4 l@70,1,099 Itiicl fortli by eiigaging tlie, ends thereof, a co,-,np@tet, fl,-,t, thin eas@ 1-i,,tNino- a coller and bottoill pol-tion@Iiiii-eclly sectii-@ed togetlier s6 tl-i,-@t tile, c,"e ma-y be opeiied and s@iid 'strop so dispos.--d i-ii saicl case @,s to open siid 70 i--,tse by))tilli.iio- on the strop in a direct lon(,Ythvtise Pull. 6. A- stro-1),,)or for a razor blade including a bl,,i(le holclei-,-'t suppoi'tilyg b',Iil, a evsing ha'vi, flat, t]-iin, coi).-iptet cons'.riielli.on c,,tpable 75 :o@E' Lb),- ,Aiipo, oponed ,tnd t,o entirel-y inel6su- 'uhe razoiblacle,@illoplls fci- locl,-ino,' S"ti(I 0 e c l St 1) e,@@ A. in el s i)ositi-6n, i,ncl ,t stropping 0 l@n' iccordince iail-,h lul@e p,,tt(@lit stL',Iltes@ I 3iieiiiber ositioi! clin aiOcqsing,forOI)elllng p i5 liave desci-lbed the I)rlncipl.es o-.t. oper,,ition oj2 Qaid cl ih(Y b@)T - (Iii-e-t le s iigtlii vise Pul l - Lipo n SO iiiy razol-- s-Li-op A a-nCL i 1,,tve illiis- stro,@) v@n@l Si,- ,Ililtllleollsly exposing, retrate(I ,I P,)rtictillir @oi@i'll,@itioil incl constill-leeleA-,,ttino- the razor,blade -with tioi, oT- tli.e s,,in-ie., I des@iiie to have it, oi)ening of sticl (@@sing. stoo,4 tli,,tt tli saii-ie is oiil r 7 sti-ol:)por 4,lor iazor bltdes a e y illti,- ,tr,,ttive i d . @ A 20 tl),It other foi@iiis of i,,ii, iii\Te-iitioii c@i'll be bl,-ccle holcloi@, a a-,19,1)ted to iiielose the 85 11 11 compact, ,tcl,i.pted,foi- tlie, 'ptiri)oses get T(,-tth r,,tz6r btide', s,,tid cas@@u beino- o" a c Llle SCO])(@ Of tlie, @h@'In Y,:,Itiire tncl. pi,ovicled Nith tlvb member's T clt;@Ini: Iiiii,)-ed]iT coiinect6cl ,it one@-Ind theroof So tl-i@,,t 1. A rizor sti,ol)pc-,l- iiielti.din(y a cisiil(. tli@e ira@, I)e OT)elne(-I, m@ eins f6i- locli:iii 9 25 11, P, et itli si(le ivalls, so the free en(@,,, of s,,iici cas.inp, togetlier, d razoi t)o ,ti,ing it comp Tiatiire i-v 311()tiiited is to si-v@ln(, open ai-id -,clti)t(,d to - ti-opl,)inff 11:11eiitl)er dispo@ed in siid casin t, . 91 close ',lj)'-,)I-OXIII),ately to e@iel@ ollier, oji.(,, o; s,-.id cvsiii@y ilieltbers 1,)oinoslidable 1-n i-iieans for S-LIPPO-,t-".-14-,,t blae,,& bet,Necii i'll 11.111IDner to@perli'lit. the openi-.ng of said ctssaici si(le -",alls, @,t r,,izoi@ sti-or,@, iiiea,.- is fo,,@ i,o- by a direct lei-i,(@tlilvise -Lill 6f the razor 30 ceivirgtnd(,uiding,,,,qidmzorsur6 s 4- .: t" ---'Opl-)il"g niejiib(,i p the -,ide w,,,Ils in a i-,ianiier so:-,is t6 stroi) tlio, S. r,,),zor sti.@ol:@l,-,e stroppin(y I r comi)ris-Ti(, a belcl ther-.betweel--i, ancl saicl razor 11'1('] blade li@Icier. acl,,tpted to beiiio- so disposecl in sa@.d as tic) oi@)e,,, eitii, I'@iclose a rpzor' bl,-@de while I)ei,-ig said C',ISiII2- by p-Lilliiig oii oii(,, end o-j" ,@aili 9L @saicl cising iiieltidin(y men-,be 35 s'@ll,OP ill ft direct lon@gthWi,,--:',-,u@, o--F 't'lic, h ,Iilcl, slicl,,tbly coD7iceed-s6 tha'u- th e, 100 razor strol)per ii-ic!Lidii-iiy ,i, ca,,@i,,io, c@ g C,Ln: be ope-.ied, tlie@-icle AvLlis of S,,ild cap,,ible of be-Ing opened, i,-icars @'Lor suppoi@t- iii(,,m ers b(,inlpff, ip)osil,,.ion-Cl in close proxiinit,y -v,,, -Iiin the a stiol - t@o 11 otli r 4-o 'Loi@m a thiii, c6n-i@,tet c,,)sin(y i razor bl@ide I - iiieiiiberin-,l ii:ictiis for i-iiovii,-,tbe r@i@7ol-- i-,, i tli y oiily sufr-,cielit s-oac b e etll7eeD l@-- thesicles f, saicle,@isi@o,tQrecei-iTeai,@tz(,rblide io5 40 bl,-Lde. s,,tid inejn)Der be'tii(, so d',, 0 i@ii,,(@7 as to opeii ,@ai@L cig,-r o'L@sild Stuo,,) iii(Y I)Oseci i-,i s,-t;d c:, ,,3- ,tiid the tl-iicl@ ,,iiid oplrite s,,ild m@ zor bl,,icle iiiol,-Ing 19,,tiOt sti,opl)ino, I-nell.