Razor Handle Flexible Base for Upright Hygienic Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Shaving blade assemblies face challenges in storage due to bulky trays and hygiene issues, as they can become submerged in water, leading to bacterial growth and difficulty in maintaining a clean environment.
Innovation Solution
A razor handle with a flexible element that reversibly deforms between configurations, allowing for upright storage to dry and compact storage in limited spaces, using elastomers for easy transformation and bacterial resistance, eliminating the need for trays and enhancing hygiene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tray is used to store the razor, then the razor can be stored, but the tray is bulky and difficult to store and can leave the razor blade in a pool of still water
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible element can reversibly deform between a first configuration (slender profile for compact storage) and a second configuration (broader footprint for upright support). This dynamic transformation allows the razor handle to adapt its shape based on storage needs, eliminating the need for a separate tray while providing both compact and stable storage options.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible element changes its physical configuration parameters (shape, footprint area) in response to different storage conditions. When deformed to the second configuration, it presents a broader footprint that supports the razor upright, preventing blade contact with wet surfaces. When in the first configuration, it provides a slender profile for space-efficient storage.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the razor is stored upright to dry, then hygiene is improved, but the flexible element must be deformable requiring additional design complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible element is made of an elastomer material that provides the necessary deformability through its inherent material properties rather than complex mechanical mechanisms. The elastomer can be easily deformed between configurations and is easy to clean and resist bacterial growth, combining functional flexibility with hygiene benefits without adding significant design complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible element's deformation capability serves multiple functions simultaneously: it enables upright positioning for hygienic drying, provides compact storage configuration, and the elastomer material itself resists bacterial growth. The structure serves itself by using the same component for both positioning and hygiene protection.
3Ease of operation
If the flexible element has a broader footprint for upright support, then the razor can be stored upright to dry, but it occupies more space when not needed
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible element dynamically changes its footprint area based on operational needs. When the razor needs to be stored upright for drying, the flexible element deforms to the second configuration with a broader footprint providing stable support. When compact storage is needed, it transforms to the first configuration with a slender profile, minimizing the space occupied.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The flexible element enables easy, hygienic storage and drying of the razor, preventing bacterial growth and accommodating various storage conditions, while maintaining a slender profile for space efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible element reversibly deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration
Implementation Method 2
elastomers are easy to clean and are known to resist bacterial growth
Data Source
AI summary
The present application is related to a razor handle including a top portion for connection to a blade assembly and a bottom portion with a flexible element reversibly deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, where the flexible element presents, in the second configuration, a broader footprint than in the first configuration, for supporting the razor handle upright.