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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Christopher Martin Hawes, Streatly-On-Thames, GB;
Chrispin Miller, Lincoln, MA (US);
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A safety razor includes a suspension structure for supporting a blade unit (,) on a handle (,) so that the blade unit (,) is able to pivot about a longitudinal axis A and is able to move downwardly towards the handle (,), but is restrained from movement in a direction perpendicular to the permitted downward movement. The suspension structure includes a pair of arms (,) each including a rigid part (,) coupled between resilient parts (,and,). The free ends of the arms (,) carry pivot pins (,) and are interconnected by a strut (,) which may carry a leaf spring (,) to act on the underside of the blade unit to bias the blade unit to a rest position about the pivot axis.