US1288854A - Safety-razor and blade-holder. - Google Patents

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W. M. EVANS,Y

SAFETY DAzoD ADD BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION( FLED MAY l0, 1918. v L288,85 Patented Deo. 24, 1918.

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W. M. EVANS.`

SAFETY RAZOR AND BL'ADE HOLDER.

APIYLICATION FILED MAY l0, 1918.

ly288,85% Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

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WILLAM M. EVANS, 0F TAMA, FLORIDA.

i SAFETY-RZOR AND BLADE-HOLDER. i

' ispeemcation of Letters Patent.. Patented Dec. 241,` 1918.

`imp iication inea may 1o, 1918. serial No. 233,799.-

State of` Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razors and Blade-Holders; and I do hereby declare lthel followi'ng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improve ments in safety` razors and blade holders, and has for an object to provide a combination device which is useful both as a razor for shaving purposes and in addition adapted to serve as a holder for blades during stropping operations.

In the accompanying drawings forming a partof this application, and in which similar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts in the several views: y

Figure 1 shows a side view of a combined safety-razor and blade holder provided in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom edge'view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a siderelevational view showing the parts opened out.

Fig. 5 is a vertical'sectionalview taken on the line' 55 in Fig. 1. i Fig. 6 is a similar viewt-algen on the line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the blade and guard removed.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the elon .gated bar.

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the two short bars.

Fig. 10 is a side elevationalview, partly.

broken away, andeshowing the device for use as a blade holder for stropping purposes.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken` Fig. 14 shows a side view of an improved f guard used in connection with the present invention; and

` Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken on the line 15-15 in Fig. 14.

Referring more particularly to the drawportion 3 alo'n ings, designates an elongated bar-provided.

with a central elongated slotA 2, acut-away portion 3 is made. 'l

A relatively short bar 5 is pivoted as indicated at 6 at one endof said elongated bar 1, and there' is preferably placed between the elongated 'bar and' said short bar 5 at the pivits loweredge and burs 4 Ipro]ec ting at right angles therefrom on the opposite side to that in which the cut-away otal point 6 a spacing washer17 which apy pears in Figs. 6 and 10. y'Ihev short bar 5 is formed with perforations 8 to receive the ends of the burs 4 and with a slot 9 opening through its free end, and which is formed by a relatively short upper prong lO'and an elongated prong 11 which projects 'a dis- At the opposite end of the elongated bar 1 is pivoted, as indicated at 12, a second relatively short bar 13 having a cut-away lower edge 14 of dimensions similar to the cutaway part 3 in the bar 1 and being further provided with a slot 14 at its free end formed by an upper elongated prong 15 and a lower relativelyshort prong 16.` The prongs on the free ends of the bars and 13 are arranged to interfit when the bars are swung down Ito the iower 'horizontal position against the elongated bar 1v in thevmanner ceived forms a lock which prevents the shortbar from swinging out of the horizontal position. I 'n Figs. 1, 2 and 3 this pin 17 is tance beyond the end of said upper prong 10.

shown engaged in the slot 9 holding the I short bar locked; while-in Fig. 10 thespin 17 is shown occupying the other slot 14 of the short bar 13 which is accordingly locked lin position.

A. U-shaped handle 18 is carried by and serves to shift the pin 17 in the slot 2; this v handle -18 being also useful to swing up in either direction aboutsaid pivot 17 in order tov tightly embrace the elongated bar 1 and either of the -bars 5 or 13, whereby topress these bars firmly against the razor blade which is; held therebetween.

All 0f the above parts are.4 preferably made of flexiblemetal which 'will afford aj tight gripping action. y In Fig. 12 I show an improved razor blade 19 having the spaced perforations 20 adapt- 55 "moved into the slot 14 and forms a lock for said short bar 13, as indicated in Fig. 10.,

ed to fit over the "burs 4, and also formed edges and coperates with the double guard e 22 shown morev particularly and 15.`

Perforations 23 are provided in the guard 22 to enable it to be received over the burs in Figs. 14

4, and a slot 24 in the end thereof is arranged to be occupied by the vspacing washer An elongated groove 25 is made in one i face of the guard: 22, and'is of'such dimeny sions as to receive the short bar 5 in the manner shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The operation of the invention may be brieiy described as follows:

Assuming the parts to be shown as in Fig. 7, the device may be used as a safety razor by first swinging' the short bar 5 to the right so as' to enable the blade 19 to be placed against the elongated bar 4, `which is done by engaging the perforations 20 with the burs 4, After the blade 19 has been put in place, the guard 22 is thereafter in a similar way'fitted over the burs 4, and the short bar 5 may be then swung back to the left and brought down opposite the 30 f elongated bar 1, lwhere it will snap into the groove 25 of the guard.. The pin 17 and handle 18 will, of course, be removed to the left in slot 2 to permit the short bar 5 to descend to the full horizontal position, after vwhich the pin" 17 is again moved to the extreme right, as shown in Fig. 1, where it will form a lock toprevent the further swinging-in either direction of said short bar 5. The handle 18 itself is now swung upwardly from the position shown in Fig.

