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Toothbrush having a flexibility linked zone in its head

US5813079A · kind A · utility

69Cited by
16References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 1996
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush, having a handle (11) and a bristle bearing head (13), the head (13) being flexibly and resiliently linked to an extended portion (12) of the handle, the extended portion (12) either surrounding the head (13) or the head (44) partly surrounding the extended portion (42), the head (13, 44) being capable of rocking motion relative to the extended portion (12, 42).

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