-Ibe,., bein,p, so posiupon ,i, pijll i-ilDoD- ollie e--,icl of s,,iid stropp@iia tioied. ip sai-d casinu ds to opqi). s@qid casiiia by r-l.,Iember@ in -,t. clirect le7-i@),tj,4ivise dire tio @i, clii-e-,t long,-i-iwise pi c . I -111 0 45 1. A r,-Lz6r strol)pei- inelLiclin@,r, ,t ctsing c,,taieinber E,.nd i.@eleqsill(T linci (1, zor 110 POL-].(@ of beiiio- ol)e:n(,(!, iiie,,tiis @or stipr)or@.iiil)l bltile siii-itiltai-ieoi.isl.)T in-ith ft i@azo@.@ bit(l(., to 9. -C\- razoi., SLI'Opl)cr ilic i-aiso tll(, razor blade fro.,ii One side of li@in,ilg tillo iiiell-lbet@s 'liliEl@e. toNi,lioii tli.e c,,tsiii(y is opeiiecl ancl t sti@ol, so t-,],,at the c,-,ii be opeiiecl oiie 50 Piliff" elul')Or so cl,is])CS(@cl iii@ s@-,icl c@lsiiig ,is o-i": @aici forii-ii;i.2, tbc, cover iiic the ii5 oi)eli stid casii(, b - a diiect loncrtliiviso piill otlior the 1:)ottom poitioli to I o-r s@iif-.1 st-i-oi)piii" i)ieiiiber. --F,) r ?,IICI s',ii, 0 @ - 4 he rllzor blade bl,@,,,d(i Si--L.ol)pe,-!.. a i,@,,zoi- st@lOPI-)i n mel)l-,i tbili@ eoiii let )ei 55 illitiii,o @@,7i (-II 01,@t Of e:-I(ls: of the 120 of S,,-tid 1"7.",Ils fori-iiiil(,r ql"" il cans foil 11 or bl d ft c, iiie,,,,ns for or.@@l)ladewhcli idii-i--lnbers coi,ei, cltheothert-,Iiebot'@--oiii,i-,,ie,,iiis-.--orpi-,rtllo riz S, ot@ill), slip o tili- -v@@ills :L@oget]ICI- so tliat P.-ioveci i-ILo closccl I)o P r S;t-or, dsi@i-clstrop-1, Ille@lliS 'i@ol' loekillg )i (,- iiieil@-iter ,@o disl)osecl iii s,,tid c",S)T I)o - 1 11,4 T CloSe ill- ',S to elOA7,lt" r-le 6o the free ei-ids oi said ii,-Ills t,) ertii@cl) c I se @ill(I eXI)OSe the rtz(jr 125 y said c,.tsin@,, aiid a strop in saio! ea-ino-'so clis- b i dii@@et leiiv@t@hwi,,@e 1)iiii of s,,Lid i)osed -,S to ol)e said cisiiig 13y ,t cin irect stl'Ol)Plll(Y Mlliliber. leiic@thivise 1:)ull oL t,lie sti-op ipsaid casill(y. IO. @: A strol,)p inellid,iiio@, .1 o r c a s i d - o , h , , t v i l i g : 5. A ra@-,or stropper includiiig a. blade hol(l- a of mei--qb.-rs, rqeans for pivotally supoa- er a strop ad,,tl)ted to be reciprocated back i)@',,ting said memb , ers in ,i inann,@r:to jie ap130 It is iii essential -I'eatiire of liiy ini,ent-ion, hoiven,er, to provide a razo7-- sti-opi)er of plicit3f,- Goliip@tcti-ioss and of atitoii,,tt c natlire, so tli,,tt tlie cover s--ti,@ips into lockin-Y posit'16i-i autoli-iatically, aiid also ol)ens ,tLitoil:i@itic,ill@7 by piillii-i@-Y on on.e e-.qd of tl-ie str,.LD, .tnd tlle blade j@s a@@i,,tl,)ted to be self-centeriiig autoinaticilly by tlie@ si)riii(,- rilc@aiis ,)rovi@ed 'L-o hold the i(,-aiiist ctitti-,(,,, the 10 sti@,ip. The -2LedtLire of clei,at@@no- tli,@, bl@clo, is also of iiilipoi-tance, as it pet-ii-iits t,@l-ie bl@ici(l, to be i-e,,Ldily or place(I Ayltlil-,-.% t'li(,

