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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Graham John Simms, Tokers Green, GB;
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
In a safety razor a blade unit ( ) is mounted on a carrying structure ( ) for pivotal movement, and a delivery system ( ) for conducting from a reservoir ( ) a fluid, e.g. a lubricating fluid, which is to be applied to the skin during shaving, discharges the fluid at a port ( ) which opens at or close to the pivot axis. The delivery system incorporates a valve ( ) to control the supply of fluid to the blade unit ( ) and the blade unit carrying structure ( ) is coupled to the valve for the valve to eb actuated in response to the blade unit ( ) being pressed against the skin during shaving. The blade unit carrying structured ( ) is connected to a support structure ( ) by a hinged coupling ( ) and the valve is operated by a hinged movement of the blade unit carrying structure ( ).