WO1997007706A2 - Brosses a dents - Google Patents

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WO1997007706A2
WO1997007706A2 PCT/US1996/012944 US9612944W WO9707706A2 WO 1997007706 A2 WO1997007706 A2 WO 1997007706A2 US 9612944 W US9612944 W US 9612944W WO 9707706 A2 WO9707706 A2 WO 9707706A2
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bristles
toothbrush
handle
group
side elevation
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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 Company
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Priority to EP96931374A priority Critical patent/EP0957707B2/fr
Priority to GR990300040T priority patent/GR990300040T1/el
Priority to MX9801354A priority patent/MX9801354A/es
Priority to PL96356394A priority patent/PL188120B1/pl
Priority to AU70070/96A priority patent/AU713165B2/en
Priority to IL12335396A priority patent/IL123353A0/xx
Priority to DE69618994T priority patent/DE69618994T2/de
Priority to PL96325052A priority patent/PL185327B1/pl
Priority to BR9610145A priority patent/BR9610145A/pt
Priority to DK96931374T priority patent/DK0957707T3/da
Priority to JP9510297A priority patent/JPH11511998A/ja
Application filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company filed Critical Colgate-Palmolive Company
Priority to IL15344696A priority patent/IL153446A0/xx
Priority to CA002229803A priority patent/CA2229803C/fr
Priority to SK215-98A priority patent/SK21598A3/sk
Priority to HU9900494A priority patent/HU221146B1/hu
Priority to RO98-00278A priority patent/RO118624B1/ro
Priority to AT96931374T priority patent/ATE212517T1/de
Priority to NZ318559A priority patent/NZ318559A/en
Priority to UA98031431A priority patent/UA44803C2/uk
Publication of WO1997007706A2 publication Critical patent/WO1997007706A2/fr
Publication of WO1997007706A3 publication Critical patent/WO1997007706A3/fr
Priority to NO980677A priority patent/NO980677L/no
Priority to BG102331A priority patent/BG63616B1/bg
Priority to HK00103103A priority patent/HK1025019A1/xx

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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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
    • B25G1/00—Handle constructions
    • B25G1/10—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape
    • B25G1/102—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip
    • 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 mat preferably provides the grip enhancing surfaces on at least the front and back of the handle or at at least two locations on the front or the back of the handle or at least one location at the front or back of the handle and at at least one side of the handle.
  • the mat provides grip enhancing surfaces at three or four separate locations on the handle.
  • the grip enhancing surfaces of the mat may also afford grip enhancing configurations, for example ribs, preferably inclined diagonally to the handle.
  • a toothbrush handle having a head portion carrying or adapted to carry a bristle configuration is characterised in that the handle has grip enhancing configurations on at least two separate locations of the handle.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the embodiment of Figure 1 from the bristle side
  • the four embodiments embody a number of separate and separately usable aspects including that of having the teeth engaging ends of the bristles not lying in a plane parallel to the surface of the handle in which the bristles are embedded and the teeth engaging ends of at least a proportion of the bristles lying adjacent to each other occupying a curved plane when the toothbrush is viewed in side elevation. All four embodiments show this aspect.
  • the group 95 affords a teeth engaging surface 97 which is closely similar in profile to the surface 57.
  • the group 95 has a first row of five tufts 98, a second row of four tufts 99 and two side tufts 100 and 101 and a central rear tuft 102.
  • the tufts 98 are shorter than the tufts in row 82, but the tufts in row 99 are about the same height as those in row 82.
  • the teeth engaging surface afforded by the bristles as whole is thus wavy or sinusoidal but is not a continuous surface having breaks in level between the end tufts of adjacent groups, i.e. 63, 68, 66 of group 55 and row 78 of group 75 and row 82 of group 75 and row 98 of group 95.
  • the tufts in the group 195 and in the array 175-184 can all be of the same length so that only a single curved surface is provided, namely by the bristles 158 to 171 and 172 and 173.
  • the outer bristles namely tufts 161 and 168 are longer than tufts 175 and 176; tufts 160 and 169 are longer than tufts 177 and 178; tufts 159 and 170 are longer than tufts 179-181; and tufts 158 and 171 are longer than tufts 182-184.
  • tufts 363, 365 and 364 are the same height and are slightly longer than the tufts in the rows 400, 420, 440 and 460.
  • the ratio of the heights of these tufts 363, 364, 365 to the longer rows 400 etc is 1.04:1 or more broadly 1.02:1 to 1.3:1; whilst their ratio to the shorter rows 380, 410 etc. is 1.2:1 or more broadly 1.1:1 to 1.5:1.
  • Figures 31 and 32 are views similar to Figures 6 and 7 but showing the bristle configuration of a first modification of the embodiment of Figure 25.
  • the group 355 has a pair of transversely disposed tufts 361 and 363 and three transversely disposed tufts 363, 364 and 365.
  • the ratio of the heights of these bristles in the tufts 361, 365 to the longer rows 400 etc is 1.14:1 or more broadly 1.04:1 to 1.4:1; whilst their ratio to the shorter rows 380, 410 etc. is 1.28:1 or more broadly 1.2:1 to 1.6:1.
  • the bristles 361, 362, 363, 364, 372, 373 and 374 form a four sided figure.
  • the height of the highest bristles in the tufts 361 - 365 close to the head end of the bristle configuration is 3.2 units when measured in a direction perpendicular to the_surface 46.
  • the height of the bristles in the tufts 380 is 2.9 units when measured in a direction perpendicular to the surface 46.

