Curley Safety Razor
Patent US906203
Invention Safety-Razor
Filed Saturday, 18th July 1908
Published Tuesday, 8th December 1908
Inventor Terence F. Curley
Language English
CPC Classification:B26B21/30
- B26B21/30
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle of the type carrying pivotally-mounted caps - B
Performing Operations; Transporting - B26
Hand Cutting Tools; Cutting; Severing - B26B
Hand-Held Cutting Tools Not Otherwise Provided For - B26B21/00
Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor - B26B21/08
Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades - B26B21/14
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
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To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Terence F. Curley, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new Improvement in Safety-Razors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.
The invention relates to safety razors having thin, flexible blades, and its object is to provide a new and improved safety razor, arranged to permit of conveniently placing the razor blade into accurate position on the frame or holder relative to the guard thereof, and to provide a back plate for giving the desired rigidity to the razor blade and which back plate can be readily opened or closed and securely locked in place when in a closed position.
The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.
A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.
The razor-blade
The front and rear members
In order to give the desired rigidity to the razor blade
In order to firmly hold the front end of the back plate
When using the safety razor the several parts are in the position shown in
The safety razor shown and described is very simple and durable in construction, composed of comparatively few parts, and not liable easily to get out of order.
Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:
1. A safety razor provided with a frame for the razor blade, a back plate mounted to swing on the rear of the said frame and adapted to engage with its free end the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof, and a lever fulcrumed on the frame and adapted to engage the rear end of the said back plate for pressing the free front end of the back plate into contact with the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof.
2. A safety razor provided with a frame for the razor blade, a back plate mounted to swing on the rear of the said frame and adapted to engage with its free end the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof, a lever fulcrumed on the frame and adapted to engage the rear end of the said back plate for pressing the free front end of the back plate into contact with the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof, and means on the said lever for locking it in a closed position.
3. A safety razor provided with a frame for the razor blade, a back plate mounted to swing on the rear of the said frame and adapted to engage with its free end the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof, a lever fulcrumed on the frame and adapted to engage the rear end of the said back plate for pressing the free front end of the back plate into contact with the razor blade adjacent to the cutting edge thereof, and a lug on the lever adapted to engage a recess in the frame for locking the lever in a closed position.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
Terence F. Curley.
Witnesses:
Theo. G. Hoster, Jr.,
Everard B. Marshall.