1,704,099 proxiinately to eich, other and so that tl@@ ca@in(y iiii @glit be opened i strol.)j)iiig r n@ ii-iei,iibe exte ding iiito said members, iacans for locking slid inenibers together, meaiis for Stll)Porting t ra7,or blide betiveen stid iiieiiibers in a iiiaiiner so as to catise the same, toosci.Ilate btek tnd fortli to strop the saine@, f-or holding the razoi- bl,,tde clam ed p in saicl ctsiii- aga@l-ist lon@@itudiiial inoieiiient, 10 anc[ said str@l)Pilig member being so disposed iii stiid c-@sing is to tinlock saicl eisiiig ilieni bers aiid opeii the stiiie to expose the razoi@ by pullin(, on tli-e st,roppiiio- iiieiiiber iii a d;i-ect leiagtirlwise plill. 15 11. A stiopper ineltidiiig a casin(l, cap@i.. ble of beii-ig opeiied iiieq,ns for holding a r,izoi1)1,,tcle in said casin-, a stropping member, sa-id holdincr metlis being capable of beip-g oscillated by said stroppidg niejnbei- aiid 0 sild str pi)ino@'i-i-ienibei- being so posiii@oned 20 iio@, ill Slli@[ casi , as to opeii said bas'ng to allow J.'eri,,6val or iiisertion of a razor blade by pulling one enA OL tl-ie stropping niember in ,t clirect leligtliwise p'till. 12. j.@ sti-opper incILidin(r a casina so 25 i-n,)l-tnted as to 'De CL.T)al-)Ie of I)eino- opened a:nd L closed, t sti@oppino- r.,iei-fiber 'cl.,@@;o@ed witliin said casing, razor blade liolding naeaus positioll 'ne r ed iii sliicl casin@,,said stroppin- i inbe beiijo- @o d-,@i,)os-.cl :i-i said casin- a@ to. 0I)en 3( said casin by plillidg on oiie end of said -q er strop,piilg iiiei- b in a direct leiiothii,ise 1)till in order to enpose ilazor 1)1,,tde @holding iiie,,tns. @ALVIN 0. OLAFSON.

r-atel-ited Fvltr. 5, 1929. 1.704.099, UNITED STATES@ @PA NT 0 FICEO TE ALV@IX@ b. bLArsbN, oF sT. PAUL, XINNESOTA. RAZOR STR@OIPPER. A@pli@atioii filed Mareli 13 c@26 @eria No. 94,4 91. ,Nly r.@-l@it-es,to stilol)pers, @tlie@ pi-i- @.ill tlle saiiie, tliereb@ proi,idin,- a very d e s i r - MI@lrl7 ol,)ject of I-,,Ilicli is t6 1)1,oi,ide ,.t st@op-, able stroppin, me@T]@ ii,h'c'ri- be 6asi.@@/ per ior razor blltdes wiiieti n-i,,.y b6 held in (I COMI),ict case or iiielostii-e @6 @is to coml)lete ly iiielose the rli:7,or bl,@de i-,,hi@le illis beilic", stropped and. to I)rot6@t the 'oDei@ator o-V tl.,.6 qop]) er. S, fettiir(, of tl@e@iiiveitti6ii r,esi(les iii idiiig e oe- Diacel'i.ft-, i- @t 9tropper Diid ( f 1-i t fl@@ckii lo li"INiii!2@ a coinp, I ti-.ttive'1)7 un.ifoi-m @ 1 ess n rtu -n thi-o-i@,-I-ioiit its co s,t @tioi@ oiicl'i.,lcle -'romSt',Illll)lllgs ell' by di.es. P,@ti-ts of ',lo scl.,O,-) Pi-o@TI(le ,I siiiipl-r --,e ,isscci,@ttecl I-, le @ ,-et A,-er3T eltee'tive strol:)i:)elht@,iiig a dei5 sign ii@hich is ,idt-pted to 3.11close rltzl)-r iii oper'fttio-ii @Liid t@ pei,ii4it' the to be sti@oppocl,6ii t-.wo eclt,,es P,,f, 6ii6 tiine, to tii,o-ed,()@ecl 't'jilis M)7 s@,roppe", i-azor bl.ades 6r to L single eclged b'ade i@@ a@ 20- to thoro,:Lc, ly str6l:) sha@peii I-le blacle hi. rapicl ind a siinpl(l, yet very effectilte in a ft is of i-lly inveliti oil to PT@oA,i-do i str67r,)per ivhereiii vtio razor bl,),d" i@, 25 lifte(]- IT-1 ope",Iln(,- '@lie st,i,oppe'r t'jiit blade @is lield ele@T@ @ed @iii a@ sf,) tliat, it iiip,@r be caSil)T c-.@gt@,ed @-tncl 'tlils is ',I'll ]mrltlt feiL@i.-,re of 1-nv i@:veiition L, s I)ei,il@its tile e Lo eidilv rein6ved bl,,id ' be i- oi- ill 0 tlio, stropp(@r. T]i@e iiia,eiition iiicliides a razor@ sti@OPI,)Or ,i,d-,I)tecl to opeii 1)3, 1-(,].