Razor handle

Abstract

A razor handle with a counterbalance of a weight and/or magnet disposed therein are disclosed. The handle may include upper and lower enclosures extending between two opposing ends and may be divided into two parts: a base and an arm. The weight and/or magnet may be disposed within the base and between the upper and lower enclosures, and a horizontal length of the base may be less than the horizontal length of the arm. The counterbalance creates a center of mass of the base which is horizontally closer to a pivot surface than a center of mass of the arm. As a result, whenever a lower surface of the arm or a surface of an upper enclosure is placed in a resting position on a horizontal surface when the razor is not employed by a user, a cartridge coupled to the razor handle will not contact the horizontal surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A razor handle comprising a counterbalance therein. 
     
     
         2 . The razor handle of  claim 1 , wherein the counterbalance is disposed between a first surface and an opposing second surface of the razor handle. 
     
     
         3 . The razor handle of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;   a base extending between the first end and a reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and   an arm extending between the second end and the reference, wherein
 the counterbalance is disposed within the base. 
   
     
     
         4 . The razor handle of  claim 3 , wherein the surface of the base is substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         5 . The razor handle of  claim 3 , wherein the surface of the base is substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         6 . The razor handle of  claim 1 , wherein the counterbalance is at least a weight. 
     
     
         7 . A razor handle comprising a magnet therein. 
     
     
         8 . The razor handle of  claim 7 , wherein the magnet is disposed between a first surface and an opposing second surface of the razor handle. 
     
     
         9 . The razor handle of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;   a base extending between the first end and a reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and   an arm extending towards the second end and between the second end and the reference, wherein
 the magnet is disposed within the base. 
   
     
     
         10 . The razor handle of  claim 9 , wherein the surface of the base is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         11 . The razor handle of  claim 9 , wherein the surface of the base is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         12 . A razor handle, comprising:
 a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;   a base extending between the first end and a first reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends, and having a first center of mass located a first distance from the first reference; and   an arm extending between the second end and the first reference, and having a second center of mass located a second distance from the first reference, where
 the first and second distances are measured along a second reference substantially perpendicular to the first reference, and 
 the first distance is less than the second distance. 
   
     
     
         13 . The razor handle of  claim 12 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge. 
     
     
         14 . The razor handle of  claim 12 , wherein the first reference is a vertical reference and the second reference is a horizontal reference substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         15 . The razor handle of  claim 12 , wherein the surface is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         16 . The razor handle of  claim 12 , wherein the first reference is a horizontal reference and the second reference is a vertical reference substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         17 . The razor handle of  claim 12 , wherein the surface is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         18 . A razor handle, comprising:
 a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;   a base extending between the first end and a vertical reference substantially perpendicular to both a horizontal axis and a lower surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and   an arm extending between the second end and the vertical reference, where
 a first moment of the base about the horizontal axis is greater than a second moment of the arm about the horizontal axis when the lower surface rests on a horizontal surface when the razor handle is not employed by a user. 
   
     
     
         19 . The razor handle of  claim 18 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge. 
     
     
         20 . The razor handle of  claim 18 , wherein
 the cartridge is coupled to the second end, such that
 the first moment is greater than the sum of the second moment and a third moment of the cartridge about the horizontal axis when the lower surface rests on the horizontal surface. 
   
     
     
         21 . A razor handle, comprising:
 a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein;   a base extending a first distance between the first end and a first reference substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base and located between the first and second ends; and   an arm extending a second distance between the second end and the first reference, where
 the first and second distances are measured along a second reference substantially perpendicular to the first reference, and 
 the first distance is less than the second distance. 
   
     
     
         22 . The razor handle of  claim 21 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge. 
     
     
         23 . The razor handle of  claim 21 , wherein the first reference is a vertical reference and the second reference is a horizontal reference substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         24 . The razor handle of  claim 21 , wherein the surface is a lower surface substantially parallel to a horizontal surface upon which the razor handle rests when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         25 . The razor handle of  claim 21 , wherein the first reference is a horizontal reference and the second reference is a vertical reference substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         26 . The razor handle of  claim 21 , wherein the surface is a vertical surface substantially parallel to a vertical surface from which the razor handle magnetically hangs when not employed by a user. 
     
     
         27 . A razor handle, comprising:
 an upper enclosure and an opposing lower enclosure extending between a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein, where
 a first upper section of the upper enclosure extends upwardly and away from the first end and a horizontal reference until reaching a neck, 
 a second upper surface extends downwardly away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end, 
 a first lower section of the lower enclosure extends horizontally and away from the first upper section and the first end for a first distance until reaching a pivot surface, 
 a second lower section of the neck extends upwardly and away from the pivot surface and the horizontal reference for a second distance until reaching a neck, and 
 a third lower surface extends downwardly and away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end. 
   
     
     
         28 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge. 
     
     
         29 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the first upper section includes a flat surface having a third distance greater than the first distance and greater than the second distance but less than the sum of the first distance and the second distance. 
     
     
         30 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the first and second ends rest above a horizontal surface upon which the flat surface of the razor handle rests when the razor handle is not employed by a user. 
     
     
         31 . A razor handle, comprising:
 an upper enclosure and an opposing lower enclosure extending between a first end and an opposing second end adapted to receive a cartridge with at least one blade disposed therein, where
 a first upper section of the upper enclosure extends upwardly and away from the first end and a horizontal reference until reaching a neck, 
 a second upper surface extends downwardly away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end, 
 a first lower section of the lower enclosure extends horizontally and away from the first upper section and the first end for a first distance until reaching a pivot surface, 
 a second lower section of the neck extends upwardly and away from the pivot surface and the horizontal reference for a second distance until reaching a neck, and 
 a third lower surface extends downwardly and away from the neck and towards the horizontal reference until reaching the second end. 
   
     
     
         32 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the second end includes cartridge receiving module adapted to couple to the cartridge. 
     
     
         33 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the first upper section includes a flat surface having a third distance greater than the first distance and greater than the second distance but less than the sum of the first distance and the second distance. 
     
     
         34 . The razor handle of  claim 27 , wherein the first and second ends rest above a horizontal surface upon which the flat surface of the razor handle rests when the razor handle is not employed by a user.