EP1545264A2 - Brosse a dents a manche transparent - Google Patents
Brosse a dents a manche transparentInfo
- Publication number
- EP1545264A2 EP1545264A2 EP03795670A EP03795670A EP1545264A2 EP 1545264 A2 EP1545264 A2 EP 1545264A2 EP 03795670 A EP03795670 A EP 03795670A EP 03795670 A EP03795670 A EP 03795670A EP 1545264 A2 EP1545264 A2 EP 1545264A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- toothbrush
- handle
- head
- water clear
- clear material
- 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.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A61C17/225—Handles or details thereof
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0089—Brushes with figurines such as animals on the handle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
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- 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
Definitions
- An object of this invention is to provide a toothbrush having a transparent handle which encourages users, particularly children, to use the toothbrush.
- a further object of this invention is to provide such a toothbrush which may contain an object within the handle visible through the outer surface of the handle .
- the toothbrush comprises an elongated handle and a head secured to one end of the handle .
- Cleaning elements extend outwardly from the outer surface of the head.
- At least a portion of the handle is made from a water clear material which has low durometer hardness to enhance sensorial tactility when the user grips the handle.
- At least one object is embedded within the water clear handle and the object is thereby visible through the outer surface of the handle.
- the object could be in the form of speckles such as holographic speckles or could be a colorant or could be a figurine.
- the toothbrush is a power toothbrush the object could be the inner workings of the power drive, such as the batteries, the motor and the shaft .
- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a toothbrush made in accordance with this invention.
- Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the handle of an alternative toothbrush in accordance with this invention
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken through Figure 1 along the line 3-3;
- Figure 4 is a front elevational view of yet another toothbrush in accordance with this invention.
- a toothbrush 10 includes an elongated handle 12.
- a head 14 is secured to one end of the handle.
- Cleaning elements 16 are provided on head 14 extending outwardly from the outer surface of the head 14.
- the handle 12 is made of a water clear material having low durometer hardness. Any suitable material may be used.
- water clear material is available from Tecknor Apex of Paw- tucket, Rhode Island.
- a preferred low durometer water clear elastomer material has a durometer range of Shore A 1-15. Such low durometer affords an increased senso- rial tactility or "grip feel" that is ideal for toothbrushes especially those used for children and the elderly.
- handle 12 is made from a water clear material
- the invention is preferably practiced by embedding at least one object within the water clear material so that the object can be seen through the outer surface of that portion of handle 12.
- Any suitable object could be incorporated within handle 12 in accordance with this invention.
- One example of a suitable object would be variously shaped speckles such as holographic speckles 18 which would be embedded throughout the handle 12 as shown in Figures 1 and 3.
- holographic speckles may be obtained from any suit- able source, such as Spectra Teck from Los Angeles, California.
- Other types of objects could include colorants of various degrees of clarity and translucency.
- Other objects could be thermochromic colorants or even small figurines such as figurine 20 shown in Figure 2.
- the toothbrushes 10 and 10A are manual toothbrushes which could be of otherwise conventional construction.
- the head 14 is permanently or non-detachably secured to the handle 12.
- the invention could be practiced, however, where the head 14 and handle 12 are de- tachably connected from each other .
- Each toothbrush also includes a narrow neck portion 22 between the head 14 and handle 12.
- Neck 22 could be made of water clear material the same as handle 12 or could be made of any other conventional material such as opaque polypropylene used for making head 14.
- Figure 4 shows yet another embodiment of this invention wherein the toothbrush 10B is a power toothbrush having a movable section 24 which is illustrated as a circular disk that could be moved in any suitable direction.
- toothbrush 10B includes the power assembly in the form of batteries 26 and motor 28 which drives a shaft 30.
- Shaft 30 extends through neck 22 and causes disk 24 to move.
- Head 14 may also include static cleaning elements 16 in addition to the cleaning elements that would be on movable portion 24.
- the water clear handle 14 permits the inner workings of the power drive to be visible.
- the inner workings such as batteries 26, motor 28 and a portion of shaft 30 would be the objects visible through the outer surface of handle 12.
- the outer surface of han- die 12 could also be utilized to obtain suitable identifying material such as a company logo 32 to identify the source of the toothbrush.
