Patent · US Expired

Brush head

US5946759A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 1998
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/425
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to resiliently flexible brush heads, more particularly to toothbrush heads, having segmented faces with grooves between the segments, wherein the grooves on at least one face contain elastomer, so that the head durability is improved through repeated flexing. The invention further relates to toothbrushes comprising the brush heads.

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