Automated process and apparatus for substantially simultaneously forming multiple articles having different properties
US6792739B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/425
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing toothbrushes is provided that includes a molding unit for substantially simultaneously molding toothbrush bodies, an element that removes toothbrush bodies from the molding unit, a tufter for securing tufts of bristles to toothbrush bodies to form toothbrushes, and a transport for automatically moving toothbrush bodies from the removal element to the tufter. A process for forming toothbrushes is also disclosed.
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