Toothbrush spontaneously taking up stable equilibrium position on a horizontal support
US7007335B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/91
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention concerns a toothbrush (2), elongated in shape, comprising bristles (9), and arranged to have on a horizontal flat support (30) at least a stable equilibrium position wherein the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush is substantially parallel to the support and the bristles (9) extending at some distance from the support and towards the support. Said position(s) of stable equilibrium is/are the only position(s) of stable equilibrium of the toothbrush on the support.
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