- suitable identifying material such as a company logo 32 to identify the source of the toothbrush.
- the logo 32 could be placed on the outer surface of the handle or could be embedded within the handle to function as the visible object.
- the logo also may be made of holographic material.
- Figure 4 illustrates only a single movable section 24 the invention could be practiced where the head 14 includes more than one power or electrically operated movable sections carrying cleaning elements.
- Such movable section may oscillate in a rotational manner or may oscillate linearly in a longitudinal direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the head or may oscillate linearly in a lateral or transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the head.
- the movable section may oscillate in and out in a direction toward and away from the outer surface of the head.
- the movable section may rock back and forth with respect to the outer surface of the head.
- the movable section may rotate continuously in the same direction, rather than oscillate. Any suitable drive mechanism may be used for imparting the desired motion to the movable section.
- movable sections may have the same type and direction of movement, or combinations of different movements may be used.
- the movable section 24 could be oscillated rotationally such as by using the type of drive mechanism shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,625,916, or could move in and out using the type of drive mechanism shown in U.S. Patent No. Re35,941, all of the details of both patents are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
- the other types of drives referred to above could move section 24 in other manners and directions.
- Figure 4 shows movable section 24 to be at the distal end of the head, the movable section (s) could be located at any desired location on the head.
- cleaning elements Any suitable form of cleaning elements may be used for the fixed section having cleaning elements 16 and for movable section 24.
- cleaning elements is intended to be used in a generic sense which could include conventional fiber bristles or massage elements or other forms of cleaning elements such as elastomeric fingers or walls arranged in a circular cross-sectional shape or any type of desired shape including straight portions or sinusoidal portions.
- the bristles could be mounted to tuft blocks or sections by extending through suitable open- ings in the tuft blocks so that the base of the bristles is mounted within or below the tuft block.
- the invention can be practiced with various combinations of the same or different cleaning element configurations (such as stapled or in-molded technology bristles, etc.) and/or with the same bristle or cleaning element materials (such as nylon bristles, spiral bristles, rubber bristles, etc.)
- the cleaning elements could be generally perpendicular to the outer surface of head 14. Some or all of the cleaning elements may be angled at various angles with respect to the outer surface of head 14. It is thereby possible to select the combination of cleaning element configurations, materi- als and orientations to achieve specific intended results to deliver additional oral health benefits, like enhanced cleaning tooth polishing, tooth whitening and/or massaging of the gums.
- the handle 12 could take any suitable form such as having a rounded end 34 such as illustrated in Figure 1 for toothbrush 10 or could have a flat base 36 at its end as shown in Figure 2 which would permit the toothbrush 10A to stand on end during non-use.
- the handle 12 and head 14 are permanently or non-detachably connected together.
- the invention could be practiced where the handle and head are detachably secured together such as shown by the dividing line 38 in Figure 4 between the neck 22 and the an- die 12.
- Figure 4 is an illustration of a power operated toothbrush such detachable connection could also be used in a manually operated toothbrush.
- the detachable connection would permit the manufacturer to make the head and neck as separate components which could then be attached together and/or permit the user to mix and match different head components with different handle components .
- the various figures individually show different types of objects embedded within the handle, the invention could be practiced with combinations of objects.
- the same water clear handle may include speckles such as holographic speckles and/or a figurine which could be made of holographic material and/or could include different colorants throughout or in selected portions of the water clear handle.
- speckles such as holographic speckles and/or a figurine which could be made of holographic material and/or could include different colorants throughout or in selected portions of the water clear handle.
- Such combinations of objects may be included in the power operated toothbrush in addition to the drive mechanism.
- the invention could be practiced where the object is embedded in the transparent material such as shown in Figures 1-3 or where the object is in a hollow cavity in the handle such as shown in Figure 4. Some object (s) may be embedded in the material with objects in a hollow cavity.
- the various embodiments thus provide a toothbrush which would have an appearance to attract interest in and encourage use of the toothbrush.
