Toothbrush with resiliently flexible head
US5651158A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/425
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toothbrush having a handle and at one end having a bristle-bearing head which is in the form of one or more segments which are flexibly and/or resiliently linked to each other. Optionally, the head may also be flexibly and/or resiliently linked to the handle. The grooves between the linked segments of the head are wholly or partly filled with an elastomeric material. In one aspect, the bristle-bearing head of the toothbrush is attached to the handle by a frame which wholly or partly surrounds the head and is an integral extension of the handle.
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