Patent ID: 7197825

Claim:
A shaving blade unit comprising a plastic housing having a front portion and a rear portion and two side surfaces extending from the front portion to the rear portion, the housing having a length extending from one side surface to the other side surface, one or more shaving blades positioned between the front portion and the rear portion, the one or more blades having a blade length extending along respective one or more parallel blade axes, and a guard at the front position of the housing, the guard comprising an elastomeric member that extends along a guard axis that is parallel to the respective one or more blade axes, the elastomeric member having a length along the guard axis that is greater than or equal to the blade length, and wherein the elastomeric member also extends along a width axis, said width axis extending perpendicular to the guard axis and in a direction from said housing rear portion towards said housing front portion, and wherein a leading elastomer portion ( 106 ) of the elastomeric member ( 100 ) extends beyond a leading edge of the front portion ( 108 ) of the plastic housing ( 20 ), said leading elastomer portion ( 106 ) being forward of a rear elastomer portion ( 102 ), said rear elastomer portion ( 102 ) being supported by the plastic housing ( 20 ), and wherein a width of the leading elastomer portion ( 106 ) along said width axis exceeds a width of the supported rear elastomer portion ( 102 ) along said width axis.