Patent ID: 8671577

Claim:
A shaving apparatus, comprising: a handle defining an hollow portion fixed relative to the handle with a closed first end and an opposite second end with an opening, the hollow portion extending from the closed first end to the opening along a first axis; a head with an anterior side and an opposite posterior side, the head comprising one or more razor blades disposed generally within a surface plane of the anterior side; a coupler extending along the first axis and substantially perpendicular to said surface plane, a first end of the coupler connected to the posterior side of the head, and an opposite second end of the coupler disposed through the opening and received within the hollow portion; and a first biasing element disposed along said first axis between the anterior surface of the head and the closed first end of the hollow portion, the first biasing element being compressible in response to force applied against the anterior surface of the head, wherein compression of the first biasing element causes axial movement of the head toward the hollow portion along said first axis in a direction substantially perpendicular to said surface plane of the head.