Patent ID: 8424215

Claim:
A handle for a safety razor, comprising: an elongated hand gripping structure, and a cartridge support structure at an end of the hand gripping structure, the elongated hand gripping structure including: a frame structure with at least one opening; a first gripping pad disposed on a first side of the frame and second gripping pad disposed on an opposed second side of the frame, the first gripping pad having at least one bifurcated extension having a snap fit protrusion at a distal end portion thereof, the snap fit protrusion cooperating with the opening of the frame to provide a snap fit between the first gripping pad and the frame, and the second gripping pad having at least one extension partially received in the bifurcated extension of the first gripping pad to prevent disengagement of the snap fit protrusion from the opening of the frame as a result of lateral deformation of the distal end portion of the extension of the first gripping pad.