US2775366A - Razor blade container - Google Patents

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Dec. 25, 1956 o. F. WILLHELM RAZOR BLADE. CONTAINER Filed April 29, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet l lNvsfl-roR OSCAR F. WILLHELM BY ETTOR'NEY Dec. 25, 1956 o. F. WILLHELM RAZOR BLADE CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 29, 1950 INVENTOR OSCAR F; WILLHELM 8Y2 ATTORNEY Dec. 25, 1956 o. F. WILLHELM 2,775,366

RAZOR BLADE CONTAINER Filed April 29, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 F l G. 9 83 INVENTOR OSCAR F. WILLHELM BYZ l g ATTORNEY niw d tates Patent $2,175, 6 Razor: BDADECQNTAWER i ar F :Willh lm; N waliondon; Ca m rass o 1 Enders;Razor Corporation; corporation of New ""Il iis invention relates-to eontainers for razor -hlades andgparticularly, toan inexpensiveboxbr packagewhose constraction"permits blades to be-dispensed in a convenientiandfaccurate manner 'withoutdangerof injury to the user;

:QIt is-an object "o'fthis invention to providea-acontainer Sfor razo-fllpladesthat will fee'd blades one at atime in a fsafe and eflectivemanne'r. I

It is a furtherobjeet 2-to-providea-'-guardto-F cover; the

beveled edge of the blade to protect the fingerswf the user. e WVh'en very 'thinl bla'des lalre stacked, they tend to adhere tto each wither, due to atmospheric pre'ssure and to "the surface -tension --of the lubri-cant With which tthey are normally coated. This makes individu al feeding diflicm'lt. *I t is .andbjectof this -invention tomore'aceurately fee'd :individual Blades an'd ;ito I prevent i jamming by providing a sliding elernent that hettergrips "the single blade in a recess "thereof so -that blade and element together are -protruded. 'il n this mannen. no jam'ming can occur. mnother-zobjectis tostack;blades in:-a' co'ntainer so' that -the eutting edge will mot contact any part of the container,

iltlis a efurtheruobjectzlto provide a handsome, --neat but inexpensive packagei'iiforw storing razor blades.

:In theiaocompanyingszdrawings: :'Fig.:l1 is ian explodedwiew iingperspectivecf the invention; i

i EigJ-2- isia1plan wiewppar tiallylin iSGCtlOD, of/th'e 0ong tainer a and ibladesishowns in tFig. l1 l liEigr'. 's:a crosssectionttakenionzthei line=3-3 of Fig; 2;

:;Fig.:4;issal==plan viewiofstheginvention showing theejector 1111316 owithizhladeg-ins ejecting \positiori;

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v :;Flg. s6. is-.ian;-lexploded view =in perspective-df 1a- .;se cond 'form; of the invention; Fig. 7;;is,a;planwview pantially in section, 2 of a :second Sform 0f wthe invention;

QFig. 8 is across-section taken sonzthe line :8:8w 10f Feig. :7; a

f Fig. 7 9 "-i s-iaiplan view showing :tejectort :plate a dispensing ablad i Fig. :10isaicrosszsection taken on ithel line-;10-=+10yof '1Eign9, and t 5.; Fig.1 -11 'iS'xfllPBLSPfiC'fiiVC v View :showing :aiihladevbeing removed from 113116: fpackage aembodying the invention.

rIhe magazine;;of rny -invention ;is herein shown. as :an embodiment designed for use in connection with razor blades-of ;the;typeishown in;the:BigoneyfPatent 1,791,552, although my 7 invention may- I-b-561fib0did .1 in magaiines adapted for use-,wit-h other types of :blades.

qAs herein shown a ycontainersfi is formedfin a box-like structure. havinga :bOttQmd-Lt side and *endwalls. Of these,

,theiforward wall .12 is provided-witha lug 14 anda'recess .16, to vaccommOl-ilate and guide, a stack of a blades :18. The

