EP1074200A3 - Toothbrushes - Google Patents

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EP1074200A3
EP1074200A3 EP20000203299 EP00203299A EP1074200A3 EP 1074200 A3 EP1074200 A3 EP 1074200A3 EP 20000203299 EP20000203299 EP 20000203299 EP 00203299 A EP00203299 A EP 00203299A EP 1074200 A3 EP1074200 A3 EP 1074200A3
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bristles
group
teeth engaging
engaging ends
toothbrush
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Joan Brady
Helen Benedict
Kenneth Waguespack
Geir Oxseth
Nils Terje Vestheim
Helge Sletbak
Hilde Angelfoss
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Colgate Palmolive Co
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/02—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware specially shaped for holding by the hand
    • 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
    • A46B9/045—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes specially adapted for cleaning a plurality of tooth surfaces simultaneously
    • 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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  • Dentistry (AREA)
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Abstract

A toothbrush is disclosed having a handle portion and a head portion carrying or adapted to carry a bristle configuration. The handle has an end portion, a waist, a shoulder portion and a neck connecting the shoulder to the head. The waist is narrower, at least in plan view, than the end portion or the shoulder, and the end portion, preferably, is rounded. The bristle configuration is such that the teeth engaging ends of the bristles do not lie in a plane parallel to the surface of the head of the handle in which the bristles are embedded. In a first embodiment, the teeth engaging ends of at least a proportion of the bristles lie in a curved line when the toothbrush is viewed in side elevation. The curved line is provided by a mixture of concave groups of bristles and convex groups of bristles. In a second embodiment, the bristle configuration falls into at least two groups of bristles. The teeth engaging ends of the bristles of the first group, and the teeth engaging ends of the bristles of the second group, lie in curved lines when the toothbrush is viewed in side elevation. In a third embodiment, the teeth engaging ends of the bristles form a continuous wavy line. In a fourth embodiment, the teeth engaging ends of the bristles fall into two groups, a rearwardly located group, the castellated group, made up of transversely extending rows of bristles, the rows alternating in height, and a forwardly located group having at least some bristles extending further from the surface of the toothbrush head than any of the bristles of the castellated group.
EP00203299.3A 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes Expired - Lifetime EP1074200B2 (en)

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DE69636175.2T DE69636175T3 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes

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US202695P 1995-08-22 1995-08-22
US2026P 1995-08-22
US518496P 1996-02-27 1996-02-27
US5184P 1996-02-27
EP96931374A EP0957707B2 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes

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EP3387946B1 (en) 2017-04-10 2023-05-24 The Gillette Company LLC Oral care implement and method for manufacturing such oral care implement
CN112370198B (en) * 2020-11-09 2022-03-08 北京紫涵科技有限公司 Electric toothbrush based on voice prompt, toothbrush control method and storage medium
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US3067446A (en) * 1961-11-15 1962-12-11 Walter G Mcgauley Tooth brushes
US4031587A (en) * 1975-07-28 1977-06-28 Deepen Enterprises, Inc. Toothbrush for canines
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GB2052347A (en) * 1979-05-29 1981-01-28 Holland Letz H Tool handle
US4780924A (en) * 1987-10-20 1988-11-01 Hansen Paul D Tooth brush with removable brush head
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US5305489A (en) * 1990-08-28 1994-04-26 Lage Gregg L Ergonomic topographic toothbrush
WO1994009678A1 (en) * 1992-11-02 1994-05-11 Gillette Canada Inc. Toothbrush
US5369835A (en) * 1993-07-28 1994-12-06 Delphic Inc Toothbrush assembly
US5392483A (en) * 1994-07-07 1995-02-28 Chesebrough-Pond's Usa Co., Division Of Conopco, Inc. Multi-level bristle tuft toothbrush
US5398369A (en) * 1994-07-07 1995-03-21 Chesebrough-Pond's Usa Co., Division Of Conopco, Inc. Toothbrush with pliable pressure pad
GB2282959A (en) * 1993-10-19 1995-04-26 Addis Ltd Improvements in or relating to toothbrushes
DE9404639U1 (en) * 1994-03-18 1995-07-13 Lingner + Fischer GmbH, 77815 Bühl Toothbrush head
US5511276A (en) * 1995-05-22 1996-04-30 Lee; Kuo-Ming Toothbrush with replaceable bristle carrier

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FR792476A (en) * 1934-10-03 1935-12-31 Thibaud Toothbrush with rational arrangement of the tufts
US3067446A (en) * 1961-11-15 1962-12-11 Walter G Mcgauley Tooth brushes
US4031587A (en) * 1975-07-28 1977-06-28 Deepen Enterprises, Inc. Toothbrush for canines
GB2052347A (en) * 1979-05-29 1981-01-28 Holland Letz H Tool handle
DE7926156U1 (en) * 1979-09-14 1980-02-21 Woltmann, Reinhard, Dr., 2000 Hamburg TOOTHBRUSH
US4780924A (en) * 1987-10-20 1988-11-01 Hansen Paul D Tooth brush with removable brush head
US5305489A (en) * 1990-08-28 1994-04-26 Lage Gregg L Ergonomic topographic toothbrush
US5201092A (en) * 1991-10-09 1993-04-13 Colson Edward L Periodontal toothbrush
EP0580406A1 (en) * 1992-07-21 1994-01-26 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. Toothbrush having non-slip surface
WO1994009678A1 (en) * 1992-11-02 1994-05-11 Gillette Canada Inc. Toothbrush
US5369835A (en) * 1993-07-28 1994-12-06 Delphic Inc Toothbrush assembly
GB2282959A (en) * 1993-10-19 1995-04-26 Addis Ltd Improvements in or relating to toothbrushes
DE9404639U1 (en) * 1994-03-18 1995-07-13 Lingner + Fischer GmbH, 77815 Bühl Toothbrush head
US5392483A (en) * 1994-07-07 1995-02-28 Chesebrough-Pond's Usa Co., Division Of Conopco, Inc. Multi-level bristle tuft toothbrush
US5398369A (en) * 1994-07-07 1995-03-21 Chesebrough-Pond's Usa Co., Division Of Conopco, Inc. Toothbrush with pliable pressure pad
US5511276A (en) * 1995-05-22 1996-04-30 Lee; Kuo-Ming Toothbrush with replaceable bristle carrier

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