One-Piece SE Razor
Patent US855608
Invention Safety-Razor
Filed Saturday, 31st March 1906
Published Tuesday, 4th June 1907
Inventor Charles Ballreich
Language English
CPC Classification:B26B21/24
- B26B21/24
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle of the magazine type; of the injector type - 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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To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Charles Ballreich, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, Pueblo county, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razors, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to safety razors, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple, cheap, and effective safety razor, and to these ends it consists in the various features of construction and arrangement of parts adapted to co-operate in the manner substantially as hereinafter pointed out.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention,—
One of the objects of my invention is to make a complete safety razor which shall comprise only two parts, that is a holder for the blade and a separable razor blade, and these shall be adapted and co-related to each other so that the blade may be easily placed and held in operative position on the holder and be detached therefrom, and when assembled the parts will be in the best position for practical use. Furthermore, I provide novel and exceedingly simple means for retaining the two parts of the razor in operative position.
The holder
The blade
Such being the preferred construction of the two parts constituting my complete razor, it will be seen that they are not only very simple and cheap of construction, but that they can be readily taken apart and assembled, and when assembled are maintained in proper relations to each other. Thus, when the parts are to be separated, all it is necessary to do is to grasp the handle in the hand and with the thumb extending over the rear edge of the blade, it can be forced forward as indicated in
It will thus be seen that my device comprises a holder in one piece, embodying the handle and clamping plate with a concaved front adapted to receive a thin, flexible blade and with clamping lugs and guide stops for insuring its retaining the proper position; the blade being held in position by the tension it exerts through the medium of the curved or concaved face of the clamping plate and the lugs.
What I claim is—
1. In a safety razor, the combination with a flexible blade, of a holder comprising a handle portion and a supporting plate, said plate having a concaved face whereby two bearing surfaces are provided for the blade in its unflexed state, and lugs on said plate between which and the face of the plate said blade is adapted to be clamped, the bearing faces of said lugs being arranged between the said two bearing surfaces of the plate and closer to the face of said plate than the outer surface of said blade in its unflexed state.
2. In a safety razor, the combination with a flexible blade, of a holder comprising a handle portion and a supporting plate, said plate having a concaved face whereby two bearing surfaces are provided for the blade in its unflexed state, lugs on said plate between which and the face of the plate said blade is adapted to be clamped, the bearing faces of said lugs being arranged between the said two bearing surfaces of the plate and closer to the surface of said plate than the outer surface of said blade in its unflexed state, and guide stops on the rear of said plate.
3. In a safety razor, the combination with a flexible blade, of a holder comprising a handle portion and a supporting plate, said plate having guide stops on its rear end, a portion of the plate cut away between the guide stops and said plate having a concaved face whereby two bearing surfaces are provided for the blade in its unflexed state, and lugs on said plate between which and the face of the plate said blade is adapted to be clamped, the bearing faces of said lugs being arranged between the said two bearing surfaces of the plate and closer to the face of said plate than the outer surface of said blade in its unflexed state.
4. In a safety razor, the combination with a flexible blade, of a supporting plate therefor having a face concaved relative to said blade whereby two bearing surfaces are provided for said blade in its unflexed state, and lugs on said plate having bearing faces between said bearing surfaces and closer to the plate than the outer surface of said blade in its unflexed state.
5. In a safety razor, a holder having a handle portion and a yoke or plate portion, said plate portion having a concaved face providing bearing surfaces, a flexible blade, and lugs arranged at the ends of said plate portion between the bearing surfaces and clamping said blade against the concaved face.
6. A safety razor comprising a holder having a handle portion and a supporting and clamping plate concaved on its supporting face providing bearing surfaces and having clamping lugs at its ends between the bearing surfaces, and guide stops on its rear, and its rear portion being cut away between the guide stops, and a flexible blade, whereby the parts are arranged to flex and hold the blade in place on the concaved face of the plate and to permit the blade being pushed from the rear and removed with its cutting edge to the front.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
Charles Ballreich.
Witnesses:
Harvey M. Abbott,
C. H. Cambron.