2,775,366 Patented Dec, 25, 1956 rnodate, and "guide thestack ofblad es 18". Theflear "22 "of therazorbladesfit into the'recesseslfi, 16a. f lihus the cutting edge 19 is heldr out of contaetwith wallltl.

he "ejector plateorfslide 30 on its 'bot torn face has a'reces sj34 of contour corresponding "to thegprofilef o'f blades -18 and of depth 'slifiici'ent to accommodate only one of 'said 'blades This "recess .34 accurately engages a singlebla'de for ejectio'n. At "the sametime'pIate BO covers the blades cutting ,edge and safeguards against injury ,to 'the-use'rs*fingers. Again, the 'ea'rs.: 22are so engaged in the-recess that thejcuttingedge l9gdoes not contact the 'wallofth'e recess ofthe-ejector plate 30, as shown at 34 of Fig. 1. l I I The ejecto'r plate ,or "slide 30 is s'lidably supported .in -guide tracks 24 formed inthe "side walls '10 and bounded on top by the-coverhpiece 40. These guide tracksf24 terminate in an abutment 26 which serves "to arrest 'the motion oftheejector plate' as 'follows. The forward portion 36 of-the ejector plate "is narrowed mgrorm i' the sl' o11lder-3'2. As the plate 30 is moved forward 'in tra'ck's 24, this narrowed 'portion36 of slides 30 passes \rreadily through a slot 28 piercing-forward Wall 14 until the shoulders 32 stri ke abutments 26, as shown in Fig l'. cutaway fid is provided-in-=the protrude'cl corner of 'the sli'de 30;:dit'a1 froin th'efcut'ting -e'dge of the blade retfiitied in r'e'cess i id 1?hus,'vyhen*the slide is in the pOSition S'hdWn in 4,= the bac k of the 'blade may be g ras'p'e'd, flexeddownwardly,and-Withdrawn;

As shown i-i1 Figs. 3--'an'd "5, a -"c'oinp'ression spring 50 urges thestaclc ofhliid *13 insaneejector-plateau 'atall times. whentthe a teis retractedasjshown =in1Fi-gs.i2 and 3,- p"re"ssur ofth'e' sprin'g 50 causesfthe topmostblade 18 to ente'r ithe r'ecess 34 o'f the ejctor plate so that :as saidi'ejeetor pla'tei inoyed 'to the pdsition shovVn in Figs. 4 and 5,-this topmost bladedscarried Withit.

:.*In' @the flseco'nd' form of the invention, as illiistr'a ted "in Figs. 641 1,I;-,the :cont-ainer 60 iscomposed of side {Walls "62,- rearswalleflgfrontlwall fifiandbottoin fi8. "The blades 2'70 shave an elongated slot '7 2 yvhich fits :iover stack align ment. l-ug 7:4 irisingttrom thebot-tonr 68 of -thecon-ta :The critical heightrof' lug :74 is maintained at it's i V wardzendTflS-WhiIeithe EforWard portion 77is t ut "dawn slightly gto facilitate :removal :of the blade. T his 1ug 74 also;preventsieitheriof the cutting jedgesfl fronl 'c'or'it aeting the side walls 62L :The ejector pla te 80 is slidably supzported imguidet'racks'im. Aiforwa'rd portion ofthe plate rdoes not engager thisktrack *but is v-nar row'ed to' forrn shoulders 82. In its bottom side, the ejector plate has a recess 3-84: of z'suflicientfldeptll u=to frece'ive one blade only and zasridge :86 ,of about 2 the same" width as stack alig'nmentv'lugfl4 but ofmuchishorter length. 'This rid'ge 86 is provided with a beveled edget86a at 1 its 1 rearward end;