@asiiig one 6,id of the sti-ol)pii boj@ ,tnd 'on the other o@)eralion releises I'l@e eatcli i-ri-,ai-is )Yliie@'i 1-io](Is 1-,Iie ca,;6 of th(@ @ti@op-,)er el.osed ,A% f ti PLlhe-P f-,Iat, Li.re of i.i-iiportL.I(@e l@ll, 111@T I n40 VCII.-Itioli resicles iii me";Ins of co n ",lien t,ho, strol-)I)er is at itoiiiiticaII37 on oitc,, (@,iid OPO!li, ])Y Plillin of t.1-10 @tl'op ii,itli t'iio, ct,.her alid release(l, t,l-ie l@azor,l)lade "til IT cl aiid bold i i "I toll-lltiellllt ele,. ii @t clis4- 1?69iti.on. clen,r of:the si(les of , e stropI)OT' C"tse so tllqt it iii,,t)7 I)e ea@;ily eii inly stroPI)er is desluiled 1-. haATe 0 siiiall comi)ac,t iiattii.-e so that it can be 'T to,(@,:ethe,: into a vei,3T siii@,.Il, ai fict. Ci-@i be colltftined iii @,,t vest, -r,6cli:et etse ANTith the razor blacle, helcl ,tn(i proteetcj wil.-hliftcld fi,on'l tl-ie can c i-i i-i-ied@ Tlio i)ai-t-s @f iiiy strop-peiare Cie,- sic@ned to ftil ill the f6atiir e of conipactll6s8 55 -@NI-ilch iI lll)i7e, desired iolaccoiiiplisli iii ii-iakii-ig iii.@7 st@i-opper. 'Imp6i@ta,iit fe@-.t -)f 'Illy, iiii,eiitioii reAii Lire ides i--ti the ineiiis adapted t6 itLito@ii@,tic, ally, the sti.,opper 6,-tse by pulllii(,, oii o@ie etid, oo of. st,ral) i,i-id siint@ltai-ie@ s li@itli tII6 op elling, tli, of the @a@,or J:)Iade -nd lioldpositio ii so tli"Lt ti-le 1.)1,7146 ';je ea,@ily eii(ya(@-eC[ "Lilcl tlius i)ei,- a i,azoi, bl,,i().e i@ @e reidil@3r li@se@teci 65 or ilell@@@-,7ed ii-iy stropl)e@. It is also in obj6@t of ill-)7 ilia,entioii t o pro@- 1- iai,inu 0 parric uiar meilis f si,ti-)p,- )i,tii-ig the saiiie so -@@lial,-, in foldiiicr the si@oj)l)ei@ "it bo r-- ,Ldily laid flat, 70 a co-n@4ti-ti 1) ittacl-ie(I t )11 -Vv n o 0 .I licok teadily, and the ei d of the strip e I n I !@a,,,-e(i to 8ai-jae baCI3: iild forth fo tlliol'oli(@b aiil qtii.cl@@ly stro)) the i@,,iz6r blacle@ oialso incli@des a. @,irticul i-n @,,,r eails 75 o@f' ii2- @tlie bl,,.tde to 1-tlppol.t, tlle sai@-ie ii7it@i i-i t e St,L.01) this iiieans inellidiii, tile i-ce6iA,ii@o- pl,,ite iipoi-i i-,he bl:,tdo resi-.s 4.@oi- e6iitei,ii-io. tlae receIA71n(g )Iat6 ,inci 'a c ng 6i- closiiag, l@late -whicb 1 Ian-il')l 80 "ol, e ree,-il co - piiteB -,icts 1171tli thff ,Lcl @TIII(Y tilis@colistrLic:tio,-,i I 1)i,o),ide a,n e-@ctremei Silii]-)le @troppei- iA,,Iiicll is 1:)articul,,trl thin dotible-edyed bl,,,@ies. @ Al I 0 con-ll)leteiv eliell,@ed @witliin 85 AA,Iiieli @ii-e Iii@i(yedl)7 coiiiiecto(I tog6tller adap@,ecl to be, tt,,tomatie,,Lll.)r opened ",e h it is desil-ed to ieiii6i7c or DI' tle L:blade @i-@,ithill the sti.o liheF,@(@rplf)ee',]i,t@iires qn@ objects, to-retlier IA,itli @o I i P.@ticiil,,tr details 0 constriietioii Will p fully ,t,iid cojiipletelit loci.- f6rtli in@tlie aiid "clair'iis. , f(IIOA@7i-flg :In tl-ie @Ir,,@viiigs forinin-- pai-t. 61@ this s peelficition gr I is t perspectia,e vi6.", of n@l, s rop t p cr "is it wollild.,,tppear iii use. 9. Fi@@ure --is a si.de i,ie-", of til i@,igure,@3 is a iront viein,@of 6f the c,,ise of the stropl)er i I pen' n 0 100 Figtire 4 is 'IL side view of'tbe the cq-se in jen -Dosition@ 01

