The Gillette Company

Anthony William Shorey

Matthias Gester

Matthew James Hodgson

Sean Peter Clarke

Christopher James Wattam

Trevor John Whelan

Robert Andrew Kearney

Christopher Martin Hawes

Mark Peterson

Nicola Louise Caton

Lottie Hannah Duke

This invention relates to a novel personal care product having a flat treatment sheet having an upper surface and a perimeter area on the upper surface, a frame member having an underside surface and at least one tab, wherein the frame member is disposed over the perimeter area of the flat treatment sheet and the underside surface of the frame member is coplanar with the upper surface of the flat treatment sheet and the at least one tab extends below the lower surface of the treatment sheet. An upper product end of the personal care product includes a housing having at least one housing window. The at least one tab of the frame member is bent into the housing window. The frame member includes a flat or chamfered upper surface. The flat treatment sheet treats skin, removes hair, or a combination thereof.

Frame member for use with treatment sheet

Razor handle

A method and apparatus for measuring the cutting force on a single fiber. The method includes the steps of: providing a blade having an edge; providing a fiber mount for holding the single fiber; providing at least one sensor connected to the fiber mount; providing a fiber sleeve to contain a fiber within the fiber mount to simulate the location of the hair within the hair follicle; moving the blade toward the fiber and cutting the fiber; and measuring the cutting force on the fiber with the at least one sensor.

Method for measuring fiber cutting force

The present invention relates to a reservoir () for containing a liquid preferably for use with a hair removal and fluid application device (). The reservoir () comprises at least one liquid compartment, and has at least one sealed edge () having two surfaces and at least one opening means (), wherein said opening means () is releasably attached in-between said two surfaces of said sealed edge () and extends outwardly there from. Upon detachment of the opening means () from said reservoir () an opening () is formed in said sealed edge () to allow the fluid to be dispensed there from.

Disposable fluid dispensing reservoir

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Thatcham, United Kingdom

Anthony William Shorey