US 12,240,135 B2
Razor handle with a pivoting portion
Steven Michael Bourque, Billerica, MA (US); Charles James Bassett, North Reading, MA (US); Marco Fontecchio, Framingham, MA (US); Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Mountain View, CA (US); and Jack Anthony Washington, Mendon, MA (US)
Assigned to The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/366,230.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/650,299, filed on Mar. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0299443 A1, Oct. 3, 2019
Int. Cl. B26B 21/22 (2006.01); B26B 21/52 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 21/225 (2013.01) [B26B 21/521 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle and pivoting head assembly comprising:
a main body;
a first substantially flat metal arm having a first proximal portion and a first distal end, the first proximal portion being non-rotatably rigidly coupled and fixed relative to the main body at a first location, the first arm having an upper main surface extending from the first proximal portion out to the distal end, at least a majority of the main surface from the first proximal portion to the first distal end extends in a plane, and the first arm being discrete from the main body;
a second arm having a second proximal portion and a second distal end, the second proximal portion being non-rotatably rigidly coupled and fixed relative to the main body at a second location, and the second arm being discrete from the main body; and
the first and second distal ends being in spaced relationship and having pivotally coupled therebetween a pivoting head, wherein a first pin member is directly coupled to the first distal end and extends inwardly in a direction away from an outer edge of the first arm toward the second arm, and wherein the first pin member is operatively disposed in a first bearing recess on the pivoting head;
wherein the pivoting head comprises a skin interfacing face and has a tapered shape extending through an opening in a cartridge unit.