2 1,704,099 Fi,rure 5 is a erspecti-l@e bottoill of ottier tlierc@b3, providing an Off Set StLppOrtiUg 65 t@ p the strol,)per case, the strap porciol-i boill,u bricl@:,et ariii oii the free e-ticl of tl-ie ariii 25. broken aiATa3T, Ttioi-c are two arni-, 25 in 1113T Strop A, one Fl'gtire 6 is t cletail of ,t portion of iaiy L-elnl,, p6si@ioned on each sicle of the cas-I B, 5 stropper. '.IS ill-,LStratecl iii li'igure I 6f the Ctrawings aiicl -L Figure 7 is t siete vicii, of a det,,,@il por'Lion iii Figure @o. The portioii 1),9 is adapted to ex- 70 O-L iiivst t)er. tel r4 i@ "7 -e of .t d,-ttil lorjo ad tlirougli the slo4.s 30 i'-,r@ned ill the cover of tl-i cas@ B and by iiie ns of tl-ie I'LiLire is a persi)(@,eti@ 0 a 31 tile ti-on of ill@, St]--opl)er. I)oi.@tion 29 eiigages benettl-i th,@, inside of the 10 Figure b is i pirspee'Li-ve of orle o,'@' Lhe sides cover 10, as illu,,'Lr,,tted iii. Figui@e 4. 'rhi-is the of the case of my stropper. ltl("s 31 foirii an eiif),a(yeiiae-qt witli the iiiside, 75 L-1 zn n Fio,ure 10 is ,,. plan vieiv of t-he blacle reeciv- Of tj r 10 to liold the Tree of '-Iile e(ve t I iiig plate ii,lileli is us(-,d iii my stropper for il"- 25 firiiily coiiiiectecl 'co tla-@ fi:oe c-Licl o@@' the gle ed(,,e blades. cover 10. Llie 'l,u(vs @'i I I)i:bv@.cl(,, 15 Fi(-Lii@e It is a, fi-oiit o'L the plate illtis- sl-iort li-i(,Ts 32 AVII-iich ar6 adapled to suppol.@L trated in Figui-e 10. oiio end of the @oil @-pr@-liffs 33. 'L he otliei-, en..I 80 FigLii@e 12 illt-@stratcs th(@, blade holdilig 6f the coil- s -igage Qver s 1)1-iii,i@s 33 ei th lug ;3@L iiicliiiber f oi- the siiigle edge blade. foriiied oil- the depei-icliiio- 14.o" @l, I-V, vei- 10. is cle;),Ulv - ,Lillis-Fi "@iii Fi In the dr ]11(YS cr A ig foi-iilecl co -,tled k7', 1: 20 in a itianiiei, to pi-ovi.de t Y, ei-y. coi-Lipact ca@e B at-id Ils6 illustr,-,te-,l in Figt'ii-e'4. , ' ! I ' l l A V ' I L e ivliieh is -L'oi,iiieci AA,itli @,iii t@,pp,-r case - iiie,.tiiber The coi,(@r'i-O i-s. or ed I -h d peiidiiig eal@s 85 10 anct a loiver case 11 ivliicii are oil e-tile s-cl. i r i e 6@l@ th@e saiiie iii ;@,hie'li I I)rc)- hii,igedly e6iiiiected at 12. iel'i to oi, 6iclr zn A,ide s!6'@- s The case B of iii3, sti-opper A is @Lesi@4ii(,d tlic,, p-L--ti 12,to pivot,,i.Ily aiid sliclab.L siipl)o u y 25 to a i@azol@ bf,,tdo-, ic ver 10 pia,ot po,lii'L or rod 12. At provide iii-,aiis T-or receiviII!, co ettlicar of tl,,e clotil@le 0.1@ sill,,-le c@cl(,,,e t-),pe aii $90 d @,ii.o OT t-lie covei@ i,n i the sli-oppe@ is desi@(@,iied to liold tli(, razor provicleci to cloge tiie bacl@ of the eg-se B alicl to blacle Ailien n-,t clesire(I Tor use iyitliiii ti-ie 1, o ' do-,), r VI - ir@cl S-iio,)tli coi-islu@riietioi lL6 the stroPI)er case B. The sti-opl)i.iig strap C is stropper,cise. ',-- ,',iicl,,6fi,eeeiidofthee6yel-lo 30 coni-iected to the ctse by tlii-ough the I 1:)FOA,icle pi-oj-,etiiie@ s'ia'oulclers 38 c,,a ei'L-hcr slot loo iii the flan(ye 14 On @,h-, 'Lree eDd o'L tio saiii, -v@,liicli ,tdai:)ted to engacyl-I 95 Z , o f t l i c @ c o , , 7 , e r i i e i i i b e r i O , , i i d b e i - i o a t l i t l - i e t i a i i s - b e n e a @ , - h t h e h o - o l @ : s 3 9 i n - , , i - i i a n n e r ' L ' o a i - , @ L , , t c h t h e iterse rib member 15 extei-iding across ti-ie toi) coi-er 10 to the loottol-ii@ 11. The hooli@s 39 are portioii 10 acljaceiit the flaiige 14. This rib forii-,,,d o,,i tt-ie 1) ojc-et; o, sicle iialls I r - ii 35 r,,iember is provided to liolct tll-- strol) ill(". of tl-l(, cover 11. p strap ill close pi-oximi@Ly to tiie bl,-O@e In opeiilT-I(,y II-i(l el6sill(,y the case OT- lily 100 t.lie stroppl,,Iy B. T'iie strp@p tl-teii exteii.,Is stioppe,r A it is only,-,iecessai-y to elio@a,)'e tll@,-@ aboi.it tli-e @'libiilar 16 illliieli i-- pof.