Apollo travel slant razor with blades in handle
Patent GB485747
Invention Improvements in or relating to Safety Razors
Filed Friday, 4th February 1938
Published Tuesday, 24th May 1938
Inventors Eugen and Friedrich Herkenrath, Paul Lauterjung
Language English
CPC Classification:B26B21/28
- B26B21/28
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle of the drawing cut type, i.e. with the cutting edge of the blade arranged obliquely or curved to the handle - B
Performing Operations; Transporting - B26
Hand Cutting Tools; Cutting; Severing - B26B
Hand-Held Cutting Tools Not Otherwise Provided For - B26B21/00
Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor - B26B21/08
Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades - B26B21/14
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
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We, Paul Lauterjung, of 6, Roonstrasse, Solingen-Merscheid, Germany; Eugen Herkenrath, of 74, Herzogstrasse, Solingen-Merscheid, Germany, and Friedrich Herkenrath, of 2, Roonstrasse, Solingen-Merscheid, Germany, all of German Nationality, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to a double cutting safety razor with a handle fixed to the guard plate carrying the blade.
The invention resides in that the blade forced by a backing plate, which may be folded up laterally, against the correspondingly shaped abutment surface of the guard plate is twisted longitudinally, one of the narrow sides of the guard plate being pivoted to a blade spring and the other of the narrow sides of the guard plate being securable on the said blade spring, which is held under tension by the guard plate, has its ends bent downwards and is secured to the underside of the guard plate by means of a flat handle having a hollow interior adapted to house a number of blades.
A constructional form of a safety razor according to the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:—
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is:—
1. Double cutting safety razor with a handle fixed to the guard plate carrying the blade wherein the blade forced by a backing plate, which may be folded up laterally, against the correspondingly shaped abutment surface of the guard plate is twisted longitudinally, one of the narrow sides of the guard plate being pivoted to a blade spring and the other of the narrow sides of the guard plate being securable on the said blade spring, which is held under tension by the guard plate, has its ends bent downwards and is secured to the underside of the guard plate by means of a flat handle having a hollow interior adapted to house a number of blades.
2. Safety razor as claimed in claim 1, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 4th day of February, 1938.
CHATWIN & COMPANY.
London, W.C.1.
Patent Agents for the Applicants.