US1778945A - Razor-blade holder - Google Patents

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Oct. 21, 1930. HULTGREN 1,778,945

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER Filed May 6, 1930 INVENTOR H501) Hztllgrsn ATTORNEYS i Patented a21 j p a I 20 ingsin which 7 1 The numeral 1 representsa thin pliable appended claim.

1 aADoLnHUL'rGREN, orpnrRoinMrorrIG-Anf i g 2 l p RAZOR-BLADE HOLDER Application, filed May 6, 1930. Serial No.'45o,291. i

V V The present invention. relates did a razor 11 in the strip 1 and its handleportion 4 when holder foruse in sharpening blades of safety the strips are swungtoholding position so as razors and is designed to fprovidefa simple, to thencooperate with the members 6 and? H r convenient, durable and securely locked and 2 and? and the latch hereinafter de -av 5 holder, in which the razor blade may be easily scribed in preventing pivoted movement. 55 Y 1 inserted and as easily removed, and which is On the handle portion 8-1 have shown a so constructed as to lend itself readily to cut-away portion at the innerend thereof quick sharpening of the -blade.- providing a'slot 12 between the strip 5 and f 1 Another object of the invention is the pro said handle portion 8. 5; vision of a simple butpositive acting locking A similar slot 13- is provided between the so means to prevent the holder from coming strip 1 and the handle portion 4 and in this I apart when dropped or during thestropping slot 13 I pivotally mount a latchingmember action. I lo which is provided with an overlapping} a With the above and other objects in view, flanged portion 15, so that the latch maybe the invention consists in the improved conswung into engaging position to engage both 65 struction, combination and relative arrange strips land 5 after the upstanding lugs 10, I I ment of the severalparts which is fully dis-f 6 and 7 'have been received by the holes, 11, a c-losedby way of example in, the followingv and '3 respectively." Inorder torelease the I Y description and in the accompanying draw latch, I'provide a small ear 16 which may be i a engaged by a finger nail or any small object Figure lis a plan viewshowing a blade andwill thenp'ermit the latch to be readily I, held by the holder and thelholder securely swung into non-engaging position as shown locked; g V in Fig. 5 after which'the" strip '1 is lifted Fig. 2 is a side elevation; i from the strip 5 and swung as shown in Fig. 3

F ig.'3 is a plan viewwith the parts of the to such angle as may be'necessary to place a holder separated and the blade removed blade therein orto remove one. o a Fig.4 is a section taken on the line H of In making the ear small as I have done, Fig. 1 when the latch is inclosed position; there is no tendency for the latch to catch on and I V objects or to easily come apart by'jarring, 5 is a sectiontaken ona similarline' falling or'otherwise j v I Q p when the latch is open. g -While I have described the preferred em- ,Reference to these figures, in which like :bodiments of'm y invention it is to be under- I numbers designate like parts throughout, will stood. that it is capable of other adaptations and modifications within the scope of the now be made.

metal strip, preferably, of spring, steeljhfav- What I claim is}; j I ing perforations or holes asshownat 2 and 3 A. holder for sharpening double edged and having a Weighted handle portion 4' blades consisting of two pliable, thin metal secured thereto. I l strips, one of said strips having projections 40 The numeral 5 represents a similar thin, on its inner face adapted to enter holes in the pliable metal strip upon; which two upstandblades and the other of said strips having ing lugs 6 and? are mounted tolreceive a holes adapted to receive saidprojections, a i

safety razor blade a'ndto project into the weighted handleportionsecured toeach of metal strip 1 throughthe holes 2 and 3 with said strips, anadditional projection on one 9 which they are adapted'to register. A of said-strips and handle portions and an a-d- I I weightedhandle portion 8 is also secured to ditional hole on'the other of said strips and i l j thestrip 5 and the two. strips 1 and '5' are handleportions adaptedto'receive'said last 'pivotally joinedtogether as at 9. V named projection, each handle portionbeing The strip 5 and itshairdle portion 8 have cut away at its inner endto provide a slot 9 an upstanding lug 10 registering with a hole between each handle portion and the strip to which itis attahed, a pivote'dilz mtcninenibeimounted in one of saidslots and. having an overlapping arm adapted to ententhe other slot When vthe projections on the rstrip's are I received by theholes fthe'strips anda 's'mall "ear for opening said latch at WilL- In testimony whereof I lffix my signature. v ADQLE HULTGREN'.

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