Improvements in Safety Razors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Loft, 10th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safety Razors.
WC, ROBERT HOVENDEN, ALBERT HOVENDEN, CHARLES WILLIAM
HOVENDEN and ROBERT GEORGE HOVENDEN, of the firm of R. Hovenden
& Sons of 31, 32 & 33 Berners Street, Oxford Street and 91 to 95 City Road
in the County of London, Perfumers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to safety razors, and has mainly for object to render
them self contained and of less bulk than heretofore, in order to increase their
portability.
Safety razors as heretofore constructed have generally been provided with
detachable or rigid handles which render them objectionable, in so far that they
are too bulky.
According to our invention we overcome this objection by providing the razor
(which is supported on teeth in a frame in the usual manner) with hinged pieces or
Haps, which, when turned in one direction serve as a protecting case for the razor,
and when turned in the other direction, serve as a handle to enable the razor to be
operated. The said hinged pieces or flaps can be provided with any suitable
fastening to retain them in either of the said positions.
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ROBERT HOVENDEN.
ALBERT HOVENDEN.
CHARLES WILLIAM HOVENDEN.
ROBERT GEORGE HOVENDEN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safety Razors.
We, ROBERT HOVENDEN, ALBERT HOVENDEN, CHARLES WILLIAM
HOVENDEN and ROBERT GEORGE HOVENDEN of the firm of R. Hovenden
& Sons of 31, 32 and 33 Berners Street, Oxford Street and 91 to 95 City
Road in the County of London, Perfumers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to safety razors, and has mainly for object to render
them self contained and of less bulk than heretofore in order to increase their
portability.
Safety razors as heretofore constructed have generally been provided with
detachable or rigid handles which render them objectionable in so far that they
are too bulky.
According to our invention we overcome this objection by providing the razor
(which is supported on teeth in a frame in the usual manner) with hinged pieces or
flaps, which, when turned in one direction serve as a protecting case for the razor,
and when turned in the other direction, serve as a handle to enable the razor to be
operated. The said hinged pieces or flaps can be provided with any suitable
fastening to retain them in either of the said positions.
In the annexed drawing,
Figure 1 is a plan, Figure 2 a front view and Figure 3 a side view of our
improved safety razor, the hinged pieces or flaps being shewn in the position in
which they serve as a protecting case,

page_text: Figures 4 and 5 are respectively similar views to Figures 2 and 3 but shewing
the hinged pieces or flaps in the position in which they serve as a handle.
a is the razor blade supported on teeth in a frame c and secured in position by
a screw d in the usual manner. ef are the hinged pieces or flaps which we provide
according to our invention, the said flaps being hinged to the frame c as shewn and
adapted when in the position shewn in Figures 1 2 and 3 to be secured together,
(so as to serve as a protecting case) by means of a tongue on the flap e which
tongue acts as a catch by engaging the edge of an opening in the flap /
When the flaps are turned into the position shewn in Figures 4 and 5, they
abut together and serve as a means to enable the operator to hold and manipulate
the razor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:―
(1) The combination with a razor of the kind hereinbefore described of hinged
pieces or flaps substantially as and for the purposes described.
(2) The improved safety razor hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 7th day of Mov 1900
ROBERT HOVENDEN.
ALBERT HOVENDEN.
CHARLES WILLIAM HOVENDEN.
ROBERT GEORGE HOVENDEN.
ROBERT HOVENDEN.
ALBERT HOVENDEN.
CHARLES WILLIAM HOVENDEN.
ROBERT GEORGE HOVENDEN.