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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Ian Saker, Reading, GB;
Joseph Roger Yeoman, Kidmore End, GB;
Inventors:
Ian Saker, Reading, GB;
Joseph Roger Yeoman, Kidmore End, GB;
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 19/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to safety razors having a blade unit carried on a handle that includes a vibration mechanism and a control device for controlling operation of the vibration mechanism, the control device being connected to an electrode arrangement that can comprise a blade and an electrically conductive casing of the handle, to detect water so that the vibration mechanism is activated in response to the blade unit being immersed into a body of water for rinsing.