EP 0894454 A1 19990203 - Toothbrush
Title (en)
Toothbrush
Title (de)
Zahnbürste
Title (fr)
Brosse à dents
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9716261 A 19970731
Abstract (en)
A toothbrush (2) having a head (3) and a handle, the head having spaced tufts (4) of filaments (6) arranged in transverse rows, which is characterised in that the tufts (4) in each row between the two end tufts are substantially all generally quadrilateral in cross-section with one pair of sides substantially parallel to the row and are spaced close to adjacent tufts so as to form a blade-like array of filaments across the brush head. The invention also relates to a toothbrush as described above in which the filaments (6) in each tuft (4) are generally rectangular in cross-section with one pair of sides generally parallel to the row. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A46B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A46B 9/04 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 2317485 A 19430427 - RIDER THEODORE H
- EP 0663162 A1 19950719 - PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]
- EP 0449655 A1 19911002 - COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO [US]
- WO 9409677 A1 19940511 - GILLETTE CANADA [CA], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XA] CH 637279 A5 19830729 - WALTHER BUERSTENFABRIK AG [CH]
- [XA] DE 3404150 A1 19850808 - BLENDAX WERKE SCHNEIDER CO [DE]
- [A] DE 4010671 A1 19900823 - VUKOSAVLJEVIC JOVICA [DE]
- [A] DE 9421388 U1 19951005 - VALENTIN HERBERT DR [DE]
- [A] WO 9615696 A1 19960530 - SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC [GB], et al
- [A] EP 0118852 A2 19840919 - COLLIS GEORGE C
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0894454 A1 19990203; EP 0894454 B1 20020417; AT E216202 T1 20020515; AU 7860798 A 19990211; DE 69804910 D1 20020523; DE 69804910 T2 20021010; DK 0894454 T3 20020729; ES 2178112 T3 20021216; GB 2327867 A 19990210; GB 9716261 D0 19971008; NZ 331146 A 19990528; PT 894454 E 20020830
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98305981 A 19980728; AT 98305981 T 19980728; AU 7860798 A 19980730; DE 69804910 T 19980728; DK 98305981 T 19980728; ES 98305981 T 19980728; GB 9716261 A 19970731; NZ 33114698 A 19980729; PT 98305981 T 19980728