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N° 3504: A.D. 1914
Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1914
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1914—Accepted, 10th Sept., 1914
* PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Safety, Razors.
I, Tuomas W120, of 143, St, Paul’s Road, Moseley, in the City of Birmingham,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
‘The invention relates to a safety razor of the kind in which the blade is posi-
tioned and clamped a fixture between a backing plate and a guard having
registering transverse curvatures to strain the blade during fixing from flat to
have a transverse curvature. .
‘The invention provides so that in addition to the blade being strained ér bent
with the transverse curvature aforesaid it is also: simultaneously strained and
fixed with a diagonal curvature, which has the effect of giving greater support
and rigidity to the cutting edges of the blade, and of fitting each cutting edge,
or setting it at an inclination to the axis of the handle of the razor instead of at
right angles, so that in the operation of the blade there is what is commonly
known in cutting tools as an inclined longitudinal edge. The backing plate and
the guard: plate, between which the blade is strained, clamped, and fixed, are
both diagonal curved as well as transversely curved, these parts having put into
them by shaping a sort of longitudinal twist, which in clamping ‘the blade
between them forces a similar twist in the bladé.
Dated this 10th day of February, 1914.
GEORGE '’, FUERY,
Chartered Pateut Agent,
82, B2a, 83 ‘The White House,
111, New Street, Birmingham,
Patent Agent for {he Applicant,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements.in Safety. Razors... .—
I, Tuomas Wire, of 143, St. Paul’s Road, Moseley, in the City of Birmingham,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statemen
‘The invention relates to a safety razor of the kind using a thin exible and
resilient blade which is positioned and clamped a fixture botween a back plato
and a guard plate, the latter having rigidly applied to it the handle by which the
razor {e -held for use. Said handle is usually of straight rod form extending
from the guard plate at right angles,
Price 8d.] SIRMINGH A,
FERENCE Lionel,
98 Ne 3504.—A.D. 1914.
Wild's Improvements in Safety Razors,
It ig kmown ‘to provide the back plate and guard plate with registered trans-
verse ‘curvatures, to strain the flat thin blade during positioning and ‘clamping
to a corresponding curvature, the cutting edges of suid blade after the straining
being still at right angles to the axis of the handle.
‘The invention provides for the’ blade being additionally strained or bent and 5
clumped and fixed in a manner setting its cutting edge or edges at an inclination
to the axis of the handle, or‘at an inclination to the direction of hand pull from
the handle, to, ‘in effect, provide. in a-safety razor ‘what is commonly known in
cutting tools as an inclined cutting edge. ‘The back plate and the guard plate
are each bodily formed with a longitudinal twist, or are upon their clamping .10
faces shaped in such manner that when the blade is strained and clamped a fixture
between them it has a diagonal curvature put into it in addition to a transverse
curvature setting its cutting edge or edges-inclined to the axis of the handle, the
back plate and guard plate being correspondingly set inclined, to the axis of the
handle to give the requisite support to the cutting edge or edges for its or their 15
full length. In this way each cutting edge of the blade.comes ‘into operation
from the hand pull on the handle in the same manner as ar: inclined ontting edge
in a carpenter's chisel would do from a straight line operation of the chisel, and
said cutting edge is additionally strengthened and has increased rigidity imparted Fe
to it.
‘The improvements aforesaid and hereinafter clearly stated in the claims are °
illustrated carried into effect by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the razor head and part of the handle. |
Fig. 2 is a left hand end elevation of Fig. 1. ; 5
1eihB: 8 12 9 traneverso section of Fig. 1 on the dotted line A, looking to the 2%
eft. i
Fig. 4 is o section on the dotted, line B Fig. 1 looking to the left.
Fig. 5 is a section on the dotted line C Fig. 1 looking to the left.
Fig. 6 shows an end elevation of the guard plate and handle separate. .
Pig. 7 shows an ond elevation of the back plate and its parts separate. 30
Fig. 8 shows an end elevation of the flat blade.
Except for the shaping of the back plate a and the guard plate ¢, and the con-
sequent straining to the same shape of the blade d, the construction and arrange-
ment of the.razor are well known. ? is the handle rigidly carried by the guard
plate and by which the razor is held for use. a? is the centre pin passing axially 35
through the handle ¢* to be engaged by a sleeve nut (not shown) applied at the
outer end of the handle, and a? a‘ are the positioning pins carried by the back
plate to engage registeting holes of the blade and the guard plate for purposes
well known. ‘The teeth on the guard plate are as usual at c?.
‘The clamping faces « and y of tho back and guard plates are shaped with a 49
registering longitudinal twist providing, as shown, a diagonal curvature, and
when the flat flexible resilient blade d is strained by clamping it between these
faces the cutting edges d® d® of said blade are set inclined to the axis of the
handle 2, 60 that a hand pull from the handle in using the razor brings inclined
cutting edges into operation, giving a slanting or inclining cut. ‘This setting of 45
the cutting: edges inclined to the axis of the handle is very clearly represented
Fig. 1. The blade so set has therefore a diagonal curvature as well as a
transverse curvature from a bend which is substantially a longitudinal twist,
and this has the effect of materially strengthening the cutting edges as well
assisting the ease of shaving, particularly. in the case of a stubborn beard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner thé same ig to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is . :
A safety razor in which the cutting edge or edges of the blade ig or are set
inclined ‘to’ the axis of the handle, ot to the direction of band pull from the 68
handle, by shaping the clamping faces of the:back plate and guard plate betweenN° 3504—AD. 1914. 8
Wild’s Improvements in Safety Razors.
which the blade is strained or bent, with a longitudinal twist, putting a diagoual
curvature into said blade in addition to a transverse curvature, substantially as
and for the purposes described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 16th day of July, 1914.
GEORGE T. FUERY,
Chartered Patent Agent,
The White House, 111, New Street, Birmingham,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Redhill: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Love & Malcomson, Ltd.—1914,[This Drawing is areprodudtionot the Original onvareduced scala]
AD. 1914, Feu. 11. Ne 3504.
WILD'S Comrrare SprorricATION.