Patent · US Expired

Toothbrush

US7430780B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
23References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 2005
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush includes a head having multiple cleaning elements. One group of the cleaning elements is flexibly mounted on the head and another group may be fixedly mounted on the head. The flexibly mounted cleaning elements are attached to a flexible membrane so that the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original orientation during use of the toothbrush and then recover to the original orientation randomly during use.

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