Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) installing driven conveyor belts that could produce a Model T in ninety-three minutes. 1901 Safety razor (disposable) A safety razor protects the skin from all but the edge of the blade while shaving skin. King Camp Gillette, a traveling hardware salesman of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin invented the double-edged, disposable safety razor attached to a re-usable razor handle. Beforehand, dull razors were taken to barbers for sharpening. With Gillette's double-edged and disposable blades, a uniform shave on a man's face could be achieved with a fresh blade and disposed after it was used. Gillette applied for a patent in 1901.
Razor (scooter) Razor (scooter) The Razor Scooter is a compact folding scooter developed by Micro Mobility Systems and manufactured by JD Corporation. Over 5 million were sold in the six months following the launch of the first Razor scooter in 2000. Razors became quite popular around 2000 when Dan Green landed the first backflip ever. The Razor was named Toy of the Year in 2001. The first electric Razor scooter was released in 2003. Today, The Razor Scooter is manufactured by RazorUSA, based in Cerritos, California, United States. The basic scooter design consists of an airplane grade aluminum frame, 98 mm polyurethane