EP 0688517 B1 19961030 - Toothbrush
Title (en)
Toothbrush
Title (de)
Zahnbürste
Title (fr)
Brosse à dents
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 4410003 A 19940323
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE4410003C1] The invention relates to a toothbrush (10) with a head section (13), which is at least partly movable under load during tooth-cleaning and is fitted with an interchangeable brush head (14), and a grip section (17). According to the invention, the head section (13) and the stem (15) of the toothbrush take the form of a continuous spring-steel wire with two shanks which, in the region of the stem (15), each have a spring (18) with a plurality of turns which permits movements of the head section (13) in all directions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush (10) and the brush head (14) can be clamped in the head section (13) by pressing free end regions of the shanks (16) together and releasably securing them in the grip section (17).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A46B 5/06 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 7/04 (2006.01); A46B 13/02 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A46B 5/002 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 5/0062 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 5/0066 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 7/04 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 4410003 C1 19950316; AT E144690 T1 19961115; AU 1531795 A 19951009; CN 1120422 A 19960417; DE 59500035 D1 19961205; DK 0688517 T3 19961125; EP 0688517 A1 19951227; EP 0688517 B1 19961030; ES 2095169 T3 19970201; GR 3022254 T3 19970430; JP H07275035 A 19951024; TR 28453 A 19960701; US 5598599 A 19970204; US 5692260 A 19971202; WO 9525450 A1 19950928; ZA 951695 B 19951211
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 4410003 A 19940323; AT 95101274 T 19950131; AU 1531795 A 19950128; CN 95102704 A 19950320; DE 59500035 T 19950131; DE 9500118 W 19950128; DK 95101274 T 19950131; EP 95101274 A 19950131; ES 95101274 T 19950131; GR 970400021 T 19970109; JP 8442095 A 19950307; TR 30895 A 19950323; US 40885095 A 19950322; US 68493996 A 19960719; ZA 951695 A 19950301