A NOW and improved Dalety Razor.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
A NOW and improved Dalety Razor.
I, JOHN GARRETT TONGUE of 34 Southampton Buildings London, W.C. in the
County of Middlesex Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents (a communication to
me from abroad by Frederick Kampfe, Otto Kampfe and Richard Kampfe, all
residing in Brooklyn, County of Kings, State of New York, Razor Manufacturers)
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our Invention is to provide a new and improved safety razor, which
is so constructed that the lather and the hair cut off by the razor can pass very
rapidly into the casing on which the blade is held.
The further object of our Invention is to provide the casing of the razor with a
flexible handle, thereby permitting the user to pass the edge of the blade with very
gentle pressure over the skin.
The casing on which the blade is held is made out of a sheet metal blank, which is
bent or shaped to form a casing being approximately U shaped in cross section, and
the top of the casing uniting the two ends of the shanks of the U shaped casing.
Said top of the casing is provided with a series of slots, which form a cross bar in
said top a short distance back from the front of the casing. A series of teeth or prongs
project toward the front of the casing from the cross bar and have their free ends
bent down, and below said bent end of the teeth or prongs. A large opening is
formed in the front of the casing. The end parts of the top of the casing which form
the rest for the end parts of the blade are curved upward convexly, so as to fit snugly
against a concavely curved side of the blade. But that part of the top, between the
said end rests is curved concavely, that is just the reverse of the said rests. If a
blade is placed upon the top of the casing it is evident that a space which is lentil
shaped in cross section, that is double convex, is formed between the concave top of
the casing and the concave face of the blade, and into said space the lather and hair
can pass and can then pass through the slots in the top of the casing into the interior
of said casing. Hooked lugs are formed on the end rests for the purpose of holding
the blade on the top of the casing, and a spring latch is provided for the purpose of
holding the blade in place said latch resting against the back edge of the blade. The

page_text: ends of the blank forming the casing are united at the top edge of the back of the
casing by means of rivets, passed through the upper part of the back of the casing
and through lugs formed on the rear part of the top of the casing and overlapping
the top part of the back of the casing. A tubular handle is provided at one end with
a screw which can be screwed into a scrow threaded aperture in the bottom of the
casing, and said handle section is provided at the opposite end with a screw thread,
to permit of screwing on a tubular extension piece into which one end of the holder
for the blade can be passed, thus forming a convenient handle for holding the blade
for the purpose of honing. The tubular handle is advantageously made of two sections
united by a flexible piece advantageously made of rubber, so as to form a flexible
handle, but the flexible piece uniting the two sections may be made of a different
material, for example a spiral or straight spring may be used, and in fact the handle
may be constructed, in any suitable manner so that it will bend or spring on its
¡ongitudinal axis.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: esting in DroOklyn, County
of Kings, State of New York, United States of America) 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved safety razor which is
so constructed that the lather and the hair cut off by the razor can pass very readily
into the casing on which the blade is held.
A further object of this invention is to provide the casing of the razor with a
flexible handle thereby permitting the user to pass the edge of the blade with very
gentle pressure over the skin.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of this improved
safety-razor parts being broken out.
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the same on an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 is a side view of the handle with the honing attachment.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The casing A on which the blade B is held is made out of a sheet metal blank
which is bent or shaped to form a casing being approximately U-shaped in cross-
section and the top of the casing uniting the two ends of the shanks of the U. Said
top C of the casing is provided with a series of slots D which form a cross bar E in
said top a short distance back from the front of the casing.
A series of teeth or prongs F project towards the front of the casing from the bar E
and have their free ends F bent down, and below said bent end of the teeth or prongs
a large opening G is formed in the front of the casing.
The end parts H H of the top of the casing which form the rest for the end parts
of the blade B are curved upward convexly so as to fit snugly against a concavely
curved side of the blade.
But that part of the top C between the said end rests H is curved concavely that is
just the reverse of the said rests. If a blade is placed upon the top of the casing it is
evident that a space which is lentil-shaped in cross-section, that is, double convex,
is formed between the concave top C of the casing and the concave face of the blade
and into said space the lather and hair can pass and can then pass through the slots D
in the top of the casing into the interior of said casing.
Hook lugs I are formed on the end rests H for the purpose of holding the blade on
the top of the casing and a spring latch J is provided for the purpose of holding the
blade in place said latch resting against the back edge of the blade.
As shown in Figure 2 the ends of the blank forining the casing are united at the
top edge of the back of the casing by means of rivets K passed through the upper

page_text: part of the back of the casing and through lugs L formed on the rear part of the top
of the casing and overlapping the top part of the back of the casing.
A tubular handle M provided at one end with a screw N which can be screwed
into a screw-threaded aperture in the bottom of the casing and said handle section is
provided at the opposite end with a screw thread O to permit of screwing on a tubular
extension piece M² into which one end of the holder for the blade can be passed
thus forming a convenient handle for holding the blade for the purpose of honing,
Figure 3 distinctly showing the manner in which the handle is lengthened and the
blade held.
The tubular handle M is advantageously made of two sections m m² united by a
flexible piece n advantageously made of rubber so as to form a flexible handle but
the flexible piece uniting the two sections may be made of a different material for
example, a spiral or straight spring may be used and in fact the handle may be
constructed in any suitable manner so that it will bend or spring on its longitudinal
axis.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
1. A safety razor constructed with a blade holding casing which casing has the end
parts of its top that supports the blade curved convexly and that part of the top
between the said blade supports curved concavely and slotted substantially as
set forth.
2. A safety razor constructed with a blade holding casing having its top slotted
and provided with teeth said slotted and toothed top being curved concavely with the
exception of the end parts which are curved convexly and are provided with lugs for
holding the blade, the casing being provided with a spring latch for holding the blade
substantially as set forth.
3. A safety razor casing made of a sheet metal blank bent to have an approxi-
mately U-shaped cross section the rear parts of the top of the casing which are
formed by one end of the blank being riveted to the top parts of the back of the
casing which are the other end of the blank substantially as set forth.
4. The combination with a safety razor handle of a tubular extension screwed on
the same and a blade holder held in said extension which blade holder serves to hold
the blade while honing the same substantially as set forth.
5. A safety razor having a flexible handle constructed to bend on its longitudinal
axis substantially as set forth.
6. A safety razor having a handle composed of two parts or sections united by a
flexible piece substantially as set forth.
Dated this 8th day of December 1887.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.