. The personal care product system according to paragraph L wherein at least one of the alignment members ( 184 ,  116 ) comprises an arc shaped groove or a protrusion.
 
N. The personal care product system according to any one of the paragraphs F-M wherein the handle mounting surface ( 176 ) on the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has a recess ( 188 ) configured to receive the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) of the handle ( 102 ).
 
O. The personal care product system according to paragraph N wherein the handle mounting surface ( 176 ) on the personal care product stand ( 150 ) has an alignment member ( 184 ) that engages a corresponding alignment member ( 116 ) on the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) on the handle ( 102 ) and the alignment member ( 184 ) of the handle mounting surface ( 176 ) on the personal care product stand ( 150 ) is positioned along a perimeter of a bottom surface ( 156 ) of the recess ( 188 ).
 
P. A personal care product stand ( 150 ) comprising:
 
     a base ( 194 ) having a resting plane ( 154 ), a center axis ( 170 ) and a top surface ( 174 ) defining a handle receiving portion ( 190 ) configured to hold a handle ( 102 ), the base defining a cavity ( 152 ); and 
     at least one permanent docking magnet ( 158 ) positioned within the cavity at least 10 mm from a center axis ( 170 ) of the base ( 194 ). 
     Q. The personal care product stand of paragraph P wherein the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) defines a recess ( 188 ) configured to receive a handle. 
     R. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-Q wherein the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) comprises an alignment member ( 184 ) configured to engage a corresponding alignment member ( 116 ) on a handle ( 102 ). 
     S. The personal care product stand according to paragraph R wherein the alignment member ( 184 ) is positioned on a surface ( 176 ) of the handle receiving portion ( 190 ). 
     T. The personal care product stand according to paragraph S wherein the alignment member ( 184 ) of the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) is positioned along a perimeter of a bottom surface ( 156 ). 
     U. The personal care product stand according to paragraph S wherein the alignment member ( 184 ) of the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) is arcuate. 
     V. The personal care product stand according to paragraph S wherein the alignment member ( 184 ) of the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) is a protrusion. 
     W. The personal care product stand according to paragraph S wherein the alignment member ( 184 ) of the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) is a recess. 
     X. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-W wherein the at least one permanent docking magnet ( 158 ) positioned within the cavity ( 152 ) comprises a pair of permanent docking magnets ( 158 ,  160 ) positioned within the cavity ( 152 ).
 
Y. The personal care product stand according to paragraph X wherein the pair of permanent docking magnets ( 158 ,  160 ) positioned within the cavity ( 152 ) have opposing polarities.
 
Z. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-Y further comprising a ballast mass ( 162 ) positioned within the base ( 194 ).
 
AA. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-Z wherein the at least one permanent docking magnet ( 158 ) is maintained in a position against an inner surface ( 172 ) of the stand directly below the handle receiving portion ( 190 ).
 
BB. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-AA wherein the at least one permanent docking magnet ( 158 ) has a slanted end face directly contacting an inner surface ( 172 ) directly below the handle receiving portion ( 190 ).
 
CC. The personal care product stand according to any one of the paragraphs P-BB wherein the handle receiving portion ( 190 ) is not parallel to the resting plane ( 154 ) of the base ( 194 ).
 
DD. A personal care product, comprising:
 
     a handle ( 102 ) having an elongated gripping portion ( 104 ), the handle ( 102 ) having a handle resting plane ( 112 ), wherein the handle has an end portion ( 110 ) and a first docking magnet ( 118 ) positioned within the end portion ( 110 ), the first docking magnet ( 118 ) having an axis of polarity ( 130 ) that intersects the handle resting plane ( 112 ) at an included angle ( 136 ) of about 15 degrees to about 35 degrees. 
     EE. The personal care product according to paragraph DD wherein the handle ( 102 ) comprises a second docking magnet ( 132 ) positioned within the end portion ( 110 ). 
     FF. The personal care product according to paragraph EE wherein the first docking magnet ( 118 ) has an opposite polarity as a polarity of the second docking magnet ( 132 ). 
     GG. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs EE-FF further comprising a yoke ( 124 ) connecting the first docking magnet ( 118 ) and the second docking magnet ( 132 ). 
     HH. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs DD-GG wherein the first docking magnet ( 118 ) is cylindrical. 
     II. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs DD-HH wherein the end portion ( 110 ) comprises a personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ). 
     JJ. The personal care product according to paragraph II wherein the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) is entirely positioned within a lower 6% of an overall length ( 108 ) of the handle ( 102 ). 
     KK. The personal care product according to paragraph JJ wherein the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) is entirely positioned within a lower 2% of an overall length ( 108 ) of the handle ( 102 ). 
     LL. The personal care product according to paragraph II wherein the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) has an inner surface ( 126 ) and the first docking magnet ( 118 ) is in contact with the inner surface ( 126 ). 
     MM. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs II-LL wherein the handle ( 102 ) has a center of mass ( 106 ) spaced apart from a lowermost point of a personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ) of the handle by about 30 mm to about 80 mm.
 
NN. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs DD-MM wherein the end portion ( 110 ) of the handle ( 102 ) further comprises an alignment member ( 116 ).
 
OO. The personal care product according to paragraph NN wherein the alignment member ( 116 ) comprises a groove.
 
PP. The personal care product according to paragraph NN wherein the alignment member ( 116 ) comprises a protrusion.
 
QQ. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs NN-PP wherein the alignment member ( 116 ) is positioned within the personal care product stand contact area ( 138 ).
 
RR. The personal care product according to any one of the paragraphs OO-QQ wherein the alignment member ( 116 ) is configured to engage a corresponding alignment member ( 184 ) on a personal care product stand ( 150 ).
 
     The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value. For example, a dimension disclosed as “40 mm” is intended to mean “about 40 mm.” 
     Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced or related patent or application and any patent application or patent to which this application claims priority or benefit thereof, is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety unless expressly excluded or otherwise limited. The citation of any document is not an admission that it is prior art with respect to any invention disclosed or claimed herein or that it alone, or in any combination with any other reference or references, teaches, suggests or discloses any such invention. Further, to the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this document conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to that term in this document shall govern. 
     While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.