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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Domenic Vincent Apprille, Jr, Arlington, MA (US);
Katherine Elizabeth Anderson, Swampscott, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2952505 ; 30 50 ; 29509 ;
Abstract
A razor cartridge including a housing, blades mounted on said housing, and a metallic retaining clip that wraps around the housing and retains the blades on the housing, the housing including fulcrum portions extending outward beyond adjacent surface portions on two sides of the fulcrum portions, the clips having end portions that have been bent over the fulcrum portions beyond the elastic limit of the clips, the housing also having wedge portions making interference fits with the ends of the retaining clips.