Patent ID: 7178241

Claim:
A lubricating shaving assembly, comprising: a grippable body having an upper end, a lower end, and one or more side walls extending between the upper and lower ends, said body including a storage reservoir for holding a shaving preparation, said storage reservoir being substantially enclosed by the upper and lower ends and the one or more side walls of said body; the upper end of said body having a razor cartridge receiving area and having a first razor cartridge and a second razor cartridge, each of the first and second razor cartridges including at least one razor blade, attached to the receiving area such that the at least one razor blade of the two razor cartridges confront one another, the upper end of said body further including a plurality of openings adjacent to and at least partially surrounding the razor cartridge receiving area, said openings being positioned such that when the first and second razor cartridges are located in said razor cartridge receiving area, said plurality of openings at least partially surround said razor blades defined by said razor cartridges, and wherein said openings are in communication with said storage reservoir; and a pedestal disposed within said storage reservoir of said body, wherein said pedestal is selectively movable between the lower and upper ends of said body for dispensing fluid shaving preparation through said plurality of openings at the upper end of said body; wherein both of the first and second cartridges are positioned within the cartridge receiving area such that both are pivotable relative to the cartridge receiving area and such that the at least one blade of the first cartridge and the at least one blade of the second cartridge confront one other, whereby the first cartridge is operable to shave in a first direction, and the second cartridge is operable to shave in a second, generally opposite, direction.