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EP 0274680 B1 19911218 - TOOTHBRUSH

Title (en)

TOOTHBRUSH

Publication

EP 0274680 B1 19911218 (EN)

Application

EP 87118350 A 19871210

Priority

JP 29620286 A 19861211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0274680A1] A toothbrush comprising a block head (1) having bristle tufts (a, b) implanted therein, at least the whole of bristle tufts outer circumferentially disposed (a) being implanted so as to be inwardly slanted in the direction substantially toward a center of said block head (P).

IPC 1-7

A46B 9/04

IPC 8 full level

A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0274680 A1 19880720; EP 0274680 B1 19911218; DE 3775374 D1 19920130; JP H0334922 B2 19910524; JP S63147408 A 19880620

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87118350 A 19871210; DE 3775374 T 19871210; JP 29620286 A 19861211