Patent · US Expired

Toothbrushes

US6298516A · kind A · utility

116Cited by

32References

28Claims

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	May 11, 2000
Grant date	Oct 9, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A toothbrush is provided that includes a body and a brush head extending from the body, the body including a handle having a distal end, and a resilient element mounted on the handle, a tapered distal tip of the resilient element extending beyond the distal end of the handle.

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