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  • Brushes (AREA)

Abstract

Cette brosse à dents présente un manche et une tête portant, ou conçue pour porter, des soies dotées d'une certaine configuration. Le manche comprend une extrémité, une portion rétrécie, un épaulement et un col reliant ce dernier à la tête. La portion rétrécie, vue en plan, est plus étroite que l'extrémité ou l'épaulement, et l'extrémité est de préférence arrondie. Les soies sont configurées pour que leurs extrémités, entrant en contact avec les dents, ne se trouvent par dans un plan parallèle à la surface de la tête du manche où elles sont implantées. Dans une première variante, les extrémités d'au moins une partie de ces soies forment, si on regarde la brosse à dents en projection latérale, une courbe constituée d'un assemblage de groupes concaves et convexes de soies. Dans une deuxième variante, cette configuration comporte au moins deux groupes de soies. Les extrémités, entrant en contact avec les dents, des premier et deuxième groupes de soies forment des courbes quand on regarde la brosse à dents en projection latérale. Dans une troisième variante, les extrémités des soies forment une ligne ondulée continue. Dans une quatrième variante, ces extrémités sont scindées en deux groupes, un groupe arrière crénelé constitué de rangées transversales de soies à hauteurs alternées, et un groupe avant dont certaines soies au moins dépassent plus nettement la surface de la tête de brosse à dents que ne le font les soies du groupe crénelé.
PCT/US1996/012944 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Brosses a dents WO1997007706A2 (fr)

Priority Applications (22)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
UA98031431A UA44803C2 (uk) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Зубна щітка та ручка зубної щітки
CA002229803A CA2229803C (fr) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Poignee pour brosses a dents
IL15344696A IL153446A0 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes
PL96356394A PL188120B1 (pl) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Szczoteczka do zębów
GR990300040T GR990300040T1 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes
IL12335396A IL123353A0 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes
DE69618994T DE69618994T2 (de) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Zahnbürsten
SK215-98A SK21598A3 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Grip handle of toothbrush and toothbrush
BR9610145A BR9610145A (pt) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Cabo de escova de dentes e escova de dentes
DK96931374T DK0957707T3 (da) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Tandbørste
JP9510297A JPH11511998A (ja) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 歯ブラシ
EP96931374A EP0957707B2 (fr) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Brosses a dents
MX9801354A MX9801354A (es) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Cepillos de dientes.
AU70070/96A AU713165B2 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrushes
PL96325052A PL185327B1 (pl) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Rączka szczoteczki do zębów
HU9900494A HU221146B1 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrush handle and toothbrush
RO98-00278A RO118624B1 (ro) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Periuţă de dinţi
AT96931374T ATE212517T1 (de) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Zahnbürsten
NZ318559A NZ318559A (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-09 Toothbrush handle having a head portion carrying or adapted to carry a bristle configuration
NO980677A NO980677L (no) 1995-08-22 1998-02-18 Tannb÷rste
BG102331A BG63616B1 (bg) 1995-08-22 1998-03-17 Четка за зъби
HK00103103A HK1025019A1 (en) 1995-08-22 2000-05-24 Toothbrushes

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US202695P 1995-08-22 1995-08-22
US60/002,026 1995-08-22
US518496P 1996-02-27 1996-02-27
US60/005,184 1996-02-27

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WO1997007706A3 WO1997007706A3 (fr) 1997-06-12

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EP (1) EP0957707B2 (fr)
JP (1) JPH11511998A (fr)
KR (1) KR19990037709A (fr)
CN (2) CN1101663C (fr)
AR (1) AR004506A1 (fr)
AT (2) ATE326879T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU713165B2 (fr)
BG (1) BG63616B1 (fr)
BR (2) BR9610145A (fr)
CA (1) CA2229803C (fr)
CZ (1) CZ51298A3 (fr)
DE (2) DE69618994T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK0957707T3 (fr)
EG (1) EG20921A (fr)
ES (1) ES2137904T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR990300040T1 (fr)
HK (1) HK1035645A1 (fr)
HU (1) HU221146B1 (fr)
IL (2) IL123353A0 (fr)
MX (1) MX9801354A (fr)
NO (1) NO980677L (fr)
NZ (1) NZ318559A (fr)
PL (2) PL185327B1 (fr)
PT (1) PT957707E (fr)
RO (1) RO118624B1 (fr)
SK (1) SK21598A3 (fr)
TR (1) TR199800248T2 (fr)
UA (1) UA44803C2 (fr)
WO (1) WO1997007706A2 (fr)

