EP 1453397 B1 20060419 - TOOTHBRUSH
Title (en)
TOOTHBRUSH
Title (de)
ZAHNBÜRSTE
Title (fr)
BROSSE A DENTS
Publication
Application
Priority
- BR 0200170 W 20021204
- BR 0106578 A 20011204
- BR 0205539 A 20021125
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2006048322A1] A toothbrush comprising a head ( 10 ) carrying a group of bristles ( 20 ); an elongated handle ( 30 ), having a free end ( 31 ) and an opposite end ( 32 ); and a neck ( 40 ), connecting the opposite end ( 32 ) of the handle ( 30 ) to the head ( 10 ). Said handle ( 30 ) presents, on its front face ( 30 a) and at the opposite end ( 32 ), a first shoulder ( 33 ) defining a thumb supporting front region ( 33 a); and, on its rear face ( 30 b) and spaced from the free end ( 31 ), a second shoulder ( 34 ) having opposite sides for supporting the little finger and the ring finger, respectively. The first and the second shoulders ( 33, 34 ) are used when the toothbrush is gripped with the bristles ( 20 ) turned to the user. The handle ( 30 ) has a cross section contour that increases generally from the thumb supporting region ( 33 a), close to the first shoulder ( 33 ), to the second shoulder ( 34 ). The rear face ( 30 b) of the handle ( 30 ) is further provided with a thumb supporting rear region ( 35 a), to be used when the toothbrush is gripped with the bristles ( 20 ) turned away from the user.
IPC 8 full level
A46B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A46B 5/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 5/021 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2006048322 A1 20060309; AR 037639 A1 20041117; AU 2002347232 A1 20030617; AU 2002347232 B2 20071206; AU 2002347232 C1 20081016; CA 2466528 A1 20030612; DE 60210813 D1 20060524; DE 60210813 T2 20061123; EP 1453397 A1 20040908; EP 1453397 B1 20060419; JP 2005510330 A 20050421; JP 4105096 B2 20080618; WO 03047388 A1 20030612
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 49793005 A 20051024; AR P020104695 A 20021204; AU 2002347232 A 20021204; BR 0200170 W 20021204; CA 2466528 A 20021204; DE 60210813 T 20021204; EP 02782552 A 20021204; JP 2003548658 A 20021204