Patent · US Active

Toothbrush

US7979947B2 · kind B2 · utility

22Cited by

8References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

Jens Storkel · Frankfurt, DE
Florina Winter · Schmitten, DE
Manfred Klawuhn · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Gerhard Schafer · Neunkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2010
Grant date	Jul 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA46B9/026
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush having a head with a first end and a second end with peripheral edge regions extending between the first end and the second end is described. The head includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes raised portions and depressed portions, wherein the depressed portions are adjacent the peripheral edge regions. A first plurality of cleaning elements protrude from the first surface, and a second plurality of cleaning elements protrude from the first surface. Each of the first plurality of cleaning elements protrudes from a depressed portion and has a cross section. Each of the depressed portions has the same cross section as each of the first plurality of cleaning elements.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.