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- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US40965002P | 2002-09-10 | 2002-09-10 | |
US409650P | 2002-09-10 | ||
PCT/US2003/028155 WO2004024016A2 (fr) | 2002-09-10 | 2003-09-09 | Brosse a dents a manche transparent |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1545264A2 true EP1545264A2 (fr) | 2005-06-29 |
EP1545264A4 EP1545264A4 (fr) | 2013-10-09 |
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Family Applications (1)
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EP03795670.3A Withdrawn EP1545264A4 (fr) | 2002-09-10 | 2003-09-09 | Brosse a dents a manche transparent |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US20050193510A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1545264A4 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2003263112A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2004024016A2 (fr) |
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US20040187889A1 (en) * | 2002-04-01 | 2004-09-30 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush assembly |
US7007331B2 (en) * | 2003-11-05 | 2006-03-07 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Electric toothbrushes having a moving viewing surface |
US20090064429A1 (en) * | 2004-06-29 | 2009-03-12 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Protective housing with interior decorative sleeve member for a power oral care appliance |
DE102005036301A1 (de) * | 2005-08-02 | 2007-02-08 | M + C Schiffer Gmbh | Zahnbürste |
US20110091391A1 (en) * | 2005-11-14 | 2011-04-21 | Ribi Hans O | Discrete tunable sensing elements and compositions for measuring and reporting status and/or product performance |
US20070209263A1 (en) * | 2006-03-10 | 2007-09-13 | Hohlbein Douglas J | Method of relating different products by a common feature |
KR100731958B1 (ko) | 2006-04-12 | 2007-06-27 | 안재원 | 칫솔 |
US20090072610A1 (en) * | 2007-09-14 | 2009-03-19 | Alan Vincent Sorrentino | Method of providing a decorative member on a toothbrush |
US8156599B2 (en) * | 2007-10-03 | 2012-04-17 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement having a head insert |
US20090184015A1 (en) * | 2008-01-23 | 2009-07-23 | Ruppert Richard D | Toothbrush holder |
USD651407S1 (en) | 2009-01-23 | 2012-01-03 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
US8745804B2 (en) * | 2009-08-27 | 2014-06-10 | Steven Jaksha | Stainless steel toothbrush with thermochromic display |
USD657569S1 (en) | 2010-02-26 | 2012-04-17 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Head portion of an oral care implement |
USD657568S1 (en) | 2010-02-26 | 2012-04-17 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement |
USD712155S1 (en) * | 2011-05-02 | 2014-09-02 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
WO2013049696A2 (fr) | 2011-09-30 | 2013-04-04 | Ribi Hans O | Produits consommables-jetables multiélément de pointe |
CA2872007A1 (fr) | 2012-05-17 | 2013-11-21 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Outil de soins bucco-dentaires et procede de fabrication d'un outil de soins bucco-dentaires |
US9980557B2 (en) | 2012-05-17 | 2018-05-29 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement and method of forming an oral care implement |
EP2969582B1 (fr) | 2013-03-15 | 2021-06-02 | Segan Industries, Inc. | Composés pour réduire la couleur de fond dans des compositions de changement de couleur |
JP1517366S (fr) * | 2014-07-31 | 2015-02-16 | ||
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CN2458914Y (zh) * | 2000-12-29 | 2001-11-14 | 东莞川艺工艺制品有限公司 | 牙刷 |
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- 2003-09-09 AU AU2003263112A patent/AU2003263112A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-09-09 EP EP03795670.3A patent/EP1545264A4/fr not_active Withdrawn
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JPH1175938A (ja) * | 1997-09-03 | 1999-03-23 | Shin Etsu Polymer Co Ltd | ブラシハンドル |
WO2000021405A1 (fr) * | 1998-10-08 | 2000-04-20 | Trisa Holding Ag | Brosse a dents |
WO2001005270A1 (fr) * | 1999-07-15 | 2001-01-25 | Trisa Holding Ag | Brosse a dents |
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AU2003263112A1 (en) | 2004-04-30 |
AU2003263112A8 (en) | 2004-04-30 |
EP1545264A4 (fr) | 2013-10-09 |
WO2004024016A2 (fr) | 2004-03-25 |
WO2004024016A3 (fr) | 2004-06-03 |
US20050193510A1 (en) | 2005-09-08 |
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