Improvements in Guard Razors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Guard Razors.
I FREDERICK LOMAS 165 Channing Street Sheffield in the County of York
Razor Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A razor fitted with a handle or scales (but loose at the head haveing no pin at the.
head end the ends of the scales and point of blade being even or level with each
other) as an ordanary razor is fitted with an handle or scales, the scales to be of
metal of any kind and to be shaped to the blade and fitted in such a manner that
either of them (the scales) may be used as a guard in shaveing to prevent from
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cutting the flesh, or the blade can be used as an ordanary razor if nessessary.
outer edges of the scales is grained like a comb, the blade is of thin, fine cast. steel
with a back fitted to it permanently so as to hold the blade up to the edge when
being whetted or stropt also to prevent the scale from coming further back when
being used as a guard the back itself shall be of any kind of metal either solid,
hollow, or in two pieces pinned to the blade.
No. 1 in the drawings shews the razor with the blade opened straight out from
the scale in position for whetting or stroping.
No. 2 in the drawings shows the razor with both the scales opened in the position
that an ordanary razor without guard is opened when being used for shaving.
No. 3 in the drawings shews the razor in position for shaveing, the left hand (or
pile) side scale being open as in No. 2 forms the handle whilst being used for
shaving, the right hand (or mark) side scale being left closed and fitted close to
the side of the blade and projecting part of an inch over the edge of the blade
forms the guard for the right side of the face and prevents the operater from cutting
himself whilst shaveing.
No. 4 in the drawings shews the razor in position for shaveing, the right hand (or
mark) side scale being open as in No. 2 forms the handle whilst being used for
shaveing, the left hand (or pile) side scale being left closed and fitted close to the
side of the blade and projecting part of an inch over the edge of the blade forms
the guard for the left side of the face and prevents the operater from cutting him-
self whilst shaveing.
No. 5 in the drawings shews the razor with both the scales closed as when not
in use.
No. 6 in the drawings shews the blade with back fitted on but without scales.
No. 7 in the drawings shews one of the scales, both being the same shape it is
not nessessary to shew more than one.
This 11th day of May 1891.
FREDERICK LOMAS,
165, Channing Street, Sheffield.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Guard Razors.
FREDERICK LOMAS 165 Channing Street Sheffield in the County of York
Razor Manager 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:-
A razor fitted with a handle or scales (but loose at the head having no pin at the
head end the ends of the scales and point of blade being even or level with each
other) as an ordinary razor is fitted with an handle or scales the scales (to be of

page_text: metal of any kind) to be shaped to the blade and fitted in such a manner that
either of them may be used as a guard in shaving to prevent from cutting the flesh
or the blade can be used as an ordinary razor if necessary the outer edge of the
scales is grained like a comb the blade is of thin fine cast steel with a back fitted
permanently to it so as to hold the blade up to the edge when being whetted or
stropt also to prevent the scales from coming further back when being used as a
guard the back itself shall be of metal of any kind either solid, hollow, or in two
pieces pind to the blade.
The drawings I shall adopt are those left with the Provisional Specification.
No. 1 in the drawings shews the razor with the blade opened straight out from
the scales in position for whetting or stroping.
No. 2 in the drawings shews the razor with both the scales opened in the position
that an ordinary razor without guard is opened when being used for shaving.
No. 3 in the drawings shews the razor in position for shaving, the left hand (or
pile) side scale being open as in No. 2 forms the handle whilst being used for
shaving, the right hand (or mark) side scale being left closed and fitted close to
the side of the blade and projecting part of an inch over the edge of the the
blade forms the guard for the right side of the face and prevents the operater from
cutting himself whilst shaving.
No. 4 in the drawings shews the razor in position for shaving, the right hand (or
mark) side scale being open as in No. 2 forms the handle whilst being used for
shaving the left hand (or pile) side scale being left closed and fitted close to the
side of the blade and projecting part of an inch over the edge of the of the blade
forms the guard for the left side of the face and prevents the operater from cutting
himself whilst shaving.
.No. 5 in the drawings shows the razor with both the scales closed as when not
in usc.
No. 6 in the drawings shews the blade with back fitted on but without scales.
No. 7 in the drawings shews one of the scales both (scales) being the same shape
it is not nessessary to shew more than one.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. A razor fitted with scales in the same way as an ordanary razor, but loose at
the head end so that each scale has a seperate action of its own.
2nd. A razor with the scales fitted in such a manner to the sides of the blade
and to the edge and point of the blade that each scale may be used seperatly as a
guard to prevent from cutting the flesh when being used for shaving.
Dated this 24th day of August 1891.
FREDERICK LOMAS,
165, Channing Street, Sheffield.