7 to that shown in Fig. 1, and it will tightly .embrace the bars 1. and 5 and cause a clamping action to be exerted on the guard and blade. The device is now in readiness for shaving, and after the operation the blade and guard may be removed by reversing the operations just described.

The device is also useful for sharpening Vblades and is constructed to form a blade holder for receiving such blades as the Gillette, Durham DupleX, 'Ever Ready and other razor blades.

For stropping, -the opposite short bar 13 is employed to clamp the blade between same and the elongated bar 1. The pin 17 is The 1 handle 18 is likewisev swung up to the left to em'brace the bars 1 and y13, whereby the blade will be tightly clamped in place. The cut-away parts 3 and 14 in the bars 41 and 13, respectively, are provided to receive the backings 26 which are found on such razor blades as the Ever Readyl blade shown at 27 in Figs. 10 and v11. The co- 'clamped tightly against means provided at the free ends .short bars whereby4 to hold same meseta operation 0f the cut-away parts with such backing 26 also serves to hold the blade againstA displacement whi e stropping.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that I have provided an exceedingly simple implement adapted to serve both as a safety razor for shaving and a blade holder for sharpening, and which may be manufactured Vat small cost. y.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention,and therefore l do not wish to be limited to suchA vfeatures except as may be required Yby the claims.

-I claim:

1. A device -of the character described including an elongated bar, means at one end of said bar for receiving razor blade and guard, a relatively short bar pivoted on said elongated bar and adapted to clamp said blade and guard in position, asecond short bar pivoted at the opposite end of said elongated bar and adapted to form with said elongatedv bar a razor blade holder, and means whereby said short bars may be said elongated bal', substantially as described.

2. A device of the character describedv including an elongated bar, relatively short bars pivoted at opposite endsof said elongated bar, a razor blade and guard received between said elongated bar and one of said short bars to provide a razor, said elongated bar and the other of said short bars adapted to receive a blade for stropping purposes, and a handle for clamping either of said short bars tightly against said elongated bar, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described including anelongated bar,

short bars pivoted to the ends of said elongated bar, a razor blade and guard received between said elongated bar and one of said short bars to provide a razor, other of said short bars arranged to receive a bladefor stropping purposes, and locking means provided at the free ends of said short bars whereby to hold same in the clamping position, substantially as described. f

4. A device of the character described. including an elongated bar, short bars pivoted to the ends of said elongated bar, a razor blade and guard received between said elongated bar and one of said short bars to provide a razor, said elongated bar and the other of said short bars arranged to receive a blade for stropping purposes, locking of said I in the clamping position, and means `for binding either of said bars tightly against.said elon- .gatedbar, substantially as described.

`11o sald elongated bar and the cluding an 'elongated bar, a razor blade and guard received against said elongated bar, said guard having a groove therein, a short spring bar pivoted on said elongated bar whereby to swing in a plane parallel with said elongated bar, said short spring bar adapted to snap into the groove in said guard when the short bar is swung to a position albngside said. elongated( bar, and means for holding said short bar in place, substantially as described.

6. A device of the character described including an elongated bar, burs projecting from said'elongated bar, aperforated blade fitting over said burs, a perforated guard also fitting over said burs and having a groove therein, a short bar pivoted on said elongated bar and adapted to spring into the groove in said guard, said short bar also having perforations to receive the ends of saidburs, a handle adapted to clamp said short bar tightlyvagainst said elongated bar, and locking means carried by said handle and adapted to engage the free end of said short bar, substantially as described.

7. A device of the character described including an elongated bar, a razor blade and guard fitted against said bar, a short bar pivoted on said elongated bar and adapted to clamp said blade and guard thereagainst, said short bar having a slot in its free end, a handle for embracing said bars, and a pin carried by said handle and adapted to fit in said slot to lock the short bar, substantially as described.

8. A device of the character described including an elongated bar having a slot there- 9. In a device of the character described, a bar, a second bar pivoted to said first mentioned bar, a spacing washer between the pivoted ends of said bars, a blade having a slot therein receiving said spacing washer, a guard also having a slot therein receiving said washer, said blade and guard adapted to be clamped between said bars, means for embracing said bars to hold the same in binding position on the said blade and guard, and means for lockingxthe bars in binding position, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of' an elongated bar, a pair of short bars pivoted one at each end of said elongated bar, a razor and guard fitted between said elongated bar and one of saidshort bars to provide a razor, the other of said short bars adapted to coperate with the elongated bar to provide a blade holder for stropping, a swinging handle adapted to embrace said elongated bar and either of said short bars, and locking means provided between the free ends of said short bars and said handle, substantially as described.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated bar having a central slot therein, burs projecting from said bar at one side of said slot, a razor blade having perforations fitted over said burs, a guard also having perforations like' wise fitted over said burs, a short bar pivoted at one end of said elongated bar and also having perforations received over the ends of said burs whereby to clamp the blade and guard in position, a second short bar pivoted at the opposite end of said elongated bar and providing therewith a blade holder for stropping, a handle adapted to embrace saidv elongated and short bars, a pin carried by said handle and movable in said slot, said short bars having slots in their free ends also provided* to receive said pin whereby to lock same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

WILLIAM M. EVANS.

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