Patent 7143517 was granted and assigned to Braun (company) on December, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cleaning device for a shaving apparatus, includes a container for receiving the shaving apparatus. The container is at least partially filled with a cleaning fluid. The cleaning device of the invention also includes a device to limit the immersion depth of the shaving apparatus in the container dependent on the level of the cleaning fluid.