Patent ID: 7681314

Claim:
A razor cartridge, comprising: a frame defining a length; a plurality of skin-engaging elements disposed generally lengthwise on the frame, the skin-engaging elements comprising: two or more blades in parallel relation to one another, each of the blades having a sharpened cutting edge extending along at least a portion of a blade length and each of the two or more blades being affixed to a bent metal blade support; and a first inter-blade guard having a length and a skin-engaging surface disposed on the frame between two (2) blades such that one of the blades is immediately forward of the first inter-blade guard and one of the blades is positioned immediately aft the first inter-blade guard; wherein the blade immediately forward of the first inter-blade guard completely separates the blade guard from the bent metal support such that the first inter-blade guard is spaced away from the bent metal support on which the blade immediately forward of the first inter-blade guard is affixed; wherein a rinse-through gap extends between the first inter-blade guard and the blade immediately aft the first inter-blade guard continuously across substantially the entire length of the blade immediately aft of the first inter-blade guard, the rinse-through gap extending through the razor cartridge at an angle generally perpendicular to shave plane; and wherein the rinse through gap completely separates the blade support to which the blade immediately forward of the first inter-blade guard from the blade immediately aft the first inter-blade guard.