Toothbrush
US5799353A · kind A · utility
101Cited by
6References
6Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S15/05
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a toothbrush that effectively removes plaque attached to or deposited on all the regions of tooth surface, interdental space, and cervical margin, and to conduct efficient tooth brushing. To attain the object, at least one of a plurality of tufts constituting the tufting area is wide extending along the longitudinal direction of a tufting base, and the profile of the end portion of the wide tuft is converged toward the end in a shape of dot, line, or plane.
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