Patent ID: 8209867

Claim:
A shaving cartridge comprising: a housing having at least one blade, the blade having a blade edge; and a first guard in front of the blade, the first guard having a plurality of projections defining a plurality of open slots extending generally transverse to the blade edge, the open slots have a width of about 0.20 mm to about 0.49 mm and a pitch of about 0.40 mm to about 0.85 mm for allowing the free passage of hair during shaving; and a second guard joined to the housing in front of the first guard, wherein the second guard and the first guard define a longitudinal recess therebetween that is generally parallel to the blade and the longitudinal recess facilitates an upright orientation of hairs between the first guard and the second guard during a shaving stroke, and the longitudinal recess having a first surface integral with the first guard, and a second surface integral with the second guard, wherein the first and second surfaces are substantially parallel.