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EP 1377188 A1 20040107 - BRUSH

Title (en)

BRUSH

Title (de)

BÜRSTE

Title (fr)

BROSSE

Publication

EP 1377188 A1 20040107 (DE)

Application

EP 02737938 A 20020410

Priority

DE 10118013 A 20010410
EP 0203964 W 20020410

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE10118013A1] The one-piece and flexible support has a set of bristles fixed on one side; the other side cooperates with at least one thrust piece which controls its flexible deflection under the brush's pressure. The thrust pieces are parallel with, or at right angles to, the support and are movable manually, mechanically, and or by means of a motor. The brush has a housing containing a drive mechanism.

IPC 1-7

A46B 7/06; A61C 17/34

IPC 8 full level

A46B 7/06 (2006.01); A61C 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 7/06 (2013.01); A61C 17/34 (2013.01); A61C 17/3463 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02082947A1

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)

DE 10118013 A1 20021017; EP 1377188 A1 20040107; WO 02082947 A1 20021024

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10118013 A 20010410; EP 0203964 W 20020410; EP 02737938 A 20020410