US 12,420,463 B2
Handle connection mechanism
Uwe Jungnickel, Königstein (DE); and Jens Alinski, Kelkheim (DE)
Assigned to The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/968,617.
Application 18/524,201 is a division of application No. 17/511,103, filed on Oct. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,865,748, issued on Jan. 9, 2024.
Application 18/968,617 is a continuation of application No. 18/524,201, filed on Nov. 30, 2023, granted, now 12,194,664.
Application 17/511,103 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,943, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,400,627, issued on Aug. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 18156035 (EP), filed on Feb. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2025/0091266 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. B29C 45/00 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B23B 31/107 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/42 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 45/006 (2013.01) [A46B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61C 13/0006 (2013.01); B23B 31/1071 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); B23B 2231/56 (2021.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0039 (2013.01); B29L 2031/425 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle connection mechanism comprising:
the handle having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end,
the proximal end comprising a hollow portion;
a connector having an outer lateral surface and a recess therein, the recess forming a cavity within the connector;
a spring-loaded ball-snap element having a ball and a spring configured to apply a radial force onto the ball,
the spring-loaded ball-snap positioned within the cavity of the connector,
wherein the spring applies the force onto the ball in a direction towards the outer lateral surface of the connector;
a head being repeatedly attachable to and detachable from the handle (12) via the connector;
wherein a portion of the connector having the spring-loaded ball-snap element therein outwardly extends from the proximal end of the handle and the ball slightly extends beyond the outer lateral surface surrounding the ball.