US 11,697,216 B2
Single-blade razor apparatus
Tod Barrett, Austin, TX (US); Frank Porter Stansberry, Cockeysville, MD (US); and Mark Prommel, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to OneBlade, Inc., Coral Gables, FL (US)
Filed by OneBlade, Inc., Coral Gables, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,618.
Application 17/496,618 is a continuation of application No. 16/742,408, filed on Jan. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,141,872.
Application 16/742,408 is a continuation of application No. 15/333,398, filed on Oct. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,538,005, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072724 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B26B 21/16 (2006.01); B26B 21/52 (2006.01); B26B 21/40 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 21/16 (2013.01) [B26B 21/4031 (2013.01); B26B 21/4068 (2013.01); B26B 21/521 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A razor apparatus, comprising:
a handle; and
a head mounted on the handle, wherein the head has a rear side including an aperture configured for removably inserting a single blade inside the head, the head further having a front side through which a cutting edge of the single blade is exposed when the single blade is positioned inside the head;
wherein the head includes a plurality of retaining posts, the retaining posts mating with respective recesses of the single blade when the single blade is positioned inside the head to retain the single blade inside the head, and wherein the retaining posts allow only an entirety of the single blade to move, when the cutting edge is configured to contact a skin surface during shaving, in a direction perpendicular to the cutting edge of the single blade and in a direction laterally along the cutting edge when the single blade is positioned inside the head.