Toothbrush with improved cleaning and abrasion efficiency
US6138314A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/298
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toothbrush having an improved cleaning and abrasion efficiency, wherein the bristles are comprised of synthetic thermoplastic polymeric compositions, and contain longitudinal channels extending along the length thereof, having a depth sufficient to entrap a quantity of abrasive particles such that during brushing with a toothpaste, contact between the channel entrapped abrasive particles and the surfaces of the teeth is improved, resulting in a cleaning efficiency coefficient, CEC, above about 1.5 and, an abrasion efficiency coefficient, AEC, above about 1.5, while demonstrating suitable bristle wearability.
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