Patent ID: 8186064

Claim:
A shaving apparatus comprising first and second members that are movable relative to each other, the first member having a first tooth and the second member having a second tooth, edges of the first and second teeth cooperate to perform a cutting operation, wherein a cutting opening is present between the cooperating edges of the first and second teeth, said cutting opening diverging when seen in a direction perpendicular to a cutting plane of the cooperating edges wherein a space remains between at least a portion of the cooperating edges such that the cutting opening is not entirely closed during any time of operation of the shaving apparatus, wherein the cooperating edge of the first tooth includes a sloped cutting edge, and wherein the cooperating edge of the second tooth in a portion of the second tooth that is not overlapped by the first tooth during operation of the shaving apparatus forms an abutment that intersects the cutting plane, the abutment opposing the sloped cutting edge with respect to the relative movement therebetween, the abutment having a first width, the cooperating edge of the second tooth having a second width in the portion of the second tooth that is overlapped by the first tooth during operation of the shaving apparatus, the second width is narrower than the first width.