DE69628347D1 - TOOTHBRUSH - Google Patents

TOOTHBRUSH

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Publication number
DE69628347D1
DE69628347D1 DE69628347T DE69628347T DE69628347D1 DE 69628347 D1 DE69628347 D1 DE 69628347D1 DE 69628347 T DE69628347 T DE 69628347T DE 69628347 T DE69628347 T DE 69628347T DE 69628347 D1 DE69628347 D1 DE 69628347D1
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Germany
Prior art keywords
tufts
toothbrush
head
sectional shape
bristles
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status 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 status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
DE69628347T
Other languages
German (de)
Other versions
DE69628347T2 (en
Inventor
Hans Kraemer
Kirsten Topfer
Peter Janitz
Frank Gonser
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH and Co KG
Original Assignee
SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare GmbH
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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 Healthcare GmbH filed Critical SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare GmbH
Publication of DE69628347D1 publication Critical patent/DE69628347D1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE69628347T2 publication Critical patent/DE69628347T2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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.
DE69628347T 1995-07-14 1996-07-10 TOOTHBRUSH Expired - Lifetime DE69628347T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9514408.5A GB9514408D0 (en) 1995-07-14 1995-07-14 Toothbrush
GB9514408 1995-07-14
GBGB9524817.5A GB9524817D0 (en) 1995-12-05 1995-12-05 Toothbrush
GB9524817 1995-12-05
PCT/EP1996/003104 WO1997003587A1 (en) 1995-07-14 1996-07-10 Toothbrush

Publications (2)

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DE69628347D1 true DE69628347D1 (en) 2003-06-26
DE69628347T2 DE69628347T2 (en) 2004-02-26

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DE69628347T Expired - Lifetime DE69628347T2 (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)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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
CA2523180C (en) 2003-04-23 2009-07-07 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
EP3122208B1 (en) * 2014-03-25 2024-02-07 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Brush head arrangements

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

Publication number Publication date
WO1997003587A1 (en) 1997-02-06
JP2002502268A (en) 2002-01-22
EP1011375B1 (en) 2003-05-21
CA2223647A1 (en) 1997-02-06
DE69628347T2 (en) 2004-02-26
EP1011375A1 (en) 2000-06-28
ATE240668T1 (en) 2003-06-15
ES2200069T3 (en) 2004-03-01
AU6699496A (en) 1997-02-18

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