EP0296903A1 - Faltbares Badezimmergeschirr, z.B.Zahnbürste - Google Patents

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EP0296903A1
EP0296903A1 EP88401249A EP88401249A EP0296903A1 EP 0296903 A1 EP0296903 A1 EP 0296903A1 EP 88401249 A EP88401249 A EP 88401249A EP 88401249 A EP88401249 A EP 88401249A EP 0296903 A1 EP0296903 A1 EP 0296903A1
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Celluloid SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0033—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions bending or stretching or collapsing
    • A46B5/0045—Brushes articulated with more than one hinge
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0033—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions bending or stretching or collapsing
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a conditionable toilet utensil, in particular a toothbrush, that is to say a collapsible utensil capable of being in a pocket size.
  • Toilet utensils such as the toothbrush have a relatively large length which does not allow them to be easily transported in a jacket or pants pocket. In addition, it is necessary to transport the toothbrush in a relatively bulky protective case which can be quite easily lost.
  • the present invention aims to eliminate the above drawbacks of known utensils by providing a conditionable toilet utensil, such as for example a toothbrush, of the type comprising an active head secured to a handle consisting of a rod carrying the head and a handle connected to the rod so that the assembly of the head and the rod is retractable in the handle and characterized in that the handle comprises two hollow bodies articulated one with respect to the other, an open case body intended to receive at least a part of at least the head and a body forming a folding cover on the case body and in that the rod is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis of the body forming a case in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane of this body so that the whole of the rod and the head can occupy an active position as an extension of the body forming the case to which the said assembly is blocked by folding down the body s forming a cover and an inactive retracted position after folding down the cover forming body.
  • a conditionable toilet utensil such as for
  • the utensil according to the invention has the advantage of being able to be presented in a pocket size when it is not used. It is thus very easily transportable and does not require the use of an independent protective case.
  • the cover forming body comprises, in the vicinity of its open free end, two lateral walls blocking together at least the end part of the rod in the aforementioned active and folded down positions of the cover forming body.
  • the pivot axis of the above-mentioned rod is disposed in the vicinity of the free end of the case-forming body in the longitudinal median plane of the latter and is integral with a planar part of said body. serving as support for the end portion of the rod.
  • the case-forming body comprises at least one lateral opening for passage of the aforementioned part of the head formed by brushing bristles when the utensil is a toothbrush
  • the rod comprises a lateral notch in which the abovementioned pivot axis is embedded and making the assembly of the rod and of the head removable.
  • the toilet utensil according to the invention comprises an end part 1 forming an active head furnished with brushing bristles 2 and integral with a handle 3.
  • the handle 3 is consists of a rod 4 carrying the head and a handle 5 connected to the rod 4 so that the assembly of the head 1 and the rod 4 is retractable in the handle 5 as will be described later.
  • the handle 5 consists of two hollow bodies hinged relative to each other about a hinge pin 6, a body 7 forming an open case intended to receive at least the brushing bristles 2 and a body 8 forming a hinged cover on the body 7 forming a case.
  • the body 7 forming the case is formed by a wall forming the bottom 7a and two parallel side walls 7b connecting in the vicinity of the articulation 6 with the body 8 forming the cover by an end wall 7c.
  • the bottom wall 7a consists of a first wall part 7a1 starting from the end wall 7c and a second wall part 7a2 extending the first part 7a1 upwardly to define an obtuse angle between them.
  • the side walls 7b each comprise a wall portion of approximately rectangular shape starting from the end wall 7c and stopping at the junction of the wall portions 7a1 and 7a2 and a wall portion in the form of an extending right triangle the rectangular part and the hypotenuse of which is formed by the edges of the ascending wall part 7a2.
  • One of the side walls 7b has an opening 7b1 cut in the rectangular part of the wall 7b from the edge of the opening of the body 7 forming a case and of shape and dimensions allowing the passage of the brushes 2 and outside the body 7 respectively during the folding and deployment of the utensil.
  • the opening 7b1 is of rectangular shape with a length greater than the extent of filling of the brush bristles 2 and with a width slightly greater than the height of the bristles 2 starting from the head 1.
  • the rod 4 is pivotally mounted at its end part opposite the active head 1 around a pivot axis 9 secured to the end part of the body 7 forming a case opposite the end wall 7c.
  • the axis of pivoting 9 is located in the longitudinal median plane of the body 7 forming a case and is integral with a flat wall 7d defined between the side walls 7b and flush with the edges thereof.
  • the flat wall 7d serves as a bearing surface for the lower flat end portion of the rod 4 and extends over a relatively short distance between the side walls 7b.
  • This flat wall 7d defines under it a part hollowed out by volume of a right triangular prism and comprising reinforcing ribs 7d1.
  • the pivot axis 9 has at its free end a circular head 9a for holding the end part of the rod 4 against the flat support wall 7d of the body 7.
  • the end part of the rod 4 has a lateral notch 4a substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod 4-active head assembly 1 and in which the pivot axis 9 is embedded.
  • the shape of the notch 4a can be adapted so as to make the assembly removable active 4-head rod 1 of the body 7.
  • the flat support wall 7d has, opposite the free end of the body 7 and in the longitudinal axis thereof a projection 7d2 cooperating with two corresponding recesses 4b under the end portion of the rod 4 along the longitudinal axis of the rod assembly 4-active head 1 for positioning this assembly respectively in the body 7 forming a case and in the extension of the latter before folding down the body 8 forming a cover .
  • the body 8 forming a cover is defined by an upper wall 8a from which two parallel side walls 8b leave spaced from one another by a distance slightly greater than the spacing between the side walls 7b of the body 7 forming a case so that the latter can be embedded in the body 8 forming cover when the latter is folded over the body 7.
  • the lower edges of the side walls 8b have a contour conforming to the external shape of the bottom wall 7a of the body 7 in the folded position of the body 8 forming a cover on the body 7 as this is also apparent from Figures 1 and 4.
  • Each side wall 8b has two curvilinear cutouts 8b1 symmetrically disposed in the longitudinal median plane of the body 8 forming a cover and cooperating with two lateral projections 7b2 to manually open the body 8 forming a cover from the active position of the utensil or its fully folded configuration.
  • the extreme side walls 8b2 of the side walls 8b of the body 8 forming a cover and opposite the articulation axis 6 form means for blocking the rod 4-active head 1 assembly in the active position of the utensil once the body 8 forming a cover folded over the body 7.
  • the end part of the rod 4 insofar as the end part of the rod 4 is trapped between the extreme side walls 8b2, the latter can no longer move in a plane perpendicular to the median plane longitudinal of the body 7 forming a case.
  • the end part of the upper wall 8a of the body 8 has a circular through-opening 8a1 through the circular head 9a of the pivot axis 9 in the folded position of the body 8 on the body 7 forming a case and resting on the part end of the rod 4 at this position.
  • the end wall 8c of the body 8 has an opening 8c1 for passing the end wall 7c to ensure the pivoting of the body 8 forming a cover relative to the body 7 forming a case.
  • the articulation axis 6 is for example constituted by two small external protrusions (not shown) integral with the side walls 7b of the body 7 located along an axis perpendicular to the median plane longitudinal of the body 7 and by two small holes (not shown) located respectively in the right-angled corners of the side walls 8b adjacent to the body 7 and through which the two external protrusions 6 of the body 7 respectively engage.
  • the utensil then has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 4. In this configuration, the utensil is very easily transportable in a small volume.
  • the invention has been described with reference to a toothbrush as a toilet utensil but it is understood that this can be applied to any other toilet utensils and / or body care article such as for example brushes for make-up, eyelash or eyebrow brushes or the like.

