CA2495035A1 - Flexible toothbrush - Google Patents
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- CA2495035A1 CA2495035A1 CA002495035A CA2495035A CA2495035A1 CA 2495035 A1 CA2495035 A1 CA 2495035A1 CA 002495035 A CA002495035 A CA 002495035A CA 2495035 A CA2495035 A CA 2495035A CA 2495035 A1 CA2495035 A1 CA 2495035A1
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- CA
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- Prior art keywords
- toothbrush
- head
- membrane
- handle
- cleaning elements
- 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
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B7/00—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
- A46B7/06—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body movably during use, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
- A46B3/20—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed or joined in rubber bodies, e.g. in soft rubber
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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
- A46B5/0025—Brushes with elastically deformable heads that change shape during use
- A46B5/0029—Head made of soft plastics, rubber or rubber inserts in plastics matrix
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- 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
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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
Abstract
A toothbrush (10) includes a head (14) having multiple cleaning elements (26 , 28, 30). One group of the cleaning elements is flexibly mounted on the head and another group may be fixedly mounted on the head. The flexibly mounted cleaning elements are attached to a flexible membrane (24) so that the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original orientation during use of the toothbrush and then recover to the original orientation randomly during use.
Claims (9)
1. A toothbrush comprising a handle, a head secured to the handle, the head being in the form of a base having an upstanding wall to create a frame having an area for attachment of a resilient membrane mounted to the frame, at least one cleaning element on the membrane extending away from the head, and the membrane being capable of flexing to alter its original orientation during use of said toothbrush and then recovering to assume its original orientation randomly during use of said toothbrush.
2. The toothbrush of claim 1 wherein said at least one cleaning element comprises bristles secured to the membrane by in-molded technology.
3. The toothbrush of claim 1 wherein the cleaning elements include at least two generally circular arrangements of bristles
4. The toothbrush of claim 1 wherein at least one additional cleaning element is fixed in a non-flexible position in the head.
5. The toothbrush of claim 3 wherein at least one pair of cleaning elements is arranged in a fixed position in the head at a location in an area between the generally circular arrangement of cleaning elements.
between the generally circular arrangement of cleaning elements.
between the generally circular arrangement of cleaning elements.
6. The toothbrush of claim 1 wherein the membrane is of pinch waist shape creating a plurality of interconnected aligned sections.
7. The toothbrush of claim 6 wherein the aligned sections are generally circular and are of de-creasing sire from the handle to the tip of the head.
8. In a method of making a toothbrush having a head secured to a handle wherein the head includes a bristle carrying surface, the improvement being in that the bristle carrying surface includes a flexible resilient material, and attaching the bristles to the membrane by in-molded technology methods.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the bristles are attached to the membrane during formation of the handle.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US40225202P | 2002-08-09 | 2002-08-09 | |
US60/402,252 | 2002-08-09 | ||
PCT/US2003/024978 WO2004014183A1 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2003-08-08 | Flexible toothbrush |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA2495035A1 true CA2495035A1 (en) | 2004-02-19 |
CA2495035C CA2495035C (en) | 2012-02-07 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA2495035A Expired - Fee Related CA2495035C (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2003-08-08 | Flexible toothbrush |
Country Status (10)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US7430780B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1528875A4 (en) |
KR (1) | KR101011287B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN100415140C (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003258150B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0313320B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2495035C (en) |
MX (1) | MXPA05001542A (en) |
RU (1) | RU2328195C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004014183A1 (en) |
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US8695148B2 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2014-04-15 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
US7841041B2 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2010-11-30 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement |
US7934284B2 (en) | 2003-02-11 | 2011-05-03 | Braun Gmbh | Toothbrushes |
CN1764423B (en) | 2003-04-23 | 2010-07-28 | 宝洁公司 | Electric toothbrushes |
JP5124284B2 (en) * | 2004-12-22 | 2013-01-23 | コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ | Power toothbrush using shear thickening fluid |
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USD645252S1 (en) | 2008-08-15 | 2011-09-20 | Mcneil-Ppc, Inc. | Toothbrush |
USD655916S1 (en) | 2008-08-29 | 2012-03-20 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
USD632084S1 (en) | 2008-08-29 | 2011-02-08 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
US8776302B2 (en) | 2008-08-29 | 2014-07-15 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement |
USD642802S1 (en) | 2008-08-29 | 2011-08-09 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
USD642803S1 (en) | 2008-08-29 | 2011-08-09 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
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USD655918S1 (en) | 2009-12-15 | 2012-03-20 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
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USD655917S1 (en) | 2009-12-15 | 2012-03-20 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
USD642804S1 (en) | 2009-12-15 | 2011-08-09 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Toothbrush |
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- 2003-08-08 MX MXPA05001542A patent/MXPA05001542A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2003-08-08 CN CNB038191857A patent/CN100415140C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-08-08 KR KR1020057002291A patent/KR101011287B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-08-08 AU AU2003258150A patent/AU2003258150B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2003-08-08 CA CA2495035A patent/CA2495035C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-08-08 EP EP03785115A patent/EP1528875A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-08-08 BR BRPI0313320-6A patent/BR0313320B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-08-08 WO PCT/US2003/024978 patent/WO2004014183A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-08-08 RU RU2005106295/12A patent/RU2328195C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 2005-02-08 US US11/053,584 patent/US7430780B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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BR0313320A (en) | 2005-10-18 |
RU2005106295A (en) | 2005-08-27 |
KR101011287B1 (en) | 2011-01-28 |
WO2004014183A1 (en) | 2004-02-19 |
BR0313320B1 (en) | 2014-11-11 |
RU2328195C2 (en) | 2008-07-10 |
AU2003258150B2 (en) | 2009-12-17 |
MXPA05001542A (en) | 2005-04-19 |
CN1688224A (en) | 2005-10-26 |
KR20050065523A (en) | 2005-06-29 |
US20050188488A1 (en) | 2005-09-01 |
EP1528875A1 (en) | 2005-05-11 |
US7430780B2 (en) | 2008-10-07 |
CA2495035C (en) | 2012-02-07 |
EP1528875A4 (en) | 2008-07-09 |
AU2003258150A1 (en) | 2004-02-25 |
CN100415140C (en) | 2008-09-03 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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EEER | Examination request | ||
MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20180808 |