Patent · US Expired

Coating method for forming smooth-ended bristles on a brush

US5015504A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 1990
Grant dateMay 14, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46D1/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The ends of bristles of a brush, e.g. a toothbrush, are treated with a polysiloxane prepolymer which is then cured. The treated bristles are smooth and round-ended.

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