There is: further; provided: a pin 88: on the =bottom fac'e ,of ejectors'plate-sftlawhichsengagesaa hole 78 in -"t he'ib'lades 10. .Asp'ring 90'straddle's stack'alignmentlug 74 urg= ing the :stack of blades 3-70 upwardly against ejector plate :80 so that-{the topmost;blade maybe engaged byrecess 84, ridge 86 andspinn88ofxejectorplatei 80. llnfth'is manner thelcuttihg edge1'71 of'the' blade does not contact the side-of the recess284 as; illustrated at 84: on Fig'J 6 1A covervpiece 92' is secured tbtthe top: of sidewalls and rear wall :64. "Thisrcover piece 92cha's ia'f holei=94 for manually gripping and sliding rthewejector' :plate 8i) outwardly through a uslot=r67in=it ront Walls66. "The ejector plate 280?; has a fluted rorwknurled surface: 98 fto acconr modate; theathumb l-brsthumbnail off the user. fiThe ejeefer illustrated may, of course, be made. above set forth are exempletive only in order to comply plate may be partially protruded until shoulders 82 strike 'abutmen'ts 83 of side walls 62. In this position, as illustrated in Fig. 9, the cutting edges of the blades are protected by the body of ejector plate 80 and the blade is maintained in alignment with the recess 8.4.by ridge 86 and pin 88.

Referring to Fig. 11, the blade may be grasped at the central cutaway portion 96, flexed downwardly, and Withdrawn. The downward flexion releases the blade from the pin 88 while the beveled end 86:: permits the blade to ride onto and over ridge 86, whereby it may be easily withdrawn.

In accordance with my invention I provide a convenient dispensing container for blades in which the blade edges are protected to avoid danger to the users fingers when he is ejecting a blade from the container. This improved blade container may be cheaply produced of plastic and/or metallic material so that it may be discarded after all the blades have been used.

Further variations in detail other than those herein The illustrations with 4888 of the revised statutes. It is apparent that many variations of this invention within the scope of the appended claims are possible.

I claim:

1. A razor blade dispenser for flat single edge razor blades having a cut-out portion at either end providing longitudinally extending shoulders, said dispenser having side walls and a top and bottom, abutments in said dispenser engaging said shoulders to locate a stack of blades therein by the engagement of said abutments with said shoulders and the engagement of one side of the dispenser with the rear edge of the blades, thus eliminating any guiding engagement with the cutting edge portion, an ejecting element mounted adjacent the top of said dispenser and in sliding contact with said stack of blades, means accessible from the exterior of said dispenser for imparting ejecting movement to said element, a shallow recess in the bottom face of said ejecting ele ment having the same profile as the blade, and also having abutment means engaging said blade shoulders to locate the blade transversely without engagement with the cutting edge thereof, said recess being of a depth no greater than the thickness of one blade, a resilient element on the bottom of said dispenser tourge said stack of blades upwardly towards sad ejecting element, a slot at one end only of the dispenser through which said ejecting element may be manually protruded, said slot having a depth just sufiicient to permit passage of said ejector and the blade in its recess without permitting any other blades to pass, said ejecting element having a cutaway portion on the protruding corner of the ejecting element corresponding to the back edge of the blade so that the blade may be readily removed from the ejecting element without exposure of the edge where it may cause injury.

2. In a container for razor blades having a top and bottom, an ejecting element slidably mounted adjacent said top, a recess in the bottom face of said ejecting element wherein not more than one blade may rest, a cavity in said container beneath said ejecting element wherein blades may be stacked, a resilient element on the bottom of said container to urge said stacked blades upwards toward said ejecting element, a slot in one end of said container through which said ejecting element may partially protrude, means operative to arrest the movement of said ejecting element when it' has passed less than one-half its length through said slot to partially expose a blade supported on said ejecting'element, said ejecting element having a cutaway portion'on said protruded section said cutaway portion being adapted to expose a portion of the blade not including a cutting a 14 p out of the supporting plane of said ejecting element for removal of said blade.

