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Hot razor attachment

Hot razor attachment description/claims

The present invention is directed towards attachments for hand held shaving devices. More specifically, the invention discloses an attachment device which allows standard disposable razors to be contacted with the hot water flow from a shower head.

For most adults shaving is a daily activity that is required for proper hygiene and upkeep. With the fast paced life that most people live there is an increasing time constraint which reduces the amount of time most people have in the morning to shave. One alternative that many have chosen is to shave while taking a shower in the morning. Other than the time saving component, shaving in the shower offers some other appreciable advantages. One is that cleanup is facilitated by the water flow into the shower drain. In addition, the water flow from the shower head can be used to easily clean any hair that is caught in between the blades of a razor. Yet another advantage of shaving in the shower is the possibility of offering a constant heat source to provide a warm razor while shaving. A warm razor can soften the user's face and facial hair and a warm shave also is more comfortable and less abrasive. It would be an innovative breakthrough to offer the comforts and advantages of a warm shave similar to “old style” barber shop shaves while providing the affordable and time saving aspects that today's modern shaver demands. The present invention herein described is able to encompass these elements.

There are many products that offer the ability to utilize the water flow in showers while shaving or that offer the convenience to store razors in the shower. Currently, these products lack the capability to contact the razor head of handheld standard razors with the hot water flow from a shower head.

There have been a number of patents directed to the field of razor attachments and razors which utilize hot water flows. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,205,441, 4,633,585, 4,733,468, 5,075,969, 5,177,870, 5,241,714, 6,305,082, 6,499,218 and 7,007,390 all disclose razor which can be directly connected to the water flow from a shower. However, these devices are expensive and require more difficult to install then the present invention. They also require specially designed razors as opposed to the present invention which can be used with standard razors currently being used and sold today.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,313,316 and 6,618,871 both disclose shower assemblies capable of storing and holding razors. However, these assemblies lack the capability to expose the razors to constant contact with the hot water flow from a shower head.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,839,198, 6,263,582 and 7,040,024 all disclose razors which have a means of attachment. However, none of these can be attached to a shower head so that the razor head can be in constant contact with the hot water flow from the shower head.

Currently there is a need for a device which can be easily attached and detached to a standard razor that allows the razor to be in constant contact with a hot water flow from a shower head to provide a convenient, soothing warm shave. Accordingly, the present invention described herein encompasses elements.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an attachment which is compatible with standard razors. One end of the attachment can be secured to most shower head configurations. The other end can be easily attached to standard razors.

In a preferred embodiment, the razor attachment will use two prong self adjusting clamps, one larger clamp which attaches to the shower head and a smaller clamp which attaches to a razor. The body of the attachment will be constructed with accordion retractable plastic piping. This material allows the body to be flexible so that it can be configured to position the razor in the desired position by the user. This allows the hot razor attachment to be used with shower heads of various designs. In another embodiment the accordion retractable plastic piping can be used to wrap around the shower head and razor to avoid the need for clamps. In all embodiments, no metal parts will be used to avoid any potential problems with rusting.

In another alternative embodiment, the body of the hot razor attachment will be constructed of a rigid plastic material. The body has at least one movable elbow so the position of the razor can be adjusted so the razor head is in contact with the water flow from the shower head.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a system wherein the razor head of a standard razor can be placed in contact with water flow from a shower head. This will allow the razor head to be warmed to a desired temperature based on the water temperature in the shower. Once the desired temperature is reached the user can use the warm razor for a soothing, comfortable shaving experience.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a hot razor attachment that will be easy to use and inexpensive to manufacture. The present invention works with most standard handheld razors that are currently sold and used. This avoids the need to purchase new equipment. The present invention is also relatively simple in design, constructed of plastic and requires few parts. This will make the present invention inexpensive to manufacture.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a hot razor attachment that can be used by both men and women. The current invention will be able to be attached to the standard razors that both men and women use, so that users of both sexes can enjoy a convenient, comfortable shaving experience in the shower.

Finally, it is another object of the present invention to provide a hot razor attachment that can be easily packaged along with currently sold razors. Because of the size, adaptability and affordability of the present invention, it can be packaged with current razors without a significant departure from current packaging configurations.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates the preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.

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