Patent ID: 8621758

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 and a recess; a first gripping pad disposed on a first side of the frame and second side gripping pad disposed substantially within the recess on an opposed second side of the frame, the first gripping pad having at least a pair of extensions, each having a snap fit protrusion at a distal end portion thereof; each 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 a pair of extensions, each extension disposed adjacent one of the extensions of the first gripping pad and at a side opposite the snap fit protrusion 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.