(19)
(11) EP 3 378 614 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/39

(21) Application number: 18167402.9

(22) Date of filing: 08.10.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B26B 21/56(2006.01)
B26B 21/40(2006.01)
 B26B 21/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 06.10.2011 WO PCT/EP2011/067451

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12769444.6 / 2763823

(71) Applicant: BIC-Violex S.A.
145 69 Anixi, Attiki (GR)

(72) Inventors:
  • DAVOS, Vasileios
    131 21 ILION (GR)
  • PAPACHRISTOS, Vassilis
    157 73 ATHENES (GR)
  • EFTHIMIADIS, Dimitrios
    114 76 Nea Kypseli (GR)
  • ZAFIROPOULOS, Panagiotis
    115 24 Nea Philothei - Athens (GR)
  • SKOUNAKIS, Nikolaos
    142 33 Perissos (GR)
  • KOMIANOS, Ioannis
    121 35 PERISTERI (GR)
  • KAROUSSIS, Michalis
    141 22 ATHENES (GR)
  • PAPAGEORGIOU, Anastasios
    121 36 PERISTERI (GR)

(74) Representative: Cabinet Plasseraud 
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75440 Paris Cedex 09
75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

   


(54) RAZOR BLADE, RAZOR HEAD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE


(57) A razor head 5 comprising a housing 10 having a top face defining a shaving window, and an opposed stopping face, the housing further comprising at least one guide 45, at least one integrally formed rigid razor blade 24, each freely mounted in the housing, and having a cutting edge portion 39 extending along a cutting edge portion axis, and having a cutting edge 26 accessible through the shaving window, a guided portion 35 extending along a guided portion axis, and a bent portion 53 intermediate the cutting edge portion and the guided portion, wherein the cantilever dimension, measured as the distance between the cutting edge and the guided portion axis, is between 1.1 millimeter and 1.8 millimeter, wherein the guided portion cooperates with the guide so that each blade is independently translatable with respect to the housing along a sliding direction parallel to the guided portion axis, under the effect of shaving forces applied to the blade during shaving.










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