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WO1998007348A2 (fr) * 1996-08-20 1998-02-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Brosse a dents a profilage de poils multidirectionnel
GB2321183A (en) * 1997-01-17 1998-07-22 Galpathage Amarasena Perera Toothbrush
WO1999030874A1 (fr) * 1997-12-12 1999-06-24 Optident International Ltd. Poignee a profil concave/convexe
WO2001017392A1 (fr) 1999-09-08 2001-03-15 The Procter & Gamble Company Manche pour brosse a dents
WO2003047388A1 (fr) 2001-12-04 2003-06-12 Johnson & Johnson Industrial Ltda Brosse a dents
US6886207B1 (en) 1999-06-14 2005-05-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Toothbrush
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WO1998007348A3 (fr) * 1996-08-20 1998-08-27 Procter & Gamble Brosse a dents a profilage de poils multidirectionnel
WO1998007348A2 (fr) * 1996-08-20 1998-02-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Brosse a dents a profilage de poils multidirectionnel
GB2321183A (en) * 1997-01-17 1998-07-22 Galpathage Amarasena Perera Toothbrush
WO1999030874A1 (fr) * 1997-12-12 1999-06-24 Optident International Ltd. Poignee a profil concave/convexe
US6305052B1 (en) 1997-12-12 2001-10-23 Ultradent Products, Inc. Handle with concave/convex profile
US6886207B1 (en) 1999-06-14 2005-05-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Toothbrush
US7707676B2 (en) 1999-06-14 2010-05-04 The Procter & Gamble Company Toothbrush
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WO2001017391A1 (fr) 1999-09-08 2001-03-15 The Procter & Gamble Company Manche de brosse à dents
WO2003047388A1 (fr) 2001-12-04 2003-06-12 Johnson & Johnson Industrial Ltda Brosse a dents
USD821755S1 (en) 2009-12-18 2018-07-03 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
USD831359S1 (en) 2009-12-18 2018-10-23 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
USD832586S1 (en) 2009-12-18 2018-11-06 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
USD841335S1 (en) 2009-12-18 2019-02-26 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
USD869171S1 (en) * 2009-12-18 2019-12-10 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
USD915077S1 (en) 2009-12-18 2021-04-06 Colgate-Palmolive Company Toothbrush
CN112370198A (zh) * 2020-11-09 2021-02-19 北京紫涵科技有限公司 基于语音提示的电动牙刷、牙刷控制方法以及存储介质

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HUP9900494A3 (en) 1999-11-29
CA2229803C (fr) 2007-06-26
ATE212517T1 (de) 2002-02-15
NO980677L (no) 1998-04-21
IL153445A0 (en) 2004-09-27
DK0957707T3 (da) 2002-05-13
GR990300040T1 (en) 1999-12-31
KR19990037709A (ko) 1999-05-25
AU7007096A (en) 1997-03-19
ATE326879T1 (de) 2006-06-15
BG63616B1 (bg) 2002-07-31
JPH11511998A (ja) 1999-10-19
IL123353A0 (en) 1998-09-24
HK1035645A1 (en) 2001-12-07
CN1193263A (zh) 1998-09-16
CN1432321A (zh) 2003-07-30
BR9603387A (pt) 1998-05-12
MX9801354A (es) 1998-07-31
EP0957707A2 (fr) 1999-11-24
CN1101663C (zh) 2003-02-19
DE69618994T2 (de) 2002-09-26
DE69636175T3 (de) 2016-01-28
HU221146B1 (en) 2002-08-28
CA2229803A1 (fr) 1997-03-06
WO1997007706A3 (fr) 1997-06-12
TR199800248T2 (xx) 1998-08-21
AU713165B2 (en) 1999-11-25
PT957707E (pt) 2002-07-31
DE69618994D1 (de) 2002-03-14
RO118624B1 (ro) 2003-08-29
EP0957707B1 (fr) 2002-01-30
EG20921A (en) 2000-06-28
CN1203796C (zh) 2005-06-01
AR004506A1 (es) 1998-12-16
DE69636175T2 (de) 2006-10-26
ES2137904T1 (es) 2000-01-01
PL185327B1 (pl) 2003-04-30
NO980677D0 (no) 1998-02-18
SK21598A3 (en) 1998-11-04
DE69636175D1 (de) 2006-06-29
NZ318559A (en) 2000-02-28
BR9610145A (pt) 1999-02-02
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