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EP88401249A 1987-05-22 1988-05-20 Faltbares Badezimmergeschirr, z.B.Zahnbürste Expired - Lifetime EP0296903B1 (de)

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AT88401249T ATE55225T1 (de) 1987-05-22 1988-05-20 Faltbares badezimmergeschirr, z.b.zahnbuerste.

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FR8707249A FR2615372B1 (fr) 1987-05-22 1987-05-22 Ustensile de toilette conditionnable, tel que par exemple une brosse a dents
FR8707249 1987-05-22

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US (1) US4924547A (de)
EP (1) EP0296903B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE55225T1 (de)
DE (2) DE3860431D1 (de)
ES (1) ES2007315B3 (de)
FR (1) FR2615372B1 (de)
GR (1) GR890300091T1 (de)

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GB2223398A (en) * 1988-07-05 1990-04-11 Philip J Thorne Collapsible toothbrush
FR2653696A1 (fr) * 1989-10-31 1991-05-03 Brosserie Ste Gle Brosse a manche pliant d'inclinaison reglable.

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GB2223398B (en) * 1988-07-05 1993-01-13 Philip J Thorne Collapsible toothbrush
FR2653696A1 (fr) * 1989-10-31 1991-05-03 Brosserie Ste Gle Brosse a manche pliant d'inclinaison reglable.

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US4924547A (en) 1990-05-15
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GR890300091T1 (en) 1989-10-31
FR2615372A1 (fr) 1988-11-25
ATE55225T1 (de) 1990-08-15
ES2007315B3 (es) 1990-12-16
FR2615372B1 (fr) 1991-10-11
EP0296903B1 (de) 1990-08-08
ES2007315A4 (es) 1989-06-16

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