EP 0985364 B1 20020130 - 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)
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