Patent ID: 7178243

Claim:
A replaceable safety shaving assembly for attachment to a razor handle, comprising a carrier molded of plastic; a plurality of elongate blades mounted in the carrier, wherein each blade comprises a longitudinally elongate sharpened edge; a skin contacting surface surrounding the elongate blades and comprising a guard surface and a cap surface, wherein the guard surface comprises an elastomeric material mounted on the carrier at a front end of the shaving assembly, the cap surface is mounted on the carrier at a back end of the shaving assembly, and the plurality of blades is located between the guard surface and the cap surface; wherein the plurality of blades, the carrier, and the guard and cap surfaces are attachable as a unit to a razor handle; the shaving assembly comprises a width of about 12 to about 23 mm, a length of about 40 to about 45 mm, and a ratio of length to width of about 1.5:1 to about 2.8:1; and the skin contacting surface confining a footprint area of at least 450 mm 2 .