3. In a container for razor blades having a top and bottom, an ejecting element slidably mounted adjacent said top, a recess in the bottom face of said ejecting element wherein not more than one blade may rest, a cavity in said container beneath said ejecting element wherein blades may be stacked, a resilient element on the bottom of said container to urge said stacked blades upwards toward said ejecting element, a slot in one end of said container through which said ejecting element may partially protrude, means operative to arrest the movement of said ejecting element when it has passed less than one-half its length through said slot whereby to partially expose a blade supported on said ejecting element, said ejecting element having a cutaway portion on said protruding section, aligning means on said ejecting element including means adjacent said cutaway portion co-acting with said blade to maintain said blade longitudinally aligned on said ejecting element, said cutaway portion being adapted to expose a portion of the blade not including its cutting edge so that the blade may be grasped at said portion without danger of injury on the cutting edge and flexed out of the supporting plane and away from said aligning means adjacent said cutaway portion of said ejecting element for removal of .said blade.

4. In a razor blade dispenser for flat thin razor blades having a central longitudinally elongated slot therein, said dispenser having side walls and a top and bottom, vertically disposed means secured to the bottom of said dispenser to engage said central longitudinally elongated slot to maintain said blades in vertical alignment, thus eliminating any guiding engagement with the cutting edge portion, an ejecting element mounted at the top of said dispenser and in sliding contact with said stack of blades, means accessible from the exterior of said dispenser for imparting ejecting movement to said element, a shallow recess on the bottom face of said ejecting element corresponding to the profile of said blade and of .depth sufiicient to engage one'blade only, a resilient element in the bottom of said dispenser to urge said stack of blades upwardly toward said ejecting element,-an opening at one end only of the dispenser through which said ejecting element may be manually protruded, said opening having a depth just sufiicient to permit passage of the ejector and the blade in its recess without permitting any other blades to pass, stops to engage said ejecting element to arrest its ejecting movement when-it has vpassed less than one-half its length through said slot whereby to partially extrude a blade supported in the recess of said ejecting element, said ejecting element having a cutaway portion on a protruding part of the ejecting element, said cutaway portion being positioned and adapted to expose a portion of the blade not including a cutting edge, abutment means in the bottom of said recess adjacent said cutaway portion to engage with a portion of said elongated slot adjacent said cutaway portion of said ejecting element and near said opening in said dispenser to maintain said blade longitudinally aligned on said ejecting element whereby said blade may be grasped at said cutaway portion of said ejecting element and flexed out of the supporting plane of said ejecting element to disengage from said abutment means for removal of said blade from said dispenser without danger of injury on a cutting edge.

5. In a razor blade dispenser for flat thin razor blades having a central longitudinally elongated slot therein, said dispenser having side walls and a top and bottom, vertically disposed means secured to the bottom of said dispenser to engage said central longitudinally elongated slot to maintain said blades'in vertical alignment, thus eliminating any guiding engagement with the cutting edge portion, an ejectingelementmounted at the top'of said dispenser and in sliding contact with said stack of blades,

means accessible from the exterior of said dispenser for imparting ejecting movement to said element, a shallow recess on the bot-tom face of said ejecting element corresponding to the profile of said blade and of depth sufficient to engage one blade only, a resilient element in the bottom of said dispenser to urge said stack of blades upwardly toward said ejecting element, an opening at one end only of the dispenser through which said ejecting element may be manually protruded, said opening having a depth just suflicient to permit passage of the ejector and the blade in its recess Without permitting any other blades to pass, stops to engage said ejecting element to arrest its ejecting movement when it has passed less than its length through said slot whereby to partially extrude a blade supported in the recess of said ejecting element,

v said ejecting element having a out-away portion on a near said opening in said dispenser to maintain said blade longitudinally aligned on said ejecting element whereby said blade may be grasped at said cutaway portion of said ejecting element and flexed out of the supporting plane of said ejecting element to disengage from said abutment means for removal of said blade from said dispenser without danger of injury on a cutting edge.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,092,067 Marx Mar. 31, 1915 1,911,627 Lashar May 30, 1933 2,094,722 Sandford Oct. 5, 1937 2,131,358 Rothschild Sept. 27, 1938 2,321,570 Billing June 15, 1943 2,326,202 Bryan Aug. 10, 1943 2,363,908 Stampleman Nov. 28, 1944 2,514,161 Nelson July 4, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 767,491 France May 1, 1934

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