Toothbrush head

US8528148B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

• William Brown · Peabody, US
• Phillip M. Braun · Fresno Street, US
• Thomas A. Christman · Lexington, US
• Thomas Craig Masterman · Brookline, US
• Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet · Hofheim, DE
• Ronald Richard Duff, JR. · Shrewsbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/425
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.