ATE240668T1 - TOOTHBRUSH - Google Patents

TOOTHBRUSH

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Publication number
ATE240668T1
ATE240668T1 AT96927007T AT96927007T ATE240668T1 AT E240668 T1 ATE240668 T1 AT E240668T1 AT 96927007 T AT96927007 T AT 96927007T AT 96927007 T AT96927007 T AT 96927007T AT E240668 T1 ATE240668 T1 AT E240668T1
Authority
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Austria
Prior art keywords
tufts
toothbrush
head
sectional shape
bristles
Prior art date
Application number
AT96927007T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
Hans Kraemer
Kirsten Topfer
Peter Janitz
Frank Gonser
Original Assignee
Smithkline Beecham Consumer
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GBGB9514408.5A external-priority patent/GB9514408D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9524817.5A external-priority patent/GB9524817D0/en
Application filed by Smithkline Beecham Consumer filed Critical Smithkline Beecham Consumer
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE240668T1 publication Critical patent/ATE240668T1/en

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/04—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

Abstract

A toothbrush which has a head and a grip handle, with bristles extending from a bristle face of the head, in which at least some of the bristles are arranged in tufts which have a sectional shape, or are arranged in clusters of tufts which have a sectional shape, which tapers in a direction either away from, or in alternative embodiment towards, the outer edges of the bristle face toward the longitudinal axis, i.e. being respectively wider or narrower at the end towards the said outer edge.
AT96927007T 1995-07-14 1996-07-10 TOOTHBRUSH ATE240668T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9514408.5A GB9514408D0 (en) 1995-07-14 1995-07-14 Toothbrush
GBGB9524817.5A GB9524817D0 (en) 1995-12-05 1995-12-05 Toothbrush
PCT/EP1996/003104 WO1997003587A1 (en) 1995-07-14 1996-07-10 Toothbrush

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ATE240668T1 true ATE240668T1 (en) 2003-06-15

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AT96927007T ATE240668T1 (en) 1995-07-14 1996-07-10 TOOTHBRUSH

Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP1011375B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002502268A (en)
AT (1) ATE240668T1 (en)
AU (1) AU6699496A (en)
CA (1) CA2223647A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69628347T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2200069T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1997003587A1 (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6886207B1 (en) 1999-06-14 2005-05-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Toothbrush
GB2327867A (en) * 1997-07-31 1999-02-10 Stafford Miller Ltd Toothbrush:bristle tufts
US20020138926A1 (en) 2001-04-02 2002-10-03 Braun Gmbh Electric toothbrush head
DE10122987B4 (en) * 2001-05-11 2007-07-12 Bürstenmann GmbH toothbrush head
DE10123258A1 (en) * 2001-05-12 2002-11-21 Braun Gmbh toothbrush head
US7143462B2 (en) 2002-09-20 2006-12-05 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement
GB0123939D0 (en) 2001-10-05 2001-11-28 Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healt Toothbrush
US20050000043A1 (en) 2003-04-23 2005-01-06 The Procter & Gamble Company Electric toothbrushes
DE10332872A1 (en) 2003-07-19 2005-02-17 Braun Gmbh manual toothbrush
JP4816037B2 (en) 2005-12-02 2011-11-16 サンスター株式会社 toothbrush
EP3122206B1 (en) * 2014-03-25 2020-05-27 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Brush head assembly and methods of manufacture

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1981657A (en) * 1934-03-26 1934-11-20 Romie H Miller Toothbrush
DE4010671A1 (en) * 1990-04-03 1990-08-23 Jovica Vukosavljevic Multipurpose tooth-brush assembly - has two rows of wedge shaped tufts of bristles arranged in inner and outer rows
CA2170741A1 (en) * 1993-09-02 1995-03-09 Christiane Monz Bristle arrangement for a toothbrush

Also Published As

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JP2002502268A (en) 2002-01-22
WO1997003587A1 (en) 1997-02-06
ES2200069T3 (en) 2004-03-01
DE69628347T2 (en) 2004-02-26
CA2223647A1 (en) 1997-02-06
DE69628347D1 (en) 2003-06-26
AU6699496A (en) 1997-02-18
EP1011375B1 (en) 2003-05-21
EP1011375A1 (en) 2000-06-28

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