Zamett's Razor Guard
Patent US250412
Invention Razor-Guard
Filed Saturday, 14th May 1881
Published Tuesday, 6th December 1881
Inventor Paul Zamett
Language English
CPC Classification:B26B21/02
- B26B21/02
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 unchangeable blades - 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
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To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Paul Zamett, of Glen Cove, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Guards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.
My invention relates to a guard to be attached to razors of various sizes, to prevent injury to the skin while in use.
The invention consists in a novel construction of a guard adapted to be attached to a razor-blade and to be adjustable thereon, whereby provision is made for limiting the forward motion of the edge of the blade to hold the skin smooth and tight and thereby render the operation of shaving safe and pleasant.
In the accompanying drawings,
The razor
The guard
From the upper bent or curved portion,
A guard thus made can be attached to and adjusted on any kind or size razor or other similar instrument. The guard can be slipped on and off the razor-blade so easily and readily that it can be reversed in position, and thereby affords a guard and protection while operating the razor in either hand.
I do not claim, broadly, a guard constructed with the springs for fastening it on the back of the razor-blade.
Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is—
As an improved article of manufacture, a razor-guard,