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Device for dental and/or oral care

US8458846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

18Claims

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Assignee

The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

Stefan Schamberg · Oberursel, DE
Jens Storkel · Frankfurt, DE
Tilmann Winkler · Kronberg, DE
Martin Vitt · Frankfurt, DE
Ulrich Pfeifer · Kirchberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2008
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for dental and/or oral care, especially a tooth brush, comprising a preferably rod-shaped tool support to which a cleaning tool, especially a bristle field, can be fastened. The tool support is configured as a composite body that comprises an enveloping body from a first material, preferably plastic material, and a functional body from a second material, preferably metal, which is embedded in the enveloping body. The dental and/or oral care device is characterized in that the functional body is configured in at least some sections thereof as a trelliswork girder frame that has longitudinal girders substantially extending in the longitudinal direction of the tool support and a plurality of cross-girders. The enveloping body is especially transparent so that the functional body is visible through the enveloping body.

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