Global Patent Index - EP 1311175 A1

EP 1311175 A1 20030521 - TWIN-HEADED TOOTHBRUSH

Title (en)

TWIN-HEADED TOOTHBRUSH

Title (de)

DOPPELKOPFZAHNBÜRSTE

Title (fr)

BROSSE A DENTS A TETE DOUBLE

Publication

EP 1311175 A1 20030521 (EN)

Application

EP 01946478 A 20010618

Priority

  • US 0119441 W 20010618
  • US 59608100 A 20000616

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0195761A1] A twin headed toothbrush (10) having an elongated handle (12L, 12R) with a first and second elongated neck (13L, 13R) extending from one end. A bristle support (14) is at the distal end of each of the first and second elongated necks. A plurality of bristles (15) extends from each of the first and second bristle supports, arranged substantially parallel to one another. The elongated handle and the first and second elongated neck are formed of a material having a predetermined flexibility, resilience and bending resistance. The bristles have a predetermined stiffness which is set according to a predetermined relation with respect to the predetermined flexibility, resilience and bending resistance. A furtherembodiment includes a resilient thumb contact (16) inserted in a cavity (16C) formed in the elongated handle, protruding from the handle at a thumb contact location.

IPC 1-7

A46B 9/04; A46B 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A46B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 5/0012 (2013.01); A46B 5/0062 (2013.01); A46B 5/0066 (2013.01); A46B 7/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (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 TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0195761 A1 20011220; AU 6852401 A 20011224; CN 1447663 A 20031008; EP 1311175 A1 20030521; EP 1311175 A4 20041006

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0119441 W 20010618; AU 6852401 A 20010618; CN 01814161 A 20010618; EP 01946478 A 20010618