@,i- of thQ C iiliieliey"Lle-l(ls ulll,oll(",Il tioiiecl oit t,@ie pill 1-7 ai-i('t 11-olds the cat-@e the bottoll, 11 and tlirouo"ii ti-,e flano-e 20 or.,,t, 7 4o bers 10 tid 11 p-lvot-@tlly coiinected togecl-iei@ at, tlii,otigli 'Llie slot 19, SCtfi 12. Tl,-te stral) tile-Ti exte,,ids '- .'roiii the mciii'oei: ciei-itl-3, to catise the attacliiiig I)ortion of -Lhe io5 16 ,ilong the iiiside of the bottoiii case i,,ieiialj er handle 22 to strike agaiiist the flaige I&- o'i tile 11 ,iT-id over the rib 18 ,tid otit tlll'oug ll tl-le Slot Coll7er 10, JITIliel-I caiises 'Llie 33 to be 19 forilled in the i-ipi-@,arclly pi-ojectiiig 'LlaD,,Ye collipreSSE@d, aiicl b3- iiieaiis o--C the ,,,lots @36 t'tie 4,@3 20 T-ormecl oii the fi-ee eiicl of th(, bottoiii meiii- cover 10 is lqcl,,tl)t,-d to sl-icl.e bacliii,.,,Ir(I L,er 11 o'@ c,,,so, B. AV,'Ilen the e,,tse B is eieiitly LO rel@eise the lil,(-,-s or ,@lioiilclel!,9 110 '.-II clos,,-,cl 1)ositio-.i tli(,. fl@iii.(-(-,s iz@ aiici 20 froii:i the hooks 39, tlio co@7e-@-- 1.0 i - c a s o i i o T . t l i @ e p t l ! l I ) I I ( A l l i ( l e @ l I I , o p e l - , , @ b , ) ' 115 to coiic,f@,@ll 1',I@',Ol' foitli B. till(" (i@ so tllqt Vlllell tll(@, stilOI)i)ei- A A of sioe aiiiis @).I.e pl%Tot@II]v is i!l porte(I tli(- 2(; t( @-ii tl,,e ajid Avi'Lliiii the cise I). I 1)1,-O Vi( le 121) ,it, tjie i)-IA,-ot poij-it 12 (11 03IC' lvli-ile i-azoi-. aiiii@, 40 I-vfl;,cli ai-c the ot-lier eii(I is f,),-@iiecl lyltli @il-i offse't. (I u - I -j rio,i,[I@,, q":c le:@ i@o tile Cl-.Icl,@, ox, t )L@ 1(,) tion 97 @'I@rom wliicli th-, po@-t;@oii 28 (@,x"(,iicls al)- ,@,lid ii-i, el, are, foi,i d ivi@,li ircua@ -- ,,I It, 41 -iie 60 pi-oxiiii,,itely it iiigles to the poi-tlo,,i 27, on oii(@, c-ocl o-L ilie aiiie iyliiie the (@ii(i aiid fron-i f@he portion 28 the l@)ortio,.i 29 is beiit 42 s f-c)r 12.5 I iiie-I v@i-'Uji a b@'i-Lirc,,@,te0c eii(i to pi-oA-i-de to exteiic l appro xiiii,,it,ely @t ri(yht a,@-i(- Ies to tiie Itii@s 43 ,.Ctai)t ed tc) rcceive the rizor IDI"c @(, portio) n- 28. Thus,t he portioiis 27 a,-id 29 a,,,e stippoi ,tiiig pla,t-- 4,,-). The razor bl,,ide stipext,e iided appro ximate ly p,,tr,,tll el t6 eacl-i portijio, 13!ate 15 is ft(l,,tDt ed to fit ireei3 T beso qs to foriii a closure iloll(Y i, IC eiicl of@ opeiis bv the el'Ise iiiejiibei-s a-@i(I t'llrotigli l@llileli llie @@trlip sti-a-l). Ill this iii,,tii,ie C c-so B iNIiieli ).utoiiiat Tlio str:il) C is il,,Itji siiital)l(@ eii(,a(,- oii oii(, o-f tll(, s' i-@ll jll(r liaii(Iles .1,2 oii ei),(l Aihicli The 13 is dOal)te e(I to iie to d!:,,t%@r "liG@ sti-,,-Il)

1,704,099 @3, tween the Itigs 43 so t-hat it can oscillite bti@ek 10 so t,liit t-,Iie ears 61,i@lil:l pi-,70t fr(@ely at the @,tild forth betiveen the l.ug@ 43 freely i@l o,pei,,i- @ivot pciiii or i-od 12 tl-ie stiiap C can be pullecl tioli. The rtzor,bltd6 stipporting plato,@,45 is ;back and fortl-i b3, eiigagino- in t.1 e li.,tiid fori[iied A17itli a. pair of sliout lu(rs, 46 extend@ 166ps@ 22,; @@iici c@aiise. t-lic strap C. to Slicic@ ovell @o lpg from c(Itch side of tile sanie wilich are @the ineiiiber 16 cal-isin-&@frietion to lnol,e the acltpted to be engaged 1),y the eiids of the SPI@iDcrs 4@ ca,ri-ied by tl-ic @PiA,ot iiieitiber 19,. The,spi-iiigs 47 ai.,e proi,ided ai,iiis 48 ahdl 49, the a,rli), 49 beino- forn-ied@ Ai@,ith"a hoolk 'IO elid 50 whiel-i extei-ids ove@r tlie.eiid 51 Of tlile arni 48. The irin 48 extends oii one sicl6 @of the Itigs 46, wliil,e the ai-iii 49 extends on the other sicle, ti-id the lu(ys 46 ai-e foriiied Nvith e an iipii,ai@cl.ly bent nd @@l -iieli e-,cteiids at ri(YI-it 15 4no'les t6 the pl,i,te 45 sotliat, tl-ie spring a.riiis 4S incl, 49 Lre iif,-Icl in a @liianiie@i@ to eligage ol@) eitlier side cf tlie i)l@it@ 45 and to piTA,eiit disen(@tigeiiient of tllc, free, ends of the spi-ing 47 fi@-on-i the @late. 4@. The sprilio-s 45 f iiiie2( ti-on to liolct the plate 45 -no-rillitly PtvA,ll@l Willi the qides of .the case 1,01,,tn,d 11, These @@s 4' 17 ei,y seiisiti-\7e i etioi-i -.tiicl 1,1-E ii a 0 I'llov -azo@ blade@@ stipportino2 tend t C ti..Le i pla,to 45 parallel: -,vitli the sides of tl-ie strap 25 C '.Is quiel@ as pi@esstit-c or liull is i@eleasecl froiii ,the ejicls of the sti-al), @lius pi-ei, @iltiii- eutt,ing, of the Stl',I.I) in strol:)Pln 9- .,Tlie pl,,tte 45 is foi@iiied witli a pa,ii-, of Iona Iti@-s 52 Avliicli are,adapt@d@to exteiid'beyon@ the Itio-s 46 and eno-age in t@li6 slots 53 ii-i the side iv, alis of @ the bo:tt6iii @ll @vlien th6 @ase B i,, cioseci, The I)Iate 45 is of @Ilt fllltlt tliiii con@ti-iictio,ii aii(I is pi@oi,ided with blade engagino, lug-s 35 5-1 ii@Iiieli project tipni,ai,dly froill@@t@l-ie saiiie so ,is to en in til@ @l@oles:@f tli@e blade @E. A recess 55 is forli'led on the fi-ont, of tli6 plate 54 t6 pei@liiit free en-a(yeilleiit 6f ihe blade E to reiii6ve the sai,,I.e,lfi,,olii t,l-te pl,@te 45. 4.0 A,blade eltiiipiiig plate 56,is freely pivot@-,d ,,it t:,I-ie 0I)enin(, 57 iii the,; side s of tl-i6 ,tri-ns 25. Tli,-, Cilili-ipiii@'plite 56@ is of a. ,;iiiiple,.flat.ii,,tttire ancl is f.@-eely dispoqea ill t,lie openings @@5 s(,If iiith tlic, blide c.L),i-,yiiig plate 45. IVIien the coi,,er 10@ is closo(i, the plate 56 dolvlla ag,i[iiist. the plate 45 in @ L iiiani-i(@,r :to the razoi- blaae, betil,eell tllo, t,il'O plttles. O@ Iii sti@opl)iii,, the blacie @E, the bli-de,: is: @o pl@i cecl oji the pl,,ite 45 ia-he_n the giiiie @i-,: he'ld ill tle elevc-,ted ])osil@,ion illustrqtecl i.-,i Fi(, 4. Tle Itigs 41 ftiliction t-,o e'Lusc,, tlle of the el. sc@ B (o i.aise tl)e pl,,ite 45 I)y ctusincr s t;lie ,riti 40,to be botween tlie: sides@ 1.0 ai-t(l 11 o@@ t]-ie casi-, B. This lio'L o 4r)@ elei7,,i.tecl AiTheii the ctse is ol@e iiiits the blade to be easil.)7 eii(,aoec it or to fit, t,'.ie S.Iiiie@.oii is el6sed the ltte 56 el4-,.i,(,,es "tild claiiaps p 1-@ (io the blade to the P'Lat6 45. Iii stropj)ing, t@l-i6 ends 22 of tl-ie stropper are encrag@-d and b@y ine-,tns of tlie,holdiii lool[) 9 C)O illl-iieli is formed with% hook ends 61 t6 free@- lool:) 60 to 113, pi-N'Ot the i pair of ears' 69, (;5 whicli@ are rivetea to the@ end cf the pivot rod So til@t it piaot i@ea,aily to 'adiii t@ith r i e 6f the @ str,,ip i,i@ s 40 i6 -,,ti@d eit e s@d As tli6. ai-i@-is 46 'nio-%Te toin@ai@d the sti-ap i-ii the ei,ii.ection c)f tlie, ptill', tlle 1"Clzol. stippol-tili. 11 plate 45 is adal)ted to a,djust itself iii @t iiiaiii ier , to Pei-iiiit tt-ie @littin- edges of the blacle E t6 75 I)etir agaiiist the sti,a,p Ind thtis ,ttitoliia,ticall.y sti,op tl-ie blacte, the spkliigs 47 i-noN,in- the bllq.de to neut,r,,Ll 'position the iiioii-ielit that the sti,o p A@ t@he e ds of the strap, C ,piDg cea.ses. n ai,e @@ulled bacl@ and foit@ tlio bla,cle E is@re- @so: ciiarocated froin o'ne side to the otllei- to st,ro @th e cuttin6, ed-es on botli ides. In this;forill of bl,,ide' as ilftisir@It@d b dotte ci olitline as tlie razoi- blade E, t-he e cut,ting edge is pi,ol,iaed ind the plat to(y etlici- Avitli 195 tl-ie clai-itpiiig @la,te 66 -%N,ill Dei-iuit tbe razoibl de to iiao@e bacli: and foi-@l @to f reelv strOL) a the etitting, ed-es. 1,AT@en the stroi)biiig o eration is eojiil)lctit. is onl3,- ne.cesstr@ to pi 11 on olie of I tl-.Ie li,tu- 90 dles 22 i:nd i-elease the o ber enci of,tlie str,-tl) C so tli@t it livill pull a (,ainst tle Ifi-ee i-id of e.@ tli6 coi,eil 10. TI-iei@eu@oii the case alito6pen,@ a@d the i-azor LIacle@ E is el(,Artit'ed A@itom,@itically into t,lie I)OSition of the ,iriii 40 i Fi(@Li@e'4 The oi;ei-ation of iii n sti@OPI) I Oi, A is vei-y simple. yet it is e:ffectii7@ tiid the @ neat c@iiipqct, eo@st@tiction , i,,@ i,ei-y de@i.i-@,,ble for a strol[)peiof tli,is i-iattii-e. The liolctin.@ 10()p 60 can be f oldecl over@ oil to tli el 6@se. i@'illusi@ated iii Fi a, ,tiicl. the eilds of iile sti-ap 0 can folded abotit tlie case B,Itlius foiiiiin a vei-y coinpact stropp@i- A, @Nvitli t,h6 ra@or@bl,,ide E 1- ielcl aiid protect6c@i Nvitilin i@o@siiii6 ind pei,iiiitting the stropi)ei- 105 to be, p-,icli:ed iiito A i,ery c6iiipict state AAbeii n@t bei@(r @iised. 1\Te@Tertiielcss, tli@@ sti-op is readly foT tise it iny tiii)e aiici by ei-i@,ao,incr lioldiiig loop 60 o-v,e@ ,t@liook on thze@wtlf t,lie ejids@ 22 can be en(raued ,tn4 iii a few 11,0 ino@l-16lits tlie, razor blq@le E str6pped tlioi-iiiid the sti-opper A atitoi-iiatically ol)eried by pullin,,, oil one of the h,,iiidles. By itie@ns of the blade i-eceii,ing plate, 65 illtisti-,ttecl iii Fi@iii-es; 110 tncl 11, a r,1,7,or 11:5 bl@,ide ivitli t single,cuttiiioed(ye siieli as is illtist,rat@cl ill @do,-tted 6Litline iii Fii)-t7tre @ to ciii be sti-ol)ped re@i,(Iil I in my stl.(),)pei- A. i i@liis 1-io I'@ti e razor bl.ade F 11 I., in---n-ietins is oxi tl-ie plate 65 8lidi,ii@,, b@@eot,.Ii the cars 120 C)6 :,iiicl boiiio- ellaiiiped bi, tlae, -c,laii4pijio, bai, TIie'el@i;@pino, b,,ii- 67-'is stipp6rt,ed tt the 1).@70t pollit@ a i ill tile, Iirlps 25, iA,Iiile the plite @i5 is sul)po@-t-ed bv tl-ie trins 40. This 1)1,ide lioldin,@y iiieaiis in Ficrui-6s 10, It ai@d 12 fUn6- 12@,5 tioiis jtist, tlie as Itli@t lieretofoj-,e de@c@ib@d, exceptin(- t@hat ii i@- adaptecl t6 li6ld - 1-1 a sinole ed(ye blaae. Tlierefoi,e, it is i-eadily al:)paient tl@iat iiay stropper A- is adapted @for diff er@4@ @@,azor@ @blad,@s.11;