EP 0985364 A3 20010207 - A finger toothbrush
Title (en)
A finger toothbrush
Title (de)
Fingerzahnbürste
Title (fr)
Brosse à dents en forme de doigtier
Publication
Application
Priority
IN 731BO1997 A 19971217
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2332367A] A finger toothbrush has a bristled body 2 with a side engaging a finger 14 and at least one generally loop-like element 3 for holding the brush on the finger. The body 2 has at least one aperture 5. An element 3 engages with at least one of those opposed boundary edges (6, Fig. 9, not shown) of an aperture 5 which extend along the toothbrush. The aperture(s) facilitate injection moulding of the brush and brush bending during use. Bristle shapes are described (Figs. 6 to 8), and brush dimensions, and the brush may have bristles and/or bristle bundles (Fig. 9). A rib (13, Fig. 2) to retain tooth powder may surround the bristles.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A46B 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A46B 5/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4679274 A 19870714 - FRIEDMAN JACK C [CA]
- [A] US 5068941 A 19911203 - DUNN GARY D [US]
- [A] DE 1253668 B 19671109 - LOTHAR SCHWARZ
- [A] DE 9016366 U1 19910221
- [A] WO 9616610 A1 19960606 - NAHUM SYLVAIN VICTOR [CH]
- [A] EP 0100101 A1 19840208 - MEILI URS BALTHASAR DR MED DEN
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2332367 A 19990623; GB 2332367 B 19991117; GB 9819653 D0 19981104; BR 9802442 A 19990831; CN 1220124 A 19990623; EP 0985364 A2 20000315; EP 0985364 A3 20010207; EP 0985364 B1 20020130; HK 1018934 A1 20000114; IN 189823 B 20030426; ZA 984872 B 19990104
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9819653 A 19980909; BR 9802442 A 19980714; CN 98101282 A 19980415; EP 99305903 A 19990726; HK 99103590 A 19990818; IN 731BO1997 A 19971217; ZA 984872 A 19980605