Wall-Mountable Razor Holder with Dual-Position Curved Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall mountable holders for safety razors fail to provide adequate drainage, allow storage with protective covers that prematurely soften erodable shaving aids, and offer insufficient retention, especially when accidentally bumped.
Innovation Solution
A wall mountable holder with a back plate and curved arms that positions the safety razor to ensure drainage and secure retention without protective covers, featuring a design where the razor can be held at two different elevations to optimize positioning and a choice of suction cups, screwed fasteners, or adhesive tape for mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the razor is stored with the razor cartridge at the top in existing holders, then the holder structure is simple, but water cannot adequately drain from the razor and the shaving aid body cannot dry properly
Solution Approach 1:
The holder inverts the conventional storage orientation by positioning the razor cartridge at the bottom rather than the top. This inversion enables gravity-assisted drainage of water from the razor blade area down toward the cartridge, allowing the shaving aid body to dry properly between uses while maintaining a simple holder structure.
2Ease of operation
If the holder uses a prong that mates with a recess in the handle, then the holder can be positioned away from the razor cartridge, but the protective cover can be stored with the razor retaining moisture that prematurely softens the shaving aid body
Solution Approach 1:
The holder design extracts and eliminates the protective cover from the storage configuration. By positioning the holder's functional feature (prong) to mate with a recess in the handle at a location that prevents protective cover storage, the design removes the source of moisture retention that would otherwise prematurely soften the shaving aid body.
3Device complexity
If the holder uses a prong for retention, then the holder structure is simple, but the retention is insufficient and the razor may fall when accidentally bumped
Solution Approach 1:
The holder merges multiple retention mechanisms into a single integrated structure. The prong that mates with the handle recess is combined with curved arms that extend forwardly from the back plate, creating a composite retention system that provides both positional stability and secure holding, preventing the razor from falling when bumped while maintaining structural simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The holder ensures effective drainage, prevents premature softening of the shaving aid, and provides improved retention and stability, reducing the risk of the razor falling when bumped.
Implementation Method 1
The wall mounting structure may comprise one or more suction cups
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AI summary
A wall mountable razor holder is provided. The razor holder has two pairs of curved arms (16,17,40,42) extending from a back plate (12) and wall mounting structure, such as a suction cup (14) . The razor holder retains a safety razor (50) at least one of two alternate positions. A head down position will ensure adequate drainage from the razor (50) to ensure an erodable shaving aid body member (72) of the razor (50) will not soften from unnecessary contact with water. A head up position will be more familiar to a user.