Patent ID: 8307553

Claim:
A razor cartridge, comprising: a frame; a razor blade resiliently mounted in the frame and moveable relative to the frame away from an at-rest position in response to forces encountered during a normal shaving operation; a cartridge retainer disposed around a portion of a periphery of the frame; and a separable lubrication articulately connected to the frame and selectively moveable between a forward position and a locked position; wherein the cartridge retainer includes a first portion that includes a surface that defines a skin engaging surface when the separable lubrication is in the locked position; and a second portion that retains the blade in the frame and defines the at-rest position of the razor blade; wherein the razor cartridge further including means to fixedly attach the cartridge retainer to the frame; wherein when the separable lubrication is in the forward position, the separable lubrication is adjacent the cartridge retainer and both the razor blade and the separable lubrication are in contact with a user's skin during normal shaving; and wherein when the separable lubrication is in the locked position, the separable lubrication is not in contact with the user's skin during normal shaving.