Patent ID: 7788810

Claim:
A shaving system, comprising: a safety razor having a handle, a razor cartridge, a sensor and an applicator adapted to deposit a shaving aid material on a skin surface of a user during an act of shaving; a base station having a valve and connection means for a reservoir adapted to contain a shaving aid material capable of fluid flow, and having mechanical means to pressurize the shaving aid material, the mechanical means being external to the reservoir; and an umbilical having a first end connected to the base station and a second end connected to the safety razor, the umbilical being adapted to provide fluid communication between the reservoir and the applicator, wherein the sensor is in communication with the valve by one of an infra-red, laser light, radio frequency and ultrasonic sound communication circuit; wherein the valve is adapted to automatically initiate flow of the shaving aid material from the reservoir to the applicator; and wherein the base station is spaced apart from the safety razor.