Patent · US Expired

Flexible tip toothbrush handle

US6234798A · kind A · utility

96Cited by

8References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Gillett Canada Company · CA

Inventors

Donna Beals · Sunnyvale, US
Max Yoshimoto · San Francisco, US
Jeffrey Allen Salazar · Palo Alto, US
William A. Bredall · Pacifica, US
Thomas Craig Masterman · Brookline, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 1999
Grant date	May 22, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA46B5/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush comprising a handle member affixed to a flexible extension which is grippable by the user so that the flexible end is in contact with the heel of the palm of the user to flex when force is applied by the user to the head of the toothbrush. Rubberized inserts are also provided on the handle of the toothbrush to provide improved gripping surfaces for